No, not Michigan, not football, but Boren St. - it would take a stronger man than I to not post it!
national champs baby
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January 19th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
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January 19th, 2012 at 11:25 AM | 
I'm guessinng that had to be
I'm guessinng that had to be
January 19th, 2012 at 11:27 AM |
Wow. Just wow...
Wow. Just wow...
A Mini Cooper on bald tires I'd understand, but when a DEFINITELY 4WD Subaru did what it did, I had to shake my head.
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
January 19th, 2012 at 11:52 AM |
Refreeze
Refreeze
I assume there must be some refreeze going on and slush turning in to ice. AWD doesn't work on ice.
It always seems like every winter I see giant 4x4 in the ditch or median on US-23, complete with evidence of a skid to suggest the vehicle was doing at least 40 when it close control. Meanwhile I'm creeping along in the right lane at 20 mph with all the other cars, but hey at least I'm not in the ditch.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:42 PM |
I agree with your main point
I agree with your main point
And I should clarify. I'm of the opinion that you need the right tools for the job, and tools don't matter if the operator is an idiot.
I shake my head at drivers like the ones you described. Thus why I think the Subaru driver deserves a head shake. Huge 4x4s in a ditch. It doesn't matter what you drive, if you drive like an idiot, you're going to end up in the ditch. As a Jeep owner, I've got more experience in situations with less traction and feel confident in my own abilities on the road. But if there's no traction or other cars around, I'm with you creeping at 20mph.
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
January 19th, 2012 at 7:53 PM |
I agree, I've had a Subaru
I agree, I've had a Subaru
I agree, I've had a Subaru for about 5 years now and have never ever gotten stuck. 300+ whp car that i've driven through snow that saw other 4x4's stuck and i'm driving through it like there's virtually nothing there. Unless it's an insane amount of snow or sheer ice (or to your point, a dumb driver) a Subaru will not get stuck.
January 19th, 2012 at 1:27 PM |
100% with you. I drive a
100% with you. I drive a
100% with you. I drive a Subaru Forester...live in Wisconsin, and don't shovel my driveway unless we get more than 6 inches of snow.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
January 19th, 2012 at 2:29 PM |
Subarus! Pah!
Subarus! Pah!
I laugh at all the outdoorsy Subaru owners (especially in the Pacific NW), particularly hard when they can't drive in snow. See, in Detroit, we get lots of snow and we know firsthand how bad it can be. Then we design and build cars.
Hail.
January 19th, 2012 at 5:07 PM |
then those cars suck dick
then those cars suck dick
then those cars suck dick compared to a Subaru. I got so tired of hearing all the homer bullshit about american cars while living in Michigan.
Have owned Chevys, Dodges, Fords, Hondas, Mazdas, and Subarus.
Subaru pwns all in terms of quality product
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
January 19th, 2012 at 5:21 PM |
cool. enjoy your piece of
cool. enjoy your piece of
cool. enjoy your piece of shit car. makes my awesome imported car cheaper when demand is down. Appreciate it.
EDIT- I defy you to name 1 chinese car brand without googling it. Michiganders are way too jengoistic about cars
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
January 19th, 2012 at 5:35 PM |
Just like you had to google
Just like you had to google
Just like you had to google "jengoistic"?
"im saying to myself should i do it should i not. I crossed the goaline and hey...fuck it" Desmond Howard on his Heisman pose
January 19th, 2012 at 5:37 PM |
...cause thats more plausible
...cause thats more plausible
...cause thats more plausible than me having a good vocabulary.
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
January 19th, 2012 at 5:49 PM |
Good vocabulary, maybe. Good
Good vocabulary, maybe. Good
Good vocabulary, maybe. Good at spelling, no.
January 19th, 2012 at 5:41 PM |
Chery and BYD, troll.
Chery and BYD, troll.
Chery and BYD, troll.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
January 19th, 2012 at 11:28 AM |
I'm jealous. I want my
I'm jealous. I want my
I'm jealous. I want my winters back. That is all.
Man ball. Formerly, somebody else.
January 19th, 2012 at 1:11 PM |
No you don't.
No you don't.
Sincerely,
An 8 year resident of Chicago who was born and raised in MIchigan, but had 3 years living in Houston in between.
"... never forget that Ohio is still a four-letter word."
-Bob Ufer
January 19th, 2012 at 1:14 PM |
Personally I would much
Personally I would much
Personally I would much rather put up with northern winters than southern summers. Especially in hot, muggy, swampy Houston. Besides, 65 degrees in January is just wrong.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
January 19th, 2012 at 1:57 PM |
Huh?
Huh?
You talk about 65deg in January like it's a bad thing
January 19th, 2012 at 2:32 PM |
That is correct.
That is correct.
That is correct.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
January 19th, 2012 at 4:30 PM |
Aren't you in Virginia?
Aren't you in Virginia?
Aren't you in Virginia? That's pretty mild and seems better than here climate-wise. I would say I miss Michigan winters if I weren't in the state, too.
Mike Martin told me he loves me. My life is quite possibly complete.
