Ohm setting question

Inspector #20 said:
@Don O - Sunday afternoon, we headed up into Big Bear from Lucerne Valley and drove into a blinding snowstorm.

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We were the last car allowed through the checkpoint and the CHP didn’t notice we were not chained (i don't have any) and we proceeded up the hill - to the 9,000 ft/asl summit - while other vehicles - including 4x4 trucks with chains - slid into the guardrails and off into the snowbanks.

Here's the snowplow and pilot car clearing the opposite lanes in the closed area.

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I was running with TRAC control engaged and used very light throttle application and gentle steering input to maintain control.

Several tow trucks became immobilized by the ice, even with chains affixed.

At one point, the blowing snow drifts were so intense that we could no longer see the road.

We made it down the hill, and the snow turned to sleet at Seven Oaks, Ca., about 6pm.

Here's a recent video we found from the area we passed through Sunday:

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There is no reason to be driving when the roads are like that. Those people in the video are cidiots (people that come up from the city to the mountains) !
 
Don O said:
There is no reason to be driving when the roads are like that. Those people in the video are cidiots (people that come up from the city to the mountains) !
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I lived in Crestline for 2 years and commuted daily. We also lived on the "cold side" of the mountain where it stayed icy a long time.

I drove S.R.18 everyday....before it had the guardrail down the centerline.
 
Inspector #20 said:
I lived in Crestline for 2 years and commuted daily. We also lived on the "cold side" of the mountain where it stayed icy a long time.

I drove S.R.18 everyday....before it had the guardrail down the centerline.
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I know a few folks up here that do the commute "Down The Hill" every work day. Most times not a big deal, but snow or fog and its a real bitch. I got caught in a fog on the 18 and was driving 1-3 mph (on the HUD) for the last couple of miles. I could see maybe 5 feet in front of the hood. Followed the edge of the road white line.
 
Don O said:
I know a few folks up here that do the commute "Down The Hill" every work day. Most times not a big deal, but snow or fog and its a real bitch. I got caught in a fog on the 18 and was driving 1-3 mph (on the HUD) for the last couple of miles. I could see maybe 5 feet in front of the hood. Followed the edge of the road white line.
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And the whole time you hope and pray anyone else out there on the road in front or behind you can see that you are out there somewhere too.
Nothing like being at the mercy or Mother Nature
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
And the whole time you hope and pray anyone else out there on the road in front or behind you can see that you are out there somewhere too.
Nothing like being at the mercy or Mother Nature
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My thought at the time was if some smart ass painted a white line off to the side of the road. The right side of the road driving up has 100 ft to 1000 ft drop offs. The road is carved into the side of a mountain.
 
Inspector #20 said:
Interesting!!!

Why do you think that is???

When i stopped using Creambacks and Greenbacks, i quit blowing up speakers.

Electro-Harmonix 12VR75 i found to be indestructible.

WGS Reaper 55Hz also was impervious to damage from high volume and high resonance settings. I still have one here somewhere...

Italian-Made Jensen Stealth 80 and Jensen 100 Watt Tornado Neodymium models also never failed.
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I know somebody who owns a music store.
He says:
If you plug the amp into the speaker, and it sounds good...
"Nothing could be wrong."

He is completely oblivious to speaker impedance.
Will not listen to a word I say.

The problem is:
A. pure ignorance.
B. Laziness.

Of course, he's going to cry when the fuse blows...and blame the technician.

There are certain people who are convinced:
Any thought that pops into my head MUST be true.
If I blame the technician, I MUST be right!

Not wide spread, but still out there.
There is always one person who believes this.
 
Amp Mad Scientist said:
I know somebody who owns a music store.
He says:
If you plug the amp into the speaker, and it sounds good...
"Nothing could be wrong."

He is completely oblivious to speaker impedance.
Will not listen to a word I say.

The problem is:
A. pure ignorance.
B. Laziness.

Of course, he's going to cry when the fuse blows...and blame the technician.

There are certain people who are convinced:
Any thought that pops into my head MUST be true.
If I blame the technician, I MUST be right!

Not wide spread, but still out there.
There is always one person who believes this.
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Very true. In my line of work, I've noticed people will often blame the thing they understand the least.
 
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