Once upon a time, a long time ago, I used to work and way back then, I worked a job that had "normal" hours - Monday through Friday! Well, to be totally honest, frequently at that job I also worked Saturday and Sunday too and lost of evenings as well, but at least when I did that then, I got paid overtime for my efforts.
Work I had over the years from 1980 to 2002, often was shift work and usually entailed a different work week as well -more often than not, Sunday was the equivalent to Friday for normal folks in my life. And usually, the only time that was a big problem for me was when there were special events in my life that required following the normal person's work week cycle and I would need a Saturday off or an occasional Sunday. And every June and July for many years, I would need off work for a long weekend entailing Friday, Saturday and Sunday off! (Those were for Teamster Picnic Weekend in June at Conneaut Lake Park and the last full weekend in July for my family reunion.)
That really has no bearing on anything in my life today since I am no longer able to work and every day could be considered a "holiday" or "weekend" type in my life I suppose. But, I just thought I would use the TGIF thing here and recap the past week - since it's been a bit different for me.
Today marks a week since I got the new computer. It's been a lot of fun sometimes as I've been playing around here, trying to get all kinds of software reloaded into this computer, playing around with Windows XP and some of the features new to me. I'm learning - slowly, but I am learning how to use it and some new stuff I have on it that wasn't available before.
I still don't have my old data available although Dave, the Computer Guy, has transferred it now from the old computer to cds for me and is supposed to bring it down this evening along with the old computer too. THe game plan right now is to give the old computer maybe to Kate, the stepgranddaughter here to use to type up homework, etc., on it - no internet connection for her, sorry about her luck there! But she has not proved herself to be trustworthy in having access to the internet so she'll have to make do with a computer that has WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT loaded on it and she can always save her homework to a floppy to print it out from this unit later or in school. And, she can play Solitaire to her heart's content and use whichever format of it she wants without interference from me or Mandy either.
We got hit here Tuesday with a snowstorm - first one of this winter - and received probably about 12 inches of the white stuff. School was dismissed at noon Tuesday and the kids have not gone back yet. Yesterday and today, it is closed apparently due to the low temps (wind chills of minus 10-minus 20) so lucky kids get another vacation day.
Wednesday, Mandy bundled little Maya up and took her outside to let her play in the snow for the first time ever. How I wish we'd had a camera here to take some pictures of her playing in it! She took to sliding on one of those little plastic sleds like a fish to water! I don't know who enjoyed the outing more either - Maya or her Mommy! Mandy was just all smiles and laughing as she played with Miss Maya out on the snowbank in front of our house and Maya really didn't want to come back into the house either!
Yesterday, most of my family and I - along with the step-grandkids' maternal grandmother and the little daughter of my son-in-law's ex-wife too -all went to PIzza Hut for supper to celebrate stepgranddaughter Sierra's 11th birthday - which actually was Wednesday but the weather and road conditions kept us from going out that day. It was a fun dinner which everyone seemed to enjoy very much - especially me, since that meant I didn't have to cook yesterday and got to dine on Pizza and breadsticks and tossed salad! Yippy skippy, huh?
We got a notice too in our tv cable bill yesterday that they now offer internet (broadband) connectivity and I'm going to call the 800 number listed there to see if that is available to everyone on the cable or only select areas. If it is available with our cable here, I may opt to go that route as DSL is NOT yet available here through Verizon although they have been advertising it is coming here for over a year now. But so far, they haven't gotten to this exact area yet with that type of connection. THe cost to access Broadband through our Cable company would be an additional $42.50 a month - a bit higher I think that what Verizon had been advertising DSL would run - if they ever do finish installation of accessibility to that service.
I don't know the differences -exactly - between Broadband and DSl - just that either one is way faster than dealing with dial-up and Broadband would not require using the phone line either. Hmmm - might mean we could go back to one phone line service to the house then I suppose. But if anyone reading this can give me some data on differences between Broadband and DSl, any recommendations of one over the other too - that would be a welcome bit of information for me to try to digest.
And, finally - yesterday for some reason or other, I forgot to post the Bushism of the day, so guess what? Today you get yesterday's, today's and also an extra one - the one for Saturday and Sunday which is a combined "Bushism."
