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From: sues@hercules.UUCP (Sue Anne Smith)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: U.S.A. Trip
Message-ID: <676@hercules.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Nov-85 13:27:54 EST
Article-I.D.: hercules.676
Posted: Wed Nov 13 13:27:54 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Nov-85 05:15:47 EST
References: <876@ncoast.UUCP> <888@ncoast.UUCP>
Reply-To: sues@hercules.UUCP (Sue Anne Smith)
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In article <888@ncoast.UUCP> smith@ncoast.UUCP (Phil Smith) writes:
>Those of you that live in N. Ca & Oregon and probaly the rest of the states out 
>in the Rocky Mt area can skip this (i would hope you already know this). Those 
>of you from the south, east, and midwest (like myself) a word of warning. When 
>it snows in the mountains and you expect to drive thru the passes it is 
>MANDATORY that you have chains on your car. If you don't have them you either go
>back or buy them at probably inflated prices from the nearest service station.
> 

IF the nearest service station/town even have chains in stock.  It's a good
rule of thumb that they will just have run out of chains when you need them
most.  Even with chains, the passes are usually treacherous, and the smart
people just wait (or take another route, if there is one).

P.S. Make sure your chains are in good repair and fit the tires on your car
     BEFORE you're lying in the freezing slush on the mountain side trying
     to make them fit.

HURRAH!  Winter is here!