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Post by Gumbyhawk on Dec 10, 2009 14:24:45 GMT -6
Are you all in a ditch somewhere? Hope everyone is okay.
At least all (or most of you) live in a town with better street crews than Marshalltown. You can at least be thankful for that.
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Post by lpcalihawk on Dec 10, 2009 15:20:06 GMT -6
All residential streets in DSM are not a priority. If they are plowed, it's only 1 lane so get ready for some head on bullshit. I had to shovel the snow before I could snow blow......I knew I was in for some shit then.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 10, 2009 15:47:05 GMT -6
We got a half inch in Chicago but it is one fucking degree outside.
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Post by germaine on Dec 10, 2009 16:47:50 GMT -6
I learned my dog will not poop when there is a foot of snow on the ground.
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Dec 10, 2009 17:06:02 GMT -6
We got a half inch in Chicago but it is one fucking degree outside. Oh, the humanity!!!!  |
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Dec 10, 2009 17:06:34 GMT -6
I learned my dog will not poop when there is a foot of snow on the ground. Yeah, our dogs are proving how long they can hold it too. |
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Post by germaine on Dec 10, 2009 17:20:52 GMT -6
I scooped part of the sidewalk early this morning (because the people who plow the driveway still hadn't bothered with the sidewalks yet), and by lunchtime the bike path had gotten plowed, so I was able to take the dog out, and he finally did his business (after almost 2 days of not). Yep, it was a big one. And a neighbor talked to the snowplow guys...they're going to do a better job of scooping the stairs (I scooped our stairs 3 times) and the sidewalk.
I'd almost rather deal with everything myself and not have to worry about a HOA.
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Post by hawkeyedug on Dec 10, 2009 17:28:39 GMT -6
I also had to scoop the drive way before I could use the snow blower, both times. It is our first year as homeowners, so far I have learned 1) put up a snow fence next year (if it is allowed) 2) I love having a garage and not having to scrape a car or warm it up in the mornings 3) I am enjoying being a homeowner, but not so much being a driveway owner.
I would also like to get the hell out of the house other than for the snow blowing. It has only been a couple of days, but I am getting stir crazy.
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Post by germaine on Dec 10, 2009 17:56:51 GMT -6
I was out and about this afternoon...overall it was fine, but a few parts of I-80 between the east side of IC and Coralville were a bit sketchy (dry road, then sudden large patches of packed snow/ice).
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Post by TBELL on Dec 10, 2009 19:19:38 GMT -6
I had drifts up to my chest in my driveway. About 5 feet tall or so I'd say. Driveway is about 4 car lengths long and 1 car wide, so it took a little while to get it cleaned out. A few hours last night and a couple again today.
Work on the other had, different story. I'd just like to say, when the DOT closes the interstates, the State Patrol advises you not to travel, and Ed Fucking Wilson is saying to stay home, please do it if you can!!! They don't do that shit for the fun of it!! FUCK there are some fucking retarded people out there!!! I literally got yelled at 30 fucking times by some moron stuck in a fucking ditch out in the middle of no where for 2 hours because we couldn't get someone out there to rescue their dumbasses!!
We had to send a National Guard Humvee and a DOT snow plow out just to get one fucktard in a ditch north of Ankeny because the road was covered in 8 foot drifts for about 3 miles. Yeah, and he was in the middle of that shit. Fuckin thinning the heard is what was happening there. I bet just in the area I dispatch for alone there were 250 cars in the ditches and stuck in huge snow drifts. That's basically all of Polk County except Des Moines, West Des Moines, Clive and Urbandale.
I won't even get into the ignorant fucks that were pissed about their Cul-De-Sac not being plowed right away. Are people seriously THAT fucking stupid?? I shit you not, we had people that wanted the plow to come through at a certain time and make a path for them so they could go to work at fucking Wal-Mart.
I could go on forever about this. Thanks for letting me rant. Fuck.
