Caught in a blizzard

[TurboDurbo]

Well I am sad to say that I have had my first bad experience with the G. All winter I have had her covered and my other car broke down so I needed to drive the G, this is what happened to me when I was drivign home this morning after my 12 hour shift of support





I made it home though. Called Infiniti roadside had an hour and a half wait but some couple in a Jeep Rubricon stopped and pulled me out. That tow hook came in very handy.

[audtatious]

That sux

Still have the factory tires on? They suck in the snow.

[TurboDurbo]

Yeah that's why I haven't driven it all winter. Maybe my next set will be all seasons so this doesn't happen again. The summer tires are really nice when it's hot though. At least there was no damage.

[audtatious]

Looks like it was a decent dirt scoop for a bit. May have some scratches to buff out but at least there was no railing.

[TJMaxx98]

Glad you are ok...It's pretty bad down here in Louisville too. Our I30 even had some problems getting around town during the evening hours of the snow storm...would you believe there was lighting and thunder? Look on the bright side...next week it will be 60 and all the snow will be gone!!

[smockers83]

That sucks. That's why mine is in a garage that I don't have immediate access to. A word of advice...get some smaller rims for the winter, too, if you can. It'll help with handling as well. Once the actual wheel hits snow and starts pulling it in, that's when you see the cows to your left and right.

And I hope I don't come across as a jerk, but that's not a blizzard...you can still see 100s of feet down the road.
Modified by smockers83 at 12:30 AM 3/8/2008

[smockers83]

Aftermath of a blizzard. All of that was new snow, it was the last storm of last winter after a huge warm spell.

Notice the drift goes from the deck all the way across the garage...there's a 3rd door on the garage. Or at least it used to until I blew it.

A human comparo.

God do I love snow

[kcg35x]

have to say that totally sucks! but on a selfish note, where did you get your rims??? I really like them! I want some...

[smockers83]

Those are the OEM 19s.

[kcg35x]

Thanks Smockers!

[dmorgan]

yeah man im here in indiana and we r under a blizzard watch till tomorrow at 4 in the afternoon.

[TurboDurbo]

And I hope I don't come across as a jerk, but that's not a blizzard...you can still see 100s of feet down the road. Modified by smockers83 at 12:30 AM 3/8/2008

I am from up north too and I know that the current conditions were not blizzard like but the roads were bad, can't expect much for snow plows in Kentucky. And caught in a blizzard as a post is a cood attention grabber. Anyways, currently there is an actual blizzard outside.

[dmorgan]

yeah man i know i just got off work early cause it was gettin so bad out cause of it i know how it is man i feel for u.

[telcoman]

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... but that's not a blizzard...you can still see 100s of feet down the road.

Modified by smockers83 at 12:30 AM 3/8/2008

Looks like snow flurries to me

[telcoman]

Looks like snow flurries to me

oops i didn't see all the pictures. Maybe it was a tad more than flurries

[SVTCOBRA]

Glad you made it home ok. Sad to see the G offroad

Would love to get some snow down here! We got a flurry or two, but nothing worthy of sledding.

[audtatious]

Glad you are ok...It's pretty bad down here in Louisville too. Our I30 even had some problems getting around town during the evening hours of the snow storm...would you believe there was lighting and thunder? Look on the bright side...next week it will be 60 and all the snow will be gone!!

I just got back from taking my wife to work (Nortons Hosp in downtown L'ville). No roads have seen a plow from what I can tell. Wish I could slap the crap out of some of the truck owners as they seem to forget there are cars trying to share the road with them

[smockers83]

oops i didn't see all the pictures. Maybe it was a tad more than flurries

telco, if you're talking about the pictures I posted, those are from last winter and I'm basically in Canada...we talk like them and we have the same weather. Some of you cunucks from Ontario might have gotten this storm last winter.

[G_whizz]

I'm basically in Canada...we talk like them and we have the same weather. Some of you cunucks from Ontario might have gotten this storm last winter.

LOL so your almost a canuck eh? lol

We're getting hit right now as I type this with 30 centimetres.

BTW TurboDurbo...glad your ok. The first year I had my 05 G we goyt maybe half an inch of snow and I had my summers on... a pretty frightening experience to say the least.

Put that puppy back in the garage until you get the right tires on.

[Rex]

We've seen about 8 to 10 inches (more in some places) since yesterday. And according to the Meteorologists on the 4 local channels we have met the definition of "blizzard".

Now if you wanna see some real snow pics.

[smockers83]

Yes, almost a canuck. I can't tell you how many people have asked me if I'm from Canada or when I tell them where I'm from, they think its part of Canada and not the US... hence my sig.

Rex, those are sweet pics. Take a G in there as fast as you can almost safely, that would be one intense and nerve racking drive

[G_whizz]

Yes, almost a canuck. I can't tell you how many people have asked me if I'm from Canada or when I tell them where I'm from, they think its part of Canada and not the US... hence my sig.

Does it offend you if someone mistakes you for a Canuck?

I know some people in the US have a warped or weird perception of Canadiens. I dunno why.

Just because some of our gay TV shows are horrible and depicts Canadiens as Rednecks living in igloos..lol

It's funny because when I watch TV, Americans always throw a jab at us for some reason. I mean I live in (very close anyways) to Toronto. It's like a mini New York. No igloos, sled dogs etc..

