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Went for coffee about five a m.
We have 2 inches of snow with little ice under it.Not a big deal,but damn.People are retarded,spinning out,stopping on hills,sliding around in wrong lanes.
I got my coffee and went home ,some of the same cars were still there,slipping and sliding.
 
Posts: 22407 | Location: Georgia | Registered: February 19, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Sounds like a good day to stay home.
 
Posts: 10828 | Location: SWFL | Registered: October 10, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Hillbilly Wannabe
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I'm scheduled for knee surgery this morning. I got the call at 5:30 to hold off until 9am.

What are the chances I'll get it done today ? I'd say zero. Sorely in need of a coffee here in the Atlanta area, or at least a drink of water.
 
Posts: 2545 | Location: Georgia | Registered: July 12, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
thin skin can't win
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I suspect Clayton is plagued by the same issues I've seen after moving here (not even including the idiot factor of drivers) - shitty equipment.

I have never seen so many cars just go flying off the road in the least amount of wet conditions, let alone a dusting of snow. While driver error is certainly at play, from the behavior of some of the cars I've seen I'm guessing they are all driving on bald MayPops in cars made before ABS or TC was mainstream or it's part of the Christmas display of failure lights on their dash, offset by the cracked and broken windshields on fully 25% of the cars here.

Recognizing that, there is zero chance I'd be out just for coffee amongst them.



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Posts: 12351 | Location: Madison, MS | Registered: December 10, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Went for coffee about five a m.
On a day like this? Shit, man, buy a coffee maker. Wink
 
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Hi Para,I have one and when company come they use it.
I make myself get out every day ,got to keep old bones moving
 
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In all seriousness, I figured that was the reason. Wink
 
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45 cal, at least your still kicking, even if you can't kick so high without your coffee. Glad to see your doing well.


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Posts: 4650 | Location: The Free State of Georgia | Registered: August 01, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Hi Para,I have one and when company come they use it.
I make myself get out every day ,got to keep old bones moving


I do that in the winter time and go to WalMart and walk every isle looking for bargains.


41
 
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No snow here, but a bit of ice on bridges/overpasses.
Left for work about 8AM, temps around 18*. Surprisingly, for this out of the ordinary weather, people were driving pretty smartly.




The Enemy's gate is down.
 
Posts: 15154 | Location: Spring, TX | Registered: July 11, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Originally posted by 45 Cal:
Went for coffee about five a m.
We have 2 inches of snow with little ice under it.Not a big deal,but damn.People are retarded,spinning out,stopping on hills,sliding around in wrong lanes.
I got my coffee and went home ,some of the same cars were still there,slipping and sliding.


Stupid is thriving here in DeKalb too - saw the same when I went for my coffee this morning too. The fact that they didn't treat roads around me isn't helping the stupidity...

Stay warm sir!
 
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Originally posted by 45 Cal:
Hi Para,I have one and when company come they use it.
I make myself get out every day ,got to keep old bones moving


I do that in the winter time and go to WalMart and walk every isle looking for bargains.


I refer to that as "looking for something I can't live without."







Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.



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I'd like to say what a bunch of idiots, but I had to be winched out of a ditch this morning. It's a long story, the kind I don't want to tell.
 
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45 cal, at least your still kicking, even if you can't kick so high without your coffee. Glad to see your doing well.


Thanks,still think of your collection.
 
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Originally posted by 45 Cal:
Hi Para,I have one and when company come they use it.
I make myself get out every day ,got to keep old bones moving


I do that in the winter time and go to WalMart and walk every isle looking for bargains.


I refer to that as "looking for something I can't live without."


O I also went to wal mart.
Damn store was packed,three cashiers open,me I got lucky and got behind a woman that had three different big orders [peach card three times].
I really wanted those bananas bad or would have [should have] walked out.
That what I get for getting in the short line Frown
 
Posts: 22407 | Location: Georgia | Registered: February 19, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I'm not there, so I won't judge, but I will say this: Watching the nightly entertainment on TV I'm astonished by how some of these people are driving on some of these roads. I can only assume complete inexperience with snow- or ice-covered roads leading to a total lack of appreciation for just how slick they can be.

I suppose it's wisdom born of experience, but, the first few snowfalls of the season I experiment with traction (starting, stopping, turning, stopping while turning, accelerating while turning) to re-familiarize myself with the vehicle's behaviour.

I do accel/decel tests whenever there's new snow or ice, to test the surface.

Even then I once nearly got caught by unexpected black ice you couldn't even see. (Literally. After I stopped I rolled down the window and looked.) If I hadn't been driving cautiously, because of recent conditions, I might not be here to talk about it.



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I love the idiot in the new Jeep that goes flying by you at near the speed limit. A couple mile down the road that fucker is in the ditch and can't get out.

Toot Toot, as I drive on by.
 
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I love the idiot in the new Jeep that goes flying by you at near the speed limit. A couple mile down the road that fucker is in the ditch and can't get out.

Toot Toot, as I drive on by.


A Jeep salesman told them, because of ABS and traction control they can forget the law of physics.


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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
I'm not there, so I won't judge, but I will say this: Watching the nightly entertainment on TV I'm astonished by how some of these people are driving on some of these roads. I can only assume complete inexperience with snow- or ice-covered roads leading to a total lack of appreciation for just how slick they can be.

I suppose it's wisdom born of experience, but, the first few snowfalls of the season I experiment with traction (starting, stopping, turning, stopping while turning, accelerating while turning) to re-familiarize myself with the vehicle's behaviour.

I do accel/decel tests whenever there's new snow or ice, to test the surface.

Even then I once nearly got caught by unexpected black ice you couldn't even see. (Literally. After I stopped I rolled down the window and looked.) If I hadn't been driving cautiously, because of recent conditions, I might not be here to talk about it.


These conditions are abnormal for Houston, but I was doing the same as you on my way out of the neighborhood & on the first few streets before getting on the freeway.
Luckily, the roads were mostly dry, aside from slick spots on the bridges/overpasses.




The Enemy's gate is down.
 
Posts: 15154 | Location: Spring, TX | Registered: July 11, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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The idiots I was driving next to yesterday made it to Georgia?? Eek
They were fools here and it was 70deg and sunny!


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