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Post by twine on Dec 11, 2009 8:30:35 GMT -6
I had drifts up to my chest in my driveway. About 5 feet tall or so I'd say. Driveway is about 4 car lengths long and 1 car wide, so it took a little while to get it cleaned out. A few hours last night and a couple again today. Work on the other had, different story. I'd just like to say, when the DOT closes the interstates, the State Patrol advises you not to travel, and Ed Fucking Wilson is saying to stay home, please do it if you can!!! They don't do that shit for the fun of it!! FUCK there are some fucking retarded people out there!!! I literally got yelled at 30 fucking times by some moron stuck in a fucking ditch out in the middle of no where for 2 hours because we couldn't get someone out there to rescue their dumbasses!! We had to send a National Guard Humvee and a DOT snow plow out just to get one fucktard in a ditch north of Ankeny because the road was covered in 8 foot drifts for about 3 miles. Yeah, and he was in the middle of that shit. Fuckin thinning the heard is what was happening there. I bet just in the area I dispatch for alone there were 250 cars in the ditches and stuck in huge snow drifts. That's basically all of Polk County except Des Moines, West Des Moines, Clive and Urbandale. I won't even get into the ignorant fucks that were pissed about their Cul-De-Sac not being plowed right away. Are people seriously THAT fucking stupid?? I shit you not, we had people that wanted the plow to come through at a certain time and make a path for them so they could go to work at fucking Wal-Mart. I could go on forever about this. Thanks for letting me rant. Fuck. Nothing worse than a bunch of idiot proles in panic mode. I feel for you, Trav. |
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 11, 2009 8:50:47 GMT -6
I had drifts up to my chest in my driveway. About 5 feet tall or so I'd say. Driveway is about 4 car lengths long and 1 car wide, so it took a little while to get it cleaned out. A few hours last night and a couple again today. Work on the other had, different story. I'd just like to say, when the DOT closes the interstates, the State Patrol advises you not to travel, and Ed Fucking Wilson is saying to stay home, please do it if you can!!! They don't do that shit for the fun of it!! FUCK there are some fucking retarded people out there!!! I literally got yelled at 30 fucking times by some moron stuck in a fucking ditch out in the middle of no where for 2 hours because we couldn't get someone out there to rescue their dumbasses!! We had to send a National Guard Humvee and a DOT snow plow out just to get one fucktard in a ditch north of Ankeny because the road was covered in 8 foot drifts for about 3 miles. Yeah, and he was in the middle of that shit. Fuckin thinning the heard is what was happening there. I bet just in the area I dispatch for alone there were 250 cars in the ditches and stuck in huge snow drifts. That's basically all of Polk County except Des Moines, West Des Moines, Clive and Urbandale. I won't even get into the ignorant fucks that were pissed about their Cul-De-Sac not being plowed right away. Are people seriously THAT fucking stupid?? I shit you not, we had people that wanted the plow to come through at a certain time and make a path for them so they could go to work at fucking Wal-Mart. I could go on forever about this. Thanks for letting me rant. Fuck. I love your stories. People are fucking dumb enough to call 9 fucking 1-1 when their streets ain't plowed? Wow. And the asshole stuck in the snow, what a fuckstick. Please tell me you have his license plate number and the state will be sending him a bill for its services. |
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 11, 2009 8:57:01 GMT -6
We got a half inch in Chicago but it is one fucking degree outside. Oh, the humanity!!!! Look pussy, I've gotta walk a mile to fucking work everyday. You and your pussy pals in Iowa get 4 inches of snow, exagerate the shit out of it (oh I had a foot of snow and bince I'm such a twat it took me 9 hours to shovel my 4 foot long driveway). Dude, I used to live in Iowa and I know how the fucking weather gets exaggerated. Every time it fucking rains a little bit or you get a dusting of snow, it's always the worst fucking storm ever. If it barely snowed in Chicago, it didn't do shit in Iowa, you guys are just all candyasses. |
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Post by TBELL on Dec 11, 2009 12:11:21 GMT -6
If I, or anyone, can figure out how to post audio files on this site, I have some fucking priceless calls from work saved on the computer. I would love to share with you guys!
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Post by twine on Dec 11, 2009 12:17:39 GMT -6
Oh, the humanity!!!! Look pussy, I've gotta walk a mile to fucking work everyday. You and your pussy pals in Iowa get 4 inches of snow, exagerate the shit out of it (oh I had a foot of snow and bince I'm such a twat it took me 9 hours to shovel my 4 foot long driveway). Dude, I used to live in Iowa and I know how the fucking weather gets exaggerated. Every time it fucking rains a little bit or you get a dusting of snow, it's always the worst fucking storm ever. If it barely snowed in Chicago, it didn't do shit in Iowa, you guys are just all candyasses. This was one of the worst snow storms in probably a decade, and yes it was shitty. I guess when you are a little guy like yourself the cold probably bothers you more during the one mile walk. I suppose the floods last year was just Iowans complaining about a little rain too.  |
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Post by hawkeyedug on Dec 11, 2009 12:41:20 GMT -6
Trav, I just took the test to try and become a dispatcher in Cedar Rapids. I don't know if hearing your stories makes me want to do it more, or less.
