I typically do 75-80 between Chicago and home. About 300 miles. 2 years ago NYE was a pretty good sized storm.
Blizzaks are where it's at. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > I too have done 80 on snow and ice, in a Jeep Liberty 4WD w/ a slight > lift and studded tires. > > The scubarus behind me got stuck in the drifts - not enough ground > clearance. > > The pickup trucks skidded off the road when the rear end slipped - no > weight in the back. > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > I do 80 on snow and ice. But I have a 4 wheel drive Subaru with studded > > snow tires all the way around. > > Nothing like it. > > > > From: George Skorup > > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:30 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Snow gone..moving east > > > > My boss is on a road trip from home to Houston to LA. He left Houston and > > wanted to go through Amarillo. He said he was surprised to see all of the > > vehicles in the ditches. Then he figured out why. He was doing 80MPH and > you > > Texans were flying past him. See, in Illinois, you probably won't get > pulled > > over by the state police for doing 10 over, so that's what we all do. > Unless > > you're swerving or something stupid. I usually do the speed limit, > sometimes > > 5 or 10 over if there isn't a lot of traffic. And troopers just zoom past > > doing like 90. How nice that the law doesn't have to obey the law. > > > > So as I'm heading to the office today (normally 20 minute drive which > took > > 40), I get on the highway and people are doing like 35-40. By this time > it's > > mostly raining and the slushy stuff is pretty much gone. People, if you > > can't drive in shitty Chicago weather, then stay off the road or at the > very > > least move the hell over. To piss me off further, what comes on the > radio? I > > can't drive 55. You gotta be kidding me. I see lots of Missouri plates on > > I-55. You guys like to go way, way over the speed limit when the weather > is > > decent and then drive like old folks if it's even a little cloudy. So I > > think you should stay in MO cuz your driving really pisses me off. > Probably > > you downstater's too, stay down there. I saw one car in the ditch, > flipped > > over I might add, and the plate was Tennessee. So you guys too. > > > > Sorry, I had a bad day. > > > > On 12/28/2015 11:04 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > > > Ouch! > > > > Josh Luthman > > Office: 937-552-2340 > > Direct: 937-552-2343 > > 1100 Wayne St > > Suite 1337 > > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Dec 28, 2015 11:44 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> My back yard with fallen tree... or free firewood for friends and > family.. > >> > >> On Dec 28, 2015 9:22 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Is that snow real??? Aren't you by the border? > >>> > >>> Josh Luthman > >>> Office: 937-552-2340 > >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 > >>> 1100 Wayne St > >>> Suite 1337 > >>> Troy, OH 45373 > >>> > >>> On Dec 28, 2015 11:16 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> We had record snowfall for two days...much of it melted by > afternoon... > >>>> I did get a snowman pic from son > >>>> > >>>> On Dec 28, 2015 9:07 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Low 40s in Ohio. Feels good to be getting some generous winter days. > >>>>> > >>>>> Josh Luthman > >>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 > >>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 > >>>>> 1100 Wayne St > >>>>> Suite 1337 > >>>>> Troy, OH 45373 > >>>>> > >>>>> On Dec 28, 2015 11:05 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected] > > > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> We are hitting low 20s ...black ice!!! I know it's cold in Abilene > >>>>>> but not sure if Lewis is making a snowman tomorrow... > > > > >
