See what all you WARM WEATHER folk are missing

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Old 01-03-2003 | 08:54 PM
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See what all you WARM WEATHER folk are missing

We were supposed to get 4-6 inches of snow today into tonight, but it ended up being ICE instead.
I had an interesting ride home from work and this is what the car looked like when I got home.

Oh yea…… BLIZZAK tires RULE !!!!!!!
Cars were stuck all over my 10-mile drive home, but I motored onward.

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Old 01-03-2003 | 09:22 PM
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Shawn.....you've got to be itching to clean the blinger!!!
Old 01-03-2003 | 09:32 PM
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Oh my GOD! Shawn...I can't believe you don't have a winter driver! I could never stand to subject my car to that...


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Old 01-03-2003 | 09:38 PM
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Puhleaze We're in the grunt of our second 2 FT+ snowfall in two weeks, with an ice storm yesterday. Let's see lots of snow+Ice+lots of more snow = No pity
Old 01-03-2003 | 09:39 PM
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I think it's supposed to be.....73 degrees here tomorrow?
Old 01-03-2003 | 09:42 PM
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I've never seen anything like it!

Then again, my car have yet to see snow...so what do I know.

I wonder if your tounge would get stuck if you decide to like the fender?
Old 01-03-2003 | 09:48 PM
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Old 01-03-2003 | 09:53 PM
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LOL... thats what we had the other night.

i didnt wanna scratch my car so i didnt bother wiping it off. I figure it will melt in spring


Tonight its all snow tho... good 6-8 inches so far.
Old 01-03-2003 | 10:23 PM
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20" coming by sunday morning!
Old 01-03-2003 | 10:33 PM
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scratch that... we currently have "white-out" conditions and have accumulated 18-20 inches of snow.


its not supposed to stop for awhile either


Damn... I just looked outside... scary
Old 01-03-2003 | 10:38 PM
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I've got pics from last month when we had an ice storm worse than those pics Shawn S posted. I gotta find where I put the pics though.
Old 01-03-2003 | 10:43 PM
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Originally posted by soopa
scratch that... we currently have "white-out" conditions and have accumulated 18-20 inches of snow.


its not supposed to stop for awhile either


Damn... I just looked outside... scary
Ha, I had to go for a brief drive (very brief) and Holy shit! Nothing was even plowed. I almost went off the road like 3 times in the mile that I drove. VSA was flippin shit on me.
Old 01-03-2003 | 10:59 PM
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Originally posted by Nashua_Night_Hawk
20" coming by sunday morning!

Right on man! Let me know if they rub...it'll be nice to have another CL on DUBS

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Old 01-03-2003 | 11:32 PM
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This is how it looks outside...
Old 01-03-2003 | 11:46 PM
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Originally posted by TypeSAddict
Ha, I had to go for a brief drive (very brief) and Holy shit! Nothing was even plowed. I almost went off the road like 3 times in the mile that I drove. VSA was flippin shit on me.
hehe. where the fuck do you live again man?

Eastern/Upstate New York. LOL... what city?
Old 01-03-2003 | 11:51 PM
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Originally posted by 4pumpedCL
I think it's supposed to be.....73 degrees here tomorrow?
Haha yeah...I'm pretty sure I just washed my car days ago and applied Coat 12 :P
Old 01-03-2003 | 11:51 PM
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North Andover, MA is supposed to get 12-18 inches tonight...fortunately I went out to the candy store earlier (liquor store).
Old 01-04-2003 | 12:39 AM
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And to think I almost had to bring my plants of off my balcony cause the low was going to be 35.
Old 01-04-2003 | 12:47 AM
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gots to love the nice fluffy stuff. hehe, we didnt get as much here in michigan as you guys got further east and southeast but we did get a good 7 inches in the last two days which makes for some good drifting and donuts
Old 01-04-2003 | 01:16 AM
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Old 01-04-2003 | 01:20 AM
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now we are getting the heavy stuff...
Old 01-04-2003 | 01:34 AM
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thanks but .....no!! it was 80+ in parts of san diego today! going to the beach or pool tomrrow!!! :P
Old 01-04-2003 | 01:43 AM
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snow rox!
Old 01-04-2003 | 03:16 AM
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Originally posted by Mike
thanks but .....no!! it was 80+ in parts of san diego today! going to the beach or pool tomrrow!!! :P

Seriously, no thanks. Supposed to have highs of 85 this weekend in LA, in the middle of winter.

