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In response to "dude, it depends on the location. two inches of snow on the roads cripples us in seattle. -- nm" by kare

in the PacNW, it just gets so slippery. It's not like the prairies where you get stuck in the snow, or get a white-out -

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jan 28 '09, 10:15

you literally can't keep traction, it's like a slip-and-slide.

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and hilly as f*ck. -- nm - kare Jan 28, 10:27
yep... lots of wrecks. i had to take a detour around a bus that got stuck and blocked the whole street yesterday -- nm - Guy is so happy to be back in Portland Jan 28, 10:24
also it's such a relatively rare event, people aren't as equipped to deal with it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 10:16 1
- Victoria's snowplow is basically one guy with a Bobcat -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 10:18

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