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quakerboy

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17. Bull shite

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 01:08 AM

Jan 2012

They are called Portlanders. And they are possibly the worst drivers ever when it comes to weather.

When we get a dry spell for three days, then it rains, they have forgotten how to drive in rain.

When it rains for several days, then the sun comes out, they've forgotten how to drive in good conditions.

In a city that swaps back and forth between raining and not as often as this one, that's kinda a problem.

So its no wonder that when it don't rain for approximately a year, they cannot manage to remember how to do that safely either.

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Seattle drivers in two inches of snow (video) [View all] pokerfan Jan 2012 OP

I shouldn't laugh but graywarrior Jan 2012 #1

Two inches is a significant amount when you're not used to driving in it at all. kentauros Jan 2012 #2

Yeah, if you don't have the tires pokerfan Jan 2012 #6

OK - that was funny KT2000 Jan 2012 #3

Los Angeleans think the sky has betrayed them if it even drizzles. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2012 #4

If anybody has ever been to downtown Seattle, kaitcat Jan 2012 #5

To be fair, that looks pretty slick. deucemagnet Jan 2012 #7

I feel suitably guilty for laughing! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #8

I could accept the minicooper... bluedigger Jan 2012 #9

and the Forester even had a ski rack pokerfan Jan 2012 #11

You see that around here with half an inch. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #10

was that someone putting chains on a car with front wheel drive? Bombero1956 Jan 2012 #12

Yes, it was pokerfan Jan 2012 #15

We get them here in Portland, too. They're called Californians. stevedeshazer Jan 2012 #13

Bull shite quakerboy Jan 2012 #17

Yah, and it's a good thing they don't stay very long. kaitcat Jan 2012 #19

Pacific Northwest snow is often super slick! luv_mykatz Jan 2012 #14

2 inches and a vertical obstacle course in a moving vehicle Generic Other Jan 2012 #16

There's a YouTube video of someone starting out UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #18

SNOW DAY!!!! Generic Other Jan 2012 #20