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Post by TBELL on Dec 11, 2009 14:38:49 GMT -6
I'd say for every prick out there that calls, there are 2 or 3 that are simply so loony that they make me laugh on the phone. I had one lady try to tell me she was Nicole Brown Simpson, that she wasn't really dead, and that OJ was pretty much stalking her. She was hiding out in Des Moines, and just happened to live at Mainstream Living, which is a mental health place, if that tells you anything.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 11, 2009 15:04:28 GMT -6
Look pussy, I've gotta walk a mile to fucking work everyday. You and your pussy pals in Iowa get 4 inches of snow, exagerate the shit out of it (oh I had a foot of snow and bince I'm such a twat it took me 9 hours to shovel my 4 foot long driveway). Dude, I used to live in Iowa and I know how the fucking weather gets exaggerated. Every time it fucking rains a little bit or you get a dusting of snow, it's always the worst fucking storm ever. If it barely snowed in Chicago, it didn't do shit in Iowa, you guys are just all candyasses. This was one of the worst snow storms in probably a decade, and yes it was shitty. I guess when you are a little guy like yourself the cold probably bothers you more during the one mile walk. I suppose the floods last year was just Iowans complaining about a little rain too. Again pussy, I went through some floods, not like those little pussy floods that hit last year - twice, once in '93 when we lost all our water and I had to fill fucking sandbags as community service bince I got caught liftin' video games from K-Mart and once in '98 when my house on Euclid next to el Aguila Real got flooded. Did I go all puss ass about it like you pussies? No. I fucking rolled up my god damned sleeves and took care of bidness. |
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Post by socal on Dec 12, 2009 2:58:34 GMT -6
If I, or anyone, can figure out how to post audio files on this site, I have some fucking priceless calls from work saved on the computer. I would love to share with you guys! You should talk to the local TV/Radio stations about a new series on This week's stupidest callers. |
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Post by Gumbyhawk on Dec 12, 2009 18:26:48 GMT -6
This was one of the worst snow storms in probably a decade, and yes it was shitty. I guess when you are a little guy like yourself the cold probably bothers you more during the one mile walk. I suppose the floods last year was just Iowans complaining about a little rain too. Again pussy, I went through some floods, not like those little pussy floods that hit last year - twice, once in '93 when we lost all our water and I had to fill fucking sandbags as community service bince I got caught liftin' video games from K-Mart and once in '98 when my house on Euclid next to el Aguila Real got flooded. Did I go all puss ass about it like you pussies? No. I fucking rolled up my god damned sleeves and took care of bidness. You probably walk that mile to work uphill both ways, don't you BTR? Thanks for telling us how to toughen up. We all hope we can be just half as bad-ass as you. |
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Post by TBELL on Dec 12, 2009 21:43:51 GMT -6
If I, or anyone, can figure out how to post audio files on this site, I have some fucking priceless calls from work saved on the computer. I would love to share with you guys! You should talk to the local TV/Radio stations about a new series on This week's stupidest callers. That's actually a cool idea. |
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Post by Solar Stud on Dec 13, 2009 17:50:02 GMT -6
I was Vegas the days the storm(s) hit.
Now, THOSE pussies (the taxi drivers and various door-openers and valet folks) were bitchin about weather in the low 50s and were running around in big ol coats, stocking caps, gloves and lined shoes.
I got back to Moline airport with probably 6" of nicely frozen snow/crud on my car and no coat. And when I cleaned it off it was like 6 degrees with a nice wind.
Fuck them southern pussies....no wonder the north won the Civil War....we're a much heartier bunch!
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 14, 2009 11:49:44 GMT -6
I was Vegas the days the storm(s) hit. Now, THOSE pussies (the taxi drivers and various door-openers and valet folks) were bitchin about weather in the low 50s and were running around in big ol coats, stocking caps, gloves and lined shoes. I got back to Moline airport with probably 6" of nicely frozen snow/crud on my car and no coat. And when I cleaned it off it was like 6 degrees with a nice wind. Fuck them southern pussies....no wonder the north won the Civil War....we're a much heartier bunch! I went to Phoenix in early November, and experienced the same thing. It was in the 50's, and people were dressed like there was another fucking ice age coming. |
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Post by lpcalihawk on Dec 14, 2009 13:43:06 GMT -6
I was Vegas the days the storm(s) hit. Now, THOSE pussies (the taxi drivers and various door-openers and valet folks) were bitchin about weather in the low 50s and were running around in big ol coats, stocking caps, gloves and lined shoes. I got back to Moline airport with probably 6" of nicely frozen snow/crud on my car and no coat. And when I cleaned it off it was like 6 degrees with a nice wind. Fuck them southern pussies....no wonder the north won the Civil War....we're a much heartier bunch! I went to Phoenix in early November, and experienced the same thing. It was in the 50's, and people were dressed like there was another fucking ice age coming. Having in lived in SoCal for a few years I know what you are spewing about. Anything below 60 degrees required extra layers by the natives. They looked at me funny when I continued to wear shorts in January and it was 55 degrees. |
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