Eden
I suspected you were from back east. But you do explain it well!
I grew up in New Jersey. We had to WALK in snow like this.
We had to wait until a foot or more fell before we could take a snow day.
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Eden
I suspected you were from back east. But you do explain it well!
I grew up in New Jersey. We had to WALK in snow like this.
We had to wait until a foot or more fell before we could take a snow day.
Show you how naieve I was - until I saw (and heard) chains on busses and cars out here I never knew that was what made the ching-ching-ching sound of the salt trucks.... I always thought it was the salt spreader making that noise :p It was always a sign that it was going to snow, no matter what the news weather was saying, if it was going to snow the salt trucks would be out before it happened, no trucks, no snow - they must have had access to better forecasting. It really is nicer to not have the salt though. it kills everything on the sides of the road, eats cars (rusts them out really fast), eats shoes and is probably not really great to be putting into the water system all of the time.
Oh wow . . . you have to watch this video that was shot this morning in Portland, Oregon. Talk about cars and ice not mixing!!!! :eek:
Icy Hill in Portland Oregon this morning
THAT is amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan126
I took the Marin out today for some shopping - the kitties need their food! It actually wasn't really all that bad. The last time we had ice I tried out the Marin and didn't make it a block before I hit the pavement, but it handles pretty nicely when its slushy snow- though I did have to whack the front fender every once in a while to clear out the slush clots. Ventured down to the U district and the only hairy bit was going down through Interlaken park as its a back street and mostly in the shade so still pretty snowy. The Burke was mostly just wet or a little slushy. Went to Ballard to buy my husband an exercise ball since they are on really good sale at Fred Meyer right now $10! (he's getting jealous of my abs - my coach has me doing just two 1/2 hour sessions per week on the ball and its actually pretty amazing how much it does tone you up) and then over to the U Village to get the kitties food. Took a different route home, since I needed to make my ride a little longer and wanted a less icy and steep route, so up MLK to home. It was starting to get dark, a bit colder and a little more slippery when I got home, but all in all it was actually not a bad day to get out.
I'm thinking if I got knobby tires for the Marin if it would be even more stable. The ones that came on it are wide, but slicks none the less. Its and interesting bike, kind of like an Ford Explorer, looks a bit like a mt bike, but really isn't meant for the actually wilderness....., but cross tires should fit it.
Oooh, I want a bike ride!
If it's very warm tomorrow, maybe I could ride in for my 2 hr shift at work.
sigh.
Must. Ride. Bike.