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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 09:32:18 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 03:28:46 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 09:32:42 2015, in response to Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 01:05:35 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 09:33:01 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 02:49:42 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 09:33:50 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 03:22:33 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:13:21 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by TerrApin Station on Wed Jan 28 07:25:17 2015.

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LOL!

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Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:16:11 2015, in response to Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?, posted by TerrApin Station on Wed Jan 28 07:31:32 2015.

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FALSE!

var snowStorm = null;

function SnowStorm() {

// --- PROPERTIES ---

this.flakesMax = 128; // Limit total amount of snow made (falling + sticking)
this.flakesMaxActive = 64; // Limit amount of snow falling at once (less = lower CPU use)
this.animationInterval = 33; // Theoretical "miliseconds per frame" measurement. 20 = fast + smooth, but high CPU use. 50 = more conservative, but slower
this.flakeBottom = null; // Integer for Y axis snow limit, 0 or null for "full-screen" snow effect
this.targetElement = null; // element which snow will be appended to (document body if null/undefined) - can be an element ID string, or a DOM node reference
this.followMouse = true; // Snow will change movement with the user's mouse
this.snowColor = '#fff'; // Don't eat (or use?) yellow snow.
this.snowCharacter = '•'; // • = bullet, · is square on some systems etc.
this.snowStick = true; // Whether or not snow should "stick" at the bottom. When off, will never collect.
this.useMeltEffect = true; // When recycling fallen snow (or rarely, when falling), have it "melt" and fade out if browser supports it
this.useTwinkleEffect = false; // Allow snow to randomly "flicker" in and out of view while falling
this.usePositionFixed = false; // true = snow not affected by window scroll. may increase CPU load, disabled by default - if enabled, used only where supported

// --- less-used bits ---

this.flakeLeftOffset = 0; // amount to subtract from edges of container
this.flakeRightOffset = 0; // amount to subtract from edges of container
this.flakeWidth = 8; // max pixel width for snow element
this.flakeHeight = 8; // max pixel height for snow element
this.vMaxX = 5; // Maximum X velocity range for snow
this.vMaxY = 4; // Maximum Y velocity range
this.zIndex = 0; // CSS stacking order applied to each snowflake

// --- End of user section ---

// jslint global declarations
/*global window, document, navigator, clearInterval, setInterval */

var addEvent = (typeof(window.attachEvent)=='undefined'?function(o,evtName,evtHandler) {
return o.addEventListener(evtName,evtHandler,false);
}:function(o,evtName,evtHandler) {
return o.attachEvent('on'+evtName,evtHandler);
});

var removeEvent = (typeof(window.attachEvent)=='undefined'?function(o,evtName,evtHandler) {
return o.removeEventListener(evtName,evtHandler,false);
}:function(o,evtName,evtHandler) {
return o.detachEvent('on'+evtName,evtHandler);
});

function rnd(n,min) {
if (isNaN(min)) {
min = 0;
}
return (Math.random()*n)+min;
}

function plusMinus(n) {
return (parseInt(rnd(2),10)==1?n*-1:n);
}

var s = this;
var storm = this;
this.timers = [];
this.flakes = [];
this.disabled = false;
this.active = false;

var isIE = navigator.userAgent.match(/msie/i);
var isIE6 = navigator.userAgent.match(/msie 6/i);
var isOldIE = (isIE && (isIE6 || navigator.userAgent.match(/msie 5/i)));
var isWin9X = navigator.appVersion.match(/windows 98/i);
var isiPhone = navigator.userAgent.match(/iphone/i);
var isBackCompatIE = (isIE && document.compatMode == 'BackCompat');
var noFixed = ((isBackCompatIE || isIE6 || isiPhone)?true:false);
var screenX = null;
var screenX2 = null;
var screenY = null;
var scrollY = null;
var vRndX = null;
var vRndY = null;
var windOffset = 1;
var windMultiplier = 2;
var flakeTypes = 6;
var fixedForEverything = false;
var opacitySupported = (function(){
try {
document.createElement('div').style.opacity = '0.5';
} catch (e) {
return false;
}
return true;
})();
var docFrag = document.createDocumentFragment();
if (s.flakeLeftOffset === null) {
s.flakeLeftOffset = 0;
}
if (s.flakeRightOffset === null) {
s.flakeRightOffset = 0;
}

this.meltFrameCount = 20;
this.meltFrames = [];
for (var i=0; i this.meltFrames.push(1-(i/this.meltFrameCount));
}