Thurday - February 15, 2007
"Sometimes, Washington is one of these towns where the person - people who think they've got the sharp elbow is the most effective person." New Orleans, Louisiana; December 3, 2002
Friday, February 16, 2007
"My answer is, b ring them on." - On Iraqi militants attacking U.S. forces; Washington, D.C.; July 3, 2003
and
for Saturday and Sunday - Feb ruary 17/18, 2007
"And there is a new history now that has been done, and that history needs to be included in the process." - Bratislava, Slovakia; February 24, 2005
Hope everyone has a good weekend - stay warm, safe and "be happy."
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Company Coming!
Well, tonight I have some really nice, very pleasant, even exciting news. It's that way to me, why shouldn't it be that way to you?
We - my family here and I - will be having company for dinner next Wednesday evening! Some daring souls will venture forth into this den of iniquity and also, sometimes experimental kitchen, to dine with my daughter, her husband, the step-granddaughter, Miss Maya Muffett, little Kurtis and me! Ok, so little Kurtis won't exactly be dining with us since his diet is still pretty limited to formula in a bottle and some occasional flings with a couple select Gerber baby food products in a jar.
Now who would these visitors be that has me beginning to think - and yes, worry - almost a week in advance of what to serve for supper?
We'll be entertaining a cousin, his wife and four of their five children. The cousin, "Little Eric" as most of my extended family calls him, is not really "little." Well, don't get me wrong - he's not fat either, as he is well-built, still shows the stance of the military training he received 20 years ago - very muscular. His wife, my girls and I have met twice but none of us has ever met any of the four children who will be with them.
Eric's grandmother and my mother were first cousins. His great-grandfather lived about six doors down the street from us when I was a child so I knew his ancestors there very well and his great-aunts and uncles as well as his dad and his dad's two cousins on this side of the family and my extended family were always very close.
Eric's grandparents went to Pittsburgh to work back in the 20's and stayed there. That's where Eric's dad was born and grew up. When I was a kid, "Little Eric" is what this Eric's father was called because he was named for his grandfather - hence, "little Eric." But years later, when this guy came along and was named after his father -and great-grandfather, he got the moniker of "little Eric" and his dad became "big Eric" - which really was a misnomer because "Big Eric" was never very big in stature. As a matter of fact, "Little Eric" is a good bit taller, much broader across the shoulders than his Dad ever hoped to be in his wildest dreams.
When Eric (Jr) graduated from high school, he immediately enlisted in the military and when he completed his tour of duty, he was stationed somewhere around the Houston, Texas area and decided to remain there. He met his wife, Kathy, there and the have four children of their own plus, when Eric's sister died seven years ago this coming June, Eric and Kathy adopted his sister's son, Stefan, into their family.
Eric and his family normally reside in Texas but for the past year or a little over a year perhaps now, they have been living in Florida because of some big work project Eric of which Eric is responsible to oversee the construction adheres to all standards, etc. The older boy, Stefan, though decided this past fall that he missed his friends and school in the Houston area and is living this year with his grandmother (Eric's mother) in Houston, so we will miss getting to see him again. But, it will be exciting to meet Eric and Kathy's four other children all the same.
They are coming up from Florida for a short stay in the Poconos, then planning to go to Hershey, PA for a day and end their winter "vacation" with a visit here so the children can see what their Dad calls the "old homestead." He said the kids are really excited about the trip and are especially hoping they will get to see some snow too! I think I can vaguely remember being excited about snow when I was a child too, so for their sake, I hope they do get to experience it. Although, as far as I am concerned, I hope it stays far, far away from us!
Now comes my "dilemma," if you will. I've been trying to think - yeah, that's probably what it was you could smell burning - I was trying to think - what to fix for supper for these six people in addition to the family here and add to that, my other daughter and her fiance - probably her nine-year-old son too - who will be here for supper. Since our table doesn't seat that many people at once, we can't really have a big family "sit-down" dinner so what would work the best with that many people?
