tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post7216595012272884243..comments2023-06-09T06:28:08.116-07:00Comments on Captain Canuck: Silly Snowy ShutdownM Easterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902125106683553866noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post-54535379129942038542007-12-17T05:11:00.000-08:002007-12-17T05:11:00.000-08:00I am now at work, after being stuck in my own driv...I am now at work, after being stuck in my own driveway!<BR/><BR/>I saw two cars off the road this past weekend, not too far from our house. One was a mid-size pickup the other was a Pontiac Wave. It seems like around here there are as many 4WDs in the ditch as anything but I think some of that may be over-confidence.<BR/>:-)Binkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582391014277190010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post-36584579940474151372007-12-16T18:44:00.000-08:002007-12-16T18:44:00.000-08:00Just to clarify... if I were back in Canada, or in...Just to clarify... if I were back in Canada, or in the snowbelt in the US, I wouldn't have bought either car and would be more meticulous about tires.<BR/><BR/>StL just catches me off-guard. You only need winter stuff for 10 days. Indeed, the locals _do_ account for this better than me :-)<BR/><BR/>Also, the US does get some serious snow:<BR/><BR/>re: snowbelt. One of the worst storms I have ever seen is lake-effect snow in Buffalo.<BR/><BR/>re: cold. Though North of Nain might match it, the coldest I have ever heard of is a friend from North Dakota: windchill of -100 F. That's crazy.M Easterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902125106683553866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post-85469840682516804132007-12-16T14:37:00.000-08:002007-12-16T14:37:00.000-08:00As a person who spends 9 months of the year in 4 w...As a person who spends 9 months of the year in 4 wheel drive...I can understand your prediciment. Tires are a crucial part of any vehicle. If you think about the actual amount of tire that is touching the ground is quite small...hey, you know math...work it out. <BR/><BR/>And having lived in Newfoundland where snow is a way of life as are hills with over 45 degree angles, tires are all the more important. <BR/><BR/>Drive on my friend. Do not be afraid of making that tire purchase. Hold your head up high and say...I drive all season tires.Just mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118101600154072140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post-49150762531541569972007-12-16T14:04:00.000-08:002007-12-16T14:04:00.000-08:00Whatever you do, don't go to Sears. They actually...Whatever you do, don't go to Sears. They actually LOST my car when putting on new tires!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post-79246387466474241352007-12-16T13:21:00.000-08:002007-12-16T13:21:00.000-08:00Hey! Even St. Louisans usually do better than tha...Hey! Even St. Louisans usually do better than that! ;-)Chairman Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718961786304307040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post-62241757746385706892007-12-16T11:03:00.000-08:002007-12-16T11:03:00.000-08:00Yowwwouch. But probably deserved.Update: I have t...Yowwwouch. But probably deserved.<BR/><BR/>Update: I have the car home now and am calling tire shops.M Easterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902125106683553866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22575172.post-8388873256553423102007-12-16T09:11:00.000-08:002007-12-16T09:11:00.000-08:00I know you like to keep the readership informed at...I know you like to keep the readership informed at CC, however I would have keep this disgrace to yourself.<BR/><BR/>See you Soon.<BR/>VicUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107400352007681852noreply@blogger.com