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Nashville Channel 17 was interviewing a couple of younger guys in the West Nashville area (around Charlotte at 35th if you know those hills up to the tall & skinnies). One of them said something like "we're from the northeast so we know how to drive on snow but this is all ice. We can't get out of our driveway." and I'm like . . . "yup".

Hello, fellow Mazda-nerd! Mazda Tribute, CX-5, and a Miata in my current lineup. I've had a 323, two 626s, and a Mazda3 hatch. The Miata is a garage queen, but I can't say I wasn't tempted to put the hardtop on and cut some donuts in the cul-de-sac last week

There used to be a commercial for the Beetles where the announcer asked “You ever wonder how the guys who drive the snow plows get to work?” Then it pans to a parking lot full of Beetles. I always thought that was pretty clever.

Snow is one thing. Bring your Yankee brethren here and show me how to drive in this ice hockey rink of a road I live on. Hint: it is covered in shiny ice, but is in no way flat.

I bought something like you are taking about with little screw heads insert in them they definitely helped

I'm not sure if I shared this but when we went to Finland in November our rental had studded snow tires. I was amazed at how much traction I had. They mandate snow tires there and do not use salt. They put down crushed gravel. Even the buses had no issue getting up and down snow covered hills. Never saw a single wreck. I'm a believer in studded snow tires. Took me 15 minutes to get my wife's car out of our driveway this morning even with traction boards. This storm taught me you really have to shovel the snow before it turns to ice. I won't make that mistake again.

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to share your suggestions. I went to Opry Mills Mall today and discovered there is a Merrill store in the mall. I tried on several boots and finally chose the Merrill Thermo Snowdrift 2 Mid Waterproof boot. It was $89. It came in Wide and I was able to add a wool insert that I were in my other boots. It was buy one, get two more at half off so I picked up a pair of trail running shoes for that felt great for $35. I plan to try them out tomorrow with a pair of SmartWool heavy boot socks.

That’s how I roll. It would appear my little nuts (kids) didn’t fall far from the tree either. 4wd is plan B. Until it is needed, I’m having fun with it.

I knew a guy who said that you should have 4wd on your truck so that if got stuck while in 2wd, you'd know it was foolish to be out in that kind of weather, and you could shift your truck into 4wd and go back home until weather improved.

My 2wd F150 is a low mile former farm truck. The 82 year old farmer I bought it from bought it new in 06 and managed to put 62,000 miles on it going to the COOP every Saturday for supplies and meds for his Hobby Herd or dump runs. He was a wealthy retired attorney who happened to have a 60~70 head heard of beef cattle. He got rid of his cows at 78 or 79 years old. Finally sold the Farm at about 82 or 83 and moved to "town". I bought the truck from him in 2021 with 62k miles. I do know he had never owned a 4wd truck in 50 years of owning and operating that farm, always 2wd F150 short cab long bed trucks. The couple of times he did get one stuck he just pulled it out with the tractor and went on about his work, no big deal I guess when you have a couple tractors around.

Easier to walk on than full spiked crampons

We try to pick out one vehicle for to drive while the roads are salted. That way I don’t have three to clean up afterwards. You are right about the change in vehicles. When I was a kid, every farmer I knew somehow got by with a half ton, 2WD pickup. Today it appears you need a diesel 4x4 just to drive past a farm. We had one neighbor who rented out his bull. That thing would get in and out of the truck bed by himself. I guess he liked his job. Lol!

I had a VW beatle years ago and had studded snow tires for the winter, never got stuck in that thing.

I worked at a full service service station while in HS (70-73), and I remember people wanting the studded snow tires, so the owner had to invest in a pneumatic gun that would "shoot" the metal studs into the pre-molded holes/locations on the newer snow tires. Could only do this on new tires as the studs would not grip good in tires that had been driven w/o the studs. Was fun to learn that task, but it got old very quickly, even for a teenager. I also remember hearing those studded tires "singing" at highway speeds similar to the "mudder" tires of today, and those days of doing nothing but unmounting regular tires, and mounting the snow tires for the upcoming season. This was before people bought an extra set of rims for winter tires. I usually would work at the service station on "snow days" when school was out, the owner would call the house and tell mom he was coming to get me as they needed the help putting on chains/snow tires and pulling people out of the ditches. Good times.

I think sun/shade makes a difference too. My neighbors that shovelled their driveway after the first day have remained dry and clear ever since, even after the rain. A friend of mine has a flamethrower. I would have been a hero with that thing.

I believe they are outlawed except in the northern territories due to road damage, etc.

