I've never been in a blizzard that's flipped my car, but I've flipped my car in a blizzard - OK doing 360's in a parking lot was a bit stupid...
larry On 10/27/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've never been in a snow storm that flipped a car! :) That sounds very > scary to me... Hehe. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:00 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: hurricanes suck > > Hurricanes aren't much different, if you live in a place that is > prepared for them. I lived in Guam, Okinawa, Saipan. All of which get > hit several times a year by typhoons (Pacific version of hurricanes). A > few cars might get overturned, banana trees blow over, and a few roofs > may come off but that's about it. Of course the buildings are concrete > or cinder block, and people aren't foolish enough to go for a walk in > the eye of the storm etc.. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jillian Koskie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:21 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: hurricanes suck > > The thing you need to remember... Is that in Saskatchewan we are -used- > to blizzards. When people in other parts of the world are freaking out > over ice storms and -40C weather... We just put on another scarf and let > our cars warm up for a little longer. > > I don't recall a single time in he 29 years I've been on the planet that > we've had a 'closed due to weather day' for schools or businesses. > > Because we are a fair ways from any really significant water, we have > very dry winters... So not the same problems with ice and fog that you > see on the coasts or in Ontario near the great lakes. > > Saskatchewan... One of the few places on the planet that sees -40C and > +40. > > NOW... I didn't say -40C was enjoyable... :) > > -- > Jillian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:09 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: hurricanes suck > > A lot of people complain about living in mid-western Canada (I am in > Saskatchewan)... But I'm starting to think it's really among the better > places in the world to live. We're not far from the Rocky Mountains... > So there is some escape from this flat... (did I mention flat?) horizon > --but the real benefit is that there are really no natural disasters to > speak of. Not a tornado, a hurricane, a tsunami or an earthquake... Not > even so much as a volcano to overflow with lava. > > Feeling rather safe, > Jillian > > Well, I don't know about "NO" natural disasters. I've lived in Montana, > just south of you. And I know that nature can quickly and with > authority serve up a Blizzard in that part of the world that will match > any tornado you care to mention for overall damage. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:178620 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
