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orangebug60guy Twin #1
Joined: June 28, 2003 Posts: 1516 Location: South Hadley Mass
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:49 am Post subject: first snow of the season time to put her away |
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well it finally snowed here in Mass, looks like i have to bring the bus home on thanksgiving break and leave it there. There's already a ton of salt and sand on the road. we only got about an inch and its going to go away. maybe a few more weeks of fun.
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beetleboy58 Samba Conquestador
Joined: February 27, 2006 Posts: 1073
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Doesnt the northeast suck.....I'm in maine, no more bus for me this year... |
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Stanagon Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2003 Posts: 4186 Location: Boston, MA
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11040 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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Crap! It was 84 here today. No clouds, perfect. Then comes a wind at about 5 PM and the temperature has plumeted all the way down to the upper 60's. I'm not sure if we'll make through the hellish cold or not. |
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mintonman Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2003 Posts: 4245 Location: between Trenton NJ. & Philly Pa.
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hell, if it was snowing here I'd be in a parking lot doing donuts in my single.
Here's a shot from last winter, I was out playing that day after the digout.
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dstefun Samba Member
Joined: February 20, 2002 Posts: 3338 Location: Sacratomato
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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zozohead wrote: |
Crap! It was 84 here today. No clouds, perfect. Then comes a wind at about 5 PM and the temperature has plumeted all the way down to the upper 60's. I'm not sure if we'll make through the hellish cold or not. |
Maybe so today, but you've been there - there's this fine Texas pix from your gallery ...
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orangebug60guy Twin #1
Joined: June 28, 2003 Posts: 1516 Location: South Hadley Mass
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:20 am Post subject: |
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well i drove home from fitchburg today and there wasn't any salt just some sand. We'll have to see how much longer to we can drive until the salt hits hard. they only salted someone of the roads in Fitchburg because its the hilliest town in North America next to Sanfran. _________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: |
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dstefun wrote: |
zozohead wrote: |
Crap! It was 84 here today. No clouds, perfect. Then comes a wind at about 5 PM and the temperature has plumeted all the way down to the upper 60's. I'm not sure if we'll make through the hellish cold or not. |
Maybe so today, but you've been there - there's this fine Texas pix from your gallery ...
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I grew up in Mass. I know what cold is, and I don't miss it, even though it's beautiful when it snows. It does get cold here, but usually "winter" is about 2 weeks long, and freezing is indeed a rare occasion. I wish we did get snow, but for the reasons that started this thread, I'm glad we don't. That's one of my favorite pics of my bus, thanks for reposting it. |
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6114 Location: Vermont
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orangebug60guy wrote: |
well i drove home from fitchburg today and there wasn't any salt just some sand. We'll have to see how much longer to we can drive until the salt hits hard. they only salted someone of the roads in Fitchburg because its the hilliest town in North America next to Sanfran. |
You guys are crazy to drive after its snowed !!
Salt is EVIL
I stop driving just before this much snow:
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thewalrus Big Jack
Joined: March 27, 2006 Posts: 3014 Location: Belchertown, MA
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:24 am Post subject: |
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orangebug60guy wrote: |
well i drove home from fitchburg today and there wasn't any salt just some sand. We'll have to see how much longer to we can drive until the salt hits hard. they only salted someone of the roads in Fitchburg because its the hilliest town in North America next to Sanfran. |
Fitchburg is so weird when it comes to salt!! It snowed Saturday morning for a couple of hours and the roads are white here with salt!! Not sure if its overkill or just getting ready for tonight’s storm!!!
Took this in the morning of that first storm.....:
Ohh yeah......LOL!!!.....hey "orangebug60guy" Remember how slow my bus was going when we went to Boston back in September? Found out why!! I dropped a valve driving there!! THATS why I couldn't make some of those hills!!! So she’s been off the road since early October... .....We should convoy again next year though! _________________ '73 Transporter 1.7L Dual Carb
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pyrOman Fire Master
Joined: July 21, 2003 Posts: 12400 Location: Over 2002 posts deleted!
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:34 am Post subject: |
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Though kool , it's a good reminder of the need for wheather protection!
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Clara Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12383
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:04 am Post subject: |
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It's been snowing here since yesterday morning, but it's melting.
Evidently they do salt the roads with the liquid salt now.
Red bus does not get covered parking. I'd like to move some stuff around so I can pull it into the car port.
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