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Motorcycle Forum / General / Motorcycles / April 2008Sick Of Winter
Damn Friggin Snow! http://www.actualriders.ca/winter.htm -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King > Damn Friggin Snow! > > http://www.actualriders.ca/winter.htm > > -- > See Ya On The Road Careful, with that pic buddy. If that snow had been a little dirtier someone would be sueing your a.s off for hate crimes. >> Damn Friggin Snow! >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Careful, with that pic buddy. If that snow had been a little dirtier >someone would be sueing your a.s off for hate crimes. Careful displaying your sick mind even thinking of such a thing. Someone might get some insight as to who you really are. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King >> "Calgary" wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > thing. Someone might get some insight as to who you really > are. White snow versus Black snow? It's .... it's .... an invasion! Call Homeland Security! Border alert! Time to pop a couple caps in someone's mofo!  SignatureRR >>> Damn Friggin Snow! >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -- > See Ya On The Road And who am I really? Pray tell. > Damn Friggin Snow! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium > 2004 HD Road King Seems to me you were riding in March when us Easterners were still digging ourselves out. >> Damn Friggin Snow! >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Seems to me you were riding in March when us Easterners were still digging >ourselves out. Payback Huh? Yeah you are probably only partially correct. We were riding in January and February too. ;-) -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King >>> Damn Friggin Snow! >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Yeah you are probably only partially correct. We were riding in >January and February too. ;-) Come to think of it, we probably were chuckling at those easterners digging themselves out last year, weren't we? Oh well, it's our turn now. Hopefully we'll be on the far side of winter by next week. It's been pretty annoying, getting all this white stuff right after it was all melted away. >>>> Damn Friggin Snow! >>>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >pretty annoying, getting all this white stuff right after it was all >melted away. Well the melt will start this afternoon, again. We'll be on two wheels in Calgary by Saturday. A couple of Yamaha demo days events have fallen victim to this unseasonable weather though. Calgary Harley has their demo days scheduled for Saturday. That one might be iffy considering the road conditions. Ah well, time to shovel the snow off the walks, one more time. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King >>>>> Damn Friggin Snow! >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >Ah well, time to shovel the snow off the walks, one more time. > Hasn't been bad here until this morning. The temp is right around 0 and we awoke to a layer of snow which is now being covered in a layer of ice pellets and freezing rain. At least I've had every day since the 1st. Then we're supposed to get more snow and then more rain. Sounds like fun. Hopefully it will be gone by the weekend. On Apr 23, 5:14 pm, Calgary <actual.rider_remove_the_obvio...@telus.net> wrote: > Damn Friggin Snow! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium > 2004 HD Road King It just might be extra cold there today as I heard something about some Sharks snuffing out some of Calgary's "Flames" yesterday! :-) -- Rayvan >On Apr 23, 5:14 pm, Calgary ><actual.rider_remove_the_obvio...@telus.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >It just might be extra cold there today as I heard something about >some Sharks snuffing out some of Calgary's "Flames" yesterday! :-) So there is at least one hockey fan south of the border. <g> For what it's worth not many up here expected them to win. Taking it to game seven was a surprise. Good on the Sharks though. They just might take it all the way this year. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King On Apr 23, 8:15 pm, Calgary <actual.rider_remove_the_obvio...@telus.net> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:58:08 -0700 (PDT), Rayvan > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > So there is at least one hockey fan south of the border. <g> My two boys are on travel teams. They also play for local teams. I'm also coach for the my older kid's travel team. My younger son is a goalie with around .800 save percentage. We *love* hockey! > For what it's worth not many up here expected them to win. Taking it > to game seven was a surprise. Iginla and Phaneuf drove the whole team. Nolan was also excellent (he used to play here as well is Kiprusoff who's save percentage was higher than Nabby's for the series). They all stepped up and played well! Flames coach Keenan sure knows how to intimidate referees! I could hear him constantly screaming at them every time they called something. After a while they quit calling *everything!* Man he's loud! When I coach, the officials tend to throw more calls my way if my guys are too vocal. Maybe I should start hollering at them ?!?! > Good on the Sharks though. They just might take it all the way this > year. I hope! We get to "dance with the (Dallas) Stars next! They always play tough... -- Rayvan >On Apr 23, 8:15 pm, Calgary ><actual.rider_remove_the_obvio...@telus.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >also coach for the my older kid's travel team. My younger son is a >goalie with around .800 save percentage. We *love* hockey! Good for you and your boys. I played competitive and later recreational hockey for twenty years or so. It's a great game and a good character builder. I played goal myself. >> For what it's worth not many up here expected them to win. Taking it >> to game seven was a surprise. