Re: [GZG] [ECC] Weather Alert

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Roger (In Tallahasse, SECC, GCC, any would be good for me.)

On 2/15/07, andrew apter <apter@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I kind wish there was a SECC (South East).
> The worst part is I moved down here from Philly 8 years ago.
>
> Andrew Apter
> Wizzard Software Corp.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gzg-l-bounces@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:gzg-l-bounces@lists.csua.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Allan
Goodall
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:11 PM
> To: gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [GZG] [ECC] Weather Alert
>
> On 2/15/07, Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > You need t overcome that general fear/dread of snow, Allan. Aren't
you
> > originally Canadian, anyway? :-D
>
> Originally, originally I'm Scottish. I spent most of my life in
Canada,
> though.
>
> It's not the thought of driving in snow that worries me. In 2000 I
> drove back from New Orleans to Toronto after Mardi Gras, and got
> caught in a bad snowstorm for most of the trip. Ended up sleeping part
> of the night in the car under an emergency blanket parked beside a
> Wendy's/Tim Horton's on the 401.
>
> It's an awful long drive from Louisiana to PA at the best of times.
> Add snow to the mix and drive times become quite a pain. I'd have to
> plan to take at least an extra day off work each way, in case of the
> weather.
>
> The cars down here are not protected against road salt. I was amazed
> at just how much longer brakes and exhaust systems last down here,
> without road salt to contend with. If I were to go to an ECC I'd have
> to rent a car so as not to put our own vehicles through that, which
> just adds to a trip that I couldn't afford in the first place...
>
> --
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