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Does it always smell like that? Next stop- Saskatoon. Then.... <drumroll please...> Edmonton... :-)  SignaturePopeye Not if, but -when- I die, half the people around here will party because they're my friends, and they know I would demand that. The other half will party as well, glad to be rid of me, and I'll see them in hell. www.finalprotectivefire.com Douglas W Popeye Frederick wrote: > Does it always smell like that? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Edmonton... :-) Welcome to Canada. You should have come up here when Mike did. He got much nicer weather. Watch the weather tomorrow. We're supposed to get some more snow, and wind to move it around. The stuff we got last night was the really greasy kind that makes the roads all slithery, even for experienced winter drivers. If you come down the 401 to Windsor you'll pass within a half hour of my place. Montreal is 7 hours east of us, give or take a bit. Let me know if you stop overnight in the Kitchener/London neighbourhood. 519-276-8168. Hopefully somebody told you about taking 402 from London up to Pt.Huron to shorten up the drive to Upper Michigan. JF On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:31:24 -0800, in <1165440684.597309.317350@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, > Welcome to Canada. You should have come up here when Mike did. He got > much nicer weather. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > greasy kind that makes the roads all slithery, even for experienced > winter drivers. Beware of the 401 and Kennedy area... Grace is up there and this is her first experience of driving in snow... <grin> She says that so far, it hasn't been too bad... At least she's the slow one on the road and everyone is passing her instead of what you often see with the warm weather drivers (i.e. driving fast and not taking into account the increased stopping distances on icy roads)... >On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:31:24 -0800, in ><1165440684.597309.317350@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Beware of the 401 and Kennedy area... Grace is up there and this is her >first experience of driving in snow... <grin> Ah, Tranna is so far down south it's almost subtropical. They do drive rather quickly there, when they can; a couple of years ago, I was driving through on the 401 and everybody was at 140 km/h, with pouring rain, and no more than 20' between each car. I was just glad that nobody hit their brakes or we'd all be dead. Most of the time, it's just non-stop gridlock in TO. The roads are completely overloaded. >She says that so far, it hasn't been too bad... At least she's the slow >one on the road and everyone is passing her instead of what you often see >with the warm weather drivers (i.e. driving fast and not taking into >account the increased stopping distances on icy roads)... It seems that a lot of people forget how to drive in snow, esp. during the first snow storm of the year. I use 4 snow tires and it makes a huge difference over all-seasons. My wife told me the best present I ever got her was 4 snow tires on rims. Is she working in Tranna? --- Mike from Ottawa > Ah, Tranna is so far down south it's almost subtropical. Hmmm... Had to look it up to know that Tranna is the nickname for Toronto... > They do drive rather quickly there, when they can; a couple of years > ago, I was driving through on the 401 and everybody was at 140 km/h, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Most of the time, it's just non-stop gridlock in TO. The roads are > completely overloaded. When I was up there recently, that was my experience... When the traffic was 'good', about 130 was the most that I could do without constantly changing lanes to get around people... > It seems that a lot of people forget how to drive in snow, esp. during > the first snow storm of the year. I use 4 snow tires and it makes a > huge difference over all-seasons. My wife told me the best present I > ever got her was 4 snow tires on rims. I got a chance to actually see some snow tires when I was up there... They have quite a few more sipes than a normal tire... Kind of like the difference between a pair of regular sneakers and deck shoes... The deepest snow that I've driven through was probably around 18 inches in my Jeep... I just had regular mudders on it since that is the normal offroad condition that I find around here... > Is she working in Tranna? She's finishing up a project up there subcontracting for Business Objects... They couldn't find anyone locally that could do it and had to get someone from the U.S. for the project... It's a short term contract (i.e. less than 6 months) but it's worth $95 (US) per hour (plus expenses), so it basically like the Michael Douglas line in one of the Romancing the Stone movies -- "I might not be cheap, but I *can* be bought"... If she had known how desperate they were, she would have asked for more... Turns out that B.O. is billing around $300 per hour for the project -- pays for a lot of layers of management that provide no useful purpose... >> Ah, Tranna is so far down south it's almost subtropical. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >Jeep... I just had regular mudders on it since that is the normal offroad >condition that I find around here... At a few degrees above freezing, all-seasons and summers become round, solid blocks that slide on anything. Snows use a different compound and stay flexible at lower temps. 