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I Hate Snow, Part Whatever

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Moderator1, Jan 30, 2010.

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  1. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Yeah, it's gonna be 46 here tomorrow, so I'll get a chance to get all the ice off the driveway.
     
    three_bags_full, Jan 30, 2010
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  2. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Welcome to North Carolina. Ice does suck unless it's in your beverage glass.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Jan 30, 2010
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  3. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Have to say I've never heard of anyone disappointed at missing a swim meet.

    To me its the worst spectator sport going. Sauna like conditions, limited seating, long waits between events, strong chance of missing the event you were there to see because everyone looks the same.
     
    Boom_70, Jan 30, 2010
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  4. Highway 101

    Highway 101 Active Member

    Ahhh Hell....

    Just enjoy it!

    A bunch of friends and I gathered at the park this morning and went "SLEDDING" and I use that term loosely because we went down the hill on...

    1 — A kayak with paddles which was fast as shit
    2 — An air-matress which provided cushion
    3 — A boogie-board which was awesome going head-first
    4 — A saucer-sled which led to a trip to the ER for the girl from New Orleans who'd never done this before.

    Bottom line: The Kayak rocked!!!
     
    Highway 101, Jan 31, 2010
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  5. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Try treating the bottom of those bad boys with RainX before heading out.
     
    93Devil, Jan 31, 2010
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  6. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, I wouldn't go just to go but it is my kid. Even at 23. I can pick her out of the crowd. I watch her swim, I read some between events, I visit with her. Five hours later it is over and we go get lunch and then we head home.
    Except not today.

    Beautiful blue skies today and a foot of snow on the ground.
     
    Moderator1, Jan 31, 2010
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  7. DocTalk

    DocTalk Active Member

    Some of us love snow. Just back from Big Sky where I was blessed with 18 inches of fresh powder for a long weekend of skiing. Back home in the northern hinterland of Wisconsin, we could use a little more of the white stuff to make the skiing adn sledding even better.

    As for shovelling, there are few things in my life that have a beginning and an end. There is nothing better than looking at clean driveway and a task complete.
     
    DocTalk, Jan 31, 2010
    #19
  8. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Not fast enough...

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    slappy4428, Jan 31, 2010
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  9. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    "Blue skies and a foot of snow on the ground" describes an almost perfect day.

    I'm with Doc on shovelling snow (as long as it's not the heavy wet stuff)

    It's one of those mindless chores--similar to weeding the vegetable garden--that is amazingly peaceful and therapeutic at the same time.
     
    JR, Jan 31, 2010
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  10. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    And then you watch the sun slowly melt, then dry, the little bit you left over.

    Took an hour, but mine is done.
     
    93Devil, Jan 31, 2010
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Shoveling a gravel driveway is problematic, so I don't.
    Shoveling the walk could give me The Big One, so I don't.
    Have no where to go today, work from home tomorrow and teach on Tuesday. So it will wait.

    It IS a pretty day, I'll give it that. Now, if it would just get up and go when I'm tired of looking at it, the world would indeed be perfect.
     
    Moderator1, Jan 31, 2010
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  12. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Cars are cleared off. Went out back with the dogs and they love this stuff. They're dogs, what do they know. At least they're worn out, and so am I.

    My son and his buds conveniently got themselves "stranded" in a downtown hotel over the weekend, within walking distance of lots of bars (all open but very slow, he reported). He's on he way home now. Said 95 was just fine. I told him it would take as long to get from the exit to the ranch (about two miles) as it did to go from entry to exit of 95 (about 20 miles). The Queen, who teaches in a rural district, is looking at much of the week off.

    Did I mention I hate this shit?
     
    Moderator1, Jan 31, 2010
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