SemoreJugs Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Who's got em? I have nothing specific but get a kick out these Seattleites cower before the crippling 2". Yeah, I am from the NE and feel superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken4ord Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Just by the fact that the city closes when there is snow on the streets say something. I think they do the same thing in the south as well. I remember NC they close the city if the was a dusting. During those snow days when I would head up to the mountain, you'd see washingtonians driving single file at about 20-30. I would pass them like they were sitting still at a blazing 45-50, the scary part wasn't the snow, it was the drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMcJizzy Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I was in Salt Lake City once, when a storm happened on October. It was almost as fucked up as here in Seattle two days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selkirk Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I didn't even know it was possible to get stuck on flat ground, but it appears I was mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 So, here's a question for the elder CC.commies: Were there not more snowy days in Seattle during the 60's, 70's, and 80's? After talking with a few climbers who have lived here longer than I, they all seem to recall many more days of cold and snow in the city than seem to be the norm for the last decade and a half that I've lived here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 We had a terrible mastodon problem when I first moved here in the early 80's. You couldn't let your cat outside or it would wind up as flat as a crepe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well duh. Ever hear of climate change? CO2 + atmosphere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 So, here's a question for the elder CC.commies: Were there not more snowy days in Seattle during the 60's, 70's, and 80's? After talking with a few climbers who have lived here longer than I, they all seem to recall many more days of cold and snow in the city than seem to be the norm for the last decade and a half that I've lived here. We had to walk up-hill both ways through four-feet of snow in Norwegian-welted Vibram-lug-soled Vasques and wool knickers to get our lattes. You punks don't know how good you've it nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekend_Climberz Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks for the no brainer Dru My point is; You would think that back then they would have bought equipment to prepare for those snowy, cold days. Or at least have made plans to move equipment from noessential areas, such as Rainer, or even the passes, to help keep things flowing at least in the urban areas. It seems as though they (Metro Buses, DOT, etc) have absolutely no concept of what to do when a few flakes come down. When we rolled in Tuesday morning around 2am going west on I-90, it was almost Apocolyptic. There was almost no one on the highway, and buses and cars where lined up in the ditch in Issaquah. Those few individuals who were on the roads, were going the stereotypical 20-30 mph and the roads really were not that bad. It was cold, so the snow wasn't melting when you drove over it and then refreezing into ice. At least, no yet :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 It's times like these that make it easy to prey on the weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I was stuck in that horrible mess on I-405 between Bellevue and Bothell on Monday night. I got in the right lane after 160th St. because it was moving. It was my intention to head west on 522 (Bothell Way). When I approached the overpass, I could see almost no cars on it. There was a car that was stuck about a quarter of the way up. No one attempted to go around him. They just sat there, waiting. I stayed in the right lane and exited east towards Monroe. East bound 522 was practically deserted. I got right off again at the Woodinville exit, went over the bridge, and entered 522 going westbound. I couldn't believe more people couldn't have figured this out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Consider yourself lucky that you weren't stuck at Seatac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 It's times like these that make it easy to prey on the weak. Preying on the weak improves the fitness of the whole herd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) Consider yourself lucky that you weren't stuck at Seatac without a vehicle. Edited November 30, 2006 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 It's times like these that make it easy to prey on the weak. Preying on the weak improves the fitness of the whole herd. And what a well-marbled herd it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 ...though the marbles be loose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 If you guys were talking we'd call it diarrhea of the mouth. In this case we'll port the metaphor as diarrhea of the fingers (or finger). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I hide my diarrhea under my mattress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I type with my nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 can you stereotype without your ears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Not typically, but I can form an archetype with my eyebrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideT61 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) At Stevens pass I saw a guy in a 4x4 truck spinning his back wheels. I asked him why he was not in 4 wheel drive and he told me he was. When I asked him if he had engaged his hubs he replied: Hubs? Edited November 30, 2006 by RideT61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underworld Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 coworker witnessed a lady on I-5 put her car in reverse to change lanes...in order to avoid a patch of ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfort Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) When we rolled in Tuesday morning around 2am going west on I-90, it was almost Apocolyptic. There was almost no one on the highway, and buses and cars where lined up in the ditch in Issaquah. Those few individuals who were on the roads, were going the stereotypical 20-30 mph and the roads really were not that bad. It was cold, so the snow wasn't melting when you drove over it and then refreezing into ice. At least, no yet :? It sure was when I drove through Issaquah eastbound Tuesday morning @5:30am... for a few miles I-90 was a sheet of ice... Someone in an SUV off to the side of the road decided to pull back into the highway right as I was coming along, and immediately went perpendicular to the lanes (clearly still in 2wd), slid across the highway, and finally ended up facing towards me in my lane (which luckily I was able to get out of before smashing into her). Edited November 30, 2006 by philfort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli11 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 It WAS a sheet of ice even around 8 when I drove eastbound to the pass. The temp never got out of the twentys that day. It was funny to see the cops laughing and shaking there heads at all the cars strewn out all over the place. Monday was a good day to drive a civic with low profile tires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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