Snowmageddon 2016 US Eastern Seaboard

MightyMouseTech · 01-22-2016, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabreigns

I Feel sorry for the old guy at 80 years probably arthritis and fighting the cold.

And should not be driving then.

VB5ER · 01-22-2016, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

And should not be driving then.

He needed milk bread and eggs for his french toast. And the skinny candle.

08njSTEP · 01-22-2016, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

Yea - remember that blizzard. Thunder and Lightning in a snow storm!

While 34" is a shit ton of snow...you guys up north are prepared for these level events more often.

In '94, we had 2.5' of Snow in NC and it crippled the state for a week...

I remember that one. I was in Knoxville Tennessee and it was closed. 9 hr trip home took over 30 hrs as they kept closing highways. A real cluster F.

csu87 · 01-22-2016, 12:31 PM

My neighborhood has had snowpacked roads for months now and havent seen the grass since November. Man up Easterners

Mbeans · 01-22-2016, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

And should not be driving then.

I agree with Gabreigns. Hard to say what the old guys situation was... spouse died? kids neglecting him? Did not have money for a cab? Doesn't know how to use a cellphone? Dementia? Alzheimer's?
Agree with you. In the right mind he should not be driving. But then some of them do not have a choice.

Fundguy1 · 01-22-2016, 12:40 PM

Wipe the car with a broom. Even an old guy can do that, or pay the kid next door $5 to do it. Being old is no excuse for being dangerous to everyone else.

MightyMouseTech · 01-22-2016, 12:43 PM

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I agree with Gabreigns. Hard to say what the old guys situation was... spouse died? kids neglecting him? Did not have money for a cab? Doesn't know how to use a cellphone? Dementia? Alzheimer's?
Agree with you. In the right mind he should not be driving. But then some of them do not have a choice.

Does not matter. If you can not do it safely, then you should not be doing it. Period. I don't care what the situation is.

Gabreigns · 01-22-2016, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Fundguy1

Wipe the car with a broom. Even an old guy can do that, or pay the kid next door $5 to do it. Being old is no excuse for being dangerous to everyone else.

Perhaps he did not want to scratch up his BMW windshield and paintwork with a broom.

Fundguy1 · 01-22-2016, 12:47 PM

Better than scratching it on someone else's BMW.

Gabreigns · 01-22-2016, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fundguy1

Better than scratching it on someone else's BMW.

With a broom.

Mbeans · 01-22-2016, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Does not matter. If you can not do it safely, then you should not be doing it. Period. I don't care what the situation is.

I pray you are not alone when you grow old and wrinkled.

MightyMouseTech · 01-22-2016, 12:52 PM

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I pray you are not alone when you grow old and wrinkled.

Even if I am, I am not going to endanger every one around me.

What if it was one of your family members he drove over and killed because he could not see them?

Well, this thread went sideways didn't it?

Mbeans · 01-22-2016, 12:56 PM

So be it.

I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfill our destiny, but our fate is sealed.

Gabreigns · 01-22-2016, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mbeans

I pray you are not alone when you grow old and wrinkled.

Even if I am, I am not going to endanger every one around me.

What if it was one of your family members he drove over and killed because he could not see them?

Well, this thread went sideways didn't it?

Sideways... True that! Good intentions always do this.

MightyMouseTech · 01-22-2016, 01:09 PM

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So be it.

I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfill our destiny, but our fate is sealed.

Uh...........ok.

VB5ER · 01-22-2016, 01:12 PM

Back to the fun

swagon · 01-22-2016, 02:02 PM

"One Inch Of Snow And D.C. Drivers Are Abandoning Cars By The Roadside"

http://jalopnik.com/one-inch-of-snow...=1453488921379

08njSTEP · 01-22-2016, 02:15 PM

It doesn't take snow. They abandon cars in rain. Throw blinkers on and pull to shoulder, wait for it to stop. Not even kidding.

Haywood · 01-22-2016, 02:17 PM

My M is safe and warm inside my garage. Not going anywhere. I grew up on LI and the people can't drive for shit in VA when the white stuff starts coming down. I have my townhouse stocked with wine and beer. Looking forward to catching up on some PS4 games and porn.

VB5ER · 01-22-2016, 02:19 PM

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Mbeans · 01-22-2016, 02:23 PM

MightyMouseTech · 01-22-2016, 02:25 PM

1" :rofl:

01-22-2016, 12:31 PM	#26
csu87 Banned 2134 Rep 3,554 Posts Drives: 09 335xi Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Northern Colorado iTrader: (0)	My neighborhood has had snowpacked roads for months now and havent seen the grass since November. Man up Easterners
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Fundguy1 Major General 2032 Rep 8,339 Posts Drives: 335 e93 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Orlando, fl iTrader: (0)	Wipe the car with a broom. Even an old guy can do that, or pay the kid next door $5 to do it. Being old is no excuse for being dangerous to everyone else.
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