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First Snow!

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Been busy all day and just now getting around to checking the news and stuff. I see Moore still has not conceded, which does not surprise me at all.

Like fifteen minutes after that he went on and refused to concede, something something military ballots and jeebus.

At any rate, FIRST SNOW HERE!

Roads were really bad, even though it was such a small amount of snow. They were wet and everything froze before the little bit of snow came. The Honda is not as good in the snow as the Subaru, so I think I might actually put a good snow tire on them for three-four months and really adjust my driving so that I am avoiding driving in inclement weather as much as possible.

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  2. 2.

    Roger Moore

    I envy you your snow. It’s still dry as a bone here in Southern California. We’re lucky if the humidity is in the double digits, which is making the fires hard to put out.

  11. 11.

    NotMax

    Footprints look as if made by some serious Red Wing type work boots.

    Had the fireplace checked over and made functional?

  15. 15.

    Raoul

    Tires make a huge difference, John. Your Honda may be fine with new shoes.
    My 98 Forrester was sort of bad in winter. Then I replaced the Brigestone originals (allegedly all season) for Michelin all seasons, and voila, it dove in MN snow like a champ. No need for a separate winter set in my case.

  19. 19.

    Mike in NC

    Spoke to my brother and his wife in Boston last night, and he mentioned they just got about 6 inches of snow. In other words, a dusting.

  20. 20.

    joel hanes

    Driving in snow and ice is simplicity itself
    Just remember
    You can’t accelerate (except very gently)
    You can’t brake (except very gently)
    You can’t turn (except very gently)
    And neither can anyone else
    So
    Increase your estimated travel time 100%
    Cut your speed by at least 30%
    Increase your following distance by 3x

  24. 24.

    Mnemosyne

    For the “Star Wars” fans, apparently John Boyega nearly missed the premiere of “The Last Jedi” because his flight got stranded in Atlanta. He finally arrived at 2 am on the day of the premiere with no luggage (but I’m sure the studio will hustle him out to get a suit for the party).

  26. 26.

    satby

    It was snowing hard enough here to interfere with Direct TV, so I turned it off. Wye got about 5-6 inches over the weekend and are going to get maybe 3-4 more over the next 24 hours. Any other time I could just avoid driving for a couple of days, but not during Christmas, when I make daily pilgrimages to the post office. Fortunately, it’s just over a mile away.

  29. 29.

    Roger Moore

    @germy:

    Also when you’re fired by Trump do you just show up at Mueller’s office or do you have to wait for him to call you first?

    He calls you the day before you’re fired.

  31. 31.

    different-church-lady

    @joel hanes: This Saturday I did everything except decrease the speed by 30% — probably more like 20%.

    Result: a 360-degree spin from the far right lane all the way across I-95 to a rest on the (thankfully) full-width shoulder next to the median. I wasn’t braking or turning — the car simply decided on its own that sideways would be a fun idea for a bit.

    We were extremely lucky there was no traffic next to us or immediately behind us.

    The ironies here being (a) I had just put the snow tires on the day before and (b) we had thought the straight path of I-95 was more likely to be plowed and safer going than the twisty local roads. A bad guess that I will never repeat.

  32. 32.

    Corner Stone

    @germy: If I am a WH staffer I tell Mueller I will tell him the truth about anything he asks as long as I am not a target/subject. Because I can’t afford a damn attorney and just want to go home for Xmas.

  35. 35.

    Ian G.

    That snow is going to hit Long Island between 3 and 10 am, ie the worst possible timing for Thursday’s morning commute. I told my wife to be careful driving tomorrow morning.

    I liked this past Saturday’s snow better. Nowhere to be, could just enjoy it.

  36. 36.

    Aleta

    What beautiful lines on that house. I like the festooning of greens and the light snow around them.

    We had a nice thick airy snowfall yesterday. As usual the adolescents moved the picnic tables in the park up the the hill and shoveled in a course with ski jumps launched from the tables.

    It all iced up overnight. In the early morning the roads were so iced you couldn’t brake for anything.

