E53 on Ice!

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by Brandon002

I agree with you, but it seems folks in Atlanta would rather their entire city shut down before the city uses tax dollars to buy trucks to prepare for winter.

The problem is the mayor of Atlanta was too STUPID to heed the 15 hr warning of an approaching snowstorm. He should have called for a shutdown.

[giodog2000]

I suggest they come to us Canadians for advice cause lets face it ,we are the king of the ice as we will show once more at Sochi....

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by giodog2000

I suggest they come to us Canadians for advice cause lets face it ,we are the king of the ice as we will show once more at Sochi....

King of the Ice??? Then why is Lord Stanley residing in She-ca-go???

[giodog2000]

Originally Posted by upallnight

King of the Ice??? Then why is Lord Stanley residing in She-ca-go???

I'm talking olympics, where you have to play for your country. Not like in the NHL.

[ProfessorX5]

Heh, I drove on a frozen lake with a 2wd pickup truck, a/s on the front, winters on the back, and did better than the 4x4 guys who spun out and ended up in the snow banks at the size of the ice road.

You CAN drive on ice, you just can't drive like it's Talladega :P

Though I will confess that I hit a pressure ridge at 60mph and had a Dukes of Hazzard moment... without spinning on when I landed. YEE-HAW!

[JCL]

Originally Posted by giodog2000

I suggest they come to us Canadians for advice cause lets face it ,we are the king of the ice

I have lived in the north of Canada, and the south, as well as in Europe. We had snow and winter conditions in all places, the difference was how long it lasted (days, weeks, months).

Without exception, the first snowfall of the season was a disaster every year. Edmonton was as bad as any southern location. Crashes, people sliding through lights, too fast for conditions. The difference was that after a week in Edmonton, people had started to remember the previous year, and started to drive more appropriately. In the UK, and in Vancouver, there was never a long enough period of winter conditions for people to adjust, they forgot and we kept going through the 'first day of snow' situation, just like Atlanta just did.

[davintosh]

Wednesday we got into the 40's, then got some precipitation early Thursday morning that turned to ice when it hit. Just a thin layer, but was followed by an inch or so of snow on top which made for some nasty slippery conditions. I went out before work to push the snow off the driveway, and my 15 yr. old son came out a few minutes later. He got about three steps out the door before I could warn him about the ice and BAM! down he went, all 6'2" & 250 lbs of him. He got up laughing, so no harm. Then he went down a couple other times before we finished.

The drive to work was interesting because the city deicer trucks hadn't been out, nor had the parking lot crew at work; ice rink driving the whole way, but the worst was the parking lot. It's got some nasty slopes to it, but my e32 on Blizzaks did well. Others at work didn't, and a couple of people ended up swapping insurance cards. Oops. Sounded like the city didn't fare too badly overall though; not a lot of fender benders, and no serious accidents because of it. School didn't even get delayed in the city, but most of the rural schools had late starts.

Our e53 does ok, but understeers way too easily when it gets slippery out. I've been thinking of replacing the front tires -- I just replaced the rears last year, and thought maybe the understeer was because the fronts were more worn than the rear. It's a little comforting to hear that others have understeer problems too... Just a little. I don't think my wife will like hearing that it's the way things are with this vehicle.

A good friend of mine is a truck driver and had the good(?) fortune to spend 18 hours stuck on I-75 in Kennesaw, GA, last week. Crazy. He said the hospitality was great though; people that lived nearby came out with water & eats for the stuck motorists. That's pretty cool!

Originally Posted by bcredliner

I have PTSD from living in cold country. I have flashbacks about a place where drivers are good at driving on snow and ice. I am driving down a two lane country road with ditches and trees on both sides. I am blinded by the snow. There are no tracks in the road to follow. Ice is frozen to the wiper blades, clearing only a small semi circle. Someone is coming at me with their brights on. I am very very cold. I can't stop shivering. There is a big hole in the floor. The heater is full blast but it doesn't make a difference. I have 100 miles to go. Snow is coming through the hole and hitting me in the face. It makes me lose my breath. I can't feel my fingers or toes. There is never enough I can wear to keep the wind from going through me. It is black and white and my sense is this is the best it is going to be for a very long time. In spite of all this there is a shiver of optimism because I know people know how to drive in the ice and snow.

Your flashback describes daily life here. That made me tear up just a little; so beautiful... But so sad...

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

EDIT: found the video...looks like it was Atlanta again...from about 3 years ago.

now THAT was an E39.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by giodog2000

I'm talking olympics, where you have to play for your country. Not like in the NHL.

MOST OF THE HOCKEY PLAYERS ON THESE "Country Hockey Team" are professional Hockey players. I rather watch the women Hockey Team play.

[giodog2000]

Originally Posted by upallnight

MOST OF THE HOCKEY PLAYERS ON THESE "Country Hockey Team" are professional Hockey players. I rather watch the women Hockey Team play.

Great, so you'll be watching our Canadian women's team kick ass again....

Note: you know I'm only playing around right? It's all in good fun cause both our countries kick ass at hockey....but for you personal info :NHL Stanley Cup Winners Statistics | Statistic Brain