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Old 12-09-2013, 09:34 AM
 
Location: High Cotton
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http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/safety/snow_ice.pdf
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Old 12-09-2013, 09:51 AM
 
Location: High Cotton
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Ice Falls from Roof onto Cars in Plano Texas
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Old 12-09-2013, 10:11 AM
 
Location: Blah
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I saw that on the news last night, talking about WILD! I'm glad no one injured!

Our house keeper said there was a roll over on 183 this morning. Hopefully everyone here is doing well.
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:04 AM
 
Location: High Cotton
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I saw that on the news last night, talking about WILD! I'm glad no one injured!

Our house keeper said there was a roll over on 183 this morning. Hopefully everyone here is doing well.
Hope 'kenshi' wears his skull cap when riding his scooter.
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:13 AM
 
Location: Blah
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Hope 'kenshi' wears his skull cap when riding his scooter.
Yup…I would throw on one of those Sumo Wrestler suits for good measure
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:26 AM
 
Location: High Cotton
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I just don't get why Dallas just doesn't store salt for this once a year event.... you don't need plow trucks for snow or ice this thin, just salt. The reason for the ice is simply because it doesn't get cold enough here.... add salt to that mix and you lower the freezing point that it doesn't even form ice and remains water.

Why doesn't Dallas just salt?

And what's up with this sand? It just clogs the drains and helps ZERO.

So frustrated that a city as prosperous as Dallas can't prevent a shutdown like this.... the losses in revenue from stores, airports and the injuries from accidents and falls are SEVERAL folds higher than the cost of keeping salt for a time like this.

If Chicago can salt and Chicago is poor as heck - why can't Dallas?

And don't give me that "it only happens once a few years" nonsense... this has apparently been happing nearly yearly as of late. This is nearly inexcusable. We know we get cold here, we know it snows once in a while.

Yes, LA this is expected... but not Dallas.
Hey piggly wiggly Where are all the salt trucks...in virtually the ENTIRE U.S.?
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Old 12-09-2013, 12:58 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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To be fair, they got much more snow than DFW, up to 10+ inches in some areas when they were only expecting four at the most.
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Old 12-09-2013, 01:46 PM
 
Location: Dallas TX & AL Gulf Coast
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To be fair, they got much more snow than DFW, up to 10+ inches in some areas when they were only expecting four at the most.
And, to be accurate, it's the ice, NOT snow, that has caused so many issues in DFW.
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Old 12-09-2013, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Blah
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I just got back from Southlake and wow, every overpass/bridge was covered in ice. It was either slushy or super rock solid! That rock solid stuff has to be 4-6" think. They had parts of 114 shutdown with graders scraping the roads clean. If you don't have to get out in it, don't. You only got about 2.5hrs left of day light and the temp is going to start dropping again…which it's not all that warm now.
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Old 12-09-2013, 02:08 PM
 
Location: High Cotton
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To be fair, they got much more snow than DFW, up to 10+ inches in some areas when they were only expecting four at the most.

So you will know and can increase your knowledge - removing a foot of snow is far easier than dealing with a couple inches of solid ice... Snow provides a good degree of friction/traction whereas solid ice provides no such properties and gravity wins every time. Now you know!
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