Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
[Re: Sniper]
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12/29/21 07:34 AM
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This was my back yard last week. We've had another 30cm since then and more coming on the weekend. I'm *lucky* if I can use my toys 6 months out of the year. I've had my Mustang for 6 years and it's barely got 25,000 miles on it. Of course, the last 2 years of nowhere to go have also kinda helped keep the mileage down. But, I'm just kinda done with it all. Had 2020 not gone sideways, I had an appointment with an immigration lawyer. If this scamdemic finally comes to an end in 2022, I may re-make that appointment and start getting my ducks in a row.
2+ feet of snow and -20°C for 4 to 6 months out of the year is really just a waste of life. I haven't got a whole lot of time left, so it's time to start livin'.
Bloody Mary, Full of Vodka, Blessed art thou among cocktails....
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
[Re: That AMC Guy]
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12/29/21 10:24 AM
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Around here it's the opposite, people trying to drive on snow covered roads as if it was 70 degrees. If you go to the nearest large city (Bismarck) right after the first good snow, you'll see heaps of red, amber, and clear plastic debris everywhere on the roads. The first couple of days are like bumper cars. That learning curve has to be followed every year. Never fails.
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
[Re: Mastershake340]
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12/29/21 02:31 PM
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Remember Rhino, they have multiple car crashes on the Dan Ryan because the sun is shining.
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
[Re: That AMC Guy]
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12/29/21 09:52 PM
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This was my back yard last week. We've had another 30cm since then and more coming on the weekend. I'm *lucky* if I can use my toys 6 months out of the year. I've had my Mustang for 6 years and it's barely got 25,000 miles on it. Of course, the last 2 years of nowhere to go have also kinda helped keep the mileage down. But, I'm just kinda done with it all. Had 2020 not gone sideways, I had an appointment with an immigration lawyer. If this scamdemic finally comes to an end in 2022, I may re-make that appointment and start getting my ducks in a row.
2+ feet of snow and -20°C for 4 to 6 months out of the year is really just a waste of life. I haven't got a whole lot of time left, so it's time to start livin'. Mr AMC GUY, you are living the dream man. I can't wait to get the hell out of the lower mainland and up to the Enderby, Armstrong area.
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
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12/29/21 11:16 PM
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Someday.....I'll be able to escape Michigan giving it the bird as I drive south to Texas or Florida. Someday....
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
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12/29/21 11:23 PM
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Around here it's the opposite, people trying to drive on snow covered roads as if it was 70 degrees. If you go to the nearest large city (Bismarck) right after the first good snow, you'll see heaps of red, amber, and clear plastic debris everywhere on the roads. The first couple of days are like bumper cars. That learning curve has to be followed every year. Never fails. Agreed. I travel all over the country & have NEVER seen as many bad, idiot, hostile drivers, as I do in Michigan. WORST stretch of highway is US 23 between Brighton & Ann Arbor at rush hour. There's at least one wreck every day either North or South. You simply cannot keep distance from someone. Last night it had been snowing a little - just enough to resurface the roads - with a Zamboni! I went to pick my daughter up from work at 6:30 & I could tell the road was icy - not just snowy. Touch the brakes & you GLIDE. Safest speed 35 max - MAYBE! Well, there were idiots humming along at 55 - on a 2-lane road thinking it was just wet, if even wondering at all. Some people just don't think at all when driving!
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
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12/30/21 12:02 AM
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Around here it's the opposite, people trying to drive on snow covered roads as if it was 70 degrees. If you go to the nearest large city (Bismarck) right after the first good snow, you'll see heaps of red, amber, and clear plastic debris everywhere on the roads. The first couple of days are like bumper cars. That learning curve has to be followed every year. Never fails. Agreed. I travel all over the country & have NEVER seen as many bad, idiot, hostile drivers, as I do in Michigan. WORST stretch of highway is US 23 between Brighton & Ann Arbor at rush hour. There's at least one wreck every day either North or South. You simply cannot keep distance from someone. Last night it had been snowing a little - just enough to resurface the roads - with a Zamboni! I went to pick my daughter up from work at 6:30 & I could tell the road was icy - not just snowy. Touch the brakes & you GLIDE. Safest speed 35 max - MAYBE! Well, there were idiots humming along at 55 - on a 2-lane road thinking it was just wet, if even wondering at all. Some people just don't think at all when driving! And to 99% of the people driving they just DON'T UNDERSTAND that driving is the most dangerous thing they ever do in their lives! 1% of us have very dangerous jobs, things that could kill you any minute, and we learn how to stay alive. The desk jockey's may get a paper cut, might spill their hot coffee, or slip on the floor at the office. They really DON'T get it that they are driving a 4K lb missle!
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
[Re: MarkZ]
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12/30/21 01:17 AM
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Someday.....I'll be able to escape Michigan giving it the bird as I drive south to Texas or Florida. Someday.... Understand completely. I retired on 30 September 2007. I was on my way out of Michigan heading to my new home in Tennessee on 1 October 2007. I only visit family in Michigan between 1 April and 1 November. If it wasn’t for family I’d never go back to Michigan.
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
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12/30/21 01:35 AM
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Someday.....I'll be able to escape Michigan giving it the bird as I drive south to Texas or Florida. Someday.... Understand completely. I retired on 30 September 2007. I was on my way out of Michigan heading to my new home in Tennessee on 1 October 2007. I only visit family in Michigan between 1 April and 1 November. If it wasn’t for family I’d never go back to Michigan. I'm thinking about moving to TN. myself. I have a good friend that moved to Chattanooga a couple years ago - his wife transferred. They relocated because of her job to Bradenton, FL. about 7 years ago, then to TN. They love it in TN. The weather sounds awesome & it looks like a nice area.
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Re: And so it begins, winter driving...
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12/30/21 11:28 AM
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I don’t know how you guys deal with the harsh winters, give me sun and warmth. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there Just like Floriduh, I could NOT live there, don't know how people do it, great place to visit...
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
JB Rhinehart, Realist
A-Body's RULE!
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