I'm putting these questions out here on my blog folks for a reason, I hope you know that. I've already determined we will have to do this as a kind of buffet-type setting where I will put whatever it is I cook for our meal out on the "island" in the kitchen, let folks serve themselves and then meander to sit where ever they can find a place to sit - at the kitchen counter, at the table which can squeeze eight in there, tightly though, so that takes care of 8 to 10 folks and leaves only 3 to 5 looking for a spot to squat! How's that for some terminology?
The big question here though as you know this is coming is about what to fix. So I'm putting this out to anyone who cares to offer any suggestions and those suggestions better come with recipes too, I might add.
Right now, I am kind of leaning towards cooking a turkey. I just happen to have one in the freezer plus I can usually do a half-decent job on roasting turkey too. A bonus right there, you know.
My quandry really then is what to serve with the turkey -besides the obvious mashed potatoes and gravy and making up a pan of stuffing too. So please, put on those chef's cooking hats, mull this around in your mind a bit and tell me what you would suggest for vegetables, salad too maybe (with turkey, I lean towards coleslaw but recipes for any salad type dish would be appreciated too). Dessert - not sure there either although Carrie, the older girl, did mention maybe she would make a cheesecake which would be terrific if she did that because she makes a cheesecake that has Bailey's Irish Creme in it and it kicks butt! Very, very good, it is! But dessert suggestions are welcome too, so don't let the cheesecake being mentioned there put you off from inserting a dessert suggestion here and there too!
Face it folks, I am open to any and all ideas right now! The only thing I ask, if you do zap a recipe in here for me, is that it not be a gourmet type thing. Always think of one word that applies highly to me in the kitchen - EASY!
I'm not a bad cook, most of the time the meals I fix are pretty decent, but I am far from a fancy cook too! Therefore, my reason for saying recipes must be "EASY."
I'm not out to impress them with a big feast exactly, but I do want to have a good meal to put out for the company coming. Don't want them to leave hungry you know.
I'm looking forward now to reading suggestions from my readers here now!
I know I posted this comment before from my little calendar of "Bushisms" - but it is really kind of appropriate right now to repost it today - especially since it is actually the post for January 12th in the calendar and also, because of the post itself. So here it is now:
"And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know." (Washington, D.C.; June 15, 2004)
And that is me right now - an optimistic person, who is trying to remain that way as I mull over recipe and/or menu suggestions.
We - my family here and I - will be having company for dinner next Wednesday evening! Some daring souls will venture forth into this den of iniquity and also, sometimes experimental kitchen, to dine with my daughter, her husband, the step-granddaughter, Miss Maya Muffett, little Kurtis and me! Ok, so little Kurtis won't exactly be dining with us since his diet is still pretty limited to formula in a bottle and some occasional flings with a couple select Gerber baby food products in a jar.
Now who would these visitors be that has me beginning to think - and yes, worry - almost a week in advance of what to serve for supper?
We'll be entertaining a cousin, his wife and four of their five children. The cousin, "Little Eric" as most of my extended family calls him, is not really "little." Well, don't get me wrong - he's not fat either, as he is well-built, still shows the stance of the military training he received 20 years ago - very muscular. His wife, my girls and I have met twice but none of us has ever met any of the four children who will be with them.
Eric's grandmother and my mother were first cousins. His great-grandfather lived about six doors down the street from us when I was a child so I knew his ancestors there very well and his great-aunts and uncles as well as his dad and his dad's two cousins on this side of the family and my extended family were always very close.
Eric's grandparents went to Pittsburgh to work back in the 20's and stayed there. That's where Eric's dad was born and grew up. When I was a kid, "Little Eric" is what this Eric's father was called because he was named for his grandfather - hence, "little Eric." But years later, when this guy came along and was named after his father -and great-grandfather, he got the moniker of "little Eric" and his dad became "big Eric" - which really was a misnomer because "Big Eric" was never very big in stature. As a matter of fact, "Little Eric" is a good bit taller, much broader across the shoulders than his Dad ever hoped to be in his wildest dreams.
When Eric (Jr) graduated from high school, he immediately enlisted in the military and when he completed his tour of duty, he was stationed somewhere around the Houston, Texas area and decided to remain there. He met his wife, Kathy, there and the have four children of their own plus, when Eric's sister died seven years ago this coming June, Eric and Kathy adopted his sister's son, Stefan, into their family.