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >higher than Nabby's for the series). They all stepped up and played >well! Iginla may be the best all round player in the league. While Phaneuf has tons of potential he is not very strong in his own end. He is far too slow in making the first pass to clear the defensive zone. Keenan plays him too much too and wears him out. Nolan surprised the heck out of me, not just in this series but in the latter half of the season. Pretty cool how some of those old guys like Nolan and Roenick can play large when it counts. I wish Kipper could be more consistent and dedicate himself to the game a bit more. Technically he is not a very sound goaltender and he is notorious for showing up to camp in poor shape and overweight. His play through the first quarter of the season was poor and cost us valuable points. if we had won more games early we would not have had to face a tough team like the Sharks in the first round of the playoffs. >Flames coach Keenan sure knows how to intimidate referees! I >could hear him constantly screaming at them every time they called >something. After a while they quit calling *everything!* Man he's >loud! When I coach, the officials tend to throw more calls my way if >my guys are too vocal. Maybe I should start hollering at them ?!?! It won't help, in fact as you noted it will likely backfire. Refs don't mind being criticized, but don't try to show them up in front of the crowd. Like most of us they have their pride and long memories. You can tell them they made a bonehead call anytime, but I have found it will carry more weight if done quietly and discretely, as opposed to shouting them down. >> Good on the Sharks though. They just might take it all the way this >> year. > >I hope! We get to "dance with the (Dallas) Stars next! They always >play tough... Their a physical team with decent talent and a fair bit of successful playoff experience. It will be a good series, but your guys should win in six or less. You have solid goaltending, a good defence and a fair bit of talent up front. Throw in some veteran leaders and it is a winning combination. Good luck. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King > Good for you and your boys. I played competitive and later > recreational hockey for twenty years or so. It's a great game and a > good character builder. I played goal myself. Hell, you can't be all bad. Go Pens! >> Good for you and your boys. I played competitive and later >> recreational hockey for twenty years or so. It's a great game and a >> good character builder. I played goal myself. > >Hell, you can't be all bad. Go Pens! FWIW I am looking forward to watching the Pens Rangers series in the second round. The Penguins are an entertaining team and the Rangers are surprisingly competitive. Should be a fun one to watch. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King > So there is at least one hockey fan south of the border The only thing more boring than hockey is soccer. Hell, even tennis is more enjoyable to watch than either of those two. SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** >> So there is at least one hockey fan south of the border > > The only thing more boring than hockey is soccer. Hell, even tennis is >more enjoyable to watch than either of those two. golf bowling NASCAR Hell, I could make a case for every sport I'm not actively participating in. But I do like seeing extremes of human physical behavior. Like Nureyev, I am amazed that some basketball players can leave the floor, get three feet in the air, fly 10 feet making 3 moves in different directions, and throw a ball acurately while doing it. SignatureTurby the Turbosurfer > behavior. Like Nureyev, I am amazed that some basketball players can > leave the floor, get three feet in the air, fly 10 feet making 3 moves > in different directions, and throw a ball acurately while doing it. Speaking of which, what the hell ever happened to getting called for traveling? These jerkwads can only accomplish such gymnastics after taking five or six running steps (all while carrying the ball)... SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** >> behavior. Like Nureyev, I am amazed that some basketball players can >> leave the floor, get three feet in the air, fly 10 feet making 3 moves [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >traveling? These jerkwads can only accomplish such gymnastics after taking >five or six running steps (all while carrying the ball)... Unh, yeah. The NBA may have some great athletes, but the game has gone to hell. I'd much rather watch Candice Wiggins and the Stanford women play. SignatureTurby the Turbosurfer >>> behavior. Like Nureyev, I am amazed that some basketball players can >>> leave the floor, get three feet in the air, fly 10 feet making 3 moves [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >to hell. I'd much rather watch Candice Wiggins and the Stanford women >play. If you are talking about that calendar of naked women basketball players, I would agree with you. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King >> So there is at least one hockey fan south of the border > > The only thing more boring than hockey is soccer. Hell, even tennis is >more enjoyable to watch than either of those two. I'll take that as a no vote for Hockey. