TR

To hell with this cold, and snow up higher than my crotch. Jo, Jenny,
and I headed south on Saturday morning about 0730. The car was loaded
to the rafters with stuff. Poor Jen didn't have much room. Hell,
neither did we!

I took the first driving shift, the stint from Massachusetts to
Scranton, PA. This was the first time I had driven since December 6,
2011. Thankfully it was four easy hours, three cups of coffee, one gas
stop, two potty calls. Joanne took over just before Scranton and I
planned for her to drive two hours. Only problem - snow storm. We
expected "snow showers", but this was more - accumulated on the ground
and slowed traffic. The awd Lexus with new shoes did well. Yeah,
Joanne did very well too. d;o)

We arrived at Joanne's brother's home south of Roanoke, VA exactly 11
hours after leaving Massachusetts. The temperature was 60 degrees. I
think I can get used to that.

Sunday morning found us on the road at noon time. Four and a half
hours later we pulled into the driveway on Grimes Nose in Georgia. It
was an easy trip, consuming 15.5 hours in the car and a door to door
mileage of 1040. Temp on the back deck on Grimes Nose - 67 degrees.
Definitely can get used to that.

About 5:50 I opened a bottle of Heinekens and pored it into a frosty
mug and watched the sun set in the western mountains. Life is good,
even though my hip and leg are aching.

Most snow: Massachusetts 60 inches so far this season.

Least snow: Georgia, just a wee bit in the high mountains.

Worst drivers: Tie (Connecticut and New York)

Worst roads: Pennsylvania. Did they have a war there recently?

Best roads: Three way tie between Virginia, North Carolina, and
Georgia (all with 70 mph interstates)

Speaking of North Carolina: I called the boy lawyer but got no answer.
Probably out buying a MB for his newest hug. d;o)

Dave

On 1/30/2011 8:46 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:

Worst roads: Pennsylvania. Did they have a war there recently?

I noticed that going to Penns. Highways suck. Back roads no worse than
most other places.

Hope the recovery is coming along. Take care.

- JR

Worst drivers: Tie (Connecticut and New York)On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:46:21 -0500, D. LaCourse wrote:

Worst drivers: Tie (Connecticut and New York)

When I lived in NY we learned to step on the accelerator and the horn
simultaneously
esp in Manhattan
It works (sometimes)

On 2/1/2011 2:49 PM, flebow wrote:

When I lived in NY we learned to step on the accelerator and the horn
simultaneously
esp in Manhattan
It works (sometimes)


for those of us who have lived for any time in New England, it borders
on hilarious hearing a MA driver complain about anyone's driving. Boston
drivers are the worst, but the whole damn state is chock-full of morons
who drive too fast for conditions, feel that turn signals are some sort
of optional thing and generally make the roads unsafe for others. Not
that Dave fits into those categories, in my experience, but that he
ignores his home state while categorizing others is funny.
Tom

On Feb 1, 5:20*am, JR wrote:
On 1/30/2011 8:46 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:



Worst roads: Pennsylvania. Did they have a war there recently?

I noticed that going to Penns. *Highways suck.

I once saw a VW bug completely disappear into one of the smaller
potholes in downtown Pittsburg. I stopped to help and was told, "no
problem, we'll just leave it in there, that's how we fill and patch
roads, here in PA."

On 2011-02-01 17:16:48 -0500, Tom Littleton said:

On 2/1/2011 2:49 PM, flebow wrote:

When I lived in NY we learned to step on the accelerator and the horn
simultaneously
esp in Manhattan
It works (sometimes)


for those of us who have lived for any time in New England, it borders
on hilarious hearing a MA driver complain about anyone's driving.
Boston drivers are the worst, but the whole damn state is chock-full of
morons who drive too fast for conditions, feel that turn signals are
some sort of optional thing and generally make the roads unsafe for
others. Not that Dave fits into those categories, in my experience, but
that he ignores his home state while categorizing others is funny.
Tom

Hmmmmm. Yeah, Mass drivers are...... what shall we call them...... ah,
yes..... aggressive. And, Boston drivers are the most aggressive of
the aggressive. But in my experience in driving in the state, they do
not habitually drive in the far left hand lane at 10 mph under the
speed limit. "Keep right except to pass" is the law of just about
every state I have driven in. The State of Conn shoud emphasise that.
You can't get a Conn. driver out of the fast lane if you used a
hand-held nuclear device! Traffic on the interstate was moving along
nicely from 10 to 12 mph over the speed limit (depending on the speed
limit) even while passing parked state troopers. Get one of these
yahoos in the left lane of a two lane interstate, and you have a giant
gluster-f#%@. I am always relieved when we get out of Conn. New York
is sort of like a cross between Conn and Mass. They drive
aggressively, but they too clog up the left passing lane. Ever seen a
guy in a Prius take four miles to pass a trailertruck with 10 cars
behind him waiting and waiting and waiting? d;o(

Dave

On 2/1/2011 5:58 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:
You can't get
a Conn. driver out of the fast lane if you used a hand-held nuclear
device!



Ever seen a guy in a Prius take four miles to pass a
trailertruck with 10 cars behind him waiting and waiting and waiting? d;o(


hell, I'm shocked the Prius ever passed the truckg. Going uphill at
the time? Anyhoo, it's just good to see that you are well enough, and
spry enough to rise to my obvious bait. Now, stay that way, old fart!

Tom

On 2011-02-01 18:26:06 -0500, Tom Littleton said:

On 2/1/2011 5:58 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:
You can't get
a Conn. driver out of the fast lane if you used a hand-held nuclear
device!



Ever seen a guy in a Prius take four miles to pass a
trailertruck with 10 cars behind him waiting and waiting and waiting? d;o(


hell, I'm shocked the Prius ever passed the truckg. Going uphill at
the time? Anyhoo, it's just good to see that you are well enough, and
spry enough to rise to my obvious bait. Now, stay that way, old fart!

Tom

It was MY bait at first. d;o) And you rose like a big fat Penns
brown. Speaking of NE: Guess they are getting hammered. Grandson in
our house says he doesn't know where to put the snow from the driveway.

Dave

On 2/1/2011 7:24 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:
Grandson in our house
says he doesn't know where to put the snow from the driveway.



how close a throw is it to the neighbor's driveway?

Tom

I once saw a VW bug completely disappear into one of the smaller
potholes in downtown Pittsburg. * *I stopped to help and was told, "no
problem, we'll just leave it in there, *that's how we fill and patch
roads, here in PA."

Last Winter, we dropped an Econoline in one. Really smoothed out that
hole.
Frank Reid