  37. 37.

    joel hanes

    @different-church-lady:

    It’s nature’s way of gently hinting that you were still driving too fast for conditions.

    I’ve spent hours on I-80 in Iowa in Jan doing 5 to 10 mph because glare ice.

    ETA: I’m very very glad you’re OK . Makes for a heartstopping fifteen seconds, doesn’t it ?

    We used to wait until the ice on the lake was 3 feet thick, then drive out onto a square mile of unobstructed skating rink and practice our ice driving.

  38. 38.

    debbie

    @joel hanes:

    Increase your following distance by 3x

    The problem with that is that drivers think that’s an invitation to cut in in front of you. Very aggravating.

  39. 39.

    satby

    I need to get a warming bed to put in my shed for the feral cats. I have the door propped open just enough for a cat to get through, and I put a box with a pillow in it, but they need something that will keep them warm. I felt so bad today, one of them was sitting on the porch across the street waiting for his “owner” to come home, so I warmed up some food to try to lure him into the bed I made in a tote in a sheltered part of my porch. The poor guy ran over and sat waiting for me to let him in to my house, while my cat-unfriendly barked his head off. He stalked off, disappointed and cold. Later I saw a different feral eating the probably frozen food.
    I hate that people just let their cats roam in freezing weather.

  43. 43.

    andy

    Yep, snow tires make a heck of a difference. If you have a garage you might as well get 4 (steel) junkyard wheels and put the snow tires on those- then you can swap them out pretty quickly.

  44. 44.

    debbie

    @Major Major Major Major:

    I dunno, I heard vampires aren’t cool so I’m scrapping the whole project.

    Seriously? Based on that one comment the other day? They may have competition from zombies, but vampires are still popular.

  45. 45.

    Kelly

    I’ve been skiing the Oregon Cascade passes since the early 1970’s. Snow tires matter more than 4WD. Snow tires help you stop. 4WD/All WD is great if you are in enough snow the chassis is dragging. Otherwise front drive with snow tires is just as good. Buy a set of plain steel rims so it’s easier to swap from snow tires to regular. I get 4 seasons out of my snow tires by swapping them in around now and out in March.

  48. 48.

    NotMax

    @different-church-lady

    Sounds like a patch of black ice, which is treacherous and nearly impossible to see.

    Hit a patch of that once on the exit ramp coming off an interstate. 360 degree spin, no control, no other vehicles anywhere near.

    Shrugged it off but my passenger was shaken. To calm her down, said, “That made me realize just how boring I am. Someone else’s life flashed before my eyes.” Her laughter dissipated the distress.

  56. 56.

    hellslittlestangel

    Of course Moore won’t concede. The question is whether he’ll show up on Capitol Hill waving his little pearl-handled derringer and demanding to be seated.

  57. 57.

    Jager

    Moore will just show up in DC anyway, bible under his arm, all dressed up in his cowboy outfit, the lovely Kayla and his Jew lawyer in tow.

  59. 59.

    kindness

    Not to be a dick but I will…Aren’t you supposed to take your flag down in the rain? Yes, you are. Doesn’t that hold true for snow too? I was a Boy Scout far too long ago to remember that part. I have a number (a lot really) of Proud Americans who fly flags on my street and they never take them down or in. No lights on them at night (that’s the out for 24 hour flying) or anything. I smile and nod as I go by. Why fight with someone I don’t know but lives by me? Still….

  64. 64.

    magurakurin

    @joel hanes:

    And neither can anyone else

    that’s the part that always worries me. Snow here in this corner of Western Japan is a rarity. The drivers are hit with absolute panic. An inch of snow can bring the roads to a standstill. Luckily, most times it snows a wee bit and then turns to rain quite quickly. Some areas of Japan see massive amounts of snow though. Along the Sea of Japan it’s like Buffalo on steroids. Not Lake Effect snow, but Sea Effect snow. Unreal amounts.

  65. 65.

