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Originally Posted by kcchiefsfanGoLJ
Ohio isn't terrible, but it can get pretty bad out in the country where I live. When I drove my 3 previous cars which were all RWD, I would load the back up with rock salt bags, and put the snow tires on. My Buick I'm driving now, has traction control, which makes it a lot easier to deal with. I would love to have an AWD those rascals can cut through the snow. On the same note, last year I couldn't get out of my driveway for 2 weeks with my Buick, I had to drive the 4x4. Our driveway is very long about 200 yards and I need to get a quad with a snow plow, or get a snow play for the truck, so I can keep the driveway clean. By myself it would be a 2 day job at least to shovel it by hand.
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This reminds me of the tree huggers I live amongst. Seattle has refused to put down sand or salt on the road because of the harm it does to the environment. Seattle is filled with steep hills all over the place. Those roads are closed and the city has come out and said, "If you don't have AWD, or chains on your car don't leave the house. You'll get stuck, and we're not going to sand or salt the roads."
I just hope they remember their stance when people don't go to work, don't get paid, and don't pay as much in taxes. This city has been locked down by and large for over a week. Bus service is atrocious. Hundreds lined up at bus stops waiting for Metro buses that are half staffed and packed full when they come by every 2 hours. This shit only happens once every decade and the city's lack of preparation, combined with their apathetic attitude toward it is unbelievable.