About that snowblower.....

ready2fly · February 14th, 2007, 14:10

......it's snowing here (Ft. Worth, TX) AGAIN!!!

Last night, the talking weather-head said, and I quote: "Some of north Texas may see some fluries, but it's HIGHLY unlikely we'll see any anywhere near the Metroplex. It should stay WELL north of us."

Liar.

KLB · February 14th, 2007, 14:45

I bet people are wrecking their cars left and right.

WestIndian425 · February 14th, 2007, 15:38

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Originally Posted by KLB

I bet people are wrecking their cars left and right.

Darn!! And I was in DFW last week finishing up my sims! Oh, well. Now that I'm back in BK, I get to see that dandruff stuff again.

I didn't get the impression that the folks in TX have difficulty driving in poor weather...

132nbush · February 14th, 2007, 15:39

Snowing in Tx. this is like "The day After Tomorrow"

casey · February 14th, 2007, 16:16

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Originally Posted by 132nbush

Snowing in Tx. this is like "The day After Tomorrow"

if it were snowing in houston or brownsville then it would be. its not uncommon to get a winter storm in DFW, though its usually ice. Even austin gets a day or two of snow most years. Up in the panhandle snow is common. TX is a big place

CapnJim · February 14th, 2007, 16:31

I can sum up the winter-weather driving abilities of DFW residents in two words: INSURANCE DEDUCTABLES

Or, to put it another way, what do you get when you cross a egomaniacal hilbilly, with a giant RWD nose heavy pickup truck, with 1/8 inch of ice on I-30?
Answer: An estatic auto-body shop owner.

"I got's me a fower wheeul draive! YEEEEEHHAAAWWWWW!!!" *crashbangwhallop*

KLB · February 14th, 2007, 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by WestIndian425

Darn!! And I was in DFW last week finishing up my sims! Oh, well. Now that I'm back in BK, I get to see that dandruff stuff again.

I didn't get the impression that the folks in TX have difficulty driving in poor weather...

If it rains to hard people are sliding all over the place. People were passing me by and wrecking a few miles ahead of me when I was there during a winter storm last year. They don't know how to slow down and take their time. Just because they have trucks and suv's don't me that they can go anywhere and do anything either.

CapnJim · February 14th, 2007, 16:35

I'm just ticked because I just got in from shovelling 6 inches of pellets off my sidewalk. Here's my world:

KEWR 141809Z 141818 35020G28KT 1/2SM PLSN FZFG OVC004
TEMPO 1819 1SM -FZDZ BR
FM1900 34020G30KT 4SM BR OVC008
TEMPO 1921 2SM -FZDZSNPL BR
FM2100 32025G32KT 5SM BR OVC015
TEMPO 2123 -SN
FM0000 31025G35KT P6SM OVC020
TEMPO 0203 5SM -SHSN OVC012
FM0400 30018G32KT P6SM SCT025

And the damned SOCC hasn't dropped a single thing off my suicide EWR-BDL-CLE-SYR-EWR day trip tomorrow!!

Kristie · February 14th, 2007, 16:36

*i've always wanted to use this... FINALLY...

Seggy · February 14th, 2007, 17:03

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Originally Posted by Kristie

*i've always wanted to use this... FINALLY...

check your text messages!

Ian J · February 14th, 2007, 18:30

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Originally Posted by Kristie

*i've always wanted to use this... FINALLY...

Here are some from Rochester...

Ian J · February 14th, 2007, 18:33

One more cool one!

amorris311 · February 14th, 2007, 18:34

does not look fun to shovel that out. great photos though.

SeatClutcher · February 14th, 2007, 18:42

Yeah.

And that's MY car!

His is in the garage.

You'd never guess it had been wiped off clean just a couple of hours before that picture was taken.

Kristie · February 14th, 2007, 19:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seggy

check your text messages!

didn't get anything....

Ian/Kristen - those pics are awesome!!! but still glad i don't have to shovel it! haha

Seggy · February 14th, 2007, 19:10

ChinookDriver what a bunch of wimpos you guys are in the ROC

I kid, I kid.

Kristie I resent them, they are pic text messages to your phone.

SeatClutcher · February 14th, 2007, 19:17

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Originally Posted by Kristie

didn't get anything....

Ian/Kristen - those pics are awesome!!! but still glad i don't have to shovel it! haha

Be very glad!

I shoveled once, and later these two kids came by offering to do it for $10. Best $10 I ever spent!

WestIndian425 · February 14th, 2007, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapnJim

I can sum up the winter-weather driving abilities of DFW residents in two words: INSURANCE DEDUCTABLES

Or, to put it another way, what do you get when you cross a egomaniacal hilbilly, with a giant RWD nose heavy pickup truck, with 1/8 inch of ice on I-30?
Answer: An estatic auto-body shop owner.

"I got's me a fower wheeul draive! YEEEEEHHAAAWWWWW!!!" *crashbangwhallop*

That bad? And I wanted to move to Dallas in a few years.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KLB

If it rains to hard people are sliding all over the place. People were passing me by and wrecking a few miles ahead of me when I was there during a winter storm last year. They don't know how to slow down and take their time. Just because they have trucks and suv's don't me that they can go anywhere and do anything either.

