On Wednesday 02 January 2002 03:51 pm,Net Llama wrote: > --- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday 02 January 2002 03:09 pm,Net Llama wrote: > > > Oh, i agree 100%. Most native Californians don't know how to > > > drive in rain (forget snow). I curse them all the time. I've > > > seen it drizzling, and people start freaking out like its a > > > hurricane. I'll take a downpour over a blizzard any day. > > > > > > -Lonni > > > (who spent the first 25 years of his life living in NY & PA) > > > > However, us native Californians have the luxury of not having to > > know about > > a) putting on snow tires just to go get a six pack > > b) snow tires, period > > Nonsense. I've never needed snow tires in all the years I drove in > the Northeast. That's another misconception that Californians have. > Snow tires won't save your *ss if you don't know how to drive in > snow. I've driven through blizzards where the road was covered in a > foot of snow, and never lost control of my car (and it wasn't a 4x4 > either).
Sure, because a Ford Crown Victoria (what, 6000 pounds?) is the default vehicle. ;-) So we agree about the rust?? > > > h) corpses that appear in the spring after that big snow drift in > > front of your house melts > > No, just the corpses that get ditched in Oleander bushes on freeway > medians that are discovered each spring when the road crews go to > trim them back. Oh, yeah, I remember those in New Jersey where my wife grew up. In calif, this is prime housing space. I saw a satellite dish sticking out of one the other day. The corpses actually get ditched up where I live. > > > i) anywhere in NY in late August - September. > > Feh. You've obviously never been in NY that time of year. I was in Troy, NY in late August; it was like a sauna. Ditto Manhattan ;-) Besides, how can you tell a native californian from an immigrant? I would submit that we "natives" are a minority. -- Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'd rather be sailing" _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
