Iowa Tacomas (Idiots.Out.Wandering.Around)

Snow is a bit more interesting than they predicted today. Lots of wrecks. Anybody have any fun travel updates?

 

Check live, I'm sitting on I-80 with the snow going faster than me.

 

There is a jack knifed semi just south of douglas on 80 35, has the whole interstate blocked.

 

Bummer. Certainly worse roads today than last time. Mostly just poorly plowed right now. I did just drive 235 at about 50mph. Once I got over 35, 80 was just wet. Have fun!!

 

Road conditions were pretty bad, but if the drivers wern't so fricken stupid, it wouldn't be as big of an issue. I saw them using the jaws of life to get someone out of their car up by Ankeny.

 

Agreed! I see some cars in the ditch and wonder just how they managed to get there.

 

I saw a taco on it's top last friday at the west mixmaster. Thought to my self, HTF did you do that? I would have to try like hell to get my truck upside down like that.

 

Slick as snot around Ames. They didn't precoat the roads this time.

 

nope, it will make for a fun drive home. was easy to spin all 4 coming off a stop light.

watched an asian lady in a front wheel drive go across 3 lanes of traffic because she couldn't get traction.

 

Some toolbag that had some rubber band cool-guy tires on his tC came flying around a 90 degree right turn and about t-boned me. Luckily his body kit got caught in the snow on the median or I probably would have beat the piss out of him for being a moron.

 

The joys of driving in a college town.

 

I drove home from work in 2WD all the way. Then I had to put it in 4WD to back up my driveway. Roads were just wet with a few slushy spots on my route.

 

des moines area?

 

Yeah, from Johnston to 2nd Ave on the back roads. Give it an hour or so and I bet it will get slicker than snot!

 

It was really slick this morning around 10am. I'm hoping the roads are in better condition than then.

 

I got to work before the snow even started, but some guys who went out at lunchtime said it was bad then. Later in the afternoon roads became mostly wet, but I think it will refreeze soon with snow collecting on top. There's already some small drifting from the wind.

ETA: My road went from wet to completely snow covered in 30 minutes just now! My neighbor can't back up her drive in her FWD minivan. I see her on my security camera and she is just sitting there spinning.

 

Roads were wet on the way home. Got slick on the roads close to home.

 

Ran the snowblower on the drive and did some of the neighbor's too so they could get their minivan all the way up. Their teenage son shoveled the rest. I think the snow will end soon...

Looking forward to driving to work tomorrow and my Icon suspension will be here Thursday. You guys remember me saying I wasn't going to make modifications right away?

 

Its a sickness

 

No snow up here..have fun guys!!