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January 19th, 2012 at 5:58 PM |
I don't mean to, like, go off
I don't mean to, like, go off
I don't mean to, like, go off on you, but I get that a lot and I don't know why people assume I live in VA. (Well, OK, I kind of do, but there are U-M grads not living in Michigan, after all.) I did live in VA, but never while I was a member of this site, and have happily returned to my native state.
It's not better, climate-wise, by the way. I would much rather it be 25 and snowy than 40 and rainy, which is how eastern Virginia winters generally are. Rainy gets you wet, which just gets you colder, and rain isn't half as pleasant to look at. July and August are f'ing muggy and miserable. I don't miss Michigan winters, because I'm not missing them any more.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
January 19th, 2012 at 4:36 PM |
Mid 60s in Boulder today
Mid 60s in Boulder today
Mid 60s in Boulder today
Omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis.
January 19th, 2012 at 2:31 PM |
I walked through the woods
I walked through the woods
I walked through the woods here in western Michigan last week and could've cried it was so pretty. Slush and salt on my dark colored vehicles is a total bummer, but not as awful as ball sweat while you try to sleep. I don't know how you southerners do it; I guess eventually you just get used to B.O.
January 19th, 2012 at 3:45 PM |
Of course it is beautiful as is winter
Of course it is beautiful as is winter
I just prefer it in small doses. The short days, limited sunshine, grey skies, cold, bad road conditions and everything else just gets old quickly and makes me long for spring/summer/fall!
Btw, down south nearly everywhere has ac. Pools or water of some sort to cool off is plentiful and oh, did I mention Ice houses? They're absolutely delightful!
So ball sweat is mostly kept to minimum.
"... never forget that Ohio is still a four-letter word."
-Bob Ufer
January 19th, 2012 at 4:11 PM |
Amen, brother. I grew up in
Amen, brother. I grew up in
Amen, brother. I grew up in North Carolina, moved to Michigan for school a whole lot of years ago and never looked back. I'd much rather freeze getting out of the shower than not be able to dry off.
I automatically downvote "B1G"
January 19th, 2012 at 3:23 PM |
Yes I do.
Yes I do.
Sincerely,
A life-long resident of the Midwest who has gutted out winters in Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin. The colder the better; it keeps the riff-raff in the Southern and Western states, where they belong. It also builds character:
Man ball. Formerly, somebody else.
January 19th, 2012 at 3:32 PM |
So where are you at now if you want them back?
So where are you at now if you want them back?
Curious.
"... never forget that Ohio is still a four-letter word."
-Bob Ufer
January 19th, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
When I read the title, I
When I read the title, I
When I read the title, I thought it was going to have something to do with Boren State, which I assumed you meant Ohio and it involved snow plows. I was wrong.
Still Seattle gets very little snow annually, so they are unprepared for it.
Semper Fidelis
January 19th, 2012 at 11:31 AM |
This part of town is around
This part of town is around
This part of town is around Washington's campus and is no was the worst part of town for hills. The entire PacNW drive like this with a few inches. I lived in Seattle for 2 years and now live in Portland for the last ten. Two inches is in fact "snowmageddon".
Yesterday my son's school was called off at 3:30 am with about 3 inches of snow. It was 45 degrees and slush by 8:30am when he would have gotton on his bus. Snow was completely gone by 10am.
January 19th, 2012 at 1:03 PM |
Don't confuse unprepared
Don't confuse unprepared
Don't confuse unprepared drivers in Seattle and Portland with the whole of the Pacific Northwest. Folks throughout Oregon and Washington that don't live in those two cities do just fine on the roads. It really is just those cities that typically don't get a lot of snow.
January 19th, 2012 at 11:31 AM |
I opened this thread because
I opened this thread because
I opened this thread because I fancy myself a rebel.
January 19th, 2012 at 11:32 AM |
It ain't like dustin' crops, kid
It ain't like dustin' crops, kid
You could bounce to close to a snow plow or run into a snowblower...that would end your day real quick
So much of the music we hear today is this pre-programmed, electronic "disco"
January 19th, 2012 at 11:41 AM |
Don't be such a scruffy nerf
Don't be such a scruffy nerf
Don't be such a scruffy nerf herder.
Semper Fidelis
January 19th, 2012 at 11:48 AM |
*punches Lois*
*punches Lois*
*punches Lois*
January 19th, 2012 at 12:43 PM |
That's OUR WORD
That's OUR WORD
You're my nerf-herder
you're my nerf-herder
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
January 19th, 2012 at 11:42 AM |
Just google "cars sliding icy roads"
Just google "cars sliding icy roads"
there are hundreds of youtubes from all over the country, including a bunch from Seattle.
January 19th, 2012 at 11:56 AM |
Here
Here
This one is the gold standard of Seattle car wrecks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ft097tgr0
This one is a little tame, but the bus at (starts at 2:59) is worth it. I kind of feel bad for the bus driver, he really does try:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZCyQ3emQg
January 19th, 2012 at 12:42 PM |
So good,
So good,
So good,
January 19th, 2012 at 1:14 PM |
I like the first guy in the
I like the first guy in the
I like the first guy in the first video, it's like he's trying to hit stuff. "I'll give it some gas, see if that helps. Nope, maybe a second try? Shit. Oh well, I've got insurance."
