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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 06:49 AM
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For anyone that's has driven in DFW in the last 5 days knows what this is all about

little bit of salt would get rid of it....
 
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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 07:50 AM
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Morning.

Going out to fill the wood fired boiler this morning really sucked in -10* weather.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 10:45 AM
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Noooo! Keep your salt! We don't have enough equipment down here to handle a storm as big and hard as this one. Doesn't happen but every few years. About 3 inches of sleet and freezing rain, no snow, and several days never above 32. Most of the roads are clear now.

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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
For anyone that's has driven in DFW in the last 5 days knows what this is all about

I can't recall ever seeing the roads that bad. Every other person has a blade up here and they don't get to use them that much. I have an older Case 550 wide track (36" grousers lol) in storage collecting dust. Can't get rid of it, -to much sentimental value, -damn thing can cat on water lol. Caterpillar didn't have anything like that at the time so....

Anyway, that's terrible Patrick!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 06:41 PM
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Loading the truck, going to Athens tonight, working a couple of days.

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Morning.

Christmas shopping is almost done which is first for me since I usually wait until the last minute.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluejay
Noooo! Keep your salt! We don't have enough equipment down here to handle a storm as big and hard as this one. Doesn't happen but every few years. About 3 inches of sleet and freezing rain, no snow, and several days never above 32. Most of the roads are clear now.

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construction equipment works well to clean streets too...
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 08:26 AM
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got a pair of these tires coming for the Harley.... http://www.vredestein.com/car-tyres/...4-xtreme/info/

its supposed to be a pretty good tire for winter conditions the camaro owners love it...
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 08:44 AM
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the work truck is running like crap.....spitting and sputtering....missing and popping....can't get enough power to shift out of 3rd gear.....I'm wondering if it ain't crappy gas....
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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construction equipment works well to clean streets too...
They had a few graders out, just too many miles to clean. They brought in equipment and men from all over the state. Hardly made a dent. Their main focus was to keep the interstates open as much as possible. Truckers were shut down, not moving, for two days. The mail didn't run for two days.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 09:57 AM
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They had a few graders out, just too many miles to clean. They brought in equipment and men from all over the state. Hardly made a dent. Their main focus was to keep the interstates open as mush as possible. Truckers were shut down, not moving, for two days. The mail didn't run for two days.
up here its life.....its normal.....we just keep moving along just a bit slower than summer....lol
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 10:01 AM
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We do pretty well if there is snow in the mix or do real well if it's all snow. This was 3 inches of sleet and freezing rain, no snow at all. Even Maggie had trouble walking on it. Unfortunately, we get one of these events every 3 or 4 years. They said it was the worst since 1998.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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Yeah, saw that. Doubt anyone on here can match MGDfan for wit.
 
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