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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2008, 05:51:44 PM »
Your praise of snow are falling on deaf ears in south Texas. As far as I am concerned snow has no redeeming qualities, especially since my knees wont let me ski anymore. Of course my two Siberian Huskys would seriously debate the point, we do try and take them to play in the snow once in awhile. If I want snow I will go to it, I don't want it to come to me. :-D  FRED
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2008, 05:59:30 PM »
Well, Lynda, I have been known to spike the gasoline with a tad of the leftover race gas during the winter.  Doesn't change performance (if it does I don't notice it) but the smell is great -- keeps me smiling as I'm out there having my "fun".
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2008, 06:03:00 PM »
See!!! Snow can be a comfort to those long winter drearies!!!  Trust you to find the solution to withdrawal!!

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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2008, 07:04:37 PM »
snow is not an issue.Its ice and dumb truckstops(beat you to it) that think 4 wheel drives can stop on a dime.
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2008, 07:58:16 PM »
You know, I've gotta laugh.  I changed the swear-word censor a while back -- and I don't think anyone has tried it yet.  That's fine with me -- I'm happy with less "adult" language on the site.  Not trying to be a prude -- trying to keep it so that nobody gets all bent out of shape because their kid might see a naughty word (even if Mom and Dad use those same words all the time).

As for stopping on a dime with a 4X4 -- there is some improvement in stopping power with the four-wheel-drive engaged, and as long as I don't rely on it without changing anything else in my driving styles -- I'm fine.
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #20 on: November 18, 2008, 09:43:45 PM »
Jon,
Last year in I was out of gas for the snow blower and I filled it with 110 Sunoco out of the bike. Not a good idea. It did run strong for a little while before the old Briggs and Stratton quit.
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2008, 09:46:50 PM »
Slim - yup, it didn't take long to train me...I use truckstop instead of  "that word" automatically when posting on this site.    vic

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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2008, 10:56:10 PM »
I thought it was dumb "blue jays"   lol
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2008, 06:06:18 AM »
well any one driving 60+mph and then wondering why they slid across 4 lanes and a ditch is a dumb what ever you want to call them :-D
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2008, 12:12:29 PM »
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I don't think we've had 16" total of snow this millenium. I'd trade a little summer humidity for some weekend snow.
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2008, 12:28:55 PM »
Go to www.noaa.gov and put in our Zip code -- 49885.  You'll see we've got another 18" or so in the forecast starting late tonight and through mid-day Friday.  Yee-hah, I get to play in the snow - some more.

To each his own. . .

Oh, yeah -- Terry, we've got very few 4-lane roads in the Upper Peninsula -- probably only a hundred miles total (plus 50 miles of interstate highway).  So we don't often have the opportunity to slide across four lanes of pavement!
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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2008, 12:33:05 PM »
The single most important thing in snow and ice driving are the tires and wheels. With my Z-28 Camaro, with nice skinny studded tires and 300# of lead in the trunk worked really well on winter roads. Made for some very fun and spirited driving. However skill and common sense are still prerequisites.

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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2008, 12:35:35 PM »
And yes I'm one of those guys that people say "we'll see him in the ditch later on". Hasn't happened yet.

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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #28 on: November 19, 2008, 12:47:27 PM »
Ooooh, I can hear the clock ticking!!!  Somebody is playing chicken with the Snow God and no good can come of it!!

Jon, you and Nancy stay safe up there...hmmm...lotsa snow, cozy indoors...you....Nancy..... Bet we don't hear from there for a couple of days!!  :evil:

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Re: East coast weather
« Reply #29 on: November 19, 2008, 02:14:06 PM »
No snow yet, but it's cold enough. I'm still hauling wood.
I know it doesn't hold much but it's fun to to drive around the wood roads.
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