I have had experience with the 22Mag rifle. We had cows and calves on a rented farm close to town. Dogs were killing and chewing off ears and tails diminishing their value. The farm caretaker told my father-in-law that he would call him when the dog pack came back to give the cows chase. We arrived, on this morning, 7 dogs, from the local neighborhood, were out early and had a just born calf down working it over. Our plan was for me to come at them from the roadside and FIL and Caretaker come in for the other. They opened up, with shotguns, on the pack and a very large Red Bone Coon Hound came running up the hill toward me. The dogs were in a small valley. When the hound seen me that thing came at me with gusto. I believe the dog would have attacked me the way he looked. As he loped up the hill, I leveled a scoped Marlin 22 Mag rifle and I decided to shoot him in the head. As I pulled the trigger his head came up and my shot hit the dog just under his head and struck him square in the chest. the dog dropped at my feet stone dead. As I looked at the 120-pound Hound that rifle had cleaned his body and blown his insides out his butt. I mean he was cleaned just like looking thru a stovepipe. I was amazed what that little rifle did to that dog. Much more powerful than a regular 22LR. We got 5 of the 7 dogs, 2 little ones got away, and never lost another calf. That bunch had killed 4 calves and chewed up 7 costing my FIL a bunch of money. That was 35 years ago. I am a 22 Mag fan. Have a scoped Marlin bolt action in my safe. It is a tack driver. My grandson has spoken for it when I let it go.

I live mid-way between Knoxville and 'Nooga, and my back yard is still a frozen wasteland, the snow is melting some during the days from underneath, not from the top down, so it's just like owl snot when I walk the dog. Previous footprints have melted/re-frozen several times, so that's all the traction there is. Dog with 4 leg drive even has issues. LOL. Our SD road has been clear for a couple days, but our drive was a solid sheet of ice until yesterday at noon, and I went out with shovel and was able to bust up the ice for the most part and it's now clear so we can get out if we want/need. We can see Hwy 68 from our house and traffic has been moving along pretty good for a couple days, but the driveway was iced over and I just didn't try to get out cause I didn't have to, so I didn't. LOL Temps to hit the mid 40's today, so everything will turn to mush from the melting snow, and then the 2-4" of rain coming this weekend will be different anyways. LOL

This Burris Eliminator IV is a rangefinding scope. Check it out: https://www.burrisoptics.com/riflescopes/eliminator-iv-laserscope-4-16x50mm Burris Eliminator IV LaserScope 4-16x50mm 4.8 out of 5 stars. "Just aim, range, and shoot. It's that simple. The new Eliminator IV features extended rangefinding capabilities out to 2,000 yards and enhanced ballistic calculator with more data and faster-aiming solutions. All this significantly increasing the distance at which you can make an ethical shot. New wireless remote laser activation of the laser rangefinder has been added to make it easy to range your target. As always there’s no need for a smartphone, app or separate handheld range finder! Prior to the hunt feed the Eliminator IV your cartridge’s ballistic info and the scope calculates perfect holdover at your exact distance, estimates wind drift, then gives you the perfect aiming solution (bright red dot) — all at the push of a button. Just aim, range and shoot. It’s that simple! Four tools in one advanced optics including: precision optics, an internal digital inclinometer, smart dope card, and built-in laser range finder."

Snow is one thing but this icy stuff, woff you need studded tires or chains

From the time I was around a year old until I was 16 we lived in Toledo Ohio, yes I have seen worse. But we aren't equipped for it here so those of us who can just stay home. I didn't know they closed school for snow until I was 16 years old. Blizzard that year . First got 6 inches or so then before the streets were cleared we had freezing rain followed by 17 plus inches of snow. It was a mess. I delivered the newspaper back then and not one of my customers missed a single copy. You just get used to it. Of course I was dragging my bag on top rather than carrying it as my weight went through the top layers to the ice. Perishables like milk were hard to come by for a few days and it took the National Guard a while to dig out the airport and some roads. The drifts buried an 18 wheeler on Airport Rd.. I could tell a lot more horror stories but y'all get the idea.

Beautiful 42 yr old rifle. Extremely hard to find. Made in 1981. Excellent condition. $1750 Realistic trades considered only. No ARs.

I have a Wilson SFX9 with a 5" barrel for sale. It's a great shooter, I'm just a single stack guy I guess. I've put about 200 rounds through it and it runs great as in buttery smooth. Includes 3 - 15 round mags. $2,400 Located in Chattanooga

We have had three and they absolutely sucked in this stuff. But I sure would like another one.

I guess they figured they could give Ruger/Marlin a run for the money with a 44mag. The Marlin with a wood stock (not a pretty as the 3.5K S&W) is the same price (if you can find one). Since I have a JM Marlin in 44 mag, I’m not interested in the S&W

Older Lyman 6 hole turret press. Ram operates and head turns. Needs to be taken apart, cleaned and lubed. $60

This is my 3rd MX-5. It is a supercharged 97. Had another 97 (bounced it off a rock wall) and a 95 that I raced for several years before selling it. Raced a 1st gen RX-7 for a few years as well. Honestly I think the Mazdaspeed 3 would be my favorite if they had just carried the awd system from the speed 6 to it. My MX-5 needs a power steering repair before spring and my Speed 3 needs an injector seal so I have been driving the 5. Once I get the Speed 3 going again the 5 will be sold off, too many cars and not enough garage.