'Course, nothing can save you in freezing rain except very low speeds & a lot of caution. Give me snow any time over freezing rain. Ontario doesn't allow studs in the tires, even though in the north they'd certainly be warranted. Most of the population is in the south, so they set the road rules. Go figure. Most 4x4s up here in the cities never see off-road conditions. Soccer mums with monster SUVs driving around the city. Weird. >> Is she working in Tranna? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >project -- pays for a lot of layers of management that provide no useful >purpose... Damn, eh. Hindsight is so 20/20. Good luck to her. If she's around in the spring, she may want to get out for a stroll on the Islands -- it's a bit of an oasis away from the downtown. TO and Ottawa have a hockey rivalry going on, and almost everyone in the country hates TO, just because it's big, noisy, and the centre of commerce. It's also the provincial capital, and most money gets splashed around locally where the votes are. --- Mike from Ottawa >>>Ah, Tranna is so far down south it's almost subtropical. >> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > freezing rain except very low speeds & a lot of caution. Give me snow > any time over freezing rain. Hallelujah to that - everyone thought it was great last week when it started raining form the sleet we were having - me was uh oh rain freezes and sticks to wires and trees - sleet and snow not some much we still have some without power. I think(especially where I live) those that actually pay their power bill should be hooked up first! It actually pissed me off to see people with their xmas lights on while their neighbors didn't have power - XMAS - bah humbug >>>> Ah, Tranna is so far down south it's almost subtropical. >>> [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > actually pissed me off to see people with their xmas lights on while > their neighbors didn't have power - XMAS - bah humbug When power is out, I always turn on my outside lights as soon as I get the generator running so my neighbors can be envious.... Of course, if the outage lasts long enough the ones on either side of me generally get one 15 amp outlet each to run their appliances or sump pumps. That way they don't complain about the "thump" of the Lister engine. Signature“TAANSTAFL” ____________________________________________________________________________ "A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." - Proverbs 22:3 ____________________________________________________________________________ >>>>> Ah, Tranna is so far down south it's almost subtropical. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > generally get one 15 amp outlet each to run their appliances or sump > pumps. That way they don't complain about the "thump" of the Lister engine. my neighbors are actually close enough - but I have several pictures of some of the storm up on www.englishsbar.com - just click on ice storm at the end of the opening paragraph - don't bore yourselves with the family pictures and news <snip> >> At a few degrees above freezing, all-seasons and summers become round, >> solid blocks that slide on anything. Snows use a different compound [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >actually pissed me off to see people with their xmas lights on while >their neighbors didn't have power - XMAS - bah humbug In Jan. 1998, we had 6 days of freezing rain through Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, leaving a coating of 3-4" of ice on everything. I drove to work on the first day of it. Millions of trees were knocked down, and even 130 hydro towers were toppled. 28 people died, mainly from hypothermia, 945 were injured, 4 million people were without power and about 600,000 had to leave their homes. There was a helluva rush on generators. Everyone calls it the "Ice Storm of '98." A lot of people helped out others and took in neighbours, but I remember hearing about stores out in the countryside that jacked up their prices, looking to do some gouging. I hope people treated them like the scum they were, and all of them went out of business. It brought out both the best and worst in people. We get several ice storms each winter, and each time, people wonder if it's going to get as severe as in 1998. --- Mike from Ottawa > At a few degrees above freezing, all-seasons and summers become round, > solid blocks that slide on anything. Snows use a different compound and > stay flexible at lower temps. The tires on my Jeep were aired up to around 40-50 psi, if I remember correctly... The 31x10.50s were rated for 50, but I usually kept them down a bit since my Jeep was probably quite a bit lighter than what the vehicles that the tires were originally designed for... I don't think that there was much flexibility in those tires, but they worked well enough for me... Then again, with snow that deep, the front tires were probably acting for like rudders... Couldn't even see where the pavement was supposed to have been, but I had a winch to get myself out of whatever situation I might get myself into... Well, hopefully at least... Turns out that I didn't have any problems with the mudders in the snow... I was probably in 4WD mode once it got to the point where the road had disappeared though... > 'Course, nothing can save you in freezing rain except very low speeds & > a lot of caution. Give me snow any time over freezing rain. Freezing rain is what you are more likely to get down south... Makes