On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:45:04 -0500, DSK wrote:

Capt. Mooron wrote:

The Yanks won the War... can't you Crackers get over that! ;-)

Doesn't bother me. But why do they all have to *move* down here??

DSK

Down where? I thought we had them bottled up in Florida for the most
part

felton wrote:
Down where? I thought we had them bottled up in Florida for the most
part

Don't think so, around here we have more Yankees per square mile than
pine trees.

I've heard four times this week (and it's only tuesday) how "Southerners
don't know how to drive in snow," and there are over 1200 wrecks in the
Raleigh area in the past 48 hours. But all the Southerners I know are
staying right at home!

DSK

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:28:24 -0500, DSK wrote:

felton wrote:
Down where? I thought we had them bottled up in Florida for the most
part

Don't think so, around here we have more Yankees per square mile than
pine trees.

I've heard four times this week (and it's only tuesday) how "Southerners
don't know how to drive in snow," and there are over 1200 wrecks in the
Raleigh area in the past 48 hours. But all the Southerners I know are
staying right at home!

DSK

Snow? What is that? The only time we get freezing precipitation in
Dallas it is some sort of ice storm. Fortunately, that is a fairly
rare occurrence. I will say that no one around here knows how to
drive, rain or shine. I was in Italy in early January and I found
people were much better drivers than I am used to seeing around here.
Then again, if we were driving vehicles not much larger than golf
carts, perhaps people would be better drivers here, as well.

felton wrote:
Snow? What is that?

It's this funny stuff comes down from the sky about once a year... maybe
twice in a really cold winter.


... The only time we get freezing precipitation in
Dallas it is some sort of ice storm. Fortunately, that is a fairly
rare occurrence.

On days like today, I feel as if moving further south would be a good
idea... but then, will the people there think *I'm* a Yankee??


.... I will say that no one around here knows how to
drive, rain or shine. I was in Italy in early January and I found
people were much better drivers than I am used to seeing around here.
Then again, if we were driving vehicles not much larger than golf
carts, perhaps people would be better drivers here, as well.

Scariest traffic I ever saw was in Athens, Greece. People were doing 60
mph on the sidewalks to get around cars that had stopped for red lights.
When I was in Italy, red lights meant "speed up & blow your horn."

Sometimes I wonder if anybody anywhere really knows how to drive. I
prefer walking, but to get to the coast from here would take too long.

DSK

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:37:33 -0500, DSK wrote:

felton wrote:
Snow? What is that?

It's this funny stuff comes down from the sky about once a year... maybe
twice in a really cold winter.


... The only time we get freezing precipitation in
Dallas it is some sort of ice storm. Fortunately, that is a fairly
rare occurrence.

On days like today, I feel as if moving further south would be a good
idea... but then, will the people there think *I'm* a Yankee??


.... I will say that no one around here knows how to
drive, rain or shine. I was in Italy in early January and I found
people were much better drivers than I am used to seeing around here.
Then again, if we were driving vehicles not much larger than golf
carts, perhaps people would be better drivers here, as well.

Scariest traffic I ever saw was in Athens, Greece. People were doing 60
mph on the sidewalks to get around cars that had stopped for red lights.
When I was in Italy, red lights meant "speed up & blow your horn."

Well, everything is relative. We were in Northern Italy, and although
it was a bit confusing at first, it actually seems to at least be
considerate chaos. Perhaps they were intimidated by our Citreon mini
van It must have looked like a Hummer to those Italians in their
tiny Fiats In any event, their driving was better than I see on a
daily basis here.


Sometimes I wonder if anybody anywhere really knows how to drive. I
prefer walking, but to get to the coast from here would take too long.

DSK

Doug asked: but then, will the people there think *I'm* a Yankee??

Nah...they'll just think you came from Missouri....

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LP

"katysails" wrote:
Doug asked: but then, will the people there think *I'm* a Yankee??

Nah...they'll just think you came from Missouri....

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katysails

"DSK" wrote:

I've heard four times this week (and it's only tuesday) how "Southerners
don't know how to drive in snow," and there are over 1200 wrecks in the
Raleigh area in the past 48 hours. But all the Southerners I know are
staying right at home!

Now you know one more Southerner to add to you list. We stock up on milk,
eggs, beer, rum and firewood. Then we close the schools at the slightest
bit of snow or ice...then have a party. ;-)

LP

"DSK" wrote:
I've heard four times this week (and it's only tuesday) how "Southerners
don't know how to drive in snow," and there are over 1200 wrecks in the
Raleigh area in the past 48 hours. But all the Southerners I know are
staying right at home!


Lady Pilot wrote:
Now you know one more Southerner to add to you list. We stock up on milk,
eggs, beer, rum and firewood. Then we close the schools at the slightest
bit of snow or ice...then have a party. ;-)

No kids, we can do without milk. And we always keep plenty of soup on
the shelf in the pantry.

BTW some consider it bad form to drink when ashore... what about single
malt??

DSK