Same here . . . the clean Jeep Wrangler stayed in the garage and I drove the already-dirty CX-5.

That's funny that I was thinking about those earlier. They really do add needed traction on ice.

All very good points Some of them I didn't think of that as I really only own one semi-long range rifle Just thought it might be easier to combine the two but like you say a handheld wouldn't have to raise the rifle I was thinking of getting something for my dad for his deer rifle He's in his mid-70s I figured easy was good for him or at least maybe easier I've been looking at an inexpensive Buck Masters 1500 rangefinder for myself try to get into the math surely it's good to know that stuff Kind of like I can add numbers in my head where they teach kids now to use a calculator I can do both

Once again it's all where you were at. My back porch is stamped concrete so a shovel salt etc is a no no. I did however use the leaf blower and a broom to attack it that first morning. From that point a hit with the broom or blower every morning has kept it dry and clean. But the driveway is another story. If I had the rain sleet mix some of yall received my back porch would probably be an ice rink right now.

I can’t see anyone paying that much for that rifle

There are numerous ranging reticles available on quality mid to high end optics. Most folks handle it in that manner. No electronics, no extra parts. Once learn the reticle and the math it is fairly quick and easy to range. The tricky part is having multiple rifles and getting the same reticle and/or scope for all of them. If you are primarily a one gun shooter, no problem. If you have a safe full of long guns putting optics on all of them or learning multiple reticles gets to be a more involved or expensive process. Most hunters I know run a separate range finder or binoculars with a range finder so they can scout and range without bringing their weapon up. Also allows them to use that item for multiple game, seasons, and weapons. That way if they are taking the bow, muzzle loader, rifle, or shotgun out they have one range finder to handle it all. Most target shooters I know don't bother with a range finder as they are typically dealing with known marked ranges or at least have a pretty good estimation.

Here you go. https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/nokian-tire-hakkapeliitta-lt3-studded/p/103527

This is the county road I must take to get to town, and my own driveway, which I cleared as best I could a few days ago. I know the county doesn't have the snow-clearing equipment to keep the county roads clear, but if it had been plowed right after the snow it would be fine now. Obviously, quite a few people are driving on it, but I'll wait another day.

https://www.smith-wesson.com/1854 Ya'll ain't gonna believe this!!!

I am ready for spring I got driveway cleared but walkways solid ice roadways near me is treacherous until you get to main roads. 40 degrees will feel good 13 degrees now

No, but it pays for a lot of them.

I have one of the EP9 pistols and have been very happy with it. No major issues at all. The mags in mine tend to go in a tiny bit too much and feed lips will block the bolt. However, if you get in the habit of inserting the mag and then giving it a slight downward tug, it works just fine. Probably just my gun. You should also add a forward grip of some type. After a couple of mag dumps the handguard tends to get a bit warm. Accuracy and reliability have been excellent. Overall, I think its a great bargain for the price.

Not surprising, not many folks in New England know how to dive in snow and ice either-lol. When I was a kid my father owned a gas station/repair shop. For all of Oct and Nov all we did was stud tires. 95% of cars back then were rear wheel drive. You werent going anywhere without studs.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. For Knoxville and folks east of there. Crab Orchard and the Plateau is like the Bermuda triangle

Gotta say I had a good chuckle reading this thread, after living most of my life in CT. For those that dont particularly like the way other folks seem to be moving here to TN (among other warmer, southern states) , picture the weather you have had for the past week or so lasting from November to April, only with a lot more snow. I remember a winter a few years before we moved that we seemed to get a blizzard every week in Jan and Feb. My mailbox was actually hidden by the snow for a week, had to dig it out when I was shoveling. The fact that I worked outside was the prime motivation for moving south. Moving here was the first time I moved without packing a shovel and snowblower-lol. For some strange reason my area only got a few inches of snow, I hear Knox got 10+ inches.

Cool!

I've got a CZ P-01 and love it. It's not the smallest, nor the lightest, but it feels great in the hand and shoots beautifully. Probably not much lighter than the EMP, but capacity is better. The grip angle on both is pretty different, I'd shoot both if you can and see if you prefer one more than the other.

My primary carry for about 30 years now has been a lightly modified 1959 Colt Lightweight Commander in .45acp. Comfort and concealment are a product of a good belt and holster. The flat profile of a 1911 makes it a very easy gun to carry and conceal.