My commute home that is. 18 miles via car but it has been two hours AND counting. Good times. Later.

My mile commute home was treacherous also

30 miles, Batavia to Cary, 2:00-4:00 (obviously not at rush hour).

Why can't the form-fill-seal guys be around the corner?

2 hours 35 minutes. i could have commuted home tonight faster via mountain bike and/or a donkey.

off to shovel then ride the trainer. wow, this night cant possible get any better......

later.

5.5 Mile commute was a killer. Took me 5 minutes longer than normal

It was horrid, but I got from Aurora to the shop in St Chucks in about 30 minutes. Only a couple of other guys made it for the trainer class - none of which were the ones who could teach.

I just started spinning a bit and then before I knew it I went to twist my foot and my cleat popped 2 screws off - new Speedplay setup. Hadn't checked it since installing them a couple of weeks ago. Glad they didn't pop during the TT on Sunday.

So....by the time I got changed and back in the car the roads were much better. Still a PITA though. People just can't drive on this stuff.

I love driving in the snow. I just wish we would have gotten some more treacherous stuff.

My commute to school for the last 3 years has been 25 miles each way, 11 of which are on a highway, but it was hardly ever plowed, and if it was, it was done at 3am so it was caked again at 6am. Therefore we all drove in other peoples tire tracks. Once in a while everyone in my class raced eachother and we got up to ~75 mph on these sh*tty roads.
It was fun, but very dangerous. Everyone in my class had at least *some* racing experience, though I was the most experienced in real driving conditions, a.k.a: not going straight for a few seconds.

i like driving in the snow too, but not at 5 mph in Chicago Rush Hour traffic. me thinks you missed my point. later.

Everything should of been shut down early last night with the horrible road conditions here. Took nearly 4 hours for my sister's husband to get from the north burbs to Jofield last night. Think with all the budget problems many towns have, you might see more 'snow' days.

We may be in for a bad ice storm by tomorrow evening, so you folks who have to drive 20+ miles to work might want to head home at noon to avoid another epic fail.

I think you missed my point, I was implying that you should get a monster truck and drive over them.

^^^^ maybe.

on a different note my new Specialized wool socks kept my toes very warm while shoveling. later.

Bah. We don't have anything yet (Ann Arbor area). My kids are really hoping to kick off the holiday with a snow day tomorrow :0)

Calling for snow here this weekend.....Glad I won't be here to see it. I am planning a nice 3 hour ride down A1A in FL on Sunday in 80 degree weather though if anyone wants to join me.....

^^^^ just snow. they have been calling for more "epic" winter weather here in Chicago. snow, ice, wind, traffic, blah, blah, blah. i am finding a reason NOW to leave the office and head home NOW. later.

Are we ready for possibly another epic rush hour this evening?

I stayed home today in anticipation.....

Bleh. I still need to work my p/t job tonight. I won't leave there until after 11:00 tonight. I hope I miss all the mess.

Well, looks like tomorrow morning's rush (Friday) will be an another rush hour in hell. The storm has been delayed a few hours til after the rush. May be kids starting their holiday break a day early.

Sun still peaking out as of 2 p.m. here in Jofield.

I'm thinking of commuting in just for the challenge.

Good move

I may have to run my youngest to his appointment tonight. Better me driving in the stuff than my teenager, who knows 2 speeds. stop & above the speed limit Sounds like Colorchange

That's nothing man.

My dad was in the car, driving to Wonder Lake from The Loop, for 5 hours! A friend of mine who lives in Woodstock was driving home from work in Oak Park, 4 hours. My commute is about 7 mins

you suck. :fight1:

6-10 inches of snow tonight, with an additional 1-3 tommorrow. Thankfully mama let me buy my 4x4 a few years ago, so the ride into work will be horrid, but do-able. Getting into my M.O.P. (Mobile observation platform) will be a lot worse. Those rear wheel drive crown vics aren't the greatest. knowing my boss, he'll still expect our daily "performance standard" of "contacts" aka, tickets. Its fun to watch everyone drive in this stuff but it does get old quick.

Yee haaa. 6 miles in almost an hour in heavy new snow. Only dumped it once. Had to drag the bike in a few spots that were too deep and icy to ride through. The ride home should be nice.




Here is a shot of my snow mobile. Notice the snow packed around the brakes. I tried to use them to stop in my parking lot and no matter how hard I squeezed, they had NO effect. I laughed out loud.