random (snowy) bits
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cellioI had a new experience yesterday and today that I diagnosed today. You know how when a street hasn't been plowed but people drive on it, you get twin ruts for the tires? If you fit it can mostly work. (My smaller car doesn't always fit, but it was ok.) Between the ruts you have a higher pile of snow, which gradually gets packed down by cars.
On the Hot Metal bridge southbound, that pile of snow (now well-packed) is higher than my car's belly. So that's why I felt a distinct lack of control even though my tires only have 6000 miles, my car is reasonable, and I'm reasonably competent with driving in snow. The vibrations from the floor gave it away. There's not much you can do if your tires aren't in contact with anything.
I will take a different route tomorrow, assuming it's possible to drive to work tomorrow at all. (Round two has started.)
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A coworker did something entertaining this weekend. He wanted to watch the Superbowl but still had no power Sunday night. He did, however, have a car, a power inverter, extension cords, a computer, and a neighbor with unsecured wireless. :-) (The converter did not provide enough juice to run his TV but his computer was ok. I think it was a laptop that no longer had enough battery life of its own.) Clever. I don't think he drew enough to interfere with starting the car, but if he had I guess, worst case, he could have called AAA for a jump. :-)
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I was supposed to study with one of my rabbis tomorrow. We're reading midrash about the crossing of the sea of reeds. Today he sent mail: "I think the miracle of snow will get in the way of the miracle of the sea". Yeah, it's not like there's any place to park there...
On the Hot Metal bridge southbound, that pile of snow (now well-packed) is higher than my car's belly. So that's why I felt a distinct lack of control even though my tires only have 6000 miles, my car is reasonable, and I'm reasonably competent with driving in snow. The vibrations from the floor gave it away. There's not much you can do if your tires aren't in contact with anything.
I will take a different route tomorrow, assuming it's possible to drive to work tomorrow at all. (Round two has started.)
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A coworker did something entertaining this weekend. He wanted to watch the Superbowl but still had no power Sunday night. He did, however, have a car, a power inverter, extension cords, a computer, and a neighbor with unsecured wireless. :-) (The converter did not provide enough juice to run his TV but his computer was ok. I think it was a laptop that no longer had enough battery life of its own.) Clever. I don't think he drew enough to interfere with starting the car, but if he had I guess, worst case, he could have called AAA for a jump. :-)
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I was supposed to study with one of my rabbis tomorrow. We're reading midrash about the crossing of the sea of reeds. Today he sent mail: "I think the miracle of snow will get in the way of the miracle of the sea". Yeah, it's not like there's any place to park there...
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