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winter is finally here :(

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:27 am
by AKLGT
yep, last week it started... SNOW! all day friday and when i got to my street, made it to the driveway and got stuck there! neighbor kids were standing there, shovels in hand ready for us poor folks in winter denial (no snow tires yet). so they dug me out and the next day, i made sure i changed the rims!it wasn't too bad until weds last week when we got dumped on! 8-10" of snow and let me say that the next vehicle i will own (other than another vibe sorta) will be a FAST AWD something! my new position requires about 80% driving and my little 4 banger engine isn't heavy enough to keep me on the roads it seems. you can tell from the pic, this was mid day, how much snow had already fallen. here's a pic from today, nice and sunny (but cold!). what i get to look at standing at my driveway up the street. and a pic of the house, nice and plowed with my vibe under the car port. don't get the garage unless the folks are out of town. but that will only last for another few months when i move out. whoo hooo!

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:32 am
by 03VibeGT6Spd
hope with all that cold and snow why don't you park in the garage?

Re: winter is finally here :( (trdvibe)

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:34 am
by AKLGT
Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »and a pic of the house, nice and plowed with my vibe under the car port. don't get the garage unless the folks are out of town. but that will only last for another few months when i move out. whoo hooo! i don't get to until i get my own garage! but that most likely won't happen because i'm not gonna rent a place and pay an extra $300/mo for a freaking garage! only if it's my OWN mortgage!

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:39 am
by 03VibeGT6Spd
Sorry I missed that part.I wish we would get snow like that! I love driving my lifted blazer in the deep stuff.Shift on the fly is the way to go!

Re: winter is finally here :( (trdvibe)

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:06 am
by wicked1981
It looks really nice. It dosent snow where I live but I think thats a good thing. I just drive couple hours to get to the snow.

Re: winter is finally here :( (wicked1981)

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:08 am
by AKLGT
snow is good because it makes everything look nice and clean, it's beautiful and prestine. but then once you start driving on it, it turns all ugly and dirt brown. but the mountains, trees, and scenery are breathtaking!

Re: winter is finally here :( (trdvibe)

Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:22 pm
by kostby
So you're saying the four seasons in Alaska are June, July, August, and Winter?

Re: winter is finally here :( (kostby)

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:49 am
by nismo
Yeah. The winter is pretty fun. I love jus takin my car around like corners and just doin some drifting. And I can handle it well enough not to go into a ditch .Inder

Re: winter is finally here :( (trdvibe)

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 1:35 am
by JohnC
The snow looks nice (when it's not on my streets). I have an 18 year old daughter that hasn't ever touched snow, and my last three cars never were driven in it. Kinda miss it sometimes because I grew up in it, now i don't even need to scrape the windsheild.Your Vibe looks good in it, drive carefull (slow) so it stays nice.

Re: winter is finally here :( (trdvibe)

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:05 am
by VibeChick
Wow Hope! That's a lot of snow. It is dry here still. We got some snow a few weeks ago, prob only a couple inches, but it's all gone now.I'm sure the skiers around here are waiting anxiously for the real snow to start though!

Re: winter is finally here :( (TRD4reel)

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:18 am
by AKLGT
Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel »Yeah. The winter is pretty fun. I love jus takin my car around like corners and just doin some drifting. And I can handle it well enough not to go into a ditch .Inderthat's easy enough to say there, but come up here and do that... very very different ice and snow IMO. i've driven in snow learning how to drive. driven all over the US and midwest in it, from CO to ID and it's not the same driving.