How much ice do y'all usually get? How often do you get several inches of solid ice.
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The county handles it here. Roads are cleared based on volume of traffic, not income. Matter of fact when things are bad, they will leave side streets unplowed on purpose to keep speed and traffic down. But then you get on a main road and they are pretty clear.
But we deal with this for 4 or 5 months a year. We have the system down pretty well.
How much ice do y'all usually get? How often do you get several inches of solid ice.
How much ice do y'all usually get? How often do you get several inches of solid ice.
Are you asking how much ice usually falls out of the sky?
We call it freezing rain. Salt trucks go out and salt as much as they can beforehand, so we don't see nearly the amount that it would be if they didn't. Plus we have more people driving on it at higher speeds since we are used to it, so the roads thaw out quicker.
they are just not used to it like those of us in the North.As always when Southern states talk about snow and ice conditions I would like to see pictures so I can chuckle at what is considered an icy road.
As always when Southern states talk about snow and ice conditions I would like to see pictures so I can chuckle at what is considered an icy road.
freezing rain is a huge PITA. I hate driving in it.
they are just not used to it like those of us in the North.
2 inches in some states is grounds for a state of emergency. Here it takes about a meter to be declared an emergency.
Here is some ice from this weekend fallling off a roof and smashing an unlucky car...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P63ObnL-N8w&feature=player_embedded
So is your point that people in Texas are smart enough to move to place that doesn't get that bad? LOL
I'm not sure if I have a point... more so just find what some people call bad ice and snow conditions amusing.
Not sure why it is amusing...if people in an area are not accustomed to the conditions of another area, just exactly what are they supposed to do/think?
The situations could easily be reversed where those areas be very uncomfortable if the temperatures reach the 90's while in the summer here, it will be in the 100's from July to September...
I was in California (Orange County area) for work this past September and they were having pretty big heat wave and it was the big story in the news for them but that kind of weather is normal here.
If that is funny to you, then so be it...
I'm not sure if I have a point... more so just find what some people call bad ice and snow conditions amusing.
2 inches in some states is grounds for a state of emergency. Here it takes about a meter to be declared an emergency.
WOW this weekend was a nightmare. I have pics and stories that I'll post in a bit.
What a freaking disaster/ Fort Worth by far got the worst. I spent Friday night in Wylie/Garland area, wasns't too bad. GB turn pike was horrible(2.5 hours) to drive from Wylie to Fort Worth.
Definitely never doing that again.
Mostly, there's a few bad spots on some roads but my drive was fine except for one bridge (was taking back roads). There's a few highways closed on certain overpasses and a couple school districts closed but not too many.