Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Wow! You live in a foreign land! Here in California we have the coolest, best preserved old autos because we don't have the snow and salt problem. There are a lot of great old cars to see at different events. When I was in Winston-Salam North Carolina in the winter visiting my daughter they had the worst snow storm in 12 years. I couldn't get home. I thought I would do my son-in-law a favor and shovel the snow from the driveway. It didn't seem to be deep. I stuck the shovel in and it went CHING and the handle shock and hurt my hands and arms. What a shock! Underneath the little bit of snow it was solid ice! I mean solid! We don't get the moisture you do. I get in the snow when we take a trip in the mountains and we have white powdery stuff. Here you can take a trip to the snow in the High Sierra's and have fun then drive to the beach on the same day. I usually keep that a secret so no more people come out here but It's ok for you guys to come. Cheryl in CA -- Re: freeze OKAY! OKAY!!1 IT'S THE BUZY BEE WHO HAS TO PUT HER BUZZING THOUGHTS INTO THE CONVERSATION, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN HOURS AGO. ALRIGHT LITTLE MS SUNSHINE. i'M WITH THE DEEP FREEZE GIRLS. BEING FROM THE UPPER PART OF MICHIGAN, IT'S GETS PRETTY 287854. COLD THERE. AND YES THEY USE THAT CAR EATEN STUFF BETTER KNOWN US SALT, SALT, PELETS OF SALTY DIRTY LOOKIND SAND. IN FACT YOU GET IT ON YOUR CLOTHES AND YOU EVEN GET IT IN YOUR (YES) NOSE. YOUR TASTE IT FOR MONTHS. SLEEP WITH IT TOO. YOUR HAIR STARTS TO BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR IT TO LEAVE, THEN IT JUST STARTS TO FLY AWAY. SO IF YOU ARE IN NEED TO GET THAT FLYING HAIR BACK. YOUR GOING TO NEED SOME FORM OF TRANSPO....NOW BEFORE I GO ON i HAVE TO ADMIT AND SAY- --NO- NO- NOT YET-----YOU HAVE TO WAIT JUST AWHILE LONGER. NOW BACK TO DOING IT IN SHORTS. WERE THESE SHORT SHORTS? IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THESE THING, YA KNOW. AND WAS TO WATER COLD, WARM, OR HOT-HOT- HOT--STEAMING HOT WITH BUBBLES MUST HAVE BUBBLES. AND BY THE WAY THEY WERE DOING THIS, WHEN? AT NIGHT I HOPE. THE ELECTRICAL CORD HAD A LIGHT INSIDE THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT FROM FREEZING, RIGHT!!!! NOW IF SANDRA DID THIS THE RIGHT WAY. SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. AND I MEAN THAT..... HUSBAND OR BOYFRIEND DOESN'T MATTER. NOT EVEN A DAD OR BROTHER. NEVER, NEVER WILL YOU DO IT AGAIN. 1989 FEBRUARY 17TH DEEP FREEZE HIT THE LAKE SUPERIOR AREA. TEMP 30 BELOW DEAD, DEAD, DEAD... NO ONE GOING ANYWHERE. EXCEPT LITTLE OLE' BEE.. YOU SEE I MOVED MY CALIFORNIA RAISED SON ALL THE TENDER AGE OF 14 TEEN. BACK TO WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL, IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. WELL WHAT DID WE HAVE TO BRING FOR CLOTHES? NOT MUCH------ SO HAVING NO FOOD LEFT JEFFREY AND I WENT OUTSIDE TO WASH OFF THE CAR. WHICH BY THE WAY WE FOUND BY FOLLOWING THAT ORANGE ELECTRICAL CORD. NOW THAT WAS AT 5;00 P.M. MY SON TOOK ALMOST 3 HOURS JUST TO UNBURY IT. NOW JEFFREY WAS GIVEN ALOT OF WREID LOOKS. I JUST GUESS PEOPLE WERE THINKING WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? ( I KNEW EXACALLY WHAT I WAS DOING) AND THEY WERE BEING PLAYED. BY LITTLE OLE' ME. FOR NO ONE KNEW WHO WE WERE YET. SO IF THE LITTLE TOWN OF NEGANEE THOUGHT THEY SEEN EVERYTHING WITH JEFFREY. THE WHOLE TOWN WOULD BE TALK TOMORROW. IN FACT EVEN MY SON THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS HOW EVERYONE DID IT. JUST AS SOON AS THE GOT DUG OUT OF THERE HOUSES. OH! WE DIDN'T NEED TO GET DUG OUT. WE JUST WALKED OUT UNTO THE ROOF. CLIMBED OR SHALL I SAY SLIDE DOWN TO WHERE WE THOUGHT THE STREET WAS. iT SNOW 10 FEET AND WITH THOSE AWESOME SNOW DRIFTS. MAKE IT ANOTHER 10 FEET. SO WE HAD TO GET THIS TOWNS HEARTS MOVING AGAIN. AND I DID. YELLOW 2 PIECE BATH SUIT. RED HAT WITH MATCH SCARF. FISHER WADING BOOTS. ORANGE HUNTERS GLOVES, TO BIG FOR ME. AND ARMED WITH ONE HOSE THAT WAS HOOKED,UP TO MY BATHTUB. REMEMBER I SAID BUBBLES WELL THERE WAS BUBBLE. I FOUND TO SMALL BOXES OF MR. BUBBLE'S AND HEY IF I WAS PLANNING TO CLEAN OFF THE SALT. WHAT BETTER WAS THATN TO USE MR.BUBBLE'S. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THAT PEOPLE WERE WAITING TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT ALMOST FOURS HOURS WENT BY. COLD, BETTER BELIEVE IT. SINGLE MOTHER DAMM STAIGHT. DOES THIS PERSON KNOW WHAT THE H----- SHE DOING. OF COURSE. BUT DID ANY OF THE TOWN PEOPLE KNOW? BINGO........NEAUGANEE FREE-PRESS FEBRUARY 18, 1989. YOUNG MOTHER FROM CALIFORNIA WASHING OFF THE SNOW/SALT FROM HER CAR ALSO WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MR. BUBBLES. GREAT PICTURE!!!!!!! I SO DO WISH MY MOTHER COULD FIND THE PAPER ARTICLE. AT THE END IT READ. PLEASE STOP BY AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO OUR NEWEST ADDITION TO NEGUANEE. I KNOW I WILL. THIS IS SY SIMON REPORTING. TWO MONTH LATER WE WERE AN ITEMS. AND THE WHOLE TOWN REALLY DID FIND OUT WHO I WAS. tHAT ANOTHER CHAPTER. SO SANDRA YOU GO GIRL WISH I WERE THERE WITH YA....BUZY BEE.................. ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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