I'm always worried I'll be the guy at about 6:00 in this video. Also, if you turn captions on with transcribe audio you can get a couple extra laughs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE16-Rt2iVw&feature=results_video&playnex...
Also I like this one, at about 1:00 a Ford Focus drives through like a champ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp2sqrfGSPI
January 19th, 2012 at 1:08 PM |
That first one is awesome
That first one is awesome
Here's an embed on the first one
I love the guy right at the beginning who just keeps hammering the gas. "Maybe if I just keep accelerating I'll stop?"
January 19th, 2012 at 11:45 AM |
I like how the UHaul truck
I like how the UHaul truck
I like how the UHaul truck just moseys on past with no problems.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
January 19th, 2012 at 11:47 AM |
I'm pretty sure the driver of
I'm pretty sure the driver of
I'm pretty sure the driver of that blue SUV just perfected the zero-turn parallel park. Well done, sir.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:56 PM |
You can just feel the
You can just feel the
You can just feel the hesitancy coming out of the vehicle after that accidental park, like they were thinking, "Ok, I'm probably lucky to get out of this with only my alignment jacked up, should I cut my losses and hoof it or try again?"
January 19th, 2012 at 11:49 AM |
Spanish Flea
Spanish Flea
Although not originally written for the Dating Game, hearing that song cracks me up everytime thinking about that amazingly cheesy show! Great choice in music selection with the slipping and sliding.
January 19th, 2012 at 11:51 AM |
I felt like some of those
I felt like some of those
I felt like some of those guys on my way to work this morning. Black ice all over the freeway.
January 19th, 2012 at 11:54 AM |
I thought this was about how
I thought this was about how
I thought this was about how Boren is running a snow plow commercial....
Still a hilarious video though
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
January 19th, 2012 at 11:57 AM |
i used to live in atlanta.
i used to live in atlanta.
i used to live in atlanta. one day i showed up for class and i was one of 5 students. the professor informed me that atlanta had recieved a quarter inch of snow overnight (it had melted by morning) and everyone else was too afraid to drive. i asked those who stayed at home what they were thinking and they said "i don't know how to drive in the snow" to which i replied "it isn't like you do anything different, just be more careful. there's no magic snow button on your car." snow in the forecast literally shuts down the entire city of atlanta.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:10 PM |
Ast holiday season
Ast holiday season
The whole East Coast shut down when that snow storm hit over the holiday season. My CSB is that my wife was flying in and so I went to pick her up.
At one point as I'm heading for the airport I find a police cruiser blocking half the street and some flares out. The cop pulls me over and tells me the road is closed because the snow is too deep. There is currently about 8 inches on the ground. It's a slow go because the city doesn't own enough plow trucks and a lot of roads have 4-6 inches piled up on them. So I borrowed a giant pickup from my father (the joys of having family who work in the construction industry). The conversation is this:
"Sir you can't go down the road, the snow is too deep".
"Office, I'm from Michigan. 8 inches is not too deep."
"Sir, my cruiser cannot make it down that road. It's not safe."
"So you won't be cahasing me then I assume. Have a nice night officer." *vrooom*
(Actually this was the third roadblock I'd reached. At the first two I obeyed the cops and tried to find another route. By the third one though I was like "Really? This stuff isn't that deep.")
January 19th, 2012 at 12:55 PM |
You're not a real Michigander
You're not a real Michigander
You're not a real Michigander unless you have a Cool Story Bro about idiots from non-snowy places who can't handle the snow. Mine: I used to live in Norfolk, VA. One fine weekend I had overnight duty on the ship, and it snowed in the early AM; the city got about two or three inches. Norfolk, being a city on the coast and at the mouth of a bunch of rivers and built more or less in the swamp, has a lot of bridges over creeks and rivers and such. And on literally every single one of those bridges on my 15-minute drive from the ship to my place was a crashed, abandoned car. One freeway bridge had a fork at one end of it where the left two lanes went straight and the right two lanes bore off to the right, and there was a set of perfectly straight, unwavering tire tracks in the snow leading to the crashed car up against the divider.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
January 19th, 2012 at 1:48 PM |
As a Michigander, I can
As a Michigander, I can
As a Michigander, I can attest to that area and their lack of driving ability in any weather. I just left Newport News and now live in Fairfax. They couldn't drive in snow, sleet or rain. I have lived all over the world and other than Korea, they may be the worst drivers I have seen.
January 19th, 2012 at 3:12 PM |
My theory on the Hampton
My theory on the Hampton
My theory on the Hampton Roads area: because of the massive Navy presence, there are drivers from all over the country: Texas, NYC, Atlanta, Michigan, whatever, and therefore it's a mishmash of driving styles. Like, if you're in New Jersey, you know you're gonna get run over if you drive 55, because they all drive like maniacs. But in the Norfolk area, you put all these different people together (none of whom know anything about snow) and it's crazy.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
I'm guessinng that had to be on a pretty steep hill. But wow...that's funny.