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Big Freeze

Snow! Whats that.......this is so different to my world down here. We had a 45C today (113F). Outside was like an oven. Some towns in the north of the state had nearly 49C (120.2 F).
 
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Just did a grocery store run. There were cars out running up and down the main street 3 houses away from me and my Sienna does really good on this stuff with the Yokohama tires on it. So, bright sun shine, off I went.
First off the hard crust on the roads is HARD! No breaking through, it is frozen solid. Barely makes a slight tire mark on the surface. Lumpy as can be and NOT melting. Decent traction so no problem going or stopping, just have to take it slow and "plan ahead" which is normal for this stuff in Oklahoma. The parking lot was just as hard. No breaking through the crust. So most likely another day or two until it hits 40 and starts breaking down.
Good thing I have plenty to keep me busy.
 
Just did a grocery store run. There were cars out running up and down the main street 3 houses away from me and my Sienna does really good on this stuff with the Yokohama tires on it. So, bright sun shine, off I went.
First off the hard crust on the roads is HARD! No breaking through, it is frozen solid. Barely makes a slight tire mark on the surface. Lumpy as can be and NOT melting. Decent traction so no problem going or stopping, just have to take it slow and "plan ahead" which is normal for this stuff in Oklahoma. The parking lot was just as hard. No breaking through the crust. So most likely another day or two until it hits 40 and starts breaking down.
Good thing I have plenty to keep me busy.
Sounds like back in ND, during winter we didn't drive on pavement, just the packed ice that had sand on top of it. By the time spring thaw came the roads were rutted like the Oregon trail.
 
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