Eric and his family normally reside in Texas but for the past year or a little over a year perhaps now, they have been living in Florida because of some big work project Eric of which Eric is responsible to oversee the construction adheres to all standards, etc. The older boy, Stefan, though decided this past fall that he missed his friends and school in the Houston area and is living this year with his grandmother (Eric's mother) in Houston, so we will miss getting to see him again. But, it will be exciting to meet Eric and Kathy's four other children all the same.
They are coming up from Florida for a short stay in the Poconos, then planning to go to Hershey, PA for a day and end their winter "vacation" with a visit here so the children can see what their Dad calls the "old homestead." He said the kids are really excited about the trip and are especially hoping they will get to see some snow too! I think I can vaguely remember being excited about snow when I was a child too, so for their sake, I hope they do get to experience it. Although, as far as I am concerned, I hope it stays far, far away from us!
Now comes my "dilemma," if you will. I've been trying to think - yeah, that's probably what it was you could smell burning - I was trying to think - what to fix for supper for these six people in addition to the family here and add to that, my other daughter and her fiance - probably her nine-year-old son too - who will be here for supper. Since our table doesn't seat that many people at once, we can't really have a big family "sit-down" dinner so what would work the best with that many people?
I'm putting these questions out here on my blog folks for a reason, I hope you know that. I've already determined we will have to do this as a kind of buffet-type setting where I will put whatever it is I cook for our meal out on the "island" in the kitchen, let folks serve themselves and then meander to sit where ever they can find a place to sit - at the kitchen counter, at the table which can squeeze eight in there, tightly though, so that takes care of 8 to 10 folks and leaves only 3 to 5 looking for a spot to squat! How's that for some terminology?
The big question here though as you know this is coming is about what to fix. So I'm putting this out to anyone who cares to offer any suggestions and those suggestions better come with recipes too, I might add.
Right now, I am kind of leaning towards cooking a turkey. I just happen to have one in the freezer plus I can usually do a half-decent job on roasting turkey too. A bonus right there, you know.
My quandry really then is what to serve with the turkey -besides the obvious mashed potatoes and gravy and making up a pan of stuffing too. So please, put on those chef's cooking hats, mull this around in your mind a bit and tell me what you would suggest for vegetables, salad too maybe (with turkey, I lean towards coleslaw but recipes for any salad type dish would be appreciated too). Dessert - not sure there either although Carrie, the older girl, did mention maybe she would make a cheesecake which would be terrific if she did that because she makes a cheesecake that has Bailey's Irish Creme in it and it kicks butt! Very, very good, it is! But dessert suggestions are welcome too, so don't let the cheesecake being mentioned there put you off from inserting a dessert suggestion here and there too!
Face it folks, I am open to any and all ideas right now! The only thing I ask, if you do zap a recipe in here for me, is that it not be a gourmet type thing. Always think of one word that applies highly to me in the kitchen - EASY!
I'm not a bad cook, most of the time the meals I fix are pretty decent, but I am far from a fancy cook too! Therefore, my reason for saying recipes must be "EASY."
I'm not out to impress them with a big feast exactly, but I do want to have a good meal to put out for the company coming. Don't want them to leave hungry you know.
I'm looking forward now to reading suggestions from my readers here now!
I know I posted this comment before from my little calendar of "Bushisms" - but it is really kind of appropriate right now to repost it today - especially since it is actually the post for January 12th in the calendar and also, because of the post itself. So here it is now:
"And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know." (Washington, D.C.; June 15, 2004)
And that is me right now - an optimistic person, who is trying to remain that way as I mull over recipe and/or menu suggestions.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Traffic Hazard
Last night, while watching the 11 p.m. news from one of the "local" channels in our area, one of the top stories of the night was about an accident that had taken place earlier in the evening on Interstate 80, on the eastbound side. Although the reporter did not state what milepost this happened, I told my daughter I would bet money, if it was on the eastbound side, it was at the 140 milepost. The reporter did state this happened between the exit at Kylertown and Snow Shoe, so that was my early indicator there.
