Subj : Snow was: Traffic [1] To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Wed Jun 19 2024 19:59:32 Hi Dave, DD> though I ran up over the opposite curb the trailer tandems ran over DD> the back of the poor Beetle - which did not do it a lot of good. RH> OOPS! Sounds like what Steve's mom told us some years ago. Back in 1977 RH> a blizzard came thru western NY, National Guard was called out to clear RH> roads. A friend of my MIL had just bought a brand new car but had to RH> abandon it in the heavy snow. Guard vehicle with a plow just ran right RH> over the top of it. DD> That's why there is insurance. Especially full-coverage insurance. I DD> only carry the full-covarage id I have a loan on the vehicle - because DD> (a) the lender requires it and (b) I am avarse to payng for a dead DD> horse. Bv)= DD> Otherwise I just have liability only to cover the other party if the DD> damage is my fault. Damage to my car is paid out of my own pocket - it DD> reminds me "don't do that again". Not sure what we have but the truck and camper are both paid off. Took out a loan for the truck but paid it off earlier this year. DD> My town has "Snow Rules" that are put into effect when heavy snow is DD> expected. Basically there are designated "snow routes" where no RH> Most towns in heavy snow areas do have winter parking rules. IIRC, this RH> happened on one of the main roads in the area, between Rochester and RH> where he lived, west of the city. Lake effect snow storms produce lots RH> of the white stuff. (G) DD> I've met that "Lake effect" sone in a number of locations - Chicago DD> area, Detroit/Toledo region, and around the "Mistake on the Lake", DD> Cleveland. Makes me glad we don't live up there. We might get a dusting of snow or ice once or twice during the winter but most often it's gone the next day. Not like the year we got 18" on the coast--Steve had to hike out to the local supermarket for some supplies but we didn't lose power during it. RH> We'd have to go up several blocks to the next light to make a left turn RH> onto the bypasss with the amount of traffic that comes at us from the RH> right sometimes. Every once in a while, somebody will stop and let RH> us RH> turn left from Wesst Holding; that is greatly appreciated. RH> It happened yesterday, second Sunday morning in a row. DD> Do y'think Sunday might have something to do with that? Bv)= There's a big Catholic church down the street from us, several services on Sunday so could have been people heading to confession and mass. RH> Getting out of the driveway isn't bad, it's getting on to the main road RH> that is. Steve usually "combat parks" (backs in so front is facing out) RH> so we can see what's coming. Didn't do it when we first moved to WF at RH> the rental house and somebody came around the corner a bit sharp. RH> Missed us but Steve made it a habit to back in. DD> AutoZone reuires their delivery drivers to back-in when parking since DD> it is safer when pulling out. The only exceptions allowed are if one DD> can DD> pull straight ahead from the parkig spot (no obstacles like a parking DD> blocks or other impediment). Smart, I'll have to ask our (retired) UPS driver if they have a similar rule. DD> 8<----- SLICE ----->8 DD> I have to go through the front room, the common (dining) room at the DD> center of the house then into the kitchen. Or take the sidewalk across DD> the front of the house, open the gate, and go halfway down that side DD> to the back door which opens off the kitchen. Sometimes that two-wheel DD> dolly comes in very handy. RH> We have to go up the front steps, into the living room, into the RH> kitchen OR down the walk along side the house, up 3 steps to the deck RH> and into the kitchen that way. Easiest is to go the first way unless RH> we're moving in something big like a freezer. DD> When/if I build my dream kitchen/house the garage will share a wall DD> and wide door with the kitchen. When I was growing up both in town or DD> on the farm the kitchen was the center of family life - even though DD> there was a front room/parlor, etc. That was for entertaining DD> "outsiders". I think it would be easier to bump out our back wall, increase the pantry size and make a bigger kitchen over all. I've grown up with/had smaller kitchens but have thought about getting a big one at one time or other. DD> 8<----- AGAIN ----->8 RH> We tried a new sushi place yesterday for Father's Day--got some spicy RH> fried chicken "nuggets" on greens, a California roll with scallops and RH> a shrimp tempura roll. All good, but not quite as good as Taste of RH> Japan up in West Henrietta, NY. Nancy introduced us to that place; we RH> try to stop in every so often when we're in the area. DD> I've tried to like sushi as a dish several times. It will never be one DD> of my favourites, apparently. I like amlost mall of the things that go DD> into it - from the rice which gives it its name, to the various veg DD> and meats, etc wrapped up in the sushi rice. Individually. Even the DD> sashimi (raw fish) at least some of it. Just not as a "dish" or DD> entree. DD> My favourite Japanese thing, overall, it tempure. It took a trip to ToJ for Steve to develop a liking of it. I'd had a bit here and there over the years, enough to know I like it, but never a whole meal of it. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... If your mind goes blank, remember to turn off the sound. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .