[AT] And Now For Something Different - A Tractor Problem

[Larry D Goss]

OK, Charlie, now that you've mentioned that -- what is the base of that 
solution?  They do it here weeks ahead of time and there seems to still be 
some residual after rain storms.  What is it?

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] And Now For Something Different - A Tractor Problem


> Chuck,  for as long as I've lived here it's only been in the  last 10 
> years
> of so that the weathermen even got close to predicting a snow storm.  When
> we get it down here on the coast it is kind of like lake effect snow 
> except
> off of the ocean.  Cold air from the N/W has to dump in on top of warm 
> moist
> air coming in from the S/E or S/W.  In the old days they just didn't have
> accurate and timely enough data to see it comming.  It's still hit and 
> miss.
> As you said, it's just not something that is planned for.   The best thing
> they do around here now (on occasion) is to spray the roads with some sort
> of solution right before the mess starts.  That seems to help a lot.
>
> Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Saunders" <gooberdog at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:12 AM
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>
>
>> We got it good in Winston Salem in 80 when I was there. And snow is just 
>> not
>> something that was planned for.
>> Chuck Saunders
>> Kansas City MO
>>
>> On 2/11/07, John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Didn't they get a big snow down around Carolina Beach around '80? I had
>>> some
>>> family that got stranded down there. Obviously the DOT in that area 
>>> wasn't
>>> equipped. I think I remember them saying there were even motor-graders
>>> with
>>> no cabs---that had to be a cold ride!!!
>>>
>>> John Hall
>>>
>>
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