Snowed In
Dec 27th 2004, 5:35 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
A good tip with these, and any light vehicle, is to get some sand bags (the tube-shaped kind is best, they fit nicely) and stack them in the back over the rear wheels. It gives you a bit of weight and improves the traction.
Dec 27th 2004, 5:37 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by sibsie
It's a front wheel drive but the weight tip is a fab one. I usually carry a bale of hay in the car so I'll make sure I just leave it there instead of taking it inside the barn.
Dec 27th 2004, 9:07 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Sorry to hear about your back Sibsie, if you cant shovel how about asking around to see if theres a teen who will shovel for pocket money ?? I can understand the thing with local roads, we live in a rural area too the plows dont go past too often and the local township have a policy of not salting so our roads are often snow covered or slushy which makes driving interesting.
Jan
Jan
Dec 27th 2004, 9:22 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Do you know, everytime I watch the Weather Channel, I always think to myself "why on earth does anyone live in Michigan?". Maybe you can enlighten me!
Maybe you can enlighten me!
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Dec 27th 2004, 9:46 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
Do you know, everytime I watch the Weather Channel, I always think to myself "why on earth does anyone live in Michingan?". Maybe you can enlighten me!
Maybe you can enlighten me!We do get rather alot of snow, but it doesnt last for ever and the summers here are wonderful. Lake Michigan is so clear and you can even swim in it by late August !
ohhh what else ?? hmm the locals are friendly, the summer visitors are bearable, cost of living isnt too extortionate, we live in a relatively safe area which is a blessing as we still dont have keys for the doors to our home. ummm think thats about it ... take a lookie at our site www.dog-berry.com and see for yourselves
Jan
ohhh p.s. hes promised me a birthday trip to San Fransisco ... will probably be a bit late as Feb isnt a great time to be travelling ... wooohooooo !!
Dec 27th 2004, 10:13 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by jan_michigan
Because hubby lives here no other reason. He outright refuses to move anywhere
I have heard great things about Michigan though. I do like where I live now. This is my first winter and I spend a lot of time outdoors so it's taking some getting used to, especially having moved here from Spain.
Dec 27th 2004, 11:14 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by jan_michigan
Because hubby lives here no other reason. He outright refuses to move anywhere south, he wont even entertain the idea of visiting Florida, We visited Grand Rapids (200 miles south) this summer which was nice, the kids flew into GR airport so it gave me an excuse to drag him south.
We do get rather alot of snow, but it doesnt last for ever and the summers here are wonderful. Lake Michigan is so clear and you can even swim in it by late August !
ohhh what else ?? hmm the locals are friendly, the summer visitors are bearable, cost of living isnt too extortionate, we live in a relatively safe area which is a blessing as we still dont have keys for the doors to our home. ummm think thats about it ... take a lookie at our site www.dog-berry.com and see for yourselves
Jan
ohhh p.s. hes promised me a birthday trip to San Fransisco ... will probably be a bit late as Feb isnt a great time to be travelling ... wooohooooo !!
We do get rather alot of snow, but it doesnt last for ever and the summers here are wonderful. Lake Michigan is so clear and you can even swim in it by late August !
ohhh what else ?? hmm the locals are friendly, the summer visitors are bearable, cost of living isnt too extortionate, we live in a relatively safe area which is a blessing as we still dont have keys for the doors to our home. ummm think thats about it ... take a lookie at our site www.dog-berry.com and see for yourselves
Jan
ohhh p.s. hes promised me a birthday trip to San Fransisco ... will probably be a bit late as Feb isnt a great time to be travelling ... wooohooooo !!
Dec 27th 2004, 11:14 pm
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Re: Snowed In
I drove from Chapel Hill to Virginia Beach through the storm on Sunday evening. It was a fiasco from start to finish. Between rednecks careening off the road into ditches, barriers, and one another, to my wife screeching "slow down" in my earhole every half a minute, it was one of the most unbearable journeys of my life.
Dec 28th 2004, 3:02 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by jan_michigan
Because hubby lives here no other reason. He outright refuses to move anywhere south, he wont even entertain the idea of visiting Florida, ...
I suppose it is all about perspective- turning lemons into lemonade so to speak.
Dec 28th 2004, 3:08 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
I love your website! You're right...it's breathtakingly beautiful.
Petosky area is like Buffalo, the photo's she took are of their 2002 trip to Alaska.
apparently
Dec 28th 2004, 4:10 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by CalgaryAMC
I drove from Chapel Hill to Virginia Beach through the storm on Sunday evening. It was a fiasco from start to finish. Between rednecks careening off the road into ditches, barriers, and one another, to my wife screeching "slow down" in my earhole every half a minute, it was one of the most unbearable journeys of my life.
It's probably best for everyone when they slide off the road, don't you think?
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Dec 28th 2004, 5:48 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by Manc
aaaah don't believe her RG, she's full of it.
Petosky area is like Buffalo, the photo's she took are of their 2002 trip to Alaska.
apparently
Petosky area is like Buffalo, the photo's she took are of their 2002 trip to Alaska.
apparently
Dec 28th 2004, 6:16 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by sibsie
I'm driving hubby's old Dodge Caravan. He's got the swanky new SUV. As I type he's in Antigua the git.
I did shovel the driveway but it was in my street where I got stuck. I just couldn't get any traction on the road at all. The ploughs had been through but turned it into an ice rink. Apparently my car has all weather tyres. I'm going to have to rethink the whole shovelling thing. I've got arthritis of the spine, three slipped discs and am having a spinal fusion next month, so it was agony trying to get the snow out of the way.
The good part of it is that I met one of my neighbours. She's off the boat Irish and a real hoot. We're going to call it a day, abandon all our plans and head to her house with a ton of booze.
I did shovel the driveway but it was in my street where I got stuck. I just couldn't get any traction on the road at all. The ploughs had been through but turned it into an ice rink. Apparently my car has all weather tyres. I'm going to have to rethink the whole shovelling thing. I've got arthritis of the spine, three slipped discs and am having a spinal fusion next month, so it was agony trying to get the snow out of the way.
The good part of it is that I met one of my neighbours. She's off the boat Irish and a real hoot. We're going to call it a day, abandon all our plans and head to her house with a ton of booze.
Dec 28th 2004, 9:18 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by Manc
aaaah don't believe her RG, she's full of it.
Petosky area is like Buffalo, the photo's she took are of their 2002 trip to Alaska.
apparently
Petosky area is like Buffalo, the photo's she took are of their 2002 trip to Alaska.
apparently
Dec 29th 2004, 12:53 pm
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Re: Snowed In
Originally Posted by dbark
Sibsie, I had no idea you had such a bad back.
There's still a ton of snow here but the great news is that my FIL who's been here since Christmas Day has finally decided to go home! Hoorah.