Today, in reading the local newspaper from State College - The Centre Daily Times (or simply the CDT as we refer to it here) - had a write up about the accident, including 4 photos - and as it turns out, had I bet money on my theory of the location of the accident last night, I would have won a bundle.
This particular accident involved 14 vehicles - yes, a chain reaction accident. Fortunately, there were only three injuries and none of them considered to be serious. That alone is a blessing.
A year ago, there was a terrible chain reaction accident on I-80 - on the westbound side though, on the level ground too, not a hill or downgrade per se, which involved 50 plus vehicles and resulted in six lives lost too. Trucks went up in flames, cars too as well as some occupants. It was indeed terrible and shortly thereafter, PennDot staged a very large investigation to see if the highway itself - not the weather conditions - had actually been the main contributor in that case. (It happened during a white-out.)
Over twenty years ago now I think it was, there was an accident one Sunday night in the dead of winter during a snowstorm that took place on I-80 and also at the 140 mile post. That one involved 17 vehicles and three lives were snuffed out from it.
Now, because I live about 5-6 miles maybe - as the crow flies - from the 140 mile post but in actual driving distance it is about 12 miles - and because I frequently traveled this highway to and from work for at least seven years, five days a week, I am very familiar with that highway in general and with that milepost area in particular.
Situated just after you start down hill, after topping the ridge, the road itself has a slight curve leaning towards one's left which can create some issues for drivers, especially if one is not at all familiar with the lay of the land. Also, at the top of that ridge or crest - is a crossover point used by the police, emergency vehicles and PennDot crews. This factor - the PennDot crew usage of the crossover - can also be a contributor to accidents in that area because if the crew on the west side gets to the crossover before the crew from the eastern side, then travellers coming from the west may think because the road there is perhaps somewhat maintained, the road on the eastern side of the ridge will be the same. And that, more often than not is very far from the truth of the matter!
Plus, in winter weather, road conditions can change instantaeously - in the blink of an eye, a spot can turn to ice or a "white-out" can happen and reduce visibility to absolutely NONE at all!
And yes, PennDot's maintenance of the highways does configure in here too but that is a year-round issue and not one that should surface only as a winter driving problem.
Personally, I think many of the accidents that take place during the winter months stem from the lousy, inconsiderate drivers that so often permeate the highway.
One guy, interviewed at the scene of the accident last night stated that he had been travelling eastbound, at a speed of about 60 mph when he happened on to the accident but lucky for him, he was able to avoid crashing into any other vehicles. Well, gee I am glad you were that lucky this time but did it ever occur to you that driving on roads that have a slight skiff of snow, perhaps a touch of ice underneath too, that 60 mph might just be a bit too fast? Hey, I sure think it would be advisable to cut back a good bit on the speed there, fella!
Truckers always complain about the stupid four-wheelers - who cut in and out and around them and forget that those rigs can't be stopped on a dime. True enough. But how many of those truckers ever give a thought to the amount of spray they through off when they go barrelling through snow, rain, etc., and it comes back on the four-wheeler with such an impact that you become temporarily blinded by it?
Truckers and four-wheelers alike need to realize they bear the bulk, the brunt of the responsibility in the overwhelming majority of issues and accidents on any highway - not just on the interstates. Because the speed limit may be 65 mph, and you have a vehicle that will easily run at that pace, but it is snowing like there is no tomorrow - blizzard like conditions or even just light flurries - can both create mega problems on the highway. The spray from a truck, as mentioned above, can create a white-out in a snow storm just as much as the wind, when it is whipping around at 20-30 mph or higher can do and thus, that trucker who may be unaffected by things like spray from another vehicle has no business going merrily along at 65, maybe 70 mph or faster, during a weather event like this. And, the same applies to anyone driving a four-wheeler too. No need to throw caution to wind here because the road "looks ok" perhaps to you but around the next bend, even if it is only a very slight one, things could be totally different.
All these issues must be taken into consideration by both driving factions - truckers and four-wheelers alike. Having the road crews as coordinated as possible would also be a big help as would having the roads themselves all in exellent repair.
And yes, I know that makes for four variables right off the bad and the actions of the first three also hinge on how merciful or merciless - whichever the case may be - Mother Nature may be at any given time too.
