MIDWEST: why are we THE BEST?

[zincyellow03]

It was raining today and then it's suppost to turn ice...same thing tomorrow(now with thunderstorms) Yesterday it was 58 and it melted all the snow.

 

[CRZYHRSGT]

60 something here too!! Too bad there is still **** all over the roads

No kidding...I've thought about bombing a couple of the road salt stations. They've been ridiculous with that stuff this year!

 

[ProCharger GT]

My parking lot @ work literally has small piles of salt all over the place...that stuff is gonna be here till end of May at least

 

[timeless2]

I know the feeling...

 

[CRZYHRSGT]

I have also had a rather interesting realization with all the salt on the roads...Blizzaks are slick as **** on that stuff. A couple weeks ago I was getting on the freeway, sun was out, roads were completely dry, I came off the ramp and went over a lane. I was doing about 55-60 in 4th gear, gave it 3/4 throttle and the a$$end started coming around!

I could understand all the salt if this winter was like last year with a lot of ice or even a few days of snow, but we haven't had squat! I do think I read in the paper a year or 2 ago that if ODOT or the city don't use a certain amount of resources (aka salt) in a given season then they'll be allocated less the following year. I don't know the validity of the story but it sure sounds like the gov't!

 

[timeless2]

I could understand all the salt if this winter was like last year with a lot of ice or even a few days of snow, but we haven't had squat! I do think I read in the paper a year or 2 ago that if ODOT or the city don't use a certain amount of resources (aka salt) in a given season then they'll be allocated less the following year. I don't know the validity of the story but it sure sounds like the gov't!

I agree 100%.

They have spread more salt on the roads this year than there has been snow around here.

 

[timeless2]

It's supposed to be 73 here Tuesday.

 

[5.0 con-vert]

It's supposed to be 73 here Tuesday.

It's supposed to be 28 here...73?!?!? Well at least I get to go to TEXAS on Friday for a few days! supposed to be 80's! WOOT!

 

[CRZYHRSGT]

Why is the Midwest the best? Does the fact that both Jeg's and Summit Racing, 2 of the country's largest speed parts shops, are based in Ohio mean anything?

 

[S&B]

katie couric is sooo hawt, i just want to rusty nail that bi@tch

yes to the jegs/summit thing

 

[Ernad]

to the 73 degree thing

 

[79'293stang]

hes full of crap high of 48 for today and tommorow, nice to dream of 73 though

 

[ProCharger GT]

Damnit...29 today & snow - then the warmest it will get is 46 on Wednesday...and I work and have school all day and night. Damnit!

 

[zincyellow03]

Suppose to be 55 on wens.

 

[ProCharger GT]

I hate Cleveland. Did I ever mention that?

 

[timeless2]

Really...it was 68 yesterday. Rode the bike AGAIN. I've already put 300 miles on it in 2006. Woot!

Today it is supposed to break more records. I have a feeling we will get hit with more winter before March is done, though.

Never been to Ohio...

 

[ProCharger GT]

Thats ok, I've never been to Iowa. I talk to people from there sometimes when I do technical support. Cleveland isn't really that bad cept the weather has a tendency to suck in the winter. Plus I just had a really long day yesterday

 

[timeless2]

I'll bet the wind doesn't blow there like it does here, though.

I do like the amount of sunny days we have, regardless of it being hot or cold. The sun being out helps me feel tons better about the day.

 

[ProCharger GT]

The building I work at is right next to the highway so it can get VERY cold and windy walking in and out of work Prior to my office job, I used to work at Costco..first started off pushing carts ALL DAY, rain/snow/hail didn't matter (although they would wonder why I would sometimes get sick) and the building was right off the freeway as well. worst experience ever was getting knocked out in the parking lot when a guy needed help loading stuff in his truck, then closes the back hatch of a ford expedition ON MY HEAD.

 

[timeless2]

worst experience ever was getting knocked out in the parking lot when a guy needed help loading stuff in his truck, then closes the back hatch of a ford expedition ON MY HEAD.

You're over it, so we can laugh about it now.

When I look back now, I realize just how much fun those retail jobs were, no matter how much they seemed to suck at the time.

Ever heard of Jim Brickman?