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Post by RichardF on Mar 11, 2019 2:57:45 GMT -5
Mild here, but 2 climbers hit by avalanches in Glencoe in the Highlands. Yep, a weird winter.
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Post by Suvi on Mar 11, 2019 8:05:36 GMT -5
The snow flurries still continue here, I had quite much (Irish) luck earlier today as I managed to avoid the traffic mayhem that happened on the same motorway but which only affected the lanes leading north (while I was in a taxi, heading southward in order to have my weekly physio). You can read about the chaos HERE .
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Post by Moe on Mar 11, 2019 10:36:53 GMT -5
The snow flurries still continue here, I had quite much (Irish) luck earlier today as I managed to avoid the traffic mayhem that happened on the same motorway but which only affected the lanes leading north (while I was in a taxi, heading southward in order to have my weekly physio). You can read about the chaos HERE .
Suvi OMG, so glad you avoided that mess! That kind of thing also happens in Canada when we get a huge "whiteout" kind of storm. Hope spring comes to you soon
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Post by Suvi on Mar 11, 2019 11:04:44 GMT -5
I'm relieved indeed! These things can happen despite of active ploughing on the motorways and other smaller roads, and despite of the fact that everyone has to have winter (studded) tyres installed into their vehicles in the wintertime. The main problem usually is the hurry, and very often people don't leave enough space in betweem vehicles. This is the sad follow-up, but thank goodness no lives were lost this time (nor anyone I know was involved in the mess)...
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Post by michaelj53 on Mar 11, 2019 13:59:45 GMT -5
I'm relieved indeed! These things can happen despite of active ploughing on the motorways and other smaller roads, and despite of the fact that everyone has to have winter (studded) tyres installed into their vehicles in the wintertime. The main problem usually is the hurry, and very often people don't leave enough space in betweem vehicles. This is the sad follow-up, but thank goodness no lives were lost this time (nor anyone I know was involved in the mess)... Suvi Using studded tires for winter driving in Finland makes a lot of sense, for safety's sake. Do you know how regulatated the tires are? Do they have to be installed by a certain date, then removed once winter is over? These tires used to be legal in both Pennsylvania (where I lived until age 26) and New York (where I have lived since) but both states outlawed them because of the wear and tear they create on bare roads.
Regardless of where you live, slowing down in winter is the only way to be safe. Every winter I witness any number of drivers losing control just because they are going too fast for the conditions. And don't make sudden moves. A quick turn of steering can put a car into an uncontrolled spin.
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Post by Moe on Mar 11, 2019 14:03:09 GMT -5
We cannot use studded tires in Canada, but our insurance companies make sure we put winter tires on in the late fall (or you could be in big trouble if you have a claim). They come off, usually, in May.
I agree with Suvi and Michael: too many drivers go too fast in light of the weather conditions.
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Post by Suvi on Mar 11, 2019 15:58:43 GMT -5
Yes, studded winter tyres have to be installed for a certain period of time, but drivers are asked to put them on and take them off according to the weather conditions. Snow chains are only used by big vehicles such as tractors though. In addition to ploughing, the roads are usually sanded and/or treated with road salt, but far too often people are still in so much hurry that they don't keep the safety distance they would need.
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Post by Moe on Mar 22, 2019 13:24:32 GMT -5
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Post by Moe on Apr 12, 2019 9:29:40 GMT -5
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Post by bigwiglaf on Apr 12, 2019 9:46:10 GMT -5
I've been hearing about that blizzard in the upper Midwest here in the US....it's causing one heck of a mess with everything in the area...
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Post by Riene on Apr 13, 2019 16:57:26 GMT -5
It was 94F / 35C on Tuesday. Friday morning it was 34 F / 1C. Today it's pouring rain and cold. Bah.
At least it's washing the pollen out of the air and dropping the fire danger. Going to be a weird spring, I suspect.
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Post by bigwiglaf on Apr 15, 2019 22:32:43 GMT -5
It was 94F / 35C on Tuesday. Friday morning it was 34 F / 1C. Today it's pouring rain and cold. Bah.
At least it's washing the pollen out of the air and dropping the fire danger. Going to be a weird spring, I suspect. Spring?? Spring, whazzat?? There's no such critter here in Florida, just varying degrees of summer.....
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Post by Riene on Apr 17, 2019 9:47:08 GMT -5
We have a colliding set of fronts happening today, threat of tornadoes and up to baseball sized hail. Oy. On the plus side, it's warming up a bit.
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Post by Moe on Apr 17, 2019 10:27:37 GMT -5
We have a colliding set of fronts happening today, threat of tornadoes and up to baseball sized hail. Oy. On the plus side, it's warming up a bit. Please put on a helmet and take cover when needed <3
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Post by Riene on Apr 29, 2019 15:02:38 GMT -5
Ah spring, and a middle-aged meteorologist's thoughts sure do turn to fervent hopes of storms. They sound positively gleeful on the TV.
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