It just started the snow season and I am sick of it already knowing I have to go threw 4 more months of the same thing. ](*,) ](*,) Oh man........well thanks for letting ventThis is the season I hate
This is the season I hate
Kind of funny.With me working at Lowes in outdoor power equipment I have a really hard time finding time to enjoy the summer months.As I get older I feel beach deprived.To the extent that I was going to the beach just two wks ago just to get these old feet on some sand.Yeah it was only 50 degrees.I admit it I'm wine'ing about it. It just started the snow season and I am sick of it already knowing I have to go threw 4 more months of the same thing. ](*,) ](*,) Oh man........well thanks for letting vent
It just started the snow season and I am sick of it already knowing I have to go threw 4 more months of the same thing. ](*,) ](*,) Oh man........well thanks for letting vent1979 Malibu drag race only car
1999 Sonoma 4.3 5 speed-Rufus
1989 Astro-Ole Yellar cancelled-still selling off parts
1985 Astro-shop van R.I.P. my friend
1994 Astro LT RWD W4.3 rod knock RIP
1982 Winnebago single rear wheel-Chevy 350 Scraped 1/28/13-broken dreams......
Rochester,NY
1999 Sonoma 4.3 5 speed-Rufus
1989 Astro-Ole Yellar cancelled-still selling off parts
1985 Astro-shop van R.I.P. my friend
1994 Astro LT RWD W4.3 rod knock RIP
1982 Winnebago single rear wheel-Chevy 350 Scraped 1/28/13-broken dreams......
Rochester,NY
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Smiliesafari
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Re: This is the season I hate
You could become a "Snowbird". It's still in the high 70's here.
1996 Safari SLX Hotair balloon transport vehicle
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LiftedAWDAstro
- I have my van tatooed on my cheeks
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Re: This is the season I hate
You were moving south about 3 years ago. 
Get your projects done and get out of the cold! 
Get your projects done and get out of the cold! Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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CaptSquid
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- Location: Billings, MT, 'MERICA!
Re: This is the season I hate
"Beach deprived"? Poor baby. I've had more than my share of warm winters. I WANT SNOW! I want to see it snow backside deep to a tall giraffe on stilts! I want to hear the roar of snowblowers and sleds year round. I can always get warm. It's getting cool that I find difficult.
Keep your beaches; I'll keep my snow.
Keep your beaches; I'll keep my snow.
Mike, Billings, MT, 'MERICA!
92 Safari SLE w/Z Motor (sold to a good home)
98 AWD Stro LS
93 Suburban Silverado 4x4
Look for the MISSING Alien in the Right Seat. AL, PHONE HOME!!!
92 Safari SLE w/Z Motor (sold to a good home)
98 AWD Stro LS
93 Suburban Silverado 4x4
Look for the MISSING Alien in the Right Seat. AL, PHONE HOME!!!
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kings-x59
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Re: This is the season I hate
It's why we move slower in the south Mike, so we don't break a sweat.
You are definitely in the right place for snow. I have to wonder what would drive a man to want 12 foot deep snow drifts.
Everyone I've met down here from Montana got out of there as fast as they could.
Beautiful country up there though. It's on my list of states that I have not yet visited...but I think I'll do that one in the summer.
Gary, lot's of room down here in the south. Come on down. Maybe Smilie will give you a bloon ride.
oh, and we have a few miles of sand on the third coast as well.
You are definitely in the right place for snow. I have to wonder what would drive a man to want 12 foot deep snow drifts.
Everyone I've met down here from Montana got out of there as fast as they could.
Beautiful country up there though. It's on my list of states that I have not yet visited...but I think I'll do that one in the summer.
Gary, lot's of room down here in the south. Come on down. Maybe Smilie will give you a bloon ride.
oh, and we have a few miles of sand on the third coast as well.
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
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hpygolkyone
- I am smitten with my van
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- Location: Auburn, Wa.
Re: This is the season I hate
I can't complain about the snow too much where I live. We get it in Seattle and vicinity about every year for 2 days and every third year for a week. The knuckleheads in the area freak out and crash their cars. The only thing that gets accomplished is that the You Tube airwaves are filled with videos of cars going down the hills backwards, sideways and upside down. Quite entertaining.