I love this town.
Old 01-04-2003 | 07:21 AM
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My driveway is so steep and icy - MY PLOW GUY QUIT LAST NIGHT!

Just gave up! Now I'm snowed in and no way to get out of the driveway. I'd shovel / snowblow but it's so icy there's no way!
Old 01-04-2003 | 09:27 AM
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Nice pics Shawn. I'll be thinking of you while I'm at the beach today. LOL
Old 01-04-2003 | 09:27 AM
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Shawn

Your whip is almost due for a State Inspection.... Geesh, time flies by.. before you know it I will be getting mine inspected too.


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Old 01-04-2003 | 09:43 AM
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A coupe of weeks ago my car looked EXACLY like Shawn's, with one major difference.

Along with the nice coating of ice, there was road salt everywhere!!! The Blinger just looks like some kind of a pretty ice sculpture you'd see at a wedding.

Don't they use salt out in your area?
Old 01-04-2003 | 09:53 AM
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For the life of me, I can't fathom why anyone would ever want to deal with shit like this year after year

Right now I'M freezing balls and its....

Old 01-04-2003 | 10:18 AM
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Well, it's 85 and sunny here in San Juan now...

Tomorrow I fly back to DC. The high there for tomorrow is 38, with snow
I left my car all nice and shiny at the garage at work...
At least I'm not in college anymore. Otherwise I'd be flying to Rochester, NY! The high for monday there is 25!
Old 01-04-2003 | 11:01 AM
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To all that are warm...:pfawk:

For us cold asses who shoveled this morning..

bastards!
Old 01-04-2003 | 12:27 PM
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still snowing this morning! up to my waist.
Old 01-04-2003 | 01:48 PM
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Albany got so far this year more 70" of snow...!!!

I spent 2hrs digging out my Wife's Toto (Sienna) and my Suezy (my CLS)

The best thing it is still snowing!
Old 01-04-2003 | 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by 4pumpedCL
Oh my GOD! Shawn...I can't believe you don't have a winter driver!
I’ve considered it, but why buy another car just to use in the snow.
That means maintaining, insuring and storing it all year round.
Money better spent on other things.

I’ve got a nice car that’s capable in the snow.
It’s got Front Wheel Drive, Stick shift, Anti-Lock brakes, snow tires, heated seats & Limited Slip for traction.
It’s an excellent winter vehicle.

Except for a little dirt on the paint there’s no harm done.

Shawn S
Old 01-04-2003 | 03:00 PM
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Originally posted by Nicky Pass
Shawn.....you've got to be itching to clean the blinger!!!
YES, but it's too cold right now.
Maybe tomorrow.

Shawn S
Old 01-04-2003 | 03:10 PM
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Originally posted by Scrib
The Blinger just looks like some kind of a pretty ice sculpture you'd see at a wedding.
Yea, it does, doesn't it.



Don't they use salt out in your area?
They sure do. And they also use that new liquid solution that they pre-treat the roads with.
Most of what you see in the pictures happened on the drive home.
The shit was falling out of the sky and sticking fast to the cold metal of the car.
Old 01-04-2003 | 03:16 PM
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Re: Shawn

Originally posted by Smitty
Your whip is almost due for a State Inspection.... Geesh, time flies by.. before you know it I will be getting mine inspected too.


Smitty
YUP…. March 15 is one year for me.
But I get lifetime FREE State Inspections at the dealer so it doesn’t matter.

Shawn S
Old 01-04-2003 | 03:24 PM
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Originally posted by Shawn S


They sure do. And they also use that new liquid solution that they pre-treat the roads with.
Is that the stuff that is derived from corn syrup and smells like dog crap???

They use it around here too, and the smell is horrible. Although, I'll take it over the insane amounts of salt they used to lay down in severe storms.
Old 01-04-2003 | 04:32 PM
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you get the ICEE award of the new year..


Old 01-04-2003 | 06:02 PM
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lol kvit



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