RoySwkr
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>I also carry a saw- just in case a
>tree falls across the road (summer or winter- this is a good thing to
>have in your vehicle).
I used to always carry an ax (will cut trees of any size) and full-size shovel on back roads, shovel now in it's 4th car
>I remember one time coming home fromthe Adirondacks we got stuck in an
>ice storm- we were stuck for hours on the side of the northway waiting
>for the road conditions to change. Even emergency vehicles were
>sliding off the road. We did not even trust that chains would help.
Yup, surprise ice storm once left a line of cars parked on shoulder of Everett Tpk, but when salt truck finally came it was amazing how quick it burned off the ice - you could just watch it disintegrate
>tree falls across the road (summer or winter- this is a good thing to
>have in your vehicle).
I used to always carry an ax (will cut trees of any size) and full-size shovel on back roads, shovel now in it's 4th car
>I remember one time coming home fromthe Adirondacks we got stuck in an
>ice storm- we were stuck for hours on the side of the northway waiting
>for the road conditions to change. Even emergency vehicles were
>sliding off the road. We did not even trust that chains would help.
Yup, surprise ice storm once left a line of cars parked on shoulder of Everett Tpk, but when salt truck finally came it was amazing how quick it burned off the ice - you could just watch it disintegrate