for interesting driving once you factor in the fact that it only happens every 10 years or so and the people on the road not only don't remember how to drive on it, they didn't ever figure out how to drive on it 10 years ago when it last happened... Although I've got enough experience driving on ice and snow that I don't have a problem with it, there are even some things that I won't do -- ride a motorcycle on ice and snow... Tried it ONCE... Didn't manage to get out of the parking lot without it sliding out from underneath me... > Most 4x4s up here in the cities never see off-road conditions. Soccer > mums with monster SUVs driving around the city. Weird. That's probably the case around here... There's a few of us who actually go offroad and even have the brush scratches on our vehicles to prove it... > Damn, eh. Hindsight is so 20/20. Good luck to her. If she's around in > the spring, she may want to get out for a stroll on the Islands -- it's > a bit of an oasis away from the downtown. Nawh, she's probably going to finish up within the next few weeks from what I understand... She's trying to get them to setup her laptop so that she can VPN into their network for anything else that they might require later... From their standpoint, it would definitely save them some money since they're paying around $2000-2500 per week for her hotel and travel expenses... I'm not sure if this amount is coming out of the $300 that B.O. is getting from the company or if it is billed separately to the company... > TO and Ottawa have a hockey rivalry going on, and almost everyone in the > country hates TO, just because it's big, noisy, and the centre of > commerce. It's also the provincial capital, and most money gets > splashed around locally where the votes are. Hockey rivalries are a bit difficult to grasp for those of us from climates where water is not a solid in its natural state... > On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:31:24 -0800, in > <1165440684.597309.317350@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > with the warm weather drivers (i.e. driving fast and not taking into > account the increased stopping distances on icy roads)... Did they finally get the snow there? I drove into TO for a meeting on Monday. I was in a blizzard till I was halfway there. Then it was just cold, but no snow to speak of. JF > Did they finally get the snow there? I drove into TO for a meeting on > Monday. I was in a blizzard till I was halfway there. Then it was just > cold, but no snow to speak of. From my point of view, probably not much in the way of snow, but technically, it was snowing... I've looked at the various Toronto webcams and it doesn't appear that there are any significant accumulations on the ground yet... >> On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:31:24 -0800, in >> <1165440684.597309.317350@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Monday. I was in a blizzard till I was halfway there. Then it was just >cold, but no snow to speak of. It's below zero (Fahrenheit) here in Minny and we don't have any snow either. It will be close to 40 tomorrow, though. > Douglas W Popeye Frederick wrote: >> Does it always smell like that? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > 519-276-8168. Hopefully somebody told you about taking 402 from London > up to Pt.Huron to shorten up the drive to Upper Michigan. Thank you, but, I was in and out at Champlain, and I'm in MD now loading for Sask. My little brother lives near St Albans, and while I was there, nephew Logan (T2) (terrible twoyrold) dragged the Laptop off the table for a perfect one point landing on my Sprint modem. :-) > > Douglas W Popeye Frederick wrote: > >> Does it always smell like that? [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Logan (T2) (terrible twoyrold) dragged the Laptop off the table for a > perfect one point landing on my Sprint modem. :-) Hey Big Boy, got that ticket to Iraq yet? RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. Bye. > RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. > > Bye. You have apron intolerance issues? He sounds like one of the sore losers from the 2000 election. Of course, it's all a conspiracy from his point of view. Apparently that is why he wears the tin foil apron. > RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. > > Bye. :-) He's in the brig, with Carl and jANUS. Douglas W "Popeye" Frederick napisal(a): > > RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > He's in the brig, with Carl and jANUS. Still hallucinating? And I'm waiting for answers. :-) Go gcreime na péisteoga do cheann "Douglas W \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com>: > He's in the brig, Where are you? SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > He's in the brig, with Carl and jANUS. Mine too, now. I just added janus. >> He's in the brig, with Carl and jANUS. > > Mine too, now. I just added janus. what took so long? > > RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > He's in the brig, with Carl and jANUS. Hey Big Boy, got that ticket to Iraq yet? > RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. > > Bye. Was it something I said, or are you annoyed to find out your friend is really a blustering coward? >> RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. >> >> Bye. > > Was it something I said, or are you annoyed to find out > your friend is really a blustering coward? Only a blustering coward would nymshift to avoid a killfile. > >> RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. > >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Only a blustering coward would nymshift to avoid a killfile. We're still waiting for an answer about the ticket to Iraq Big Boy. Douglas W "Popeye" Frederick napisal(a): > >> RecScubaPoster just crossed my annoyance threshold. > >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Only a blustering coward would nymshift to avoid a killfile. What about avoiding answering simple questions? Is it cowardice or not? > <drumroll please...