Tired of this!

Oh man, what a bummer to come out to.

Oh well, at least I am at home and not driving like when I had my last flat tire. That was a very bad experience on the highway in heavy traffic. (http://road-safety.blogspot.com/2008/04/flat-tire-on-highway.html)



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Ice chunks in the air

One of the hazards of winter driving are little (and not so little) chunks of ice from the tops of trucks and trailers. In this photo there are lots of little chunks of ice that just blew off the top of a truck maybe 1/4 mile ahead and the are all still moving and bouncing around amongst the traffic.



These little pieces of ice may not be too dangerous for vehicle control but they can do a number on a paint job, like stone chips, another thing auto insurance doesn't really cover well because of the deductible.

The big chunks can be extremely dangerous or even deadly, they can be large enough and heavy enough to go right through a windshield if struck at high speed.

A large layer of ice formed on a trailer can be a foot thick or more and can be as much as eight feet wide and twenty or more feet long.

A large chunk of ice can fly off a truck without any warning and break into a number of large damaging chunks that you can not avoid, unless of course you leave a good safe distance between vehicles.

Just another reason to keep your distance on the highway and keep your car insurance paid up.

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Oh No, Here it comes again!

Another swath of that white stuff and another surge for car accident lawyers and auto insurance agents, There will be accidents, injuries and insurance damage claims.

I know it was wishful thinking but I really hoped that the snow was finished for the winter but it looks like I'm in for another bout of shoveling my windrow.

If you don't know what a windrow is, there is a photo of my windrow in my post Its Melting, it's Melting.

Ahhh . . . If only . . .

But with my luck . . .

Take care if you have to drive in the stuff, leave early, keep lots of room between you and the other guy and . . . SLOW DOWN!

The ditch likes speeders!

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Windrow Killer - The Yeti Snow Truck

I need one of these to get out of my driveway sometimes as you can see in my previous post Its Melting, it's Melting

The Yeti Snow Truck!



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It's Raining and Pouring

Look out for the rain!



Some areas are getting pounded by rain through the Midwest which is certain to cause some flash flooding with rivers and streams swelling over frozen ground, the runoff won't drain away so quickly.



The increased run off from meltwaters added to the run off from rain could cause serious flooding in low lying areas with water rising faster and deeper than expected.

There are many dangers in these conditions for children and pets but also for motorists on and off the highways.

The first obvious danger for motorists will be pooling on the roads which can cause a car to "hydroplane" out of control.



Another not so obvious danger is the possibility of being swept away in the floodwater.

Every year some drivers do venture through flowing water over the road and all to often the water simply carries the car off into deeper water.




This danger is more prevalent than many think, it only takes about a foot of flowing water to sweep a car off the road.

Be ready for the conditions you encounter and be prepared to take the long way home or just stay where you are til the waters recede, you don't want to be another auto insurance claim or need car accident lawyers and auto insurance agents.

Stay Safe.

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Its Melting, it's Melting

Winter is not over yet but we are getting a few nice days in a row.

ABOVE FREEZING ! ! !



For at least a couple of days I can go outside wearing a sweater instead of a heavy winter coat although there is a lot of rain accompanying the warmer weather.

Finally, I can stop making trails in the yard for my dog,



I can see if there are any cars coming as I back out of my driveway.




For those fortunate enough not to know what a "Windrow" is . . . it's that pile of white s#!% at the end of your driveway that the snow plow guy so meticulously piles up mixed with salt and slush at 2:00 in the morning which turns into a frozen chunk of ICE Four Feet Tall and Six Feet Wide hours later when you have to leave very quickly.



This was the bottom of my driveway two weeks ago!

Sometimes it seems like the snow plow guy is watching and when he sees that you have finished shoveling the driveway and gone back inside, he comes back with another huge pile of snow and slush (I don't even know where he gets it from) and deposits it so once again you can't possibly remove a car from your driveway.

Happy Thaw,
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