TLPTPW Holiday Edition

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Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1056598 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 12:03:20 UTC Just keeping this spot warm. Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1056598 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1056606 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 12:56:24 UTC - in response to Message 1056598. Just keeping this spot warm. Really? Anyway, it is freezing around here. BOINC WIKI ID: 1056606 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1056609 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 13:05:54 UTC - in response to Message 1056606. Just keeping this spot warm. Really? Anyway, it is freezing around here. That's exactly why it needs to be kept warm! Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1056609 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1056612 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 13:09:29 UTC - in response to Message 1056609. Just keeping this spot warm. Really? Anyway, it is freezing around here. That's exactly why it needs to be kept warm! It's not working. BOINC WIKI ID: 1056612 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1056632 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 15:55:59 UTC - in response to Message 1056626. Just keeping this spot warm. Really? Anyway, it is freezing around here. No wonder My calf muscles in My legs were hurting last night. No one around here is used to ice. I saw 5 accidents yesterday evening and the remains of 4 additional ones this morning (on the same set of roads). BOINC WIKI ID: 1056632 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 31388 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1056633 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 15:57:50 UTC Winning before taking a train ride with my son's class. Amtrak from Santa Barbara to Oxnard. Two points to anyone who knows the meaning of Oxnard. ID: 1056633 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1056645 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 16:14:35 UTC Winning while waiting for the snowstorm to hit. Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1056645 ·

AndyW Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18	Message 1056677 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 17:23:46 UTC - in response to Message 1056653. Most in Southern California are barely used to rain and don't know how to drive in It as they lack the proper training. Replace "Southern Cal" with "most of UK" and "rain" with "snow" and we're on the same track. That said - for all the rain we get, there are idiots that can't drive in that here either!!! ID: 1056677 ·

Miep Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Jul 99 Posts: 2412 Credit: 351,996 RAC: 0	Message 1056692 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 18:00:41 UTC - in response to Message 1056677. That said - for all the rain we get, there are idiots that can't drive in that here either!!! I think they just can't drive. period. or as a german would put it 'did you win your driving license in the lottery?' Carola ------- I'm multilingual - I can misunderstand people in several languages! ID: 1056692 ·

perryjay Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3377 Credit: 20,676,751 RAC: 0	Message 1056694 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 18:03:13 UTC - in response to Message 1056692. I got mine out of a CrackerJack box! :-) PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC ID: 1056694 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1056735 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 20:49:06 UTC Last modified: 16 Dec 2010, 20:52:11 UTC As Andy says - give some snow and ice in the UK and there are accidents galore. Most people cannot drive in those conditions. But it is great fun for those that can getting those that cannot to follow them into a field (roads not visible), then watch them trying to extract themselves (great laugh). I am pleased to help stranded motorists that get in to difficult, usually due to lack of skills/experience and get in to difficulty. But, when I actively see the other type and they then get in to difficulty then I watch from a distance to see how they deal with their self imposed problem. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1056735 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1056743 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 20:56:24 UTC - in response to Message 1056735. As Andy says - give some snow and ice in the UK and there are accidents galore. Most people cannot drive in those conditions. But it is great fun for those that can getting those that cannot to follow them into a field (roads not visible), then watch them trying to extract themselves (great laugh). I am pleased to help stranded motorists that get in to difficult, usually due to lack of skills/experience and get in to difficulty. But, when I actively see the other type and they then get in to difficulty then I watch from a distance to see how they deal with their self imposed problem. 4 wheel drive just means that you get stuck farther from civilization. BOINC WIKI ID: 1056743 ·

Bernie Vine Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9959 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328	Message 1056766 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 22:04:27 UTC It started to snow on the way back from Salisbury today and suddenly the overall traffic speed on the M3 dropped by 30mph, bit like the average drivers IQ. Bernie. ID: 1056766 ·

Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0	Message 1056776 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 22:53:52 UTC - in response to Message 1056766. It started to snow on the way back from Salisbury today and suddenly the overall traffic speed on the M3 dropped by 30mph, bit like the average drivers IQ. Bernie. Ah, the M3....full of idiots in Range Rovers or, worse still, 'clowns' in 'fashionable' (usually small) cars, who drive 6" off your rear bumper at 70 mph, flashing their headlights - usually a BMW 3 series. I love driving in snow, as I learned how to do so, over the space of two skiing seasons, working in the Italian Alps. I have to admit that I'm hoping things are OK for the weekend, as I'm driving down to Devon to see my family before Christmas. All it takes to ruin things are a bunch of idiots who have no clue how to drive in adverse conditions. Just don't get me started on the average Essex driver! Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! ID: 1056776 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1056787 - Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 23:35:34 UTC - in response to Message 1056770. WANTED: Neanderthal ;) Alive of course. Good luck with that. BOINC WIKI ID: 1056787 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1056816 - Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 0:50:25 UTC - in response to Message 1056743. 4 wheel drive just means that you get stuck farther from civilization. In the States and Canada with large distances, yes. Especially as the weather, when it happens, dumps much deeper snow than it is traditional for the Gulf Stream warmed British Isles. Not in even rural UK, unless snow drifting is 4' or above. The all terrain snow tyres and ground clearance in lo-4 x 4 will become defeated. Stay at home and let the others get stuck. We might have to make a cross country dash to Yeovil from Lincolnshire, via Bristol, to pick up a hospitalised 35 year old niece on Sunday. The snow that is forecast will put some strain on the journey if it is deemed needed. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1056816 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1056820 - Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 1:19:37 UTC - in response to Message 1056816. 4 wheel drive just means that you get stuck farther from civilization. In the States and Canada with large distances, yes. Especially as the weather, when it happens, dumps much deeper snow than it is traditional for the Gulf Stream warmed British Isles. Not in even rural UK, unless snow drifting is 4' or above. The all terrain snow tyres and ground clearance in lo-4 x 4 will become defeated. Stay at home and let the others get stuck. We might have to make a cross country dash to Yeovil from Lincolnshire, via Bristol, to pick up a hospitalised 35 year old niece on Sunday. The snow that is forecast will put some strain on the journey if it is deemed needed. If the snow is that deep, a normal car won't make it out of the driveway. A 4WD might make it several miles before hitting a snowdrift big enough to stop it. However, I do admit that I have gotten a jeep stuck in my own driveway once. I have also gotten stuck more than 20 miles from the nearest paved road. In both cases, the winch got me unstuck. BOINC WIKI ID: 1056820 ·

Dune2 in a HOT Desert(Tmp) Send message Joined: 22 Sep 99 Posts: 1314 Credit: 1,124,651 RAC: 0	Message 1056837 - Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 3:03:25 UTC Winning as the Christmas tree is decorated! PRR #5550 4-4-4-4 ID: 1056837 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1056844 - Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 3:34:34 UTC - in response to Message 1056837. Winning as the Christmas tree is decorated! Aren't you a bit late with that? BOINC WIKI ID: 1056844 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 31388 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1056845 - Posted: 17 Dec 2010, 3:45:41 UTC - in response to Message 1056844. Winning as the Christmas tree is decorated! Aren't you a bit late with that? I just did mine Sunday. ID: 1056845 ·

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