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From: MNMikeW on 10 Feb 2010 12:56 <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message news:t0r5n5p0rqtbvb996t2osh36i1q37srr1e(a)4ax.com... > 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. > Yes 4wd on ice just gets you into the ditch quicker.
From: Dinosaur_Sr on 10 Feb 2010 13:35 On Feb 10, 10:43 am, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio- state.edu> wrote: > In article <7tg213Fck...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > "MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > "William Clark" <cl...(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. It's amazing to see people driving 50MPH on these winding 2 lane roads in the mountains on snow and ice.
From: William Clark on 10 Feb 2010 14:40 In article <f2d191cf-20df-4ba3-9823-9451f5f50495(a)u9g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote: > On Feb 10, 10:43�am, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio- > state.edu> wrote: > > In article <7tg213Fck...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > �"MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > "William Clark" <cl...(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. > > It's amazing to see people driving 50MPH on these winding 2 lane roads > in the mountains on snow and ice. I navigated once for a Finnish rally driver. he was doing 70-80mph on a windy two lane road, covered in ice. Amazing.
From: William Clark on 10 Feb 2010 14:41 In article <7tg87mFhl7U1(a)mid.individual.net>, "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. But they are experts on the cell phone and mascara. Even on winter roads.
From: Dinosaur_Sr on 10 Feb 2010 14:52
On Feb 10, 2:40 pm, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio- state.edu> wrote: > In article > <f2d191cf-20df-4ba3-9823-9451f5f50...(a)u9g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > > > > Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2...(a)att.net> wrote: > > On Feb 10, 10:43 am, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio- > > state.edu> wrote: > > > In article <7tg213Fck...(a)mid.individual.net>, > > > > "MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > > "William Clark" <cl...(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. > > > It's amazing to see people driving 50MPH on these winding 2 lane roads > > in the mountains on snow and ice. > > I navigated once for a Finnish rally driver. he was doing 70-80mph on a > windy two lane road, covered in ice. Amazing. That must be them out practicing! ;^) |