Personal computing discussed
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Captain Ned wrote:Hey, who put this 2 feet of snow in my driveway?
Captain Ned wrote:The past 10 days, with their freeze/thaw/freeze cycles, have caused unbelievable damage to our roads. The potholes are immense & deep and by the car parts left on the road they are taking a heavy toll. The worst part is that Vermont simply doesn't have the money in the budget to properly fix this mess, so it's only going to get worse.
Captain Ned wrote:The past 10 days, with their freeze/thaw/freeze cycles, have caused unbelievable damage to our roads. The potholes are immense & deep and by the car parts left on the road they are taking a heavy toll. The worst part is that Vermont simply doesn't have the money in the budget to properly fix this mess, so it's only going to get worse.
Captain Ned wrote:Spent some time on the back roads the last couple of days and it's clear that Vermont's dreaded fifth season is upon us.
Mud season. Even multi-generation natives (hello!!) dread mud season if there's any need to be on dirt roads.
Anyone who's ever needed to drive a dirt road where it freezes hard in winter and gets rained on in the winter/spring transition knows what I mean. It's the real reason so many of us here in VT drive Subarus. Today was so bad that I had to turn off the traction/stability control so I could keep the wheels spinning in the ruts. The promised rain for this weekend will only make things worse as there will still be frost in the roadbed. We might even see a rasputitsa.
SpotTheCat wrote:I now pronounce this thread over for spring! 75 here with thunderstorms in the forecast. The odds of the midwest getting another winter blast are pretty low. Perhaps Hance might have a few more storms left in the mountains?
SpotTheCat wrote:I now pronounce this thread over for spring! 75 here with thunderstorms in the forecast. The odds of the midwest getting another winter blast are pretty low. Perhaps Hance might have a few more storms left in the mountains?
bhtooefr wrote:And freak April snowstorms are why, even in Ohio, I keep the snow tires on until May 1 or later.
SpotTheCat wrote:I now pronounce this thread over for spring! 75 here with thunderstorms in the forecast. The odds of the midwest getting another winter blast are pretty low. Perhaps Hance might have a few more storms left in the mountains?
JustAnEngineer wrote:Wasn't winter officially over on March 20th?