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Critical-Barracuda92 t1_izudmnt wrote

They didn’t pretreat any of the roads and it’s 25deg out. Everything turned into an ice rink.

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BradMarchandsNose t1_izv5rlz wrote

Yeah I was driving home earlier and the roads were pretty damn slippery. Definitely necessary to slow down

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BarryAllen85 t1_izv5ryn wrote

This. Cars sliding off the road. I saw a guy putting his bumper in his trunk.

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jp_jellyroll t1_izxdhg7 wrote

I don't know why I find this so funny.

Picturing a man very casually tossing a bumper into his trunk like a shopping bag and going to the repair shop like, "Hey, guy, put that back on for me?"

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BarryAllen85 t1_izxesoy wrote

Ha it was in residential Needham. Mfer just stopped in the street loading his bumper.

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b_______e t1_izyft1t wrote

Needham was so bad last night! I had to drive from Needham to Dorchester around 630 and the trip from Great Plain Ave to 128 was just an absolute nightmare, every car just sliding and spinning like crazy. I had to stop and collect myself at one point after a real bad turn. Tis the season I guess

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munchkinsbunchkins t1_izyw8do wrote

Got off 128 around 6pm in Needham and my car was all over the place on Great Plain Avenue. I slid sideways twice. It was crazy.

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zootgirl t1_izv6p2p wrote

Was driving home from the supermarket, turned onto my street (very steep hill) and slid halfway down before I could properly stop. I hate winter.

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naturally-blu t1_izwoj1m wrote

did the exact same thing except I was only stopped by the guardrail at the bottom of my street. very sad day to slowly watch my car slide by my driveway and slowly crunch under the rail. happy winter.

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zootgirl t1_izxc2wz wrote

Sorry, I laughed at "very sad day to slowly watch my car slide by my driveway" because that's the exact same reaction I had. I only wish we had a guardrail at the bottom of our street, we'd just slide straight onto Mass Ave.

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throwawaysscc t1_izvctfy wrote

Awesome negligence by local government was experienced by thousands. This is a car culture. But we can’t sue the DPW.

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thomascgalvin t1_izxef53 wrote

Awesome negligence by local government is like our motto or something.

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throwawaysscc t1_izxmddr wrote

No need to call the DPW though. Straight to VM. Don’t waste your time.

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thomascgalvin t1_izxp9lb wrote

On the plus side, if you're getting their voice mail, it does mean they remembered to pay their cell phone bill this month.

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