I drive to my cabin on the river and snowshoe and x-country ski and inner tube with anyone who wants to go and throw logs on the fire and watch the river go by and read books and play "hide the salami"
and watch the snow fall. It's peace on Earth! But.......I gotta make sure the ole' AWD is in good shape and ready to roll. [-o<
People say it rains too much in Seattle. To that, I say.........."we never have to shovel the rain". [-X If I want to see snow.....I'll drive to the mountains.
You guys in the NE get buttloads of the white stuff......and it's all quite beautiful. I hope that someday I can have enough $$$$$$ to have a place in a sunny spot that I can go to when I've had enough of the dark and gray of winter?
I drive to my cabin on the river and snowshoe and x-country ski and inner tube with anyone who wants to go and throw logs on the fire and watch the river go by and read books and play "hide the salami"
and watch the snow fall. It's peace on Earth! But.......I gotta make sure the ole' AWD is in good shape and ready to roll. [-o< People say it rains too much in Seattle. To that, I say.........."we never have to shovel the rain". [-X If I want to see snow.....I'll drive to the mountains.
You guys in the NE get buttloads of the white stuff......and it's all quite beautiful. I hope that someday I can have enough $$$$$$ to have a place in a sunny spot that I can go to when I've had enough of the dark and gray of winter?
2000 Astro AWD
173,000 original miles
My children have been notified they are inheriting my van.......they stopped speaking to me.
173,000 original miles
My children have been notified they are inheriting my van.......they stopped speaking to me.
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ihatemybike
- I plan to be buried in my van
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- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:57 pm
- Location: Elgin, IL
Re: This is the season I hate
We got a few inches of snow in Chicago this weekend. My snowboarding gear is now in the back of Green and ready to go. I'll be stopping by the local sledding hills starting tonight.
Aaron
2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
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Cobra
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- Location: Toronto, Ontario
Re: This is the season I hate
i woke up to my first signs of real snow city looked nicer(except the roads...) hopefully i can get to the ski slopes this year 
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
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LiftedAWDAstro
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Re: This is the season I hate
We've already been out on snowshoes and Ben is getting prepped for his first 5k snowshoe race of the season on Saturday. I LOVE the snow but I HATE the below 0 cold.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Cobra
- I plan to be buried in my van
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- Joined: Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:31 pm
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
Re: This is the season I hate
does that mean it's time to start the snowplowing thread
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
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LiftedAWDAstro
- I have my van tatooed on my cheeks
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- Joined: Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:35 pm
- Location: New Haven, NY
Re: This is the season I hate
Must be...I plowed yesterday and will again tonight.
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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mdmead
- I plan to be buried in my van
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Re: This is the season I hate
I broke out my wife's snowblower about 2 weeks ago! (She wasn't shoveling fast enough...)
Matt
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
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Cobra
- I plan to be buried in my van
- Posts: 1750
- Joined: Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:31 pm
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
Re: This is the season I hate
lol
my snowplow (big ass shovel) never left my front room
my snowplow (big ass shovel) never left my front room
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
Re: This is the season I hate
-Snow?,Did someone say snow?
Here in BC we already had snow in November.
I love the cold & snow.
Here in BC we already had snow in November.
I love the cold & snow.
90 Astro Cargo V-8
90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
& a bunch of tractors
"there's nothing like a V-8 Polluting the Environment"
90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
& a bunch of tractors
"there's nothing like a V-8 Polluting the Environment"
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T.Low
- I plan to be buried in my van
- Posts: 1768
- Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:11 pm
- Location: Bellingham, Wa
Re: This is the season I hate
Wow, Sanj, what a classic.
Gary, they have Lowes Depots and flea markets down in Florida and Texas, too, ya know. You'd think with the seasonal influx of Snowbirds to the south, they'd like employee snowbirds to migrate about the same time. Maybe bring that up in a formal letter to both regional managers (northeast and southeast). How awesome would that be.
My dream is to spend summers and falls in Bellingham, then take the van and bike and the girls through a "safe and peaceful" Mexico to Sayulita for the winters. Good thing I have a vivid imagination.
Gary, they have Lowes Depots and flea markets down in Florida and Texas, too, ya know. You'd think with the seasonal influx of Snowbirds to the south, they'd like employee snowbirds to migrate about the same time. Maybe bring that up in a formal letter to both regional managers (northeast and southeast). How awesome would that be.
My dream is to spend summers and falls in Bellingham, then take the van and bike and the girls through a "safe and peaceful" Mexico to Sayulita for the winters. Good thing I have a vivid imagination.
