SoCal... 2 days of rain in a row???

[imported_Tomato]

Finally made it to work through the torrential downpour... this is the only time the my entire stay in Cali (8 months) that it's rained two days in a row. From the forecast, it's looking like it'll stay wet until Friday... I'm from the midwest/east coast so I'm used to this kinda weather, but good grief... Cali residents don't know how to drive in rain! :Q

Peace,
Dezign

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Dezign
Finally made it to work through the torrential downpour... this is the only time the my entire stay in Cali (8 months) that it's rained two days in a row. From the forecast, it's looking like it'll stay wet until Friday... I'm from the midwest/east coast so I'm used to this kinda weather, but good grief... Cali residents don't know how to drive in rain! :Q

Peace,
Dezign

Just be glad you weren't there during the last El Nino. They had rain for months.

 

[Ranger X]

No kidding. Did you hear about the 15 car-pile accident yesterday? Ridiculous! I hate how SoCal ppl don't know how to drive in the rain. Whenever it rains, everyone drives about 50mph or less on the freeway and they drive less than 30 on the highway.

 

[Anubis]

well its snowed 2 days in a row here in PA. if that makes you feel any better

 

[pulse8]

I kinda of like it and I kind of don't.

 

[neovan]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
No kidding. Did you hear about the 15 car-pile accident yesterday? Ridiculous! I hate how SoCal ppl don't know how to drive in the rain. Whenever it rains, everyone drives about 50mph or less on the freeway and they drive less than 30 on the highway.

Ha! That's nothing compared to the 198 car pileup on the 710 in November and that was due to very light rain and fog. Story Here

I like it too because its out of the normal, perfect, sunny, blue sky day. The only downside is that my 15 mile trek to work takes about 1.5 hours. Ugh!

 

[rpc64]

I love rain. I'm sitting here waiting for that rain from Cali to work its way over to Phoenix. It sprinkled a little and is supposed to get harder this afternoon. Yay!

 

[Imported]

I'm used to driving in the rain.. winters in San Francisco always had rain..

But I hate the f-ing rain. Some SoCal people don't know how to drive in the rain at all.

 

[CraigRT]

I love driving in rain.. I guess I consider it peaceful or something.. must be the same reason I like driving in snow too.
Although snow is alot quieter therefore even more peacful.. meh..

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: Dezign
Cali residents don't know how to drive in rain! :Q

Lived here virtually my whole life and I have to agree with you there.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: Ranger X
No kidding. Did you hear about the 15 car-pile accident yesterday? Ridiculous! I hate how SoCal ppl don't know how to drive in the rain. Whenever it rains, everyone drives about 50mph or less on the freeway and they drive less than 30 on the highway.

Ha! That's nothing compared to the 198 car pileup on the 710 in November and that was due to very light rain and fog. Story Here

It isn't a competition

 

[dethman]

used to live in socal and i still went 85 in the rain. more fun to weave when you can splash on the slow cars.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: Dezign
Cali residents don't know how to drive in rain! :Q

Lived here virtually my whole life and I have to agree with you there.

Yup

 

[manly]

Bah, they don't drive so well in dry weather either.

Personally I think Bay Area drivers are worse, but then the conditions are more difficult and it's all subjective anyway.

Btw, my first car was an old no-frills Toyota Tercel. When it rained was the only time I had "power steering".

 

[MazerRackham]

I've lived in SoCal my whole life, and when it rains I go out and drive on purpose! I really do enjoy it, since it rarely happens. I just wish it was colder so the snow level would drop to like 4000 ft!!! We need more snow here! (I'm a snowboarder)

 

[Adul]

you think cali is bad driving in rain, you should seeHow people here in phoenix drive

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Personally, I like the rain. It's the idiot drivers I hate. And you KNOW someone from the north east or east side of the Rockys is going to come in here and call you all whiners then go off about the snow and ice

 

[ElFenix]

did you see the size of the rainstorm that came through? thing is huge.

 

[NokiaDude]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
No kidding. Did you hear about the 15 car-pile accident yesterday? Ridiculous! I hate how SoCal ppl don't know how to drive in the rain. Whenever it rains, everyone drives about 50mph or less on the freeway and they drive less than 30 on the highway.

DUDE! Do you know how slippery our freeways are after 3 years of no hard rain!!!! They're slippery as F!CK!! Until we get at least 5 days of hard rain I'm not driving over 50 on the freeways. Us California's can drive like F1 drivers when it's dry but our roads as slippery as hell when wet!!!!

 

[shopbruin]

stooop this torrential downpour...

hehe the funny thing is that once we get a tiny storm all the newschannels go on "STORM WATCH!" i'm from the bay area and i'm like "dude its an inch of rain.."

 

[AUMM]

im glad it rained, the past few days have been really dry.

 

[KahunaHube]

this is gods way of weeding out the bad drives

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: KahunaHube
this is gods way of weeding out the bad drives

Based on what I saw during my commute today I would have to agree. And I didn't do more then 60 on the freeway either. Nuts I tells ya if you do more.

 

[Skel]

Originally posted by: Adul
you think cali is bad driving in rain, you should seeHow people here in phoenix drive

No kidding, once a drop of water hits the ground everyone loses their ability to drive completly...

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: KahunaHube
this is gods way of weeding out the bad drives

Based on what I saw during my commute today I would have to agree. And I didn't do more then 60 on the freeway either. Nuts I tells ya if you do more.

Heh... nuts. NutBucket. Gah.

I was doing 50 max on the 10-W to work this morning. I think I'll stay a little later and work out tonight, to avoid the 5-7pm rush.

Stay safe (and dry)!

Peace,
Dezign