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Title: Snow Jam 18
Post by: DOUG on January 17, 2018, 06:45:42 AM
Roads are a mess here in Gwinnett. 85 SB closed with a lot of wrecks. My office is closed and all the schools of course including college in Milkedgeville. 

Who is out in it?
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: tjsahara00 on January 17, 2018, 07:11:28 AM
I came to work as usual between 1:30 and 2:30
Hwy 369 was completely white as was Hwy 20 
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: clark123456 on January 17, 2018, 07:43:34 AM
My office is open, but I'm not going in.  Gonna be a day of conference calls and documentation updates...and being cooped up with a crazy person.

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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Uncle Randy on January 17, 2018, 07:54:30 AM
I hate it when you have to stay by yourself.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Trailabite on January 17, 2018, 08:03:05 AM
I came to work.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/d0c62eba5e5eea38853febc5ab89c321.jpg)

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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Jeepster1407 on January 17, 2018, 08:28:11 AM
I was at the gym at 6:00. The roads up here were slick as hell.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Big Dave on January 17, 2018, 08:43:22 AM
I came to work.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/d0c62eba5e5eea38853febc5ab89c321.jpg)

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The roads in Gainesville look the same.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Danny Kinder on January 17, 2018, 10:43:04 AM
I went out to get a coffee and back home. Accidents everywhere

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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Krawler00 on January 17, 2018, 10:53:09 AM
I'm at work. I'm expected to come in with the Jeep. But I did do some wicked cyclones in the lot  //LMAO//
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: BigMike on January 17, 2018, 11:15:38 AM
Roswell isn't bad.  The side streets are a mess but the main roads are melting now.  Going to freeze back up tonight though. 

How is the snow where you are?  Here, it's a powder.  Not wet and heavy like the last time.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Krawler00 on January 17, 2018, 11:28:07 AM
Fluffy powder. Much better than the last time. Ice is gonna be a bear in the am.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Uncle Randy on January 17, 2018, 11:39:53 AM
Made it to work at 6:15. 42 miles from Braselton to Tucker. Got down 85 before they closed it. Slippin and slidin! Yee-haw. Hope I can get back home! Would have been nice to have new tires on the truck. At 61000 miles on stock tires bought in Feb/2015. Not a lot of tread left. Just enough.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: patman on January 17, 2018, 01:20:56 PM
Flurries in Augusta, nothing stuck. I'm just glad we participated in winter.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: jd30005 on January 17, 2018, 01:30:06 PM
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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: flashover101 on January 17, 2018, 02:09:29 PM
Gwinnett had plenty of slick roads and cars in the ditches. Gonna freeze again tonight!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/0ad8930d866dbef07ab2e43b5d7433e9.jpg)


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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Trailabite on January 17, 2018, 02:49:05 PM
Made it to work at 6:15. 42 miles from Braselton to Tucker. Got down 85 before they closed it. Slippin and slidin! Yee-haw. Hope I can get back home! Would have been nice to have new tires on the truck. At 61000 miles on stock tires bought in Feb/2015. Not a lot of tread left. Just enough.

Damn bro, should have taken the Jeep!
It has heat lol

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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: kvom on January 17, 2018, 05:51:28 PM
I went to the hardware store in the Jeep to get items to repair an air hose in the shop.  Turned onto Hwy 9 at Post road and did a 270 spin at 2 mph.  Luckily no other traffic in the area.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Raisinhead on January 17, 2018, 07:41:29 PM
Best commute to work in a while from Roswell to Buckhead
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Mortalis5509 on January 18, 2018, 02:33:07 AM
Hit the deep v ditch in my f250 around 50mph. Popped right through it and broke the plastic arm diverter on the bottom of the bumper.

Driving down 129 to toward Gainesville and the back came around all of a sudden. I corrected it once to keep from going across the median but it wouldn't come back around. Headed straight for the ditch and I drove into it, but hard, then came out. When I came back on 129 i suspected I might have hurt the sterring. Nope all was good. Continued on my way home. Solid axle for the win.