    Kelly

    I wish we’d get some snow here. The weather system that is driving the Santa Ana winds in So Cal has given us an inversion. Clear weather temps in the Willamette valley 25 to 45 while the mountains are 45 to 65. 50% of a typical snowpack.

  66. 66.

    The Simp in the Suit

    I think I might actually put a good snow tire on them

    I’ve always found that having more than one per car works best…

  73. 73.

    different-church-lady

    @NotMax: Extra impossible to see, since it was under half an inch of snow.

    I never even had a chance to be scared, it happened so fast. And, oddly, my friend took it even more calmly than I did. Which is weird because she freaks out at the drop of a hat.

    When I thought back to my reaction, I realized something odd: my brain went, “OK, for at least the next second or so there is simply no controlling what direction we’re going in. So look around and evaluate where the other cars are, so that you know exactly what you need to do the moment you gain control again.”

    And in the end it turned out the answer was nothing: it was like we had decided to pull over and park on the shoulder — a precise 360! Joie Chitwood, here I come!

  74. 74.

    NotMax

    Now THAT’s odd.

    Lone D candidate for Alabama Secretary of State in 2018 election is named

    (wait for it)

    Chris Christie.

  77. 77.

    WaterGirl

    @WaterGirl: Sorry to be unclear. I was the one looking for reassurance that you weren’t ditching your project. I never thought you were looking for reassurance.

  78. 78.

    WaterGirl

    I have snow envy. We never even got an inch on the ground last year, ever. Still no snow so far this year. If we have to have winter, then there should at least be snow. I am feeling a bit crabby about this.

  80. 80.

    WaterGirl

    I see The Librarians is back, starting tonight. I wonder why they are showing episodes #401 and #404 tonight, then #402 next week. Math is hard, I guess. I know Baud likes The Librarians, I hope he set it to record before he went on his big trip.

  81. 81.

    Major Major Major Major

    @WaterGirl: ah. No, I really enjoy it, thanks for reading! The one thing that bums me out is the pace but that’s kind of unavoidable since I need to put the pieces in place. If I was doing more than one a week I doubt that would bug me? In retrospect I might have started the story a week early?

  82. 82.

    dmsilev

    @SRW1:

    Roy has been waiting by the phone all day, but God hasn’t yet had time to call.

    Perhaps He left a voicemail?

  83. 83.

    Mary G

    Lots of great suggestions for black women candidates in the replies to this thread:

    Twitter fam: Please share with me your fave black woman candidates. I’m going to try to give to all of them. I hope you do too.When we see Jones beat Moore because *97% of black women* brave all-day lines to vote for him, we’re looking at the future of the Democratic Party.— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) December 13, 2017

  86. 86.

    SiubhanDuinne

    I am in a place* where the TV is tuned to CNN but muted. I see Wilmer is on with Anderson Cooper, and he (Wilmer) looks exceedingly shouty, judging by his gesticulations and facial expressions.

    Wonder what he’s saying (not really).

    *Okay, it’s a bar, okay? OKAY?

  90. 90.

    joel hanes

    @debbie:

    drivers think that’s an invitation to cut in in front of you. Very aggravating.

    Yes, it can be. Let them do so. Console yourself with the likely prospect that you will arrive at your destination undamaged, and they will not.

    I spent twenty-five years weekend skiing in the Sierra Nevada, deliberately driving into winter storms on mountain roads because powder snow.
    There’s nothing like being passed on a snowy mountain road by some young guy who thinks he can drive fast because he’s got a 4WD Blazer or some shit with oversized snow tires, and then five miles later sailing calmly past that vehicle updside down in the median.

    I think of it as walking, compared to dry-pavement driving, which is running.

  91. 91.

    Timurid

    In other news, Lafayette freaking Louisiana beat you guys to first snow (last Friday).
    Of course there’s a decent chance that’s our only snow of the winter…

  94. 94.

    magurakurin

    @SiubhanDuinne: Wilmer’s Red Rose twitter gang is pushing two conflicting memes today.
    1. Sanders purposely stayed out of the Alabama race because a high profile from him wouldn’t have been good for Jones.
    2. Jones’ victory isn’t much to crow about, since he barely beat a pedophile and a Sanders-like, hard left, socialist type candidate would have done much better.
    The two ideas don’t make logical sense when put together.
    They are all such dicks.

