Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

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Post by sweet victory » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:00 am

My parents had to walk up hill both ways in the snow everyday to get to school.

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Post by 32wildbilly » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:03 am

OceanBlue2000 wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:35 am Well, that was a mess. Finally got home at midnight, 8 hours after I left. My town is on the other side of some decent sized hills. The state closed the westbound highway that my bus takes, but local roads weren't plowed so people got stuck trying to get up the hills, so then they started closing the local roads. My bus driver basically gave up five miles from my house so I had to walk the rest of the way in the snow. Woo HOO!
Are you SERIOUS!!?? Hope you were dressed properly. Wing tips/loafers are NOT good snow apparel. Crap I would have been wolf bait or a Donner Party meal.

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Post by gnat » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:07 am

OceanBlue2000 wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:35 am Well, that was a mess. Finally got home at midnight, 8 hours after I left. My town is on the other side of some decent sized hills. The state closed the westbound highway that my bus takes, but local roads weren't plowed so people got stuck trying to get up the hills, so then they started closing the local roads. My bus driver basically gave up five miles from my house so I had to walk the rest of the way in the snow. Woo HOO!
This is why I won't work for a company where I can't apply my "if snow is in the forecast, then I'm not coming into the office" rule. Either you get nightmares like that or you look in your mirror to see an Excursion bearing down on you well over the posted speed limit and at least 3 times faster than the rest of traffic with only a 6" square of ice chiseled off their windshield so they can "see" :roll:

It's not my driving I worry about in such conditions, it's all the other morons.

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Post by 32wildbilly » Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:51 am

gnat wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:07 am
OceanBlue2000 wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:35 am Well, that was a mess. Finally got home at midnight, 8 hours after I left. My town is on the other side of some decent sized hills. The state closed the westbound highway that my bus takes, but local roads weren't plowed so people got stuck trying to get up the hills, so then they started closing the local roads. My bus driver basically gave up five miles from my house so I had to walk the rest of the way in the snow. Woo HOO!
This is why I won't work for a company where I can't apply my "if snow is in the forecast, then I'm not coming into the office" rule. Either you get nightmares like that or you look in your mirror to see an Excursion bearing down on you well over the posted speed limit and at least 3 times faster than the rest of traffic with only a 6" square of ice chiseled off their windshield so they can "see" :roll:

It's not my driving I worry about in such conditions, it's all the other morons.
True this...well I do worry a little about my driving regardless of the season cause I'm old!
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Post by OceanBlue2000 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:12 am

FRUNKenstein wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:48 am I assume it was uphill.
For a large part yes! I passed a radio station if that gives you any indication. What’s awesome is that going down a hill in the snow with cars behind you with tenuous grip is just as fun as going up!

This storm was not supposed to be this bad, which is why the various DPW were way behind salting and plowing. So, I had a coat but was wearing dress shoes. That added an hour or so, the lack of traction. Lots of stories like that around here. A teacher friend had to sleep overnight at her school.
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Post by DTMiller » Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:39 pm

Ending the track season how it started, loaded the car on the trailer while it was snowing. Fun day tomorrow, instructor appreciation day at Summit. Last of 30 days this year. Turned a lot of money into noise but had a good time doing it.
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Post by Dr_Strangelove » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:25 pm

Holy crap, dude...

This further reinforces my snarky rebuttal to anyone who claims "summer is our winter" out here in the desert; "Yeah, well at least we don't have to shovel heat."

Sorry to rub salt in the wound. :lol:


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Post by Cuda911 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:25 pm

DTMiller wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:39 pm Ending the track season how it started, loaded the car on the trailer while it was snowing. Fun day tomorrow, instructor appreciation day at Summit. Last of 30 days this year. Turned a lot of money into noise but had a good time doing it.
Yep, we had our last big track event of the season last weekend. Two more AXs left, but both are non-point. Hey, I got first place this season for my car class in big track and in AX! :)
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Post by B3DAWG » Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:50 am

My car is sitting idle leaking coolant in my garage. Ugh! I've caught the expansion tank disease! :oops:

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Post by 808Bill » Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:03 am

Shit B3 that sucks!
Snow, I said I'd never live near it again, now the wife wants to move to Colorado to be closer to the new grandson :shock: I may end up single in Hawaii again!
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