--- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 02 January 2002 03:51 pm,Net Llama wrote: > > --- Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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. ;-)
Errr...no. Try a tiny Saturn SL1. > So we agree about the rust?? Sure. I can't deny that nature takes its course. > > > 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 > ;-) Indeed, Troy, the armpit of NY (and home to my alma mater as well). I spent 4 of the darkest years of my life living in Troy. Try Troy in January when there's 6 feet of snow, and the temperature with the windchill is -20F. > Besides, how can you tell a native californian from an immigrant? I > would submit that we "natives" are a minority. Most likely true. At least i don't feel the need to go 20MPH as soon as the first rain drop hits the road. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
