Harriet Lake road access

[Smokey Bear]

This is a problem that never occurs in Chicagoland. Sure, there's snow and iced-over lakes, but what's important is that the area is flat as a pancake; with no topography to deal with, getting from hither to yon becomes much easier. Oh, and Upper Midwesterners are generally pretty accustomed to driving in snow compared to most PNW'ers.

The problem here is actually because of the fires we had a few years ago. The are still clearing the dead standing burnt trees close enough to the roads that they are a safety concern. I agree that you guys get a lot more snow than us and are used to it. The problem here is the majority of the ones that don’t know how to drive in the snow, or rain for that matter, came from California.

 

[mcswny]

The problem here is the majority of the ones that don’t know how to drive in the snow, or rain for that matter, came from California.

In my experience there are plenty of Oregonians that don't know how to drive in the snow . This is just a lazy stereotype/generalization.

 

[RCF]

Big difference with driving in dry and blowing snow on flatter land and the wet, mushy, compacted slush/ice on steep hills.

 

[Smokey Bear]

Big difference with driving in dry and blowing snow on flatter land and the wet, mushy, compacted slush/ice on steep hills.

And thankfully we still don’t use salt that destroys trucks and cars. I know if it gets to be too much in town they might use it.

 

[Smokey Bear]

In my experience there are plenty of Oregonians that don't know how to drive in the snow .

This is absolutely true. There are plenty that do not know how to drive at all. I see it every day.

 

[Westfly Refugee]

Understand...the back-way from Ripplebrook Store to Lake Harriet is closed for their convenience, not the stated cause of "protecting us from falling trees". There's hardly any trees left along that road. My road with its overhanging cottonwoods is more hazardous than that closed road.