"NKato" (NKato)
01/13/2020 at 03:40 • Filed to: None
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"NKato" (NKato)
01/13/2020 at 03:40 • Filed to: None | 0
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The conditions are going to be butt-nasty. Like Rikishi’s
Stink Face
nasty (look it up). I went out and did a drive at 11:20PM and
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. While the roads may lack in snow, it makes up for it in the amount of re-freezing slush that will turn the entire fuckin’ region into an ice rink.
It will be worse than the first three days of Snowmageddon back in February 2019. If anyone locally wants to make a bet against this assessment, I’ll take you on.
The worst part is that we’ve had more snow accumulation in one night than we did in the first two nights of Snowmageddon ‘19. The difference is
when
the snow fell. This snowfall ended before 11PM in the Everett area, and there is still traffic on the roads — this means those tires are going to be chewing up the snow into slush, and the snowplows will be clearing off the fresh powder and turning it into slush. Salt and sand is
utterly
useless against slush, which is like oil on the pavement.
That said, if you have an open differential in your car, lacking any kind of locking diff on your drivetrain (be it AWD or RWD), and you don’t have winter tires, stay the fuck home.
You risk getting pegged by an
idiot than your own car sliding off.
Bonus: Photo of Snowmageddon 2019 road conditions
Edit: Forgot to add photos.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> NKato
01/13/2020 at 03:52 |
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want to make some money?
scoop it up and fly it to Australia, so we can dump it on the fires
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NKato
> pip bip - choose Corrour
01/13/2020 at 03:55 |
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Bahahaha. That would be quite the plan...
CB
> NKato
01/13/2020 at 03:58 |
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That seems alright as long as people don't drive like morons.
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NKato
> CB
01/13/2020 at 04:05 |
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For a Canadian, yes. But this is America, and this is Seattle-area, remember? Last year, I saw people trying to get out of their own driveways, and their cars were utterly incapable of gaining any kind of traction.
Now couple that kind of judgment with these road conditions in the morning, and we’re going to see motherfucking BUMPER CARS. It’s going to be really, really bad.
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NKato
> NKato
01/13/2020 at 04:12 |
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Update: Looks like we’re gonna see a three-hour snowfall window between 4AM and 7AM. That’s gonna make things extra spicy.
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> pip bip - choose Corrour
01/13/2020 at 05:34 |
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No need. Rain appears to be on its way. AND I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
01/13/2020 at 05:41 |
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good news!
Dogsatemypants
> NKato
01/13/2020 at 06:31 |
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About 4" in bellevue, roads seem ok with no traffic.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> CB
01/13/2020 at 09:04 |
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Everyone in Seattle drives 2wd Honda CRVs with 7 year old bald Michelin tires.
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NKato
> Dogsatemypants
01/13/2020 at 09:08 |
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Seeing tweets from State Patrol PIOs saying a lot of accidents are caused by drivers using AWD.
just-a-scratch
> NKato
01/13/2020 at 09:29 |
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So far here in North Seattle it's not too bad. I have not found I've on the road (there may be some anyway) and the snow accumulation is 3 inches at most and less on paved areas.
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NKato
> just-a-scratch
01/13/2020 at 09:40 |
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Yup. I was expecting the snow to melt fairly quickly in Seattle.
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wafflesnfalafel
> NKato
01/13/2020 at 11:09 |
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yeah - that one from Bellingham specifically about Subarus was pretty funny :)
Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> CB
01/13/2020 at 11:19 |
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“as long as people don’t drive like morons”
slipperysallylikespenguins
> CB
01/13/2020 at 11:37 |
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People around Seattle haven’t even figured out how to drive in the rain...........................................and it rains a lot.