Bottom line here is the only thing we - any of us - has control over is ourselves - our own actions, our own safe manipulation of the vehicle we may be driving be it one with 2 wheels (motorcycle), four, six, eight, sixteen or eighteen - it matters only that the driver of each one is operating that unit in a safe manner and when the weather is nasty, even slightly so, with every ounce of care possible.
So, if anyone is reading this and happened to be on the highway yesterday or recently during some type of snow event and you made it out and back safely, thank your lucky stars that you perhaps were doing your level best to be safe and that those you passed on the highway were doing the same thing!
Not everyone is always that lucky!
Today, in reading the local newspaper from State College - The Centre Daily Times (or simply the CDT as we refer to it here) - had a write up about the accident, including 4 photos - and as it turns out, had I bet money on my theory of the location of the accident last night, I would have won a bundle.
This particular accident involved 14 vehicles - yes, a chain reaction accident. Fortunately, there were only three injuries and none of them considered to be serious. That alone is a blessing.
A year ago, there was a terrible chain reaction accident on I-80 - on the westbound side though, on the level ground too, not a hill or downgrade per se, which involved 50 plus vehicles and resulted in six lives lost too. Trucks went up in flames, cars too as well as some occupants. It was indeed terrible and shortly thereafter, PennDot staged a very large investigation to see if the highway itself - not the weather conditions - had actually been the main contributor in that case. (It happened during a white-out.)
Over twenty years ago now I think it was, there was an accident one Sunday night in the dead of winter during a snowstorm that took place on I-80 and also at the 140 mile post. That one involved 17 vehicles and three lives were snuffed out from it.
Now, because I live about 5-6 miles maybe - as the crow flies - from the 140 mile post but in actual driving distance it is about 12 miles - and because I frequently traveled this highway to and from work for at least seven years, five days a week, I am very familiar with that highway in general and with that milepost area in particular.
Situated just after you start down hill, after topping the ridge, the road itself has a slight curve leaning towards one's left which can create some issues for drivers, especially if one is not at all familiar with the lay of the land. Also, at the top of that ridge or crest - is a crossover point used by the police, emergency vehicles and PennDot crews. This factor - the PennDot crew usage of the crossover - can also be a contributor to accidents in that area because if the crew on the west side gets to the crossover before the crew from the eastern side, then travellers coming from the west may think because the road there is perhaps somewhat maintained, the road on the eastern side of the ridge will be the same. And that, more often than not is very far from the truth of the matter!
Plus, in winter weather, road conditions can change instantaeously - in the blink of an eye, a spot can turn to ice or a "white-out" can happen and reduce visibility to absolutely NONE at all!
And yes, PennDot's maintenance of the highways does configure in here too but that is a year-round issue and not one that should surface only as a winter driving problem.
Personally, I think many of the accidents that take place during the winter months stem from the lousy, inconsiderate drivers that so often permeate the highway.
One guy, interviewed at the scene of the accident last night stated that he had been travelling eastbound, at a speed of about 60 mph when he happened on to the accident but lucky for him, he was able to avoid crashing into any other vehicles. Well, gee I am glad you were that lucky this time but did it ever occur to you that driving on roads that have a slight skiff of snow, perhaps a touch of ice underneath too, that 60 mph might just be a bit too fast? Hey, I sure think it would be advisable to cut back a good bit on the speed there, fella!
Truckers always complain about the stupid four-wheelers - who cut in and out and around them and forget that those rigs can't be stopped on a dime. True enough. But how many of those truckers ever give a thought to the amount of spray they through off when they go barrelling through snow, rain, etc., and it comes back on the four-wheeler with such an impact that you become temporarily blinded by it?
Truckers and four-wheelers alike need to realize they bear the bulk, the brunt of the responsibility in the overwhelming majority of issues and accidents on any highway - not just on the interstates. Because the speed limit may be 65 mph, and you have a vehicle that will easily run at that pace, but it is snowing like there is no tomorrow - blizzard like conditions or even just light flurries - can both create mega problems on the highway. The spray from a truck, as mentioned above, can create a white-out in a snow storm just as much as the wind, when it is whipping around at 20-30 mph or higher can do and thus, that trucker who may be unaffected by things like spray from another vehicle has no business going merrily along at 65, maybe 70 mph or faster, during a weather event like this. And, the same applies to anyone driving a four-wheeler too. No need to throw caution to wind here because the road "looks ok" perhaps to you but around the next bend, even if it is only a very slight one, things could be totally different.
