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From: BAR on 10 Feb 2010 11:11 In article <clark-939D9E.09435910022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says... > > Besides Columbus doesn't look like it got hit too hard, looks like a > > dusting. > > A dusting is all it takes with the standard of driving in these parts. > But we got 4-5", so that's a blizzard here! > > > > Once I got home on Friday at 1:30 PM I didn't go anywhere in a vehicle > > until Monday at 10:00 AM. I've been living in the DC area for 38 years > > and I know what it is like because we get idiots like you from all over > > the country. Every two years a new crop of idiot drivers shows up and > > every four years an even bigger crop of idiot drivers shows up. If you > > think you can drive in snow or if you come from some place that gets > > lots and lots of snow it doesn't mean you know how to drive in DC when > > we have snow. > > You seem to forget that I am a European, and they tend to be better > drivers to start with. I used to rally cars when I was a student, so I > actually enjoy the snow and ice. It is the morons around me that scare > me to death - you know. outside lane, 25mph, blabbing on the cell phone. Trust me we haven't forgotten that you are European. > > > > I will give you a hint about living in the DC area. Live in a > > neighborhood that has lots of police officers. In my previous > > neighborhood we were always plowed within 12. > > Yes, unfortunately we were right beside the Pentagon, which I would have > thought would be a high priority. But the Metro shut down, so there was > no way to get across the river. Eventually I gave up on the airlines and > rented a car and drove home. Once I got to Rockville area, the roads > were completely clear and dry, and it was like that all the way back to > Columbus. And almost no traffic. You could have walked to Union Station if you were really desperate. I work in Rockville just off of I-270. You most likely saw my building we are highly visible from the road. We are expected to get another 8+ inches before 7PM and what pavement you could see is now covered with snow again and it will be difficult to clear with winds gusting to 50 MPH. When it is all done we should have at or more than 50 inches of snow.
From: William Clark on 10 Feb 2010 11:27 In article <hkul8o$j9d$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote: > "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message > news:clark-437752.10420310022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > > In article > > <424d2d63-c89a-4032-96cb-e11d82a3c9f4(a)3g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, > > Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote: > > > >> On Feb 10, 6:22 am, "Moderate" <sparky@ engineer .com> wrote: > >> > "William Clark" <wcla...(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote in message > >> > > >> > news:wclark2-4971E9.10384709022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > In article <MPG.25db3e223e422ba1989...(a)news.giganews.com>, > >> > > BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > >> In article <wclark2-DAD6E8.09354509022...(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- > >> > >> state.edu>, wcla...(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com says... > >> > > >> > >> > > Didn't you look him up? What did you find? > >> > > >> > >> > > I'm sure the debate will move from did he, to its not real > >> > >> > > materials > >> > >> > > science. > >> > > >> > >> > I did, and I found nothing in the materials science field at all. > >> > >> > So > >> > >> > where is your "proof"? > >> > > >> > >> What did you find? > >> > > >> > > I'll post it later when I get to my work computer. We have a Level 2 > >> > > snow emergency right now. > >> > > >> > Another difference between the academic world and the real world. > >> > People > >> > who work have to work when it snows. > >> > >> It's snowing heavily right now, a foot of snow on the ground...over > >> ice...and we have 30MPH winds to boot...and I am at work...between > >> lectures right now! Perhaps it's just urban, public schools that are > >> off for these sorts of things. > > > > We are in business here, too. Campus has closed for two days in the past > > 30 years, and that because of very dangerous wind chills. > > So the level 2 snow emergency was just another lie? Ho, ho, ho. No, it's just that we are like the Windmill Theatre. (Go look it up).
From: William Clark on 10 Feb 2010 11:29 In article <MPG.25dca4b4e124d09d989b6c(a)news.giganews.com>, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > In article <clark-939D9E.09435910022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- > state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says... > > > Besides Columbus doesn't look like it got hit too hard, looks like a > > > dusting. > > > > A dusting is all it takes with the standard of driving in these parts. > > But we got 4-5", so that's a blizzard here! > > > > > > Once I got home on Friday at 1:30 PM I didn't go anywhere in a vehicle > > > until Monday at 10:00 AM. I've been living in the DC area for 38 years > > > and I know what it is like because we get idiots like you from all over > > > the country. Every two years a new crop of idiot drivers shows up and > > > every four years an even bigger crop of idiot drivers shows up. If you > > > think you can drive in snow or if you come from some place that gets > > > lots and lots of snow it doesn't mean you know how to drive in DC when > > > we have snow. > > > > You seem to forget that I am a European, and they tend to be better > > drivers to start with. I used to rally cars when I was a student, so I > > actually enjoy the snow and ice. It is the morons around me that scare > > me to death - you know. outside lane, 25mph, blabbing on the cell phone. > > Trust me we haven't forgotten that you are European. > > > > > > > I will give you a hint about living in the DC area. Live in a > > > neighborhood that has lots of police officers. In my previous > > > neighborhood we were always plowed within 12. > > > > Yes, unfortunately we were right beside the Pentagon, which I would have > > thought would be a high priority. But the Metro shut down, so there was > > no way to get across the river. Eventually I gave up on the airlines and > > rented a car and drove home. Once I got to Rockville area, the roads > > were completely clear and dry, and it was like that all the way back to > > Columbus. And almost no traffic. > > You could have walked to Union Station if you were really desperate. Trains weren't running (at least not in any direction I needed to go), and Union Station is along way from Pentagon City. > > I work in Rockville just off of I-270. You most likely saw my building > we are highly visible from the road. Could be, although I might have been looking for the cell phone drivers at the time! > > We are expected to get another 8+ inches before 7PM and what pavement > you could see is now covered with snow again and it will be difficult to > clear with winds gusting to 50 MPH. When it is all done we should have > at or more than 50 inches of snow. Yes, I am glad I got out when I did. I don't think I could have done the drive yesterday.
From: MNMikeW on 10 Feb 2010 12:20 "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message news:clark-7B4C41.10431410022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > In article <7tg213Fck6U1(a)mid.individual.net>, > "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > >> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message >> news:clark-939D9E.09435910022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... >> > >> > You seem to forget that I am a European, and they tend to be better >> > drivers to start with. >> >> You wouldnt last 15 mins up here Clark if you think 4" of snow is a >> blizzard. > > I don't - like I said, a year in Houghton, MI, and this is a joke. > Unfortunately, the standard of driving is not. Its similar here. Seems to take all winter for people to get their winter driving skills working again. And some never aquire them.
From: bknight on 10 Feb 2010 12:29
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:20:51 -0600, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > >"William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message >news:clark-7B4C41.10431410022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... >> In article <7tg213Fck6U1(a)mid.individual.net>, >> "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >>> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message >>> news:clark-939D9E.09435910022010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... >>> > >>> > You seem to forget that I am a European, and they tend to be better >>> > drivers to start with. >>> >>> You wouldnt last 15 mins up here Clark if you think 4" of snow is a >>> blizzard. >> >> I don't - like I said, a year in Houghton, MI, and this is a joke. >> Unfortunately, the standard of driving is not. > >Its similar here. Seems to take all winter for people to get their winter >driving skills working again. And some never aquire them. > At worst we only have a couple of ice storms every few years here, and its quasi-suicidal to get on the roads unless you have to. One reason is that bubbas think that four-wheel drive means that you can drive as usual. BK |