My Dallas snow drive to work this morning

[nbristow01]

Note my non-snow tires. Made for an interesting drive this morning. I have to drive 150 miles in this crap today

[Timmer]

Is there any road salt being used?

Tim

[bob02]

Yikes! Hope you at least have a LSD for that business!! Have fun!

bob

[nbristow01]

No LSD and no they do not use salt down here, just sand. We are not very well equipped to handle this weather.

[Mike Self]

some of our southern bretheren and sisteren...

We've had snow on the ground pretty much continuously since early December--quite unusual for SW OH. '02 withdrawal symptoms started early for us this winter.

mike

[Brandon]

Keep the shiny side up driving in that stuff...

Seems everywhere is getting their fair share of snow this season...I've got 7 ft piles of snow at the end of my driveway from all of this white sh@t that's been falling from the sky here in MA. Going to be a long time before I get to drive my Tii again....

[BMW0299]

Why is it that it's always the AWDs and 4x4s that end up in the ditch?

Perhaps because the only advantage they have is forward traction. -Raine

[Kidasters]

You are brave.

We had an ice storm last night in Houston. Entire car was covered in about 1/8" of ice. Luckily - I am off today.

They said 100 cars wrecked on one road in 4 hours.

Ice storms suck.

Ken

[Guest Anonymous]

Amazing to see all that snow in places where you normally wouldn't. A LSD would be a big help in that stuff. Be safe out there. Definitely global warming at play (ya right).

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[ClayW]

Amazing to see all that snow in places where you normally wouldn't. A LSD would be a big help in that stuff. Be safe out there. Definitely global warming at play (ya right).

www.alpinabmw2002.com

I was just discussing the same thing; my friends in Houston, TX have the day off because of the ice and we're just going to get rain in DC this weekend. Strange weather at play, indeed.

SOT: Incidentally, sever winter weather is indeed a side effect of global warming according to NASA, NOAA and Scientific American.

[nbristow01]

yeah it is all a bit odd. When I was a kid it NEVER snowed in Dallas, now over the past 5 years or so we have gotten several big nows every year. Last year we had a 14 inch snow. I guess I may have to buckle down and buy snow tires for the 02 for next year. I have also been looking at old 4x4 trucks. Saw one today, a 50's era Dodge Powerwagon. May end up going that route for next year and leave the 02 parked in the warm garage

[moshulupkwy]

Good thing that you have a domed stadium for the superbowl!

Wait till they have the event in our Meadowlands Stadium! That should be fun!!

-mpkwy

[BMW0299]

Instead of wasting money on a dedicared "snow mobile", I'd buy dedicated winter tires on steelies. Best investment if you ever drive in the winter.

I drove the white'76 02 in the picture for two winters without snows in Great Falls, Montana. I never had a problem getting around (Michelin XAS), but I recommend all four snow tires. - Raine

[Mike_R]

75 and cloudy here, we are suffering. Might rain tomorrow.

[Jim_75Sahara]

I believe in having two sets of rims and two sets of tires, both mounted. I have used Blizzak tires in the winter and have had good luck w/them. In this region we had gotten used to having very wimpy winters for a number of years, but now we have snow on the ground for months on end. When I was a kid, we lived in Alexandria, LA for 5 yrs. We got one dusting of snow in the 5 yrs. there. I suppose they get much more in a 5 yr. span these days.