Saturday, December 20, 2008

Reason For My Strong Dislike of Michigan in the Winter, # 43,589



She's got her butt in the road, and she ain't goin' in er out.




I just wanted to go get some milk.

8 comments:

  1. I had a van like that. I ruined any snow in it's path. I'm not sure what your problem is Katie...

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  2. You never "ruined" any snow in Michigan. This is different.

    Really.

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  3. By the way, Kristin-- that van has your old rear gate on it. The "Obsidian" sticker is still there but now it says "Obsidia" since the "n" came off...

    Your van lives on.

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  4. lol! I don't mean to laugh. Your title made me laugh for one. That's a lot of reasons! Maybe someone will take out the rear and get the rest of that sticker off.

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  5. Hey Katie,
    Here in Oregon we have eight degrees, drifting, blowing snow, frozen pipes, highways closed, and church canceled. I have reserved a backhoe at the rental center to plow out church on Christmas Eve. There is a snow emergency in Hood River this morning. This really reminds me of my childhood in Northern Michigan. I am so thankful for my fifty year old Moline tractor. It has gotten a real workout these past few days.
    Dad

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  6. That's sick- the Obsidian sticker was pretty exclusive back when I was rollin in the purple wagon. That shop closed years ago. Please never take it off. And maybe send a photo of it...

    And the van killed it going to Hood for work every day. I think the conditions might be similar to Michigan

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  7. Dad--
    Wow! That's unusual for your part of the world! How much snow did you end up with? We have a windchill of -22 right now and a actual of 1 degree. The wind and drifting snow are terrible.

    Kris--
    My problem is that I didn't thaw and scrape the back windshield so I had to slow down and look when I was backing out. The snow is so cold with a layer of ice that I couldn't get it going again... oops. My bad. Nathan and some Amish guys got it out, though, and I sent Nathan over to the neighbor's for milk.

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  8. Kristin, you whined all over the place when I got you that van. You wanted nothing to do with a mini-van. Time obviously changes memories.

    Katie, How much snow? It never fails that every day about four in the afternoon I go out to clear the driveway and it starts snowing hard. Right now a couple of feet and still coming. I was over doing Parkers this afternoon and the drifts were impossible. I absolutely beat the tractor up. Then I managed to hit the siding of Parkers house with the blade. Not good!

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