What Are You Doing Right Now? (222 Viewers)

[Martin]

There's something socially strange in some places. Like a siege mentality. It's as if snowfall suddenly institutes martial law. I don't know how half these people would cope with what's going on in Egypt...

That would be a dream come true for all those citizen militia types.

 

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[Bjerknes]

The worst part is when people who aren't confident driving in snow go out in it and then fuck up everyone's day. In DC last week people were stuck on Georgia Ave for 12 hours. I couldn't believe that shit.

Yeah, it took some of my dad's colleagues 8 hours to get home on I-270. Apparently many just abandoned their vehicles right in the middle of the expressway. Fuckin' crazy.

 

[Martin]

At least you know what's going on with snow.

Mate off mine wrote his car off the other day swerving off the road to avoid an earlier accident when he hit a patch of black ice.

That would be wut?

 

[Christina]

Big snowstorm tonight. Now I have a proper excuse not to go to school other than the Juve game is on.

 

[Bjerknes]

That would be wut?

Thin layer of ice on roadways. It's basically transparent so you don't see it.

 

[Bjerknes]

Big snowstorm tonight. Now I have a proper excuse not to go to school other than the Juve game is on.

Have fun. No complaining either.

 

[Enron]

Yeah, it took some of my dad's colleagues 8 hours to get home on I-270. Apparently many just abandoned their vehicles right in the middle of the expressway. Fuckin' crazy.

A lot of people ran out of gas or were like "fuck it".

 

[Martin]

Ice you cant see

We call things we can't see black now? How about clear ice?

 

[Enron]

We call things we can't see black now? How about clear ice?

That would be a more proper terminology. But black ice works.

 

[JMilwaukeeK]

We call things we can't see black now? How about clear ice?

...IDK. Thats just what its called

 

[Bjerknes]

We call things we can't see black now? How about clear ice?

It's black because it's the same color as the pavement.

 

[Martin]

That would be a more proper terminology. But black ice works.

What if the surface seen through it is not black?

 

[Enron]

What if the surface seen through it is not black?

Two things.

1) Most roadways in the US are black in color (which is unfortunate for other reasons).

2) Black ice is mostly encountered at night after a re-freeze. Nigh is black, hence black ice.

We could pick nits all day long over vernacular used in the english language, but we'd be here forever. It's just easier to go with the flow on this one Martin.

 

[swag]

During winter in Wisconsin, the car usually drives you.

We need more Wisconsin jokes now that Russian jokes will get you shot in an elevator or injected with a radioactive isotope.

Does anybody know of a good site to buy custom sneakers?

What kind of "custom" you talkin' about?

The worst part is when people who aren't confident driving in snow go out in it and then fuck up everyone's day. In DC last week people were stuck on Georgia Ave for 12 hours. I couldn't believe that shit.

Oh, DC is the worst. You have a mix of northerners who know how to drive in snow, and southerners who don't have a clue and follow the leader without any training nor experience.

And I know of stories where not only did people abandon their cars in the middle of the Beltway, but they did so about two lanes over from the shoulder.

What if the surface seen through it is not black?

It would be called "mood ice". Not to be confused with Smirnoff Ice. Not to be confused with Yakov Smirnov. Which, ironically, loops us back to my first reply here.

 

[Martin]

We could pick nits all day long over vernacular used in the english language, but we'd be here forever

What do you mean "would be"?

 

[Bjerknes]

And I know of stories where not only did people abandon their cars in the middle of the Beltway, but they did so about two lanes over from the shoulder.

That's exactly what they did on 270. Right in the middle lanes. Too many assholes in DC.

 

[Enron]

What do you mean "would be"?

STOP IT!

 

[Martin]

STOP IT!

then what would we do?

 

[Enron]

Oh, DC is the worst. You have a mix of northerners who know how to drive in snow, and southerners who don't have a clue and follow the leader without any training nor experience.

And I know of stories where not only did people abandon their cars in the middle of the Beltway, but they did so about two lanes over from the shoulder.

I-81 was the scene of several spectacular wrecks. The trucks all shut down where they were and it became a hillbilly obstacle course. The median was littered with upside down SUVs and pick up trucks.

 

[Enron]

then what would we do?

Oh great. Now my head hurts.