Bear Bibeault wrote:Snow. The concept is vaguely familiar...
It does! On that rare occasion (about once every 5 years on average) that we get snow (usually a dusting), that's exactly what happens.Joe Ess wrote:I'm sure a dusting would bring Austin, TX to a screeching halt!
Agreed! My local ski resort is less than an hour away, and is absolutely fabulous:Joe Ess wrote:Some days, the snow is great fun.
Joe Ess wrote:Some days it's a royal pain:
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Andrew Monkhouse wrote:Agreed! My local ski resort is less than an hour away, and is absolutely fabulous:
Andrew Monkhouse wrote:
And lack of visibility combined with snow on the roads can be "interesting".
Joe Ess wrote:Some clown in his 4WD found out that 4WD will not stop a vehicle from spinning out...
4WD does not negate Newtonian physics. While it does help go from stopped to 5MPH, it does nothing to help turn or stop at 60.
Henry Wong wrote:He explicitely told me that you can't take a corner like a car, and that an SUV will roll over if you do. Higher center of gravity. etc. etc.
Pat Farrell wrote:What no microcontroller can do is stop a two ton vehicle on ice, or make it turn quickly.
Eric Pascarello wrote: we did not use ply wood for making snow fort roofs.
Eric Pascarello wrote:When I was a kid, we did not use ply wood for making snow fort roofs. Safety these days. Geesh....
Pat Farrell wrote:
So did you make the roofs out of snow? Or did you use railroad ties?
Pat Farrell wrote:
Eric Pascarello wrote: we did not use ply wood for making snow fort roofs.
So did you make the roofs out of snow? Or did you use railroad ties?
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