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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: kent10sne1 on January 18, 2018, 05:10:35 AM
78 this am was pretty clear.  North Druid Hills was pretty icy, but no issues in the jeep.  keep going around idiots who just flat out panic.  at work.  pretty sure schools will be closed. at least dekab. maybe Gwinette
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: jd30005 on January 18, 2018, 06:34:16 AM
Schools are closed again today in Fulton County.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: tcdawg on January 18, 2018, 07:45:32 AM
Gwinnett had plenty of slick roads and cars in the ditches. Gonna freeze again tonight!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/0ad8930d866dbef07ab2e43b5d7433e9.jpg)


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Killer shot of that transmission line structure...very nice.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Uncle Randy on January 18, 2018, 08:00:24 AM
Made it to work at 6:15. 42 miles from Braselton to Tucker. Got down 85 before they closed it. Slippin and slidin! Yee-haw. Hope I can get back home! Would have been nice to have new tires on the truck. At 61000 miles on stock tires bought in Feb/2015. Not a lot of tread left. Just enough.

Damn bro, should have taken the Jeep!
It has heat lol

Might have been a wee bit chilly with no top & no doors!



Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: tcdawg on January 18, 2018, 08:38:55 AM
Gwinnett had plenty of slick roads and cars in the ditches. Gonna freeze again tonight!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/0ad8930d866dbef07ab2e43b5d7433e9.jpg)


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Killer shot of that transmission line structure...very nice.

Amazing the strength of the in-ground set with the wires making a vector.


For sure.  That is a double circuit line... 2 sets of three phase.  lots of tension on that angle.  That steel pole is bolted to a concrete/rebar footing that is probably 15 to 25 foot deep.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: flashover101 on January 18, 2018, 08:46:53 AM
Gwinnett had plenty of slick roads and cars in the ditches. Gonna freeze again tonight!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/0ad8930d866dbef07ab2e43b5d7433e9.jpg)


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Killer shot of that transmission line structure...very nice.

Amazing the strength of the in-ground set with the wires making a vector.


For sure.  That is a double circuit line... 2 sets of three phase.  lots of tension on that angle.  That steel pole is bolted to a concrete/rebar footing that is probably 15 to 25 foot deep.
Didn’t even notice the structure!

Amazing how we notice the things. I did home inspections for many years and it’s been a nuisance since retiring. Always finding faults in everything I see.


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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: 8lugLJ on January 18, 2018, 11:12:40 AM
Gwinnett had plenty of slick roads and cars in the ditches. Gonna freeze again tonight!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/0ad8930d866dbef07ab2e43b5d7433e9.jpg)


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Killer shot of that transmission line structure...very nice.

Amazing the strength of the in-ground set with the wires making a vector.


For sure.  That is a double circuit line... 2 sets of three phase.  lots of tension on that angle.  That steel pole is bolted to a concrete/rebar footing that is probably 15 to 25 foot deep.
Didn’t even notice the structure!

Amazing how we notice the things. I did home inspections for many years and it’s been a nuisance since retiring. Always finding faults in everything I see.


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try fixing wrecks for a living. you never see a perfect car again.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Danny Kinder on January 18, 2018, 12:15:57 PM
Gwinnett had plenty of slick roads and cars in the ditches. Gonna freeze again tonight!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/0ad8930d866dbef07ab2e43b5d7433e9.jpg)


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I forget you live right around the corner from me. That is actually the opposite view of the picture I posted earlier.
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: flashover101 on January 18, 2018, 12:22:09 PM
They had that S-curve shut down for a while yesterday


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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Chris36l on January 18, 2018, 12:31:57 PM
Gwinnett had plenty of slick roads and cars in the ditches. Gonna freeze again tonight!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180117/0ad8930d866dbef07ab2e43b5d7433e9.jpg)


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I forget you live right around the corner from me. That is actually the opposite view of the picture I posted earlier.
I passed you yesterday on dacula rd right as they shut it down and made everyone do a u turn. Roads were rough in the am but got better as the day progressed. Ended up taking about 3.5 hours to get from braselton to Stone Mountain to get paperwork. Had a couple managers stuck in ditches we had to pull out. Fun day to DD a jeep. Lol


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Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Danny Kinder on January 18, 2018, 12:38:04 PM
Haha, I missed you. Dacula Rd was sh't yesterday! There's a pretty good size "s" with a drop off between my house and Kroger that is still shaded and pretty icy @Chris36l
Title: Re: Snow Jam 18
Post by: Chris36l on January 18, 2018, 07:43:49 PM
Haha, I missed you. Dacula Rd was sh't yesterday! There's a pretty good size "s" with a drop off between my house and Kroger that is still shaded and pretty icy @Chris36l
Yea, when I went down old peachtree rd behind the publix this morning it was still pretty slick


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