MetalPSI™
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Mar 14, 2017 14:09:31 GMT -8
 Ah, I love me some classic Simpsons |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Mar 14, 2017 18:04:34 GMT -8
I feel sorry for you guys on the East Coast. It's supposed to hit 80 here today. All my flowers are going crazy. Turns out it wasn't as bad as the weather talking heads were painting it a few days ago. A few days ago it looked like a class 5 kill storm. Got maybe 10-12 inches of snow and then it turned to sleet. I was able to borrow the neighbor's snow blower. Still sucks to have a snow storm this close to spring but it could have been a lot worse. Yeah, I saw it on the news. I'm glad it wasn't as bad as predicted. It hit 82 here today. Must be that anal worming thing everyone's talking about. |
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MetalPSI™
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Mar 14, 2017 18:28:17 GMT -8
I hate getting worms myself
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Post by steveinthecity on Mar 14, 2017 21:36:53 GMT -8
I hate getting worms myself I've never had worms. Must be all the gin that keeps them at bay. |
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Post by Jeffro on Mar 15, 2017 2:41:33 GMT -8
One final shoveling last night at around 7pm. There was a half inch or more layer of slush that needed to be moved. If I had left it there my driveway would be a sheet of ice this morning.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2017 8:06:02 GMT -8
One final shoveling last night at around 7pm. There was a half inch or more layer of slush that needed to be moved. If I had left it there my driveway would be a sheet of ice this morning. I've shoveled ice. It's not fun. Heart attack city. |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Mar 15, 2017 8:36:25 GMT -8
So how do you guys who live in snow country deal with driving?
Do you opt for 4WD, snow tires, chains?
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Post by Jeffro on Mar 15, 2017 9:00:53 GMT -8
So how do you guys who live in snow country deal with driving? Do you opt for 4WD, snow tires, chains? I hate driving in the snow and it's because of all the assholes who think that 4WD means they can drive as if it's only raining. My last car was a Jeep Liberty and it was great in the snow with regular tires and the 4WD on. Never had an issue. Every year I think about getting a set of snow tires and then reject it because I don't want to spend the money. |
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MetalPSI™
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Mar 15, 2017 10:20:46 GMT -8
I've gone my entire life without buying snow tires. There have been times I really wish I had splurged on them, and after becoming a real mechanic, they are definitely smart to have, but meh I've recently (2013) got into Subaru for the all wheel drive and I won't go back for a winter car. Just fantastic. Before that, I'd buy front wheel drive beaters for a winter car (Had a Pontiac Wave for a few years. Front wheel drive and I could push it out of a ditch with one hand) Winter driving takes finesse and patience, which all these  in their huge SUV's cannot begin to even grasp. I've had following me in their Honda Civics, only to smash on the curb and wreck their front ends. You really have to know your vehicle and what it can do, just driving like everyone else is how accidents happen. I live in stupid central, my insurance went up 4% from my hometown when I moved here. I see crashes daily and basically every car on the road has some sort of damage. It's ridiculous. |
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Mar 15, 2017 12:30:53 GMT -8
I used to know a guy from Alaska, who said everybody up there drives a Subaru wagon because they're AWD and run forever, you can take them anywhere.
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MetalPSI™
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Post by MetalPSI™ on Mar 15, 2017 15:56:18 GMT -8
My cars run fine till I take them into the dealerships in this hole of a city. |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Mar 20, 2017 14:45:22 GMT -8
Warm and raining.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Mar 21, 2017 6:47:42 GMT -8
Steady rain.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 10:13:01 GMT -8
Raining here again, too.
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Post by Jeffro on Mar 21, 2017 10:30:36 GMT -8
Mid 50s here today Mid 30s here tomorrow  |
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Ah, I love me some classic Simpsons
in their huge SUV's cannot begin to even grasp. I've had 