> > Edmonton... :-) When ? David Edmonton, Alberta >> <drumroll please...> >> Edmonton... :-) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > David > Edmonton, Alberta I dunno, but it looks like early next week... Glad to hear from you!!! E-mail me a phone number when you get a sec. Go gcreime na péisteoga do cheann "Douglas W \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Popeye@finalprotectivefire.com>: >>> <drumroll please...> >>> Edmonton... :-) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > E-mail me a phone number when you get a sec. From: "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Pop...@finalprotectivefire.com> Subject: Re: Jack-booted thugs Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:21:36 -0400 Message-ID: <12j7mu5fpan2hf1@news.supernews.com> ... > You suggest she hide it like the kid Greg referred to did? How do you think I drive around the country with one in the truck? It's a felony, federally, and in at least 45 states. Since it -is- my 2nd Amendment right, do you suggest I put a RKBA sticker right where the trooper puts his foot on the fuel tank? :-) SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > >> <drumroll please...> > >> Edmonton... :-) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > E-mail me a phone number when you get a sec. How about that ticket to Iraq? >> When ? >> David > I dunno, but it looks like early next week... I may be in northern Alberta then. Call me when you know. You headed South from Edmonton ? David Edmonton, Alberta >>> When ? >>> David [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > You headed South from Edmonton ? Nah, I think, I dunno, but this looks quite regular. :-) Most truckers don't like snow, but I dig it. My pre-plan (after Edmonton) says Calgary to Steinbach, MB, but I'm not going to Calgary. They probably meant Edmonton to Steinbach, loading for Vermont. but I'm not > going to Calgary. If you do happen to pass this way, in the next few months, drop me a line. I'd be willing to pop for a beer or two... Bryan > but I'm not >> going to Calgary. > > If you do happen to pass this way, in the next few months, drop me a line. > I'd be willing to pop for a beer or two... Now I'm going to Calgary. :-) > Nah, I think, I dunno, but this looks quite regular. :-) That is cool. > Most truckers don't like snow, but I dig it. It is cool as well. Maybe we can get you running a load up the ice roads North, that is way cool. David Edmonton, Alberta > Edmonton... :-) So, who's buying dinner? > So, who's buying dinner? Me. David Edmonton, Alberta >> So, who's buying dinner? > > Me. > > David > Edmonton, Alberta grab the check quick like. He's good at getting it first. Just FYI. Signature“TAANSTAFL” ____________________________________________________________________________ "A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." - Proverbs 22:3 ____________________________________________________________________________ On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:30:22 -0600, in <jKydnTA9L6BNF-rYnZ2dnUVZ_ujinZ2d@comcast.com>, > grab the check quick like. He's good at getting it first. Yeah, but those Canucks cheat and get you distracted by the cute waitresses... > Yeah, but those Canucks cheat and get you distracted by the cute > waitresses... Years ago, I married one of those. David Edmonton, Alberta > grab the check quick like. He's good at getting it first. No worries. I'm pretty quick. Not to quick though, the girls don't like that. David Edmonton, Alberta > > So, who's buying dinner? > > Me. > > David > Edmonton, Alberta Out of curiousity, where will dinner be? > Out of curiousity, where will dinner be? Cheese Cake Cafe in the west end, my favorite. Your presence would be most welcome. David Edmonton, Alberta > > Out of curiousity, where will dinner be? > > Cheese Cake Cafe in the west end, my favorite. > > Your presence would be most welcome. Well when you get a date/time set, let me know and I may pop by. I have a christmas party and a scuba class next week, but a girl's gotta eat, right? kari > David > Edmonton, Alberta > Well when you get a date/time set, let me know and I may pop by. I > have a christmas party and a scuba class next week, but a girl's gotta > eat, right? > kari Best stir fry in the city. And carrot cake. David Edmonton, Alberta > Does it always smell like that? You should try going there in the summer. Peeeeeeeewwwwww. Got good strip clubs, so I've been told ;-) > Next stop- Saskatoon. Enjoy, spent most of my summers there. Not a whole lot to do but drink and watch your dog run away for days, and days, and days... > Then.... > > <drumroll please...> > > Edmonton... :-) My condolences. Sorry David. Bryan > > Does it always smell like that? > > You should try going there in the summer. Peeeeeeeewwwwww. Got good > strip clubs, so I've been told ;-) Is there a connection? >> > Does it always smell like that? >> >> You should try going there in the summer. Peeeeeeeewwwwww. Got good >> strip clubs, so I've been told ;-) > > Is there a connection? Hell, I'll be impressed to get out of Ohio alive. 