Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jack- Actually, Since a snow here, in Greensboro at least, is usually followed a day or so later by 60 degree weather, it just gives the locals a chance to go out and drive like idiots in the snow and have wrecks they otherwise couldn't blame on the weather! ( For some reason- having an SUV is supposed to make you an expert in snow driving!) Having lived here most of my life, I am used to the 'give and take'! I shudder to think of living permanently in a place like Quonset Point, RI where I was stationed on a ship one winter-- months of snow, and after every storm, we had to shovel off the flight deck of our old wooden decked carrier to keep the snow load from collapsing it! Alas, sorry to hear you are a Dook Fan- Dan ( A Carolina Gentleman) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack McLain" <jmclainaz@comcast.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] strange orb > I lived in Durham until recently (well, almost 2 years ago) and remember > well the 2 foot snowfall of 2000. It completely paralyzed the place. My > wife and I had to don backpacks and hoof ~2.5 miles from our townhouse to > 15/501 to buy food. All the convenience store had was canned Vienna sausage > and beer (we bought both). Leaving the convenience store we noticed that > the Mexican restaurant across the highway was open (all the illegal alien > employees lived in the basement - no commuting problems for them). We chowed > and refueled with Refritos y Margarietas and staggered our way back to our > condo. > > Not surprising that the N. Carolinians were totally unprepared for snow of > this magnitude. They never did plow us out. Their approach to snow removal > was biblical: "The good lord giveith, and the good lord taketh away" (via > melting). > > Go Duke! > cheers > Jack McLain > Tucson, AZ > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Aaron Sandler" <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 1:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] strange orb > > > > Wow, 2 Feet down there?!!?? It's been weird weather around these parts > > recently, hasn't it? > > > > Here in Durham NC it stayed just above freezing most of yesterday so we > saw > > mostly rain. Still, we did have about 6 inches of actual snow on the > > ground this morning. To veer back on-topic, I took a couple of shots of > > snow on blossoming fruit trees...We'll see what comes of them. > > > > Now they're forecasting 60 degrees and sunny for the weekend! > > > > Very confusing! > > > > -Aaron > > > > At 02:08 PM 2/27/2004, Tina wrote: > > >At 08:40 AM 2/27/2004 -0600, you wrote: > > >> Couple weeks of rain, and now this! > > > > > >And here in the sunny South, we have 2 FEET of SNOW!! It's breaking > > >records everywhere. Of course, the entire county is shut down. The > > >interstate between Charlotte and Rock Hill is even closed. We don't know > > >how to drive in this white stuff. It's beautiful, white, fluffy snow but > > >I'd rather have sun and heat any day!! > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html