Portland Drivers On Ice
You can really tell how “with it” a city is when they can’t even handle a bit of frozen precipitation. If this was Portland North Dakota they’d find a way to cope.
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toot, native Texans have the same problem. When it’s icy here I stay off the roads.
When I was a kid (classic opening line for an old fart) these types of driving conditions were perfect for “sketching”. We would grab a rear bumper on some unsuspecting drivers car and hang on for the ride.
Drving on ice must be so awesome – I wish I could try it. Maybe some day
That video right there is just funny. I never go to Western Oregon when it snows. They just cannot drive.
I thought it was funny. Expensive, but funny. Anyone know if that one street was downhill?
Seriously? Are they slow? Obviously, if you’re sliding sideways, flooring it is not going to help you. Coming outside and seeing all that ice, seeing the wreckage that’s already occurred, and hearing the fire engine getting closer should be a sign that you need to go back inside. Not even chains on the tires would help them.
I agree, we have had snow one time in the last 10 years. The last ice storm was 13 years ago. When it does snow here I stay home. With now snow plows or salt spreaders driving is contra-indicated.
This is the Chris Erickson from Hazelton right? Didn’t know you read SA blog.
Chris, a little too in touch with your sensitivity?
Some cars looked like they accelerated as they were trying to
maneuver their way through the real life pinball course. That’s crazy
see, we were told about global warming, but NOOOO, we didn’t listen.
I think that’s due to the discredited theory that in order to be safe you need to obtain “ramming speed.”
Now watch the entire clip again…while imagining a Strauss waltz playing in the background!
Your average 17-yr old North Dakota girl can outdrive most residents of the “more temperate” states when conditions get challenging.
Definitely amusing, having grown up in North Central Montana, where winter can be very tough.
When I was at NAS Whidbey Island, WA for over half of my career, winter could be almost comical. Island County did not have any snow removal equipment at all. The Air Station did to keep the runways, taxiways and ramps clear. The Main Gate was usually closed because of the rather steep hill leading to it. And the Charles Porter Gate was sanded as the grade was much less severe. But in Oak Harbor and the like on the Island things could get dicey and sometimes downright stupid. Body shops did a land office business. One foot of snow with some ice would sometimes shut the base down to essential personnel only. Getting ready for deployment was considered essential.
But this kind of weather should not be wished upon the unprepared. I hear things have gotten a little better as the Island tends to be self reliant. As for the major cities in the Pacific Northwest, they keep putting idiots in charge and as a result they suffer the consequences.
Shawn:
Well…
They are from Portland.
When snow time comes, stay off the road. Better yet warm yourself at home.
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Holy hell. I’ve definitely spent some time driving in the snow, but that’s ridiculous.
It can be tough though. I almost crashed into the car in front of me the other day :/ It wasn’t even snowing just raining. Oh well.
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Even those experienced in driving on slippery surfaces can have unnerving experiences especially on ice patches that are suddenly confronted on otherwise dry surfaces. I have had a harrowing experience once when I ran into some ice on a Minnesota highway and found my car slowly doing a 360 until I was slide backwards and then off the road. Fortunately there was no other traffic.
While there is a certain amount of amusement to be taken from watching the rest of the country deal with harsh weather, there comes a time when it’s just sadistic.
This blog post is approaching that.
I’ve been proud of this state my whole life, but never when people start poking fun of cities or other states, or how “with it” they are or aren’t.
Whistler, I understand that you must love the state you live in, but making fun of people for how they react to weather isn’t going to make this state any better.
He was just having a bit of fun, guy. Calm down.