here is what happens when it snows in Birmingham Al

In reply to mndsm:

You just have to be careful doing that in the spring on dirt roads, if you aren't careful the mud will suck the car into the ditch.

wbjones wrote:

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mazdeuce said: Stuck in cars for 24 hours? When does walking to a house start to seem like a reasonable solution. There can't be too many places where they're more than a mile or so from habitation.

you would be surprised..........

and how many of you are just going to open you house to some stranger that walks up and knocks … says.. "I'm stuck, and out of gas, can you put me up for the night… no really I'm harmless … really I am" ?

this is the way it used to be done..

Mon & dad are in Hoover. The only road in and out of where they live goes past their house and they are at the top of a steep hill. No one made it up or down the hill Tuesday except a 4-wheeler and a couple 4x4s. They opened their house to everyone who needed to make a call because their cell had died, or needed to warm up, and especially, needed a clean bathroom. They also fed anyone who'd missed a meal and carefully walked lunch to a homebound neighbor who is undergoing cancer treatment. His wife couldn't get home because of the roads.

They made pot after pot of coffee and gave it to the stranded and passers-by. A neighbor with a 4-wheeler who is a hunter threw a buffalo hide over his passengers and ferried people to their homes for almost 8 hours. A couple of guys with 4x4s freed what cars they could and also gave rides all afternoon.

People had been in accidents way down on the highway and were walking miles back home. Others drove as far as they could, then walked. The AWD guys were tireless and saw that everyone got home, or to a relative's place. One of my folks' guests turned out to be an appliance repairman. He fixed their icemaker out of gratitude and wouldn't accept payment for his time or even the parts he pulled out of his immobilized repair truck.

People met more neighbors Tuesday than they had in years. No one asked for or would accept any money. The remaining stuck cars were recovered today by neighbors who are new friends. It was just a day where people bound by hardship were good to one another.

novaderrik wrote:

wbjones wrote:

The wrote:

mazdeuce said: Stuck in cars for 24 hours? When does walking to a house start to seem like a reasonable solution. There can't be too many places where they're more than a mile or so from habitation.

you would be surprised..........

and how many of you are just going to open you house to some stranger that walks up and knocks … says.. "I'm stuck, and out of gas, can you put me up for the night… no really I'm harmless … really I am" ?

this is the way it used to be done..

operative phrase USED TO BE DONE …. although I did see this

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/atlanta-residents-come-together-on-facebook-to-help-those-stranded-during-freak-snowstorm-194721244.html?vp=1

there are many stories of people inviting strangers into their homes overnight or as long as needed, i took women and children home with my rzr side by side, this lady gets in and i say ok where do you live, she says right over the hill, "right over the hill" turned out to be 10 miles away but we made it........i have yet to hear of a wrecker service that charged a fee to pull your car out of what ever they were stuck in..........i wish i could have done more but when it gets dark and you cannot feel your toes, time to go home.

Enyar wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: ATL is just stealing all the attention. Although... this is a great way for me to advertise Snow Day Bugout Bags.

What is this thing you speak of?

A snow day bugout bag is something I just made up.

A bugout bag is an "total chaos emergency get the berkeley out and don't come back" bag. Has everything you need to survive.

A snow day bugout bag would be small enough to drag out to the car in bad weather and if worst comes to worst, you have all the E36 M3 you need to make it a few days in the car. MREs, blankets, water, etc.

Kenny_McCormic wrote: Advanced ice driving technique: Put two tires in the snowy and/or muddy ditch where they'll have some grip. Proceed slowly, avoid left turns.

I wish guys like you could walk around these gridlocked areas and offer up this sound advice to all those poor bastards. "Hey man you just need some advanced ice driving techniques, don't mind the thousands of other cars blocking the road all around you...just make your way over to that ditch there and pop a couple of tires in there, then carry on!"

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