  97. 97.

    Kelly

    @joel hanes: I had the satisfaction of watching one of those guys bounce off both snowbanks finally burying his Blazer in the right bank. He biffed before he got out of sight but far enough ahead I didn’t need to brake very much.

  101. 101.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @NotMax:

    Wilmer, the heartbreak of psoriasis of present day politics.

    Fix’d for ya. I love the idea of Wilmer as psoriasis. Hives and shingles would work equally well.

  102. 102.

    The Moar You Know

    Moore will just show up in DC anyway, bible under his arm, all dressed up in his cowboy outfit, the lovely Kayla and his Jew lawyer in tow.

    @Jager: Bet McConnell lets him into the chamber. The GOP could use a three-ring circus and God knows Moore is always up for any kind of publicity, good or bad, he does not care.

  103. 103.

    Chyron HR

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    Wonder what he’s saying (not really).

    We must bring an end to the identity politics of black people voting, and embrace the white working child molesters.

  104. 104.

    Catherine D.

    @satby:

    I used to have a indoor/outdoor electric warming bed. It was meant for kennel use so was fairly impervious to liquids and had washable covers. I think I got it from a farm catalog.

  106. 106.

    WaterGirl

    @B.B.A.: I saw your comment earlier today that you were playing both sides of the Franken issue. That gives me zero incentive to want to read what you say or click your links.

  107. 107.

    WaterGirl

    My niece just sent me something from instagram: Why you don’t put Christmas lights on palm trees. I must be very juvenile because I think it’s very funny. I wish I had a link but I have no idea how to do that since she sent it to my phone.

  113. 113.

    B.B.A.

    @WaterGirl: I’m very sorry for my behavior these past few weeks. I’m trying to make it up by bringing the comment section together to bond in our loathing of the Worst Democrat Alive, Andrew Cuomo. That’s all I meant by it, really.

    And I promise not to mention, or even refer to, the soon-to-be-former Senator from Minnesota, ever again.

  114. 114.

    Mnemosyne

    @magurakurin:

    Remember, they’re only dissing the guy who sent 4 KKK murderers to prison because they’re so much more aware of race issues than he is!

  115. 115.

    ThresherK

    @satby: I am a practiced administrator of Humira injections for Spousal Ms ThresherK. Now all I can think of is getting close enough to Wilmer to give him that needle and see if anything clears up.

  117. 117.

    WaterGirl

    @Major Major Major Major: Okay, I’ve got that part, but then I would have to open BJ on my phone in order to paste it, right. My problem is text on the phone to BJ on my laptop. I love my phone, but it would make me crazy to try to post to BJ on it. I only read BJ on my phone if I’m stuck somewhere with nothing to do.

  119. 119.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Slab Head Trump Jr testified before the Senate Intel committee– Senators, not staff, I belive–for a loooooong time

    @ StevenTDennis
    Donald Trump Jr. has left the building. 9 hours after arriving. He waved. He didn’t comment. Hair still slick.

    Virginia Heffernan Retweeted Steven Dennis
    My friend Anna taught Don Jr preschool in Manhattan. She asked him to move his mat one day and he said, “Fuck you, bitch.” He was three. Today’s for you, Anna.

  122. 122.

    germy

    Black people in Alabama—part of the south that Bernard Sanders’ campaign maligned during the primary as part of “the confederacy”—carry Jones to victory on their backs. Sanders—who didn’t lift a finger to help—claims credit for his “political revolution.”Lord have mercy.
    — Imani Gandy Canes (@AngryBlackLady) December 13, 2017

  124. 124.

    WaterGirl

    @Major Major Major Major: I think you must have edited that comment because I was about to reply to one that I’m sure had the word internet in it, but it seems to be gone.

