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dellinger63 12-01-2006 08:48 AM

Lightning Thunder and Snow?
 
Never have seen it before but overnight all three were happening together. We got slammed north of the city 8-11" but I have my Delta Downs form in hand and about 8hrs in front of me.....Nice Program!! Hawthorne will likely cancel, like anyone cares lol. And it's still comng down hard.

saucon17 12-01-2006 09:09 AM

I care my father is stuck in O'Hare, he has no clue when he
get a flight back to Philly, The Delta card should be a great day of
racing. I give a Xchanger a shot in the Jackpot.

paisjpq 12-01-2006 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dellinger63
Never have seen it before but overnight all three were happening together. We got slammed north of the city 8-11" but I have my Delta Downs form in hand and about 8hrs in front of me.....Nice Program!! Hawthorne will likely cancel, like anyone cares lol. And it's still comng down hard.

we had a storm like that here last winter...it was definitely strange to have thunder with a snow storm.

ArlJim78 12-01-2006 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dellinger63
Never have seen it before but overnight all three were happening together. We got slammed north of the city 8-11" but I have my Delta Downs form in hand and about 8hrs in front of me.....Nice Program!! Hawthorne will likely cancel, like anyone cares lol. And it's still comng down hard.

i don't see how Hawthorne could possibly run. Its a mess out there.
So many incompetent snow drivers.

paisjpq 12-01-2006 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
i don't see how Hawthorne could possibly run. Its a mess out there.
So many incompetent snow drivers.

I grew up in VT driving in snow is like second nature...unfortunately I also live in a college town where the kiddies show up from out of state with the new SUV 4WD that daddy bought them for high school graduation...they are the cause of MANY accidents :(

ArlJim78 12-01-2006 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq
I grew up in VT driving in snow is like second nature...unfortunately I also live in a college town where the kiddies show up from out of state with the new SUV 4WD that daddy bought them for high school graduation...they are the cause of MANY accidents :(

well it appears that one of the big issues we have here is that some of our illegals aliens that live in the area, and there are many, do not have any winter driving skills obviously. So they are spinning all over the place.

I was stuck behind a taxi for 20 minutes because the driver thought the best way to handle snow was to push the accelerator all the way to the floor.
Obviously he didn't get very far very fast like that, just sliding left and right.

paisjpq 12-01-2006 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
well it appears that one of the big issues we have here is that some of our illegals aliens that live in the area, and there are many, do not have any winter driving skills obviously. So they are spinning all over the place.

I was stuck behind a taxi for 20 minutes because the driver thought the best way to handle snow was to push the accelerator all the way to the floor.
Obviously he didn't get very far very fast like that, just sliding left and right.

saw some of the same when i lived in KY...they don't get much snow but when they do the Mexican guys are truly scary on the road.

slotdirt 12-01-2006 09:40 AM

Just throwing it out there that just because one grows up in an area where there was lots of snow doesn't mean one actually knows how to drive in the snow. I've seen some of the worst snow drivers in history, for instance, in Buffalo, New York.

paisjpq 12-01-2006 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt
Just throwing it out there that just because one grows up in an area where there was lots of snow doesn't mean one actually knows how to drive in the snow. I've seen some of the worst snow drivers in history, for instance, in Buffalo, New York.

you're right of course...experience does not equal skill.;)

saucon17 12-01-2006 09:51 AM

Just outside my neighborhood there's a steep hill, These a**holes with
rear wheel drive insist on driving up the hill when there is snow they constantly get stuck and cause a parking lot. You wish you can take them out the car an knock some sense into them.

I also laugh at these people who here the word snow, they go an raid the supermarket for food. Thinking that they going to be stuck in their home for weeks. They buy huge amounts of bread, eggs and milk. They must love making and eating french toast

ArlJim78 12-01-2006 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt
Just throwing it out there that just because one grows up in an area where there was lots of snow doesn't mean one actually knows how to drive in the snow. I've seen some of the worst snow drivers in history, for instance, in Buffalo, New York.

true, there are horrible drivers that are from the area.
Thing is they have no excuse and to me are worse than the people that have transplanted from more sunny climes.

oracle80 12-01-2006 09:58 AM

Geez Dell stay safe.
Its supposed to be arriving to slam us tonight. Sounds like a real good time.

Seattleallstar 12-01-2006 10:08 AM

this thread should be in off topic, not on the main forum

It snowed 2 inches here in Seattle and all hell broke loose, a city under siege by snow

philcski 12-01-2006 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar
this thread should be in off topic, not on the main forum

It snowed 2 inches here in Seattle and all hell broke loose, a city under siege by snow

Everything you post should be in off topic, what's your point?

ArlJim78 12-01-2006 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar
this thread should be in off topic, not on the main forum

It snowed 2 inches here in Seattle and all hell broke loose, a city under siege by snow

let the mods worry about that..

Balletto 12-01-2006 10:22 AM

Snow is pretty new to me but im moving to CT in two weeks... the news on this weather has me a little freaked out. :(

paisjpq 12-01-2006 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Balletto
Snow is pretty new to me but im moving to CT in two weeks... the news on this weather has me a little freaked out. :(

don't bother packing the sunscreen or a bathing suit cause you won't need em for 6-7 months :D

philcski 12-01-2006 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Balletto
Snow is pretty new to me but im moving to CT in two weeks... the news on this weather has me a little freaked out. :(

i work in connecticut, it actually doesn't snow that much here. you'll be ok.
where in CT are you moving to?

paisjpq 12-01-2006 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar
this thread should be in off topic, not on the main forum

It snowed 2 inches here in Seattle and all hell broke loose, a city under siege by snow

K..jerry is actually right...I hadn't noticed this was in the paddock...

Balletto 12-01-2006 10:30 AM

I'll be in Bristol... :confused: I was there all summer and it was nice... but even got a little cool for me at night... now its the damn tundra!


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