Wow!! Still, from your description, it sounds like ATL is worse.

Well, like I always say: If you can drive in NYC, you can drive anywhere.

Kristie · February 14th, 2007, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Seggy

Kristie I resent them, they are pic text messages to your phone.

weird...they're not coming thru. i have both pic and text so i don't know why they're not coming thru... don't worry bout it tho! it's no big deal!

ready2fly · February 15th, 2007, 10:42

Well...it snowed for like 30 minutes after I started this thread and.....DONE!

Ahhhh.....Tejas.

caliginousface · February 15th, 2007, 11:00

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Originally Posted by SeatClutcher

Yeah.

And that's MY car!

His is in the garage.

Right where they should be!

Kidding!

LoadMasterC141 · February 15th, 2007, 16:10

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Originally Posted by WestIndian425

I didn't get the impression that the folks in TX have difficulty driving in poor weather...

Can't speak for DFW peeps, but 2 hours south here in redneckville, they are scared to death of bad weather, particularly ice. I actually saw a guy standing in fron of his car, in the middle of a lane on a 60MPH highway, trying to see if the bridge was icy with his foot. Everyone else is doing around 20-25. Come on! there is slow and then there is SLOW!

In mid-January we had a bad week. They threatened ice every day of the week.
On Monday, no ice but on the grass. Half the people call in at my work. The rest of us are sent home 2 hours early so we don't risk driving in bad weather in the dark. I drove home on completely dry roads, the sun shining in my eyes.
Tuesday, same thing. More people call off. We get sent home same time on dry roads.
Wednesday, ICE!! holy cow we got ice on the bridges, and a little bit here and there. Schools are closed(My wife the school teacher, is thrilled). As I drive into work, some dingleberry is trying to scrape the ice up in the parking lot with a backhoe. He just made it nice and smooth ice now! I do donuts for fun in the far corner and get told off for doing such dangerous things.
Thursday, its' raining and 34 degrees. Roads are slick, but no ice. Most of work doesnt come in. We get sent home at noon.
Friday, rain and above freezing again. The president buys 200 pizzas for the people that came in.

Ridiculous.

February 14th, 2007, 14:45	#2
KLB Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: DFW Posts: 3,005	Re: About that snowblower..... I bet people are wrecking their cars left and right.

February 14th, 2007, 15:39	#4
132nbush Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NY Posts: 10	Re: About that snowblower..... Snowing in Tx. this is like "The day After Tomorrow"

February 14th, 2007, 16:31	#6
CapnJim Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: G-town, Near D-town. In T-state... er... whatever Posts: 4,499	Re: About that snowblower..... I can sum up the winter-weather driving abilities of DFW residents in two words: INSURANCE DEDUCTABLES Or, to put it another way, what do you get when you cross a egomaniacal hilbilly, with a giant RWD nose heavy pickup truck, with 1/8 inch of ice on I-30? Answer: An estatic auto-body shop owner. "I got's me a fower wheeul draive! YEEEEEHHAAAWWWWW!!!" crashbangwhallop

February 14th, 2007, 16:35	#8
CapnJim Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: G-town, Near D-town. In T-state... er... whatever Posts: 4,499	Re: About that snowblower..... I'm just ticked because I just got in from shovelling 6 inches of pellets off my sidewalk. Here's my world: KEWR 141809Z 141818 35020G28KT 1/2SM PLSN FZFG OVC004 TEMPO 1819 1SM -FZDZ BR FM1900 34020G30KT 4SM BR OVC008 TEMPO 1921 2SM -FZDZSNPL BR FM2100 32025G32KT 5SM BR OVC015 TEMPO 2123 -SN FM0000 31025G35KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 0203 5SM -SHSN OVC012 FM0400 30018G32KT P6SM SCT025 And the damned SOCC hasn't dropped a single thing off my suicide EWR-BDL-CLE-SYR-EWR day trip tomorrow!!

February 14th, 2007, 16:36	#9
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 19,291 Blog Entries: 3	Re: About that snowblower..... *i've always wanted to use this... FINALLY... __________________ Wife of a Delta B767 ER F/O jetgirls.net

February 14th, 2007, 18:33	#12
Ian J Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 6,091 Blog Entries: 7	Re: About that snowblower..... One more cool one! __________________

February 14th, 2007, 18:34	#13
amorris311 Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles soon to be phx Posts: 2,633	Re: About that snowblower..... does not look fun to shovel that out. great photos though.

February 14th, 2007, 18:42	#14
SeatClutcher Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southern country Posts: 3,360	Re: About that snowblower..... Yeah. And that's MY car! His is in the garage. You'd never guess it had been wiped off clean just a couple of hours before that picture was taken. __________________ Blog: How to (not) have children: part 5 "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross." -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935

February 14th, 2007, 19:10	#16
Seggy Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,498	Re: About that snowblower..... ChinookDriver what a bunch of wimpos you guys are in the ROC I kid, I kid. Kristie I resent them, they are pic text messages to your phone.

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