    In any case, yes, I absolutely agree to both comments. I had been mostly skipping over him since last week and I was tempted to add him to the pie list but thought perhaps that was too harsh. Then I read the earlier comment and I’m thinking no, not too harsh at all.

  125. 125.

    Corner Stone

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    Donald Trump Jr. has left the building. 9 hours after arriving. He waved. He didn’t comment.

    “The earliest memory I have of my father breaking the law was when I was 5. Allow me to peruse my notes so I get this correct for the record…”

  126. 126.

    SFAW

    @germy:

    I’m kind of annoyed that ABL was not appropriately deferential and appreciative of St. Bernard whitesplaining things to her and all the other coloreds.

  128. 128.

    Peale

    @magurakurin: yeah. Only 93% of the voters who showed up to vote Democratic in te presidential election in Alabama last year showed up to vote last night. It’s not a win until 100% of Republicans vote for you, too. A- at best #sitdownandshutup

  130. 130.

    J R in WV

    Tire Rack has good reviews of various winter tires, comparisons of performance on ice, stopping and turning capability. I’ve gone with Bridgestone Blizzak tires for years, first on a front-wheel drive Saab Mrs J drove mostly, and now on our VW 4Motion. I’ll be getting them put on the car tomorrow.

    We ordered after talking with a tire guy, he recommended taller and slightly narrower tires on their own wheels. Not cheap, but really good on snow and not bad on mixed snow and ice. We have a really steep hill to get out of the hollow, with a couple curves near the bottom, so it’s hard to get your speed up for the steep part.

  133. 133.

    SFAW

    @Corner Stone:

    “The earliest memory I have of my father breaking the law was when I was 5. Allow me to peruse my notes so I get this correct for the record…”

    The mental image of a (figurative) steel-cage match between Shitgibbon and Uday/Qusay, to see which of them throws the other under the bus first, warms me on this cold winter evening.

  134. 134.

    Roger Moore

    @kindness:
    I can’t tell you how annoyed I get whenever I notice the Boy Scouts fly their flag 24/7 with no light at night. WTF are they teaching them if they can’t even get flying the flag right?

  137. 137.

    SFAW

    @WaterGirl:

    I don’t know, that “Lord have mercy” was pitch perfect. Nicely done, ABL.

    I dunno. I thought “bless his heart” was the preferred phrase ’round these here parts.

  140. 140.

    WaterGirl

    It’s been cold and windy here all day. It’s early but I think I’m gonna put on my PJs and watch a little TV. Have a good evening, everybody.

  143. 143.

    Miss Bianca

    @NotMax: ok, that made me laugh.

    here in the central mountains we are looking at dribs and drabs of snow for the rest of december. then if the new year is like the last couple of years, we will get dumped on march thru may.

    dammit, my keyboard is doing that thing again where it wont capitalize or do any alt functions. da fug?

  144. 144.

    J R in WV

    @kindness:

    Years ago I had a 4th floor office with a window on the side of our building. Direct view of the warehouse outfit next door. They flew a flag, all lit up, 24×7. I’m not a flag waver, but there is a right way and a wrong way.

    It just got shabbier, torn edges, little holes, worse and worse. Finally on my lunch break I went next door and asked to speak to site management.

    I gave them the full treatment, veteran, flag standards and rules, embarrassed to see Our Flag being Disrespected, expecting better of them, not yelling, very calm and quite. By the time I got lunch and back to my office the shabby flag was gone.

    Next day they had a new one, bright colors, whole different look. Shabby was just so sad!

  145. 145.

    Mnemosyne

    @SFAW:

    Man, that one Bro in the responses was just refusing to STFU. I kept expecting him to say, “Well, what about Cliff Richard, hm? Hm?!”

    (Wondering how many people here will get that reference.)

  146. 146.

    Gravenstone

    After much dithering over the last couple of days, nature finally decided it was time for our first storm of the season. 4-7″ with a bit of drifting. As I’m on vacation, I’ll get around to clearing the drive in the morning.