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King >>> So there is at least one hockey fan south of the border >> >> The only thing more boring than hockey is soccer. Hell, even tennis is >>more enjoyable to watch than either of those two. > >I'll take that as a no vote for Hockey. And I'll take this as an opportunity to offset that no vote with a HUGE yes vote! I hope you'll forgive that I am a Sharks fan. Signature======================================================================== Michael Kesti | "And like, one and one don't make | two, one and one make one." mrkesti at hotmail dot com | - The Who, Bargain >>>> So there is at least one hockey fan south of the border >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >And I'll take this as an opportunity to offset that no vote with a HUGE >yes vote! I hope you'll forgive that I am a Sharks fan. No hard feelings. If the Flames couldn't hold the lead late in game four they didn't deserve to win. But don't go making us look bad by losing to Dallas! -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King >>And I'll take this as an opportunity to offset that no vote with a HUGE >>yes vote! I hope you'll forgive that I am a Sharks fan. > >No hard feelings. If the Flames couldn't hold the lead late in game >four they didn't deserve to win. But don't go making us look bad by >losing to Dallas! I hope! But last night didn't do much to bolster my hopes. Oh, well. The Sharks lost game one to the Flames, too. Signature======================================================================== Michael Kesti | "And like, one and one don't make | two, one and one make one." mrkesti at hotmail dot com | - The Who, Bargain >Damn Friggin Snow! > >http://www.actualriders.ca/winter.htm > I'm choking on stanky tree pollen in Southern NY. Ben >>Damn Friggin Snow! >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Ben lol. Life is tough. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King > Damn Friggin Snow! Cry me a river... no, wait, belay that -- we already got rain here at the coast, and it's f*ing cold. Something to do with an "arctic air mass" or some dumbass meteorological thing. SQ I'm with ya, man. The ocean temperature here is still only 59 degrees. Is it ever going to warm up? SignatureTurby the Turbosurfer >I'm with ya, man. The ocean temperature here is still only 59 degrees. >Is it ever going to warm up? Although I wouldn't recommend it, you can still walk on many of our water bodies right now. If I were to chip a chunk of the water off I'd bet it would be a tad colder than 59. <g> -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King > I'm with ya, man. The ocean temperature here is still only 59 degrees. > Is it ever going to warm up? It was below freezing all last week in the mornings, but was warming up into the 40s by afternoon. It was hazy too, due to fires somewhere in the old Soviet if you believe the news. It was bad enough one day that you could smell the smoke. It started snowing this morning when I was leaving for work this morning. It's snowed all day now, and is still snowing. It's 32 F, there's about a foot of very heavy snow in the driveway. I'll be shovelling it all out sometime this evening. The news just announced the deadline for removing studs has been extended from 1 May to 15 May, and some flights are grounded due to snow. Other than the woods out back looking beautiful, this all pretty much sucks. Robert >> I'm with ya, man. The ocean temperature here is still only 59 degrees. >> Is it ever going to warm up? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Robert You guys have got to get into XC-skiing. Ben > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:07:22 -0800, "Robert Bolton" > <namewithnospace@gci.net> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > You guys have got to get into XC-skiing. That would sure beat shovelling the drive by hand, last night and again this morning. XC, Downhill, and snow machining are all popular winter sports. Late Feb and March are good months as we get late winter snow storms and it's warming up some in Mar. A few people die each year in avalanches though, as the late winter is also the time for avalanches. Today would be a great day for any of those sports but most people spent the last couple weekends putting the winter toys away (my snow blowers are in the shed behind a couple stacks of studded tires) and getting the summer toys out. I dug the Concours out of the shed last weekend while putting the winter crap in, busting off a sidecase cast support bracket in the process while negotiating a tight turn between the remaining snow and a fence post. I'll hit the dealer today to order a new one, and some new tires. I'll then sell it if summer ever gets here. Robert > Damn Friggin Snow! I wiped four inches plus of the beautiful white gift from the gods off the truck this morning. Every day that the weather is like days of yore is another day that doesn't get up to 100°F this summer... I, for one, am glad to see the weather get back to normal around here. It's been years since we've had a good winter. Even this winter wasn't cold enough for long enough to drive out the bark beetles and Californicators. SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** >> Damn Friggin Snow! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >cold enough for long enough to drive out the bark beetles and >Californicators. We had an extended cold spell back in January where the temps dipped to the minus 35 range. Although the counts are not all in yet, initial indicators are it decimated the Mountain Pine Beetle populations on the Alberta side of the BC border. If true, it will be very good news for us. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King > We had an extended cold spell back in January where the temps dipped > to the minus 35 range. Although the counts are not all in yet, initial > indicators are it decimated the Mountain Pine Beetle populations on > the Alberta side of the BC border. > > If true, it will be very good news for us. We got down to around -20°F for a bit. Not nearly cold enough nor long enough to drive off either of the pests. SignatureRCOS #7 IBA# 11465 http://imagesdesavions.com ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** >> Damn Friggin Snow! > > I wiped four inches plus of the beautiful white gift from the gods off > the truck this morning. Every day that the weather is like days of yore > is > another day that doesn't get up to 100°F this summer..... I, for one, like 100°F. It has been varying between 60 in the AM to 80 in the PM hereabouts. Had a nice 100 mile putt along the beach today. Saw lots of Pelicans and other birds plus literally100s of yuppies - mostly in 'possies' but a few singles and pairs. Hope good weather comes your way soon. |
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