Subj : Re: snow.. To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Dec 23 2025 16:00:21 Barry, BM> No! Use low gear!! When I first moved to Iowa from New BM> Hampshire did the seasonal change of tires from the 'summer BM> tread' to using studded tires for the winter -- on in the Fall, BM> off in the Spring. I guess the studs provided extra traction: BM> not sure as I tried to avoid being driving moves to loose BM> traction. Know I was driving from undergrad college to my BM> parents' house on the other side of town during an ice storm -- BM> no choice of timing. Highway wasn't bad: relatively flat and BM> everyone was safely creeping alone. ...Almost to parents: BM> calculating the right angle I'll have to make -- up a short BM> incline of about four feet! Too slow and I won't make it; too BM> fast and slide into the retaining wall. Calculated it BM> reasonably: pretty much middle of the driveway but I couldn't BM> get up into the park section: lost traction even with studded BM> tires. Parked where I was, hope the car didn't slide down the BM> inclide into the street, and shuffled on the ice inside. I had a wreck on the ice in freezing rain in 1978, when the car windshield iced over. After that, if weather was an issue, I stayed home. Now, that I no longer can drive or have a car, I won't even call Lyft drivers on those days. Besides, if there's snow and ice, the medical clinics won't be open anyway. BM> And that conclusion took until about January 10th! He works one day a year, then spends the rest of the time watching us. :P BM> You must have Dionne Warwick playing on your phonograph! DS> One of her songs was "Promises, Promises". BM> BTDT! Got the disappointment. Disappointment has been changed to something even worse. :P BM> Umm, same way doctors, nurses, technicians, etc., ask: they BM> know who you are but do you know who you are?! At least I don't have my ID marks on my butt. :P BM> It's all relative! In Arkansas, schools shut down at a few flakes of snow. Up north, it has to be a virtual blizzard. Speaking of which, I saw a HIGH RISK of both excessive rain in the lower elevations of southern California, and excessive snow (over 8 feet, with 100 mph winds) in the Sierras. Donner Pass will be a travel nightmare!! BM> I think it's mostly because they hadn't learned the basics, and BM> that's one of those no one's fault yet is everyone's fault. BM> Plug electric item into outlet - works! The cord is supplied BM> so don't have to think about overloading. The problem is if BM> need an extension: "get an extension cord". Some figure at BM> least the same size (thickness), other's just do "extension BM> cord" and stop there. I knew someone who wanted to use a zip BM> cord as an extension for a window air conditioner. Or they use a penny for a fuse. Not a good idea. BM> The good news was the homeless person was unharmed and taken to BM> a shelter. I don't know if he was charged with anything. Bad BM> news is of course the damage to the shed. I could see how the BM> homeowner would not know if someone was in there: my shed is in BM> the back corner of the yard. Harder to access because of BM> various fences but unless see footprints I wouldn't suspect BM> anything. Nowadays, you'd want to keep it locked, with an alarm system on it. Folks are always looking for stuff to steal. BM> As long as not that How To Potty book! I am weaned and potty trained...if I'm not, I never will be. :P BM> So in the skit wearing a skirt -- which could be skirting the BM> issue. Never mind dress down Fridays. BM> I thought it was Pinnochio with the nose and a unicorn dildo That's the adult version. :P Daryl .... Waldust - Powder that sticks to you when you lean against a white wall === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.32-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .