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Old 12-09-2013, 07:06 PM
 
Location: High Cotton
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Be thankful you're not in Antarctica!

COLDEST TEMP EVER RECORDED -135.8°
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Old 12-09-2013, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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The drivers are worse than the bridges. Do not brake on the ice to nearly a complete stop. Do not suddenly change your speed, so that you going slower. You will loose traction and slide.

Maintain your speed or ease of the gas, when you go over ice.
I'm surprised they were going faster than "nearly a complete stop" to begin with. I've been stuck behind people doing 25 mph on roads where the ice had completely melted. It's okay to give it a little bit of gas when the temperature is above freezing and the road is only a little wet, people.
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Old 12-09-2013, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Antarctica is in summer right now. It's nearly the same temperature at McMurdo Station as it is in Dallas. Alert, Nunavut where it's currently -33 F would be a better place to avoid right now, although I'd love to make a brief trip there myself. (They're currently in 24 hour darkness.)
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Old 12-09-2013, 08:14 PM
 
Location: Blah
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I'm surprised they were going faster than "nearly a complete stop" to begin with. I've been stuck behind people doing 25 mph on roads where the ice had completely melted. It's okay to give it a little bit of gas when the temperature is above freezing and the road is only a little wet, people.
I ran across this today, even saw several people doing this with their flashers on…while driving on stretches of highways that was dry.
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Old 12-09-2013, 08:37 PM
 
Location: DFW
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I ran across this today, even saw several people doing this with their flashers on…while driving on stretches of highways that was dry.
Ever seen our Middle Eastern Taxi drivers after a snow or ice storm ? They drive 15 mph for days after.
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Old 12-09-2013, 08:54 PM
 
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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.
NY is doing a great job in this winter storm. Forty-five people injured in a 25 car pile-up(literally) on the Bronx Parkway. Should have salted their roads more.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20131209/NEWS/312090016/


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Old 12-09-2013, 08:59 PM
 
Location: Blah
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Ever seen our Middle Eastern Taxi drivers after a snow or ice storm ? They drive 15 mph for days after.
Naw, this is my first ice storm in the Big D. I thought Texans was funny about ice storms. I'm going to keep an eye out for taxis this week lol
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Old 12-09-2013, 09:00 PM
 
Location: Blah
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ny is doing a great job in this winter storm. Forty-five people injured in a 25 car pile-up(literally) on the bronx parkway. Should have salted their roads more.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20131209/news/312090016/


omg!
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Old 12-09-2013, 09:06 PM
 
Location: High Cotton
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NY is doing a great job in this winter storm. Forty-five people injured in a 25 car pile-up(literally) on the Bronx Parkway. Should have salted their roads more.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20131209/NEWS/312090016/


Where is pigglywiggly - to respond to this happening?
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Old 12-10-2013, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Blah
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I don't know about Antarctica but it was 19 degrees this morning dropping our son off at school. That is a bit cold for this old Texan!

Anyhow, watch out for ice this morning…especially frozen run off from sprinklers
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