All these issues must be taken into consideration by both driving factions - truckers and four-wheelers alike. Having the road crews as coordinated as possible would also be a big help as would having the roads themselves all in exellent repair.
And yes, I know that makes for four variables right off the bad and the actions of the first three also hinge on how merciful or merciless - whichever the case may be - Mother Nature may be at any given time too.
Bottom line here is the only thing we - any of us - has control over is ourselves - our own actions, our own safe manipulation of the vehicle we may be driving be it one with 2 wheels (motorcycle), four, six, eight, sixteen or eighteen - it matters only that the driver of each one is operating that unit in a safe manner and when the weather is nasty, even slightly so, with every ounce of care possible.
So, if anyone is reading this and happened to be on the highway yesterday or recently during some type of snow event and you made it out and back safely, thank your lucky stars that you perhaps were doing your level best to be safe and that those you passed on the highway were doing the same thing!
Not everyone is always that lucky!
Friday, December 01, 2006
WARNING: To People in the Midwest and Canada
This is a warning, only a warning right now, but if things develop further, serious actions will have to be taken!
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT send any of the white, fluffy crap, or affiliated by-products (freezing rain, very cold temperatures) to the East!
I am in Pennsylvania now and first off, can not afford to move to escape presents of that nature. Which, by the way, I do not, repeat this too, DO NOT regard these things as "presents" either. Unless you are operating a voodoo doll, sticking a pin into a map of Pennsylvania maybe, after having of course, probably frozen that pin at temperatures many, many degrees below the freezing point too!
I do not like snow, do not like freezing rain or sleet either! I am not overly fond of rain, especially not the really raw, cold kind of weather that seems to come with that substance at this time of the year, so - again - I am warning you, DO NOT SEND THAT CRAP THIS WAY!
Keep it all to yourselves for your own mirth and enjoyment! Besides, you people in the midwest have no mountains to deal with in order to get in and out of town - wherever it is you live! Ok, to you Canadians, you do have the Rockies, so I can understand your wanting to ship this stuff off to other parts, but please send it maybe to Texas. Better yet - send it to Mexico and let them see what life is like here after all when one must contend with bad things - like Cold, cold rains, freezing rain, sleet and snow!
One can only build so many snowmen or snow forts; make just so many snow angels too before the fun side of this junk leaves you very wet, very, very cold and runs up bills to oil companies too in the process!
I have not yet determined what the punishment will be if your actions continue, but it will be severe, harsh and very, very nasty!
Trust me there!
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT send any of the white, fluffy crap, or affiliated by-products (freezing rain, very cold temperatures) to the East!
I am in Pennsylvania now and first off, can not afford to move to escape presents of that nature. Which, by the way, I do not, repeat this too, DO NOT regard these things as "presents" either. Unless you are operating a voodoo doll, sticking a pin into a map of Pennsylvania maybe, after having of course, probably frozen that pin at temperatures many, many degrees below the freezing point too!
I do not like snow, do not like freezing rain or sleet either! I am not overly fond of rain, especially not the really raw, cold kind of weather that seems to come with that substance at this time of the year, so - again - I am warning you, DO NOT SEND THAT CRAP THIS WAY!
Keep it all to yourselves for your own mirth and enjoyment! Besides, you people in the midwest have no mountains to deal with in order to get in and out of town - wherever it is you live! Ok, to you Canadians, you do have the Rockies, so I can understand your wanting to ship this stuff off to other parts, but please send it maybe to Texas. Better yet - send it to Mexico and let them see what life is like here after all when one must contend with bad things - like Cold, cold rains, freezing rain, sleet and snow!
One can only build so many snowmen or snow forts; make just so many snow angels too before the fun side of this junk leaves you very wet, very, very cold and runs up bills to oil companies too in the process!
I have not yet determined what the punishment will be if your actions continue, but it will be severe, harsh and very, very nasty!
Trust me there!
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