Rex that looks like a serious drifting track to me!!

[rn79870]

^A newcomers journal.

Date: Sun, 3 NovAh,yes... O Canada, Our home and native land!

Dear Diary

Aug. 12 - Moved to our new home in Canada. I am so excited. It's so beautiful here. The mountains are so majestic. Can hardly wait to see them with snow covering them. Oct. 14 - Canada -- it is the most beautiful place on earth. The leaves have turned all colors and shades of red and orange. Went for a ride through the beautiful countryside and saw some deer. They are so graceful. Certainly they are the most wonderful animals on earth. This must be paradise. I love it here! Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day. Deer season starts soon. I can't imagine anyone wanting to kill such a gorgeous creature. Hope it snows soon. I love it here! Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. Woke up to find everything blanketed with white. It looks like a postcard. We went outside and cleaned the snow off the steps and shoveled the driveway. We had a snowball fight (I won). When the snow plough came by we had to shovel the driveway again. What a beautiful place. I love Canada! Dec. 12 - More snow last night. The snow plough did his trick again to the driveway. I love it here. Dec. 19 - More snow last night. Couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work. It's beautiful here but I'm exhausted from shoveling. F#cking snow plough. Dec. 22 - More of that white **** fell last night. I've got blisters on my hands and a sore back from shoveling. I think the snow plough hides around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. *******. Dec. 25 - Merry F#cking Christmas! More frigging snow. If I ever get my hands on the sonovabitch who drives the snow plough, I swear I'll kill the bastard. Don't know why they don't use more salt on the roads to melt the f#cking ice. Dec. 27 - More white **** last night. Been inside for three days now except for shoveling out the driveway after that snow plough goes through every time. Can't go anywhere, the car's stuck in a mountain of white crap and it is so frigging cold. The weatherman says to expect another 10 inches of the crap again tonight. Do you know how many shovels full of snow 10 inches is? Dec. 28 - That f#cking weatherman was wrong. We got 34 inches of the crap this time. At this rate it won't melt before summer. The snow plough got stuck up in the road and that bastard came to my door and asked to borrow my shovel. After I told him that I had alreadybroken six shovels shoveling out all the crap he had pushed into my driveway, I damn near broke my last one over his f#cking head. Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house today. Went to the store to get food and on my way back a damned deer ran in front of the car. Did about $3,000 damage to the car. Those beasts should be killed. The bastards are everywhere. Wish the hunters hadexterminated them all last November. May 3 - Took the car to the garage in town. Would you believe the thing is rusted out from all that salt they put all over the roads. May 10 - Moved to Florida. I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would ever want to live in such a God forsaken place as Canada!

(A thanks to Canadian Butes for this.)

[SVTCOBRA]

^ Nice! Guess the grass is always greener.......except in Canada, it's white!!!

[smockers83]

Haha no it doesn't offend me that they think I'm a Canuck, but it disappoints me when I tell people where I'm from and they don't know their own country's (or even their own state in some cases) geography. When you tell someone about Michigan, they only think or only know of the lower part that looks like the mitten...there is an upper part, too...we have Yoopers and Trolls, its a state rivalry almost. The Yoopers live above the Mackinac (pronounced Mackinaw) Bridge in the U.P. and the Trolls live below the bridge in the L.P. (the mitten part). Not that I wouldn't like living in Canada...I just think one from the US should know what the US looks like. Didn't we learn that in like 4th grade or something?

I remember when I was a kid, at a bball camp my nickname became Canadian Bacon solely because one kid was so self-convinced that I was from Canada.

[G_whizz]

LMAO!! That was hilarious!!

But seriously, I have no mountains within a frick'n thousand miles. Tha's BC which is like a 3 day drive from here. There's probably alot more places in the US that get more snow and have more mountains or equal amounts (Colorado??)

I remember when I was a kid, at a bball camp my nickname became Canadian Bacon solely because one kid was so self-convinced that I was from Canada.

That is hilarious!!!

[99QX4]

Yeah that's why I haven't driven it all winter. Maybe my next set will be all seasons so this doesn't happen again. The summer tires are really nice when it's hot though. At least there was no damage.

I feel your pain...i don't drive mine in these conditions either but got stuck in one of these situations last month too (I didn't go off the road but it was still a terrible experience nonetheless) The main point is thank god you and the car are okay.

[joe603]

Man...what a winter! It snowed enough in Ga to make a huge snownman, twice. Today, it's in the 30's and had flurries this morning. Drive safe!!

[smockers83]

Oh don't worry, I don't have any mountains either....1000s of miles away. Although the UP is home to the oldest mountain range in North America, they're just really big hills now. The highest point in the state is man-made.

[smockers83]

Just because some of our gay TV shows are horrible and depicts Canadiens as Rednecks living in igloos..lol

Speaking of depictions on TV, ever see the thing on ESPN awhile back about the high school mascot that was the Nimrods? Yeah, that's 2 hours away from me...and there's a reality type show I guess on the Sundance Channel about the same town (Watersmeet) that depicts us Yoopers as huge rednecks. Granted a lot of them are, but whatever.