  147. 147.

    joel hanes

    @J R in WV:

    We have a really steep hill to get out of the hollow, with a couple curves near the bottom

    See if “SpikeSpider” snow “chains” are available to fit your car.
    They’re pricey, but it only takes 30 seconds to put them on or take them off, and you can do it without sitting or laying on the ground, almost without stooping. I used them for a decade, and loved them.
    They’re not for driving 100s of miles; they’re for the really awful bits where you really want chains.
    Top speed with the spikes on is about 30 mph, and you’re better advised to drive 20 mph or less.
    But for the last two miles of unplowed roads between you and the ski cabin on a Friday night at midnight, they are wunnaful wunnaful wunnaful.

  150. 150.

    jharp

    Super cool house but you should trim the bushes back by a lot.

    You can barely discern the super cool wrap around porch.

  151. 151.

    B.B.A.

    @Major Major Major Major: How about this: I promise to limit the targets of my dickishness to Republicans and Nazis (but I repeat myself). And Democrats who betray their own party for no reason, like Cuomo did with the State Senate. Acceptable?

  154. 154.

    J R in WV

    @WaterGirl:

    When we visited the parents back when they had a place in Fl, that’s exactly what they did, twinkling lights on palm trees, all that gorgeous landscaping planting, with lights. This was a LONG time ago, but I’m sure they still do it. Why would you not?

    We don’t decorate for xmas any more, two old folks who don’t believe in either the folks myths nor the religious myths. Why would we? Last time we did it we had a really big tree, had a potluck dinner, everyone invited to put something on the tree, from the copious supplies. We’ve donated most of it that was worth keeping since then.

  160. 160.

    Jim Parish

    @delk: “Blizzards”, plural; there were two of them that year – one right after New Years, and then the one you’re talking about. That was my first winter in Chicago after growing up mostly in the Sun Belt (HA, AZ, CA). It was… quite an experience.

  163. 163.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Seems like a good story as any. I’m sure he reassured Louie that his asparagus would be OK.

    Get Marco Rubio in there looking for his courage and Charlie could be the Wizard to Goehmert’s scarecrow and King’s racist tin man

  167. 167.

    SFAW

    @Mnemosyne:

    (Wondering how many people here will get that reference.)

    Including me. I mean, I know who he is, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard any of his songs, and certainly haven’t thought about him in about 20 years. So what’s the joke/ref?

    But that BBro (assuming you mean “Inspector Ratchet”) was probably a bot, based on the monomaniacal content of his/its responses.

  170. 170.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Randy Bryce‏Verified account @ IronStache
    In the close to 24 hours since Doug Jones’ victory, our campaign has raised nearly $50,000.

    This is what a wave looks like.

  174. 174.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: ….and

    Matt Fuller‏Verified account @ MEPFuller
    Here’s a story for you:
    There are a bunch of rumors flying around the Capitol that Paul Ryan’s speakership may be coming to an end soon.

    ETA: The idea is that once tax reform is passed he can run away after a win

  178. 178.

    Jager

    Growing up in ice and snow country, I learned how to have fun on slippery roads….find an open stretch, get going about 30-40 miles an hour, jam on the brakes, lock the wheels, put the car in reverse, let off the brakes and floor the accelerator…you’re going forward the wheels are going backward and the 360s you do beat any amusement park ride known to man. Woo woo! The look on your teen aged girl friends face-priceless!

  179. 179.

    lurker dean

    agree on the snow tires, they make a huge difference. i had a honda element that had a similar awd as the crv – it was okay in snow with all-seasons on flat roads, but if you’re in a hilly area like wv, i’m guessing the all-seasons wouldn’t cut it.

    coincidentally just finished loading the mounted snow tires into my car for the mechanic to install tomorrow. i went a little crazy and got nokian hakkapelittas, which a friend from vermont turned me on to. supposedly one of the best snow tires made, made in finland. pricey but excellent.

  181. 181.

    rekoob

    @MomSense: Haakapeliitta’s FTW! I recommend Nokians to all and sundry. Fantastic technology and more durable than many Bridgestone variants. (Bridgestone owns a bit of Nokian.)

  183. 183.

