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No traction? Snow Problem! – Hagerty Media
For those living in colder climes, winter presents its share of driving challenges. Once upon a time, General Motors took a novel approach to improving winter traction with the Liquid Tire Chain Traction Dispenser.
The onboard system promised, at the push of a button, improved traction through chemistry. As option V75, it launched in 1969 on everything from full-size Chevrolets and sporty Chevelles to the economical and compact Chevy II. Liquid Tire Chain joined a group of other late-’60s wintery options such headlight washers, a rear-window defroster, and an engine block heater.
Old tires used to be really bad in the snow as rubber hardened a lot in the cold. You wanted hard rubber to make the tires last but soft rubber for traction. This spray both made the tires softer and stickier. Modern rubbers are more temperature consistent, and are more plyable but durable.
Upcoming Moon Cycles
Upcoming Moon Phases:
| Day | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | January | 19 | Wolf 🐺 Full 🌝 | east-northeast 64° |
west-northwest 297° |
| Saturday | January | 22 | Waining Gibbous 🌖 | Tuesday 1:51 pm east-northeast 67° |
Tuesday 1:25 am west-northwest 295° |
| Wednesday | January | 26 | Last Quarter 🌗 | Saturday 4:59 pm east 86° |
Saturday 4:35 am west 277° |
| Saturday | January | 29 | Waining Crescent 🌘 | Tuesday 7:26 pm east-southeast 105° |
Tuesday 6:58 am west-southwest 258° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | February | 1 | New 🌚 | – | – |
| Saturday | February | 5 | Waxing Crescent 🌒 | Tuesday 1:28 am east-southeast 111° |
Tuesday 1:54 pm west-southwest 251° |
| Tuesday | February | 8 | First Quarter 🌓 | Friday 3:59 am east 96° |
Friday 4:20 pm west 267° |
| Saturday | February | 12 | Waxing Gibbous 🌔 | Tuesday 6:53 am east-northeast 74° |
Tuesday 7:14 pm west-northwest 288° |
| Wednesday | February | 16 | Snow ❄ Full 🌝 | east-northeast 63° |
west-northwest 297° |
| Sunday | February | 20 | Waining Gibbous 🌖 | Wednesday 1:21 pm east-northeast 73° |
Wednesday 12:57 am west-northwest 289° |
| Thursday | February | 24 | Last Quarter 🌗 | Sunday 4:26 pm east 96° |
Sunday 4:01 am west 267° |
| Monday | February | 28 | Waining Crescent 🌘 | Thursday 8:11 pm east-southeast 115° |
Thursday 7:36 am west-southwest 246° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | March | 3 | New 🌚 | – | – |
| Sunday | March | 6 | Waxing Crescent 🌒 | Wednesday 1:04 am east-southeast 104° |
Wednesday 1:28 pm west 259° |
| Thursday | March | 10 | First Quarter 🌓 | Sunday 4:05 am east 81° |
Sunday 4:25 pm west-northwest 282° |
| Monday | March | 14 | Waxing Gibbous 🌔 | Thursday 7:08 am east-northeast 65° |
Thursday 7:31 pm west-northwest 296° |
| Friday | March | 18 | Worm 🐛 Full 🌝 | east-northeast 67° |
west-northwest 291° |
| Tuesday | March | 22 | Waining Gibbous 🌖 | Friday 2:33 pm east 88° |
Friday 2:09 am west 275° |
| Saturday | March | 26 | Last Quarter 🌗 | Tuesday 5:55 pm east-southeast 111° |
Tuesday 5:25 am west-southwest 251° |
| Tuesday | March | 29 | Waining Crescent 🌘 | Friday 9:02 pm east-southeast 116° |
Friday 8:28 am west-southwest 243° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | April | 1 | New 🌚 | – | – |
| Tuesday | April | 5 | Waxing Crescent 🌒 | Friday 2:16 am east 88° |
Friday 2:37 pm west 274° |
| Saturday | April | 9 | First Quarter 🌓 | Tuesday 5:15 am east-northeast 69° |
Tuesday 5:37 pm west-northwest 293° |
| Wednesday | April | 13 | Waxing Gibbous 🌔 | Saturday 8:32 am east-northeast 64° |
Saturday 8:56 pm west-northwest 295° |
| Sunday | April | 17 | Pink 🌸 Full 🌝 | east 79° |
west 278° |
| Thursday | April | 21 | Waining Gibbous 🌖 | Sunday 2:49 pm east-southeast 104° |
Sunday 2:23 am west 259° |
| Sunday | April | 24 | Last Quarter 🌗 | Wednesday 5:43 pm east-southeast 116° |
Wednesday 5:11 am west-southwest 245° |
| Wednesday | April | 27 | Waining Crescent 🌘 | Saturday 8:51 pm east-southeast 112° |
Saturday 8:21 am west-southwest 246° |
| DOW | Month | Day | Phase | Moon-Rise | Moon-Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | May | 1 | New 🌚 | – | – |
| Wednesday | May | 4 | Waxing Crescent 🌒 | Saturday 1:39 am east 79° |
Saturday 2:00 pm west-northwest 283° |
| Monday | May | 9 | First Quarter 🌓 | Thursday 5:36 am east-northeast 63° |
Thursday 6:00 pm west-northwest 297° |
| Friday | May | 13 | Waxing Gibbous 🌔 | Monday 8:51 am east-northeast 72° |
Monday 9:13 pm west-northwest 285° |
| Monday | May | 16 | Flower 🌷 Full 🌝 | east 89° |
west 268° |
| Friday | May | 20 | Waining Gibbous 🌖 | Monday 2:28 pm east-southeast 112° |
Monday 1:58 am west-southwest 250° |
| Monday | May | 23 | Last Quarter 🌗 | Thursday 5:37 pm east-southeast 116° |
Thursday 5:03 am west-southwest 243° |
| Friday | May | 27 | Waining Crescent 🌘 | Monday 9:19 pm east 99° |
Monday 8:53 am west-southwest 258° |
In Four Weeks on February, 12, 2022
In Four Weeks …
In four weeks on February 12 the sun will be setting in the west-southwest (252°) at 5:23 pm,🌄 which is 36 minutes later then today. In 2021 on that day, we had cold, partly cloudy and temperatures between 16 and 3 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 35 and 17 degrees. The record high of 55 degrees was set back in 1932.