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rouar

rouar

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I've been ecstatic all afternoon. :D

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yeah... its been snowing all afternoon here.... and i had to drive back to school in it.... i also have hancook super sport tires on it... it was fun
 
You lucky bastages got more than we did down in CT. Barely a dusting. Lucky for me, the ST was nice and tucked in under it's brand new cover :cool:
 
just enough down at my parents to cover everything. and of course I passed the scene of 3 spin outs with in 15 minutes of leaving home.


fist a lexus suv spun out coming down this hill and went backwards off the road at the intersection.

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...&scene=15348052&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

go further down the road and someone in a buick spun out and slide across and off the road, almost hitting a stone wall.

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...&scene=15286636&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1


then further down the road I saw where someone spun out coming down a hill.

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...&scene=15285246&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1



but of course mtx, snow tires and smart driving ftw. at the first hill and spin out I knew the spot could be bad so I slowed down and dropped to second gear and proceeded down the hill engine braking in a very controlled manor.
 
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Yah, we got a good dusting, then it rained and turned to slush. I was lucky it didn't freeze over on my way back to school. I drove 35 mi on friday too and it was wicked icey out. No problems though.

Just a reminder, but be careful when driving out there. We don't want to see a post of someone getting hurt! I drove in some pretty crazy weather last year, and I saw some ridiculous things. People...crazy.
 
Gonna get winter tires this weekend...My car can't grip the road with my bald 4-seasons, obviously. Unfortunately I've gotta get the Town Fair Tire special because I'm so strapped on time. My semester is kicking my ass really freaking hard :(
 
I daresay that I fail to see the excitement about the snow. I am rather pulling for a snow free, 60 degree winter.

However, I can effuse some excitement when the snow falls in a convenient, civilized manner. Like on a weekday when work is cancelled. Last year, after I shoveled out the Fox Cougar, we went to Famous Dave's for $7 pitchers. That was fun. :cool:
 
Cueball said:
You freak! Who the hell actually likes snow...
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60 degrees and a thunder-snowstorm would be my ideal weather. Too bad it's an impossibility :(

If it has to be cold up here, it might as well be snowing. I think I'd be pretty happy in western NY with the lake effects.

I did skid a tiny little bit on Sunday (a few inches, nothing substantial); smartened right up after that. Didn't realize the roads were as slick as they were.
 
LauraSVT said:
I daresay that I fail to see the excitement about the snow. I am rather pulling for a snow free, 60 degree winter.

However, I can effuse some excitement when the snow falls in a convenient, civilized manner. Like on a weekday when work is cancelled. Last year, after I shoveled out the Fox Cougar, we went to Famous Dave's for $7 pitchers. That was fun. :cool:
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Famous Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave's:drool::drool::drool:
 
cobrawannabe said:
Famous Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave's:drool::drool::drool:
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I'm not so moved. Most of their food still has marks where the jockey was hitting it. And their prices are out of step with the level and quality of the food. Topping it off, the $7 pitchers are gone. So now they're mediocre and stingy. I like their bar, which is modeled after a garage and has much American car memorabilia, but it's hard to justify a visit without those cheap beers.
 
LauraSVT said:
I'm not so moved. Most of their food still has marks where the jockey was hitting it. And their prices are out of step with the level and quality of the food. Topping it off, the $7 pitchers are gone. So now they're mediocre and stingy. I like their bar, which is modeled after a garage and has much American car memorabilia, but it's hard to justify a visit without those cheap beers.
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I'm not as sophisticated as you. Wanton amounts of beef, steak, pork, and chicken unserimoniously slathered in gut-rattling anounts of BBQ sauce does the trick for me. I don't know, I'm a simple kind of man. Maybe some day, oh son, you'll understand.
 
cobrawannabe said:
I'm not as sophisticated as you. Wanton amounts of beef, steak, pork, and chicken unserimoniously slathered in gut-rattling anounts of BBQ sauce does the trick for me. I don't know, I'm a simple kind of man. Maybe some day, oh son, you'll understand.
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yeah, but you can get all of those things for cheaper at places other than Famous Daves. That's mostly Jared's point. The price is too high for what they serve you.
(but damn are their bbq sauces good :drool: )
 
frenchblueC2 said:
yeah, but you can get all of those things for cheaper at places other than Famous Daves. That's mostly Jared's point. The price is too high for what they serve you.
(but damn are their bbq sauces good :drool: )
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Blue Ribbon BBQ in Arlington >>>>> Famous Dave's.

Too bad they don't have a ton of seating area, and it's quite a drive out of Boston, or I'd recommend it for Saturday.
 
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