Idiots on the road.

smibarines · 03-02-2009, 03:31 AM

I had no choice, I was forced to leave the house in this mess - had to get my wife to SMH to deliver a baby (still working on that). But anyway, I was amazed at the level of stupidity of people out in this. We are lucky enough to have a four wheel drive vehicle but if we were not - you would not have caught me dead in this stuff. And yet there were idiots trying to get whereever they thought they had to go in rear wheel drive CARS - We saw a BMW and a Mustang nearly end up ditches - stopped dead in thier tracks, stuck. Both of these cars - these types of cars - had no business out on the road.

Here's a tip - when theres a foot of snow on the ground, stay at home and if you must go out, leave your RWD Mustang or BMW in the garage. Idiots.

03-02-2009, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by smibarines

I had no choice, I was forced to leave the house in this mess - had to get my wife to SMH to deliver a baby (still working on that). But anyway, I was amazed at the level of stupidity of people out in this. We are lucky enough to have a four wheel drive vehicle but if we were not - you would not have caught me dead in this stuff. And yet there were idiots trying to get whereever they thought they had to go in rear wheel drive CARS - We saw a BMW and a Mustang nearly end up ditches - stopped dead in thier tracks, stuck. Both of these cars - these types of cars - had no business out on the road.

Here's a tip - when theres a foot of snow on the ground, stay at home and if you must go out, leave your RWD Mustang or BMW in the garage. Idiots.

..I do miss my GT, thank God my truck has posi-traction too.....

Bonehead · 03-02-2009, 04:24 AM

Can be driven in snow....just have to drive sanely that's all.

smibarines · 03-02-2009, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by toppick08

..I do miss my GT, thank God my truck has posi-traction too.....

And the funny thing was - thier expression when I drove around them as they sat in the middle of the road spinning tires. They just looked at me like they wanted to say "why aren't you stopping to help me - you could push me out of this". I didn't stop because I had a more pressing issue to attend to and because I wasn't the idiot that choose to venture out in a foot of snow in a rear wheel drive CAR. (I mean - just do the simple math, 4 inches of clearence < 12 inches of snow.)

smibarines · 03-02-2009, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bonehead

Can be driven in snow....just have to drive sanely that's all.

Yeah,tell that to these guys. Both were not in a ditch (yet), just stuck in the middle of the road, blocking my thoroughfare, spinning tires endlessly. Just not enough clearence in this situation.

vraiblonde · 03-02-2009, 04:43 AM

People always think they're better drivers than what they really are. "Oh, I grew up driving in snow!" Yeah, well so did people in Nebraska and Montana, and you still see them lose control and end up on the side of the road.

The fact remains that no matter how good of a driver you "think" you are, you can still hit an icy patch and get in an accident or get stuck. And I won't stop to help you because I'll be home where I belong.

jetmonkey · 03-02-2009, 05:32 AM

I think I can make it to work today.

SoMDGirl42 · 03-02-2009, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by smibarines

I had no choice, I was forced to leave the house in this mess - had to get my wife to SMH to deliver a baby (still working on that). But anyway, I was amazed at the level of stupidity of people out in this. We are lucky enough to have a four wheel drive vehicle but if we were not - you would not have caught me dead in this stuff. And yet there were idiots trying to get whereever they thought they had to go in rear wheel drive CARS - We saw a BMW and a Mustang nearly end up ditches - stopped dead in thier tracks, stuck. Both of these cars - these types of cars - had no business out on the road.

Here's a tip - when theres a foot of snow on the ground, stay at home and if you must go out, leave your RWD Mustang or BMW in the garage. Idiots.

keep us updated on the arrival. If it's a girl can you name her snowflake? Congratulations

smibarines · 03-02-2009, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SoMDGirl42

keep us updated on the arrival. If it's a girl can you name her snowflake? Congratulations

Things are moving a lot less quicker than anticipated but the ETA is around 0930. It's a girl unless there is some MAJOR surprise.

Lizzy4459 · 03-02-2009, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by smibarines

Both of these cars - these types of cars - had no business out on the road.

Its not the car its the driver! We travelled back from the airport yesterday and saw 5 cars flipped over or on their sides. ALL OF THEM WERE 4 wheel drive.

I'm from upstate NY and I've driven rear wheel drive cars my entire life. I've never spun off the road or crashed during a snow storm.

03-02-2009, 03:31 AM	#1
smibarines Registered User Member Since: Nov 2008 Posts: 370	Idiots on the road. I had no choice, I was forced to leave the house in this mess - had to get my wife to SMH to deliver a baby (still working on that). But anyway, I was amazed at the level of stupidity of people out in this. We are lucky enough to have a four wheel drive vehicle but if we were not - you would not have caught me dead in this stuff. And yet there were idiots trying to get whereever they thought they had to go in rear wheel drive CARS - We saw a BMW and a Mustang nearly end up ditches - stopped dead in thier tracks, stuck. Both of these cars - these types of cars - had no business out on the road. Here's a tip - when theres a foot of snow on the ground, stay at home and if you must go out, leave your RWD Mustang or BMW in the garage. Idiots. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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03-02-2009, 04:24 AM	#3
Bonehead Registered User Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 2,391	RWD cars Can be driven in snow....just have to drive sanely that's all. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ No more splitting Uranium for fun and profit, retirement is cool so far....
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03-02-2009, 04:43 AM	#6
vraiblonde Board Mommy Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Off the grid Posts: 89,619	People always think they're better drivers than what they really are. "Oh, I grew up driving in snow!" Yeah, well so did people in Nebraska and Montana, and you still see them lose control and end up on the side of the road. The fact remains that no matter how good of a driver you "think" you are, you can still hit an icy patch and get in an accident or get stuck. And I won't stop to help you because I'll be home where I belong. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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