Re: OT-here we go again

Posted by JMS/.MN on February 09, 2011 at 17:53:56 from (209.237.107.155):

In Reply to: OT-here we go again posted by Nancy Howell on February 09, 2011 at 05:24:30:

I always get a kick out of reactions to weather around the country- whatever people are used to, and then it turns. Recent AZ trip, ran into some snow and ice that we would ignore here, but we have equipment to handle those issues. My son has a "plow truck" - 1 ton Ford with a plow that we saw as city trucks in KS, NE. Here, all county and city trucks have "wings", to extend and push snow WAY off the road, into the ditches. Missed some sites on the trip because of weather closures that would not shut us down...ie, quarter inch of ice, schools and businesses were closed in KS, like in Hutchinson, one of our stops, and today they had 15 inches of snow...tough for them, normal for us in any snowfall. In MN, we typically get ice less than once a year, but lots of snow, 50-60 inches around here, and had over 100 tornadoes last year. I"ve been through only one, over 40 years ago. Most farmers here have more snow removal capacity with their tractor blowers and skidloaders than what towns do in the area we drove through. Couldn"t understand why the southern towns don"t hire local road contractors, with Cat loaders and graders, to clear the streets? Bottom line, why do we stay here? Grew up with it, enjoy the very definite seasons, put up with windchill and low temps- worst here was -44 air temp in 1992...but, relatively temperate summers. Throughout our 16 day trip, I was amused with the reaction to weather in those areas. Also enjoyed my land renters email, since he had a temp of minus 29.5 one morning. But, I"ve had my share of them, too. I guess a lot depends on what we are used too, and we are comfortable staying here, just like others are ok with they live. In retirement, it doesn"t bother me to see what the younger ones are putting up with. We"ve BTDT.

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