Do You Get Bad or Heavy Fog in Your Area?

In the winter, (Northeatern PA) we get complete "white outs". When I was working, I'd come home at 1 AM. The fog in my area was so thick, I had to open the driver's side door and follow the yellow lines to get home. Sometimes, I had to go back and forth a lot, because I missed the turn off to my house. This happens when there's snow on the ground and it rains.
 

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fuzzybuddy said:
In the winter, (Northeatern PA) we get complete "white outs". When I was working, I'd come home at 1 AM. The fog in my area was so thick, I had to open the driver's side door and follow the yellow lines to get home. Sometimes, I had to go back and forth a lot, because I missed the turn off to my house. This happens when there's snow on the ground and it rains.
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Ahhh, whiteouts. Brings back memories of my years on the ski hills when you couldn't tell the ground from the air. All you could do was feel the ground, but you never knew when you were about to fly off a cornice into space. Even smaller dips created havoc with your perception.
 
JustDave said:
Ahhh, whiteouts. Brings back memories of my years on the ski hills when you couldn't tell the ground from the air. All you could do was feel the ground, but you never knew when you were about to fly off a cornice into space. Even smaller dips created havoc with your perception.
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Huh, I am in ski country.
 

fuzzybuddy said:
Huh, I am in ski country.
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Does this mean you've never experienced it skiing? I figured you would be a skier from your address. I skied out west, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia. I'm not sure I've seen it in British Columbia, but I would guess they get it (whiteouts) bad.
 
Yes. At times, I can't even see the house across the street in the morning.
On the road, you can barely see the yellow/white lines.

On my way home from work long ago, I would have to stick my head out the window at 2am to make sure I was following the lines on the road. And, oops, look out for the stray tumbleweed rolling across the road.

My neighbor across the street had someone crash in to their car they had parked at their curb during a foggy night. It must have been around midnight, and all of a sudden a crash was heard. It brought some of us outside to see what had happened.
 
I'm from Santa Cruz Ca. Coastal fog. Could be clear a few blocks from the beach. It would roll out sometime in the morning. Hang out in the ocean all day and roll back in about 4pm. Loved it.

Now that I'm more in the valley of California, we can get that fog that is very thick and hard to see through. When I worked PM and the fog was bad, I'd drive through town instead of the freeway. There have been plenty of fog related crashes and deaths because of the way people drive in it.
 

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