    Brachiator

    @germy:

    Sanders—who didn’t lift a finger to help—claims credit for his “political revolution.”

    Someone really should talk to Bernie. He’s pathetic if he really believes this. Maybe he is having a sad because nobody invited him to help with the election.

  184. 184.

    rekoob

    @rekoob: Agree with Tire Rack and others that a smaller diameter, narrower tire can be a good choice. Oftentimes, Tire Rack recommends the “base trim” tire size if you have a snazzier version. If you have a 17″ wheel, see whether the more mundane version of your vehicle has a 16″ wheel and size accordingly. That may prompt you to go slower and observe conditions better, too.

    Also, it’s Hakkapeliitta — Finnish can be confusing! All those cases!

  187. 187.

    Corner Stone

    Another great example of how decency is not only not returned, but smashed and jammed down your throat.
    The Scott Brown seating vs the 2017 tax bill.

  190. 190.

    satby

    @ChiGail: That would be hard, I wasn’t married with kids then, so my friends and I had fun outside, and then had great blizzard parties inside. What the heck, the entire city shut down for days.

    Edited: brain now inserting commas everywhere…time to sleep. Night all.

  191. 191.

    SFAW

    @fuckwit:

    Even his fellow American Taliban think he’s a joke:

    Fuckabee joked (in that tweet) about God not being registered to vote in AL. I wonder if Fuckabee is trying to say God is black, and wasn’t allowed to register.

    Dueling talibangelicals reminds me of the Emo Phillips joke.

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    WaterGirl

    Just popping in for a second to say that I just noticed Last Tango in Halifax Holiday Special in my Tivo list of upcoming recordings. I must not have deleted the season pass after Last Tango in Halifax ended last year.

    Happy surprise! Just wanted to mention it in case other fans of Last Tango don’t know this is coming up.

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    joel hanes

    @Steeplejack:
    Rantoul
    I had family in Fisher for twenty years till they moved into Champaign.
    Fisher. Home of the Fighting Bunnies.
    My people had to be covert liberals because so much of the community was God-besotted and incapable of reflection.

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    joel hanes

    @Jager:

    It’s a little hard on Dad’s car, though.
    I’ll bet you know how to shift a manual without using the clutch, too.

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    Uncle Cosmo

    @dmsilev: God always answers Judge Roy’s prayers. Sometimes the answer is No.

    Most times the answer is Are you fuckin’ kidding me, you preeeevert?!?!?

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    Uncle Cosmo

    @Corner Stone: It’s the Glibertarian Ethos, as personified by Ayn Rand cashing her Social Security checks: If they are stupid enough to give me something for free, I am smart enough to take it & spit in their faces!

    Bastards. (And TBH that’s an unconscionable slur on those of societally-unsanctioned birth. Or as Lee Marvin put it in the closing line of The Professionals, after Ralph Bellamy had called him one: “Yes, Sir. In my case an accident of birth. But you, Sir, you’re a self-made man.”)

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    HeartlandLiberal

    Apropos snow, we recently were getting texts from relatives down in Alabama with pictures of the snowfall that blanketed the northern part of the state. I went to al.com, the web site for the major newspapers, and watched a lovely drone flight filming south side of Birmingham, where I was born and grew up many, many years ago, covered in snow. (My wife finally let me get her an Android phone, because her hearing is so bad she can not talk on the phone without extreme difficulty. It has opened texting as a major means of communication for her.)

    We wrote back and told them perhaps this was Hell freezing over, and portended the election of Doug Jones.

    Looks like we were right.

    I still remember schools in Birmingham in our youth turning out or cancelling entire days if three little snowflakes wafted thru the air.

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    mainmata

    @Raoul: We have a 2011 Subaru Forester mainly for long distance and the Shenandoah farm work. Otherwise, we have a Ford E-Max Energy Hybrid, which gets incredible mileage and has really fast pickup (apparently that’s a thing with electric motors. I have never owned an American made vehicle before but it seems like Ford, at least, is trying to be competitive in the environment field (which is my life’s work).

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