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  • December 1, 2007 at 5:53 pm #3691
    GTO Man
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    Anyone tired of winter yet?

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  • February 17, 2008 at 12:58 pm #31279
    Amigo2k
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    I too just tried to drive into work. My side street were pure ice. The main roads are flooded. I got about a 0.5 miles away from my house and turned around. Thankfully my truck made it up my driveway into my garage.

    February 17, 2008 at 3:42 pm #31280
    circletrack
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    Yep, I see everything has turned into ice now with snow to come on top of it. Oh how we love living in Wisconsin! :)

    I’m sure the schools will be closed tomorrow which means they now have to start making up days and going even later into June. The drive in to work should be lots of fun too ~ NOT!

    February 17, 2008 at 5:28 pm #31281
    moparkid25
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    4:00 AM Sunday, February 17, 2008

    I got home about an hour ago. Man this stuff is terrible. If you don’t ABSOLUTELY HAVE to drive, do not. It is an ice rink. If you think snowy roads are slick….

    About the same time I got home this morning also. It took me an hour and a half to get from Madison to Mt. Horeb. Where I live, you first have to go down a hill, then up one, and while coming up the hill you have to turn right into my driveway and climb yet another hill to get up to the garage. I did OK until I hit my driveway….that’s when my truck slid off into the yard and I got stuck. I got out and tried to get up to the house, but I skated on my feet all the way back down the driveway. While gaining speed, I thought to myself to get into a baseball slide before I get to the street otherwise I’m gonna have big trouble. Well, before I coudl react gravity took over and I landed on my back, and hit my head in the driveway. I’m very sore today, but don’t think I caused any more brain damage than I already have. My back took the brunt of it for what it was worth. I then got up to the house and salted the walks good. I salted the driveway down to my truck and dumped a lot in front of the front wheels for traction. From there I was able to get out and get my rig into the garage.

    I called one of my customers shortly after that and left a message to salt the lot at work. There’s no way I’ll get any traction with the plow the way it is being icy and all, and slamming into a 40K+ Silverado wouldn’t be good either.

    Guess I’ll kick back and wait for the 500 to start. Then go to work for awhile so I can get home to watch the Knight Rider movie tonight thumbsup.gif

    February 17, 2008 at 6:42 pm #31282
    circletrack
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    Zac ~ Did alcohol have anything to do with your fall? w00t.gif

    February 17, 2008 at 7:12 pm #31283
    GTO Man
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    I found some water in my basement and garage this morning so I have been cleaning that out.

    February 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm #31284
    circletrack
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    Yes, we had water in our basement this morning also. I was outside a bit before the snow started and the water was pooling around the house, more than likely because the ground is frozen?! I know the City of Madison is worried about the water and snow, such fun!

    February 17, 2008 at 9:39 pm #31285
    Garibaldi
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    Zac – wow, sounds like quite a story! I’m glad that you were finally able to make it inside! I feel pretty hard on ice a few weeks ago and like you said there’s no time to react at all, its just one instant you’re fine and the next you’ve already hit ground

    February 18, 2008 at 2:50 am #31286
    circletrack
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    Thankfully we didn’t get as much snow as predicted, but I can’t help but wonder how much ice is underneath. It was all slush earlier but I’m sure will freeze throughout the night. I see another winter storm is already predicted for next weekend ~ oh joy!

    February 18, 2008 at 7:14 am #31287
    moparkid25
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    No Rachael, alcohol did not play a factor in my fall (this time icon_cheesygrin.gif ).

    I spent most of the evening at work clearing the lot, first the snow and then the slushy icy buildup underneath it. I’m still really sore all the way around, so I left a note saying I’m not in tomorrow. I think I’ll go see my chiropractor and get adjusted. Hopefully with some rest that will do the trick.

    February 18, 2008 at 1:26 pm #31288
    GTO Man
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    I bet there were allot of falls yesterday. Now I know what hell is like, this weather could not get any worse. I refuse to drive across town until traffic has thinned out.

    February 19, 2008 at 12:13 am #31289
    montefrazer
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    I bet there were allot of falls yesterday. Now I know what hell is like, this weather could not get any worse. I refuse to drive across town until traffic has thinned out.

    2/17/2008 the day Hell froze over. 😯 icon_cheesygrin.gif jumpy.gif icon_headbang.gif

    February 23, 2008 at 2:43 pm #31290
    GTO Man
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    Enjoy the big warm-up this weekend, all the way up to 36 tomorrow.

    February 23, 2008 at 3:34 pm #31291
    circletrack
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    Break out the shorts and t-shirts! :) We are going to start working on the Chevelle this weekend though, making some changes to the old girl! icon_cheesygrin.gif

    February 23, 2008 at 6:48 pm #31292
    Garibaldi
    Keymaster

    Woohoo, above freezing! icon_cheers.gif

    February 26, 2008 at 3:00 am #31293
    GTO Man
    Moderator

    Finally caught a small break, most of the snow missed us.

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