Not only did we deal with much larger snow storms, they came more frequently and guess what kids, most of us had to actually have spare sets of "snow tires".
We didn't have radial all purpose tires, we had bias ply tires, which were a joke.
We also had nothing but rear wheel drive and there was no weight in the rear end.
With all due respect, when I see a 4x4 vehicle on the side of the road I can't help but laugh.
Come on Folks, would you agree the younger generations have no clue how much better they have it today when it comes to driving in the snow and inclement weather?
And school wasn't canceled because of a little ice. Our bus driver had chains!
ReplyDelete9:00 Don't want to keep your kids home with you? why?
ReplyDelete9:31 AM, give it a break. Sure they want the kids home, but they belong in school.
ReplyDeleteWho the hell says "folks" anymore? My 80 yo poppop doesn't even say it lol
ReplyDeleteI love those 75 Dodges. Especially that swinger bottom right.
ReplyDeleteWe had a lot of fender benders in the snow and ice back then, before all weather tires, automatic braking systems and front and all wheel drive.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the old 1975 Chevy Vega???? Now this was a real jewel...LOL
ReplyDeleteYou can drive in the snow with just about any car with a little common sense. The cars aren't the problem it's the drivers.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have any of those cars lol
ReplyDelete11:52, Yeah, with radials though.
ReplyDeleteWith rear wheel drive cars, didn't they put cinder blocks in the trunk to give it some weight?
ReplyDeleteLong ago the fuel companies like gulf oil had there own brand of snow tires for cars and alot of them had metal studs made in the tread design for better traction.
ReplyDeleteYes FOLKS, the storms were much bigger than they are today and some years we had many more. Although we did have a whopper a few years back. I remember the chains and the roads were not cleaned as fast as they are today. We went to school by bus with the chains on the tires, unless it was above 1 foot. We loved the snow and played in it as long as we could.
ReplyDeleteBecause of climate change, almost all our storms these days are actually more intense than they were 30+ years ago. While it's likely there were more instances of snow because there weren't as many warm days, the actual snowstorms (and virtually any other type of storm for that matter) that we do get these days are generally stronger.
ReplyDeleteThere is NO difference in the frequency or severity of storms over the last 150 years
ReplyDeleteWe used to load up with beer and buddies and hit the road or a dirt road and try to get stuck.
ReplyDelete3:52 You must not have been around for the storms of Jan 66 or Mar 69 or Feb 79. The Feb 79 storm dumped over 2 feet of snow in about 3 hours after raining the entire day and night before. I have never seen a snow storm so intense.
ReplyDeleteAnd we had it a lot better than our parents. Life goes on.
ReplyDelete11:12-Mine was a Yenko Vega.I'm forever sorry to have sold it.
ReplyDelete3:53 - There is ABSOLUTELY a difference in the intensity of storms over the last 150 years, that's why Hurricane Patricia off the coast of Mexico last fall is literally "the most intense ever recorded." As for 4:51, you're right, I wasn't around for those storms, and I'm sure there are a few outliers of more extreme storms. However, you miss my point that "almost all our storms" are more intense than the ones of 30+ years ago, because climate changes causes increased storm intensity. In fact, the reason those storms were so intense is likely some of the early effect of anthropogenic global warming.
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