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Here's what I "drove" this morning...


...a little optimistic there, aren't we Jeff?Very much looking forward to the 6 days this year I can drive my Elise.
That's how I remember Minnesota on the iron range as a kid. It's rarely like that any more.Snow Piles... We've had our plowing guys push back the snow in our parking lot three times this winter. The piles are getting pretty impressive!
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I hope you get sunburned!What's all that white stuff?
This was our weekend weather
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What's all that white stuff?
This was our weekend weather
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It was more like 1.5 inches, thank you!I dunno, I saw on the news when Atlanta got like ... 0.5 inches of snow and everyone flipped ****. We drive in blizzards up here!
I almost did... considering wind chill is getting down to -30 degrees today -.-Sorry guys, I had to turn on the A/C today in Los Angeles![]()
"Come around, Fool!" - Bill CosbyMy son lives about 2.5 hours north of me, in Duluth, MN. There, the frost line has exceeded 8' deep, and the water mains in the streets are freezing. His home has been without water for a week. They've been melting snow to bathe, and using the bath water to flush the toilet (so far the sewer still works). Try raising three kids aged 5 and under without clean water. Clearing snow from the driveway & sidewalks, and driving on icy hills (Duluth is all hills) are minor issues by comparison. They're coming to the Twin Cities this weekend just to enjoy turning on a tap.
Bill Cosby on using a clutch on San Francisco's hills:
God: ... So, how did you die?
Bill: ..... I rolled backwards into 'The Bay'.
God: ... You're going to Hell !!
Okay, 26th Ave E in Duluth is the same story, except it's a steep four block long toboggan run in the winter, and it ends at Lake Superior instead of the 'The Bay'. My son lives near the bottom, and light entertainment is to grab a beer, sit by the dining room window and watch the sliders pirouette by. I told him he needs to make up score cards he can hold up... 9.9, offered with an impressed nod of appreciation.
Regards,
Tim Engel
I do feel sorry for your son and his family being without water. Once the water mains start freezing, it seems like they will keep freezing with the arctic vortex coming back. I guess they could flow more water through the system at various points to help stop the freezing in the mains. BTW, in my area of Michigan the mains are buried 5 ft. deep. Hope we will be ok here.My son lives about 2.5 hours north of me, in Duluth, MN. There, the frost line has exceeded 8' deep, and the water mains in the streets are freezing. His home has been without water for a week. They've been melting snow to bathe, and using the bath water to flush the toilet (so far the sewer still works). Try raising three kids aged 5 and under without clean water. Clearing snow from the driveway & sidewalks, and driving on icy hills (Duluth is all hills) are minor issues by comparison. They're coming to the Twin Cities this weekend just to enjoy turning on a tap.
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Regards,
Tim Engel
Traqnslation: For maximum 2WD traction on a slippery hill, have the driving wheels on the downhill end of the car. Front wheel drive cars go up backwards.I once had to back up a hill in my SAAB to get my buddy Russ up to his house.