Bogus Weather Hype

"Colin W Kingsbury" wrote in message
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"Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in message
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Two years ago, about four inches fell, and stuck, just before
sunrise.
Would you believe about one out of six or seven cars rattled down the
street
with chains! Some of those didn't think about what that extra eight inches
or so of chain was going to do to the fenders, if they didn't tie it down.

Chains!? Where do they get them? I grew up in upstate NY, on a steep dirt
road that often iced over, and I don't think we even owned a set of chains,
let alone put them on cars.

-cwk.



We never use them here (Kalamazoo, MI) either, but the California CHP will not let you through some of the mountain
passes in 'severe weather' without them on...

"Blueskies" wrote in message
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We never use them here (Kalamazoo, MI) either, but the California CHP will
not let you through some of the mountain passes in 'severe weather'
without them on...
My stunt when the snow is light and dry is to put the chains on at the
required point, drive until I'm out of sight and have safe room, then take
the things off. Sometimes, infrequently, they are helpful.