20+ accidents from Columbus east, including a tractor-trailer going off the right side of the road, over the grass, and into a rest area, apparently at speed. It hit a cab sleeper perpendicular on the driver's side, and crushed several other trucks accordion-style. Life-Flight was landing on I-70 eastbound when I went by. SignaturePopeye Not if, but -when- I die, half the people around here will party because they're my friends, and they know I would demand that. The other half will party as well, glad to be rid of me, and I'll see them in hell. www.finalprotectivefire.com > It hit a cab sleeper perpendicular on the driver's side, and crushed > several other trucks accordion-style. I bet that was a rude awakening for the driver sleeping in that truck... > >> > Does it always smell like that? > >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > glad to be rid of me, and I'll see them in hell. > www.finalprotectivefire.com Inquiring minds want to know about that ticket to Iraq. Bubba. > Inquiring minds want to know about that ticket to Iraq. Bubba. What size apron did you say it was that you wear? I didn't know that they made this one in your size: http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/wishingfish1_1928_37867 Real men wore aprons like this: http://www.beerbooks.com/cgi/ps4.cgi?ACTION=enter&thispage=4151 [buuurrrrrrrppppp] <snip> > > -- > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Inquiring minds want to know about that ticket to Iraq. Bubba. I could've sworn he's answered that, right? Weren't you paying attention? Dennis Go gcreime na péisteoga do cheann "Dennis \(Icarus\)" <nojunkmail@ever.invalid>: >> Inquiring minds want to know about that ticket to Iraq. Bubba. > > I could've sworn he's answered that, right? Nah, he danced around it and found a way to pretend he wanted to go but insured that his attempt would be rejected. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > I could've sworn he's answered that, right? A hundred times. Betty Crocker is just desperate for anything in the way of attention. > Weren't you paying attention? That would require cerebrum, cerebellum and a pencil. Or maybe some chicken bones and a nice chant circling around the fire... > > I could've sworn he's answered that, right? > > A hundred times. That's what I thought. > Betty Crocker is just desperate for anything in the way of attention. Obsessive seems to fit. > > Weren't you paying attention? > > That would require cerebrum, cerebellum and a pencil. > > Or maybe some chicken bones and a nice chant circling around the fire... Dennis >> I could've sworn he's answered that, right? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Or maybe some chicken bones and a nice chant circling around the fire... He's in the hole. He could have made a bet, but he was a pussy. i was out on i-70 the other day and there was a bad pataskala... took 3 hours to move 2 miles. > >> > Does it always smell like that? > >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > glad to be rid of me, and I'll see them in hell. > www.finalprotectivefire.com >>> Does it always smell like that? >> You should try going there in the summer. > Peeeeeeeewwwwww. Got good strip clubs, so I've been told ;-) > > Is there a connection? and thus you win "The Laugh of the Day Award" !! > >>> Does it always smell like that? > >> You should try going there in the summer. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > and thus you win "The Laugh of the Day Award" !! :-) >>> Does it always smell like that? >> You should try going there in the summer. Peeeeeeeewwwwww. Got good >> strip clubs, so I've been told ;-) > > Is there a connection? I am an upstanding, moral, ethical man, and would know nothing of such matters. It's all through the grapevine. Bryan >>>> Does it always smell like that? >>> You should try going there in the summer. Peeeeeeeewwwwww. Got good [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I am an upstanding, moral, ethical man, and would know nothing of such > matters. It's all through the grapevine. I know. you are just trying to get a second lotda... > Bryan >> Douglas W "Popeye" Frederick wrote: >> Edmonton... :-) > > My condolences. Sorry David. > Bryan I truly like Edmonton. But, I think a lot is tempered by the many friends I have here. Three is many, right ? David Edmonton, Alberta >>> Douglas W "Popeye" Frederick wrote: >>> Edmonton... :-) [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > David > Edmonton, Alberta I was OK with Edmonton, thats is until last year when I got stuck on Whyte after a hockey game. I just didn't understand - here when we win all you get is a lot of public intoxication and female nudity. You had fires on the streets, someone got stabbed that night, and the riot police were out. I mean, if you had lost I could understand all that, but you had won! Bryan > I was OK with Edmonton, thats is until last year when I got stuck on > Whyte after a hockey game. I just didn't understand - here when we win > all you get is a lot of public intoxication and female nudity. You had > fires on the streets, someone got stabbed that night, and the riot > police were out. > I mean, if you had lost I could understand all that, but you had won! We like to offer full value for your entertainment dollar. I don't get it either. David Edmonton, Alberta |
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