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Montana kid, lived in Salem, seen valley drivers, have lived in Redmond (OR) 27 years (where we don't drive like valley drivers).

Rants:

Studs are way oversold. A State Trooper once told me they're good maybe 5 or 10% of the time, during which, if you drove slowly, you'd be fine. Tell me those little tiny pieces of metal in ice are going to keep your ton and a half car going where you point it, and I'll consider them.


I have Accuweather on my computer they they post a SEVERE WEATHER ALERT if, say, the thermometer is going to drop 10 degrees in the winter. This is folly. Maybe it's a SEASONAL WEATHER ALERT. Then when there's something truly requiring our attention, like hail or a stout windstorm, get our attention with the word SEVERE.

On the plus side:

It is my observation that this year the City of Redmond has done less plowing and spread fewer cinders with this snow, and the results are better. Too much cinders equals ball bearings as you approach a stop sign--a smaller amount can help traction.

The snow was here first. Let's learn to cope with it, not try to beat it into submission. Mother Nature tends to disdain that attitude.

posted 4 years, 5 months ago
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