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Minnesotans arguing about the weather...

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You know how get a car unstuck from the snow/ice?

Here's a hint: you don't floor it for 20 minutes. :rolleyes:

People are morons.
 
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bigmrg74 said:
Yeah, that coating of ice is starting to get pretty thick around here.
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Well, the temp isn't expected to drop much until tomorrow night, and it was just raining when I went and shoveled at 8. We'll probably be okay for the evening. The satellite dish is another matter.
 
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It doesn't take much to look like someone is mashing on it. I don't have traction control, and when I barely touch the accelerator the front wheels just spin like hell. Even when I start in second in an attempt to keep the RPM's down.
 
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state of hockey said:
It doesn't take much to look like someone is mashing on it. I don't have traction control, and when I barely touch the accelerator the front wheels just spin like hell. Even when I start in second in an attempt to keep the RPM's down.
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This idiot was flooring it; I could tell by the sound of the engine. It was darn near drowning out my tv.

I figure there's about 8" or so here, and still coming down like crazy. The apts across the street are barely visible. I'm guessing work tomorrow will be fairly slow, due to the storm/holiday, but Tuesday should be crazy. I expect a ton of ice melt being ordered. It's actually one reason I'm glad I won't be at our off-site location, since that's where we store it; it comes in 50-lb boxes only.
 
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Last reported amount was 13" at the airport. Flying Cloud had 17", and Bloomington had 15". The southside of the metro definitely got the bad end of this storm. The official total at the airport will probably end up around 15" by sunrise. Roads were predictably awful when I went to work tonight - some exits were impassable, and the highways themselves were in very poor shape.
 
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Bakunin said:
Last reported amount was 13" at the airport. Flying Cloud had 17", and Bloomington had 15". The southside of the metro definitely got the bad end of this storm. The official total at the airport will probably end up around 15" by sunrise. Roads were predictably awful when I went to work tonight - some exits were impassable, and the highways themselves were in very poor shape.
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I did in between 30 and 40 the whole way up 169 from Eden Prairie. It was actually pretty uneventful until I turned off of 55...I was lucky I maneuvered my way into some existing tracks or I'd have been screwed. I then got stuck 12 feet from my garage door, so I had to dig my way in. The sidewalks still hadn't been shoveled, so I just ran through the foot of snow to my door.
 
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Dude Love said:
It was actually pretty uneventful until I turned off of 55...I was lucky I maneuvered my way into some existing tracks or I'd have been screwed.
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That illustrates the importance of recent plowing. Either you're doing ~40 and not thinking much of your commute, or you're trying to follow someone else's tracks and avoid getting stuck / spinning out.
 
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I used the snow blower last night around 8:30, clearing the driveways of the 12" or so... I will be doing the same in just a little bit, to clear the 4"-8" that fell last night/this morning...
 
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Drove to Rhode Island on Friday - 65 degrees and sunny
Saturday in Rhody - gale-force winds making a mess of things
Sunday drive home - sunshine, no wind and mid 30's
Today - wake up to 4 or 5 inches of heavy wet snow.
Gotta love February!
 
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I'd say a foot here in Capital City's Midway. We have to park a couple cars on the street, the worst part was the ice under the snow from last week's melting, made it tough to get the cars moved.
 
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Surprisingly traffic wasn't bad at all this morning on the way into work. Usually when the roads are snow-covered like they were this morning traffic is pure hell.

I probably had 10-12 inches in my driveway when I left. I'll deal with it when I get home, no point in getting up 30 minutes early to move snow when I can just do it when I get home from work.
 
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I got stuck this morning because Blaine hasn't even started to plow for the most part. Still stuck at home.
 
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state of hockey said:
Same here. Only reason I got to work is my father's truck.
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I tried calling the city, in what I knew was going to be a futile attempt, to see when the street I got stuck on was going to be plowed. No answers.

I had three people stop to help me including my dad. There was a couple cops, a snow plow (that wasn't plowing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), and a cop in a suburban who drove by and didn't even ask if I needed help.

We ended up getting my car into a clear driveway on the street so I wouldn't get towed. The lady who answered the door was very nice and has allowed me to stay until they are plowed.
 
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My street wasn't plowed either. Another reason not to clean my driveway in the morning, I'd have to do it again after work after the plow left its pile at the end of the driveway.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
My street wasn't plowed either. Another reason not to clean my driveway in the morning, I'd have to do it again after work after the plow left its pile at the end of the driveway.
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Snow was so deep on the streets I couldn't get through if I tried. End of the driveway probably had 18"-24" from the plow. The streets had probably 12"+ so I would just bottom out. *sigh*
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Surprisingly traffic wasn't bad at all this morning on the way into work. Usually when the roads are snow-covered like they were this morning traffic is pure hell.

I probably had 10-12 inches in my driveway when I left. I'll deal with it when I get home, no point in getting up 30 minutes early to move snow when I can just do it when I get home from work.
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I did my driveway and walk this morning. Our street had a onceover quickie pass last night some time during the snowfall it looks like. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have gotten to work either. I'll have to remove whatever the plow puts in the my driveway today.
 
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