this.randomizeWind = function() {
vRndX = plusMinus(rnd(s.vMaxX,0.2));
vRndY = rnd(s.vMaxY,0.2);
if (this.flakes) {
for (var i=0; i if (this.flakes[i].active) {
this.flakes[i].setVelocities();
}
}
}
};

this.scrollHandler = function() {
// "attach" snowflakes to bottom of window if no absolute bottom value was given
scrollY = (s.flakeBottom?0:parseInt(window.scrollY||document.documentElement.scrollTop||document.body.scrollTop,10));
if (isNaN(scrollY)) {
scrollY = 0; // Netscape 6 scroll fix
}
if (!fixedForEverything && !s.flakeBottom && s.flakes) {
for (var i=s.flakes.length; i--;) {
if (s.flakes[i].active === 0) {
s.flakes[i].stick();
}
}
}
};

this.resizeHandler = function() {
if (window.innerWidth || window.innerHeight) {
screenX = window.innerWidth-(!isIE?16:2)-s.flakeRightOffset;
screenY = (s.flakeBottom?s.flakeBottom:window.innerHeight);
} else {
screenX = (document.documentElement.clientWidth||document.body.clientWidth||document.body.scrollWidth)-(!isIE?8:0)-s.flakeRightOffset;
screenY = s.flakeBottom?s.flakeBottom:(document.documentElement.clientHeight||document.body.clientHeight||document.body.scrollHeight);
}
screenX2 = parseInt(screenX/2,10);
};

this.resizeHandlerAlt = function() {
screenX = s.targetElement.offsetLeft+s.targetElement.offsetWidth-s.flakeRightOffset;
screenY = s.flakeBottom?s.flakeBottom:s.targetElement.offsetTop+s.targetElement.offsetHeight;
screenX2 = parseInt(screenX/2,10);
};

this.freeze = function() {
// pause animation
if (!s.disabled) {
s.disabled = 1;
} else {
return false;
}
for (var i=s.timers.length; i--;) {
clearInterval(s.timers[i]);
}
};

this.resume = function() {
if (s.disabled) {
s.disabled = 0;
} else {
return false;
}
s.timerInit();
};

this.toggleSnow = function() {
if (!s.flakes.length) {
// first run
s.start();
} else {
s.active = !s.active;
if (s.active) {
s.show();
s.resume();
} else {
s.stop();
s.freeze();
}
}
};

this.stop = function() {
this.freeze();
for (var i=this.flakes.length; i--;) {
this.flakes[i].o.style.display = 'none';
}
removeEvent(window,'scroll',s.scrollHandler);
removeEvent(window,'resize',s.resizeHandler);
if (!isOldIE) {
removeEvent(window,'blur',s.freeze);
removeEvent(window,'focus',s.resume);
}
};

this.show = function() {
for (var i=this.flakes.length; i--;) {
this.flakes[i].o.style.display = 'block';
}
};

this.SnowFlake = function(parent,type,x,y) {
var s = this;
var storm = parent;
this.type = type;
this.x = x||parseInt(rnd(screenX-20),10);
this.y = (!isNaN(y)?y:-rnd(screenY)-12);
this.vX = null;
this.vY = null;
this.vAmpTypes = [1,1.2,1.4,1.6,1.8]; // "amplification" for vX/vY (based on flake size/type)
this.vAmp = this.vAmpTypes[this.type];
this.melting = false;
this.meltFrameCount = storm.meltFrameCount;
this.meltFrames = storm.meltFrames;
this.meltFrame = 0;
this.twinkleFrame = 0;
this.active = 1;
this.fontSize = (10+(this.type/5)*10);
this.o = document.createElement('div');
this.o.innerHTML = storm.snowCharacter;
this.o.style.color = storm.snowColor;
this.o.style.position = (fixedForEverything?'fixed':'absolute');
this.o.style.width = storm.flakeWidth+'px';
this.o.style.height = storm.flakeHeight+'px';
this.o.style.fontFamily = 'arial,verdana';
this.o.style.overflow = 'hidden';
this.o.style.fontWeight = 'normal';
this.o.style.zIndex = storm.zIndex;
docFrag.appendChild(this.o);

this.refresh = function() {
if (isNaN(s.x) || isNaN(s.y)) {
// safety check
return false;
}
s.o.style.left = s.x+'px';
s.o.style.top = s.y+'px';
// s.o.style.cssText = 'left:'+s.x+'px;top:'+s.y+'px;';
};

this.stick = function() {
if (noFixed || (storm.targetElement != document.documentElement && storm.targetElement != document.body)) {
s.o.style.top = (screenY+scrollY-storm.flakeHeight)+'px';
} else if (storm.flakeBottom) {
s.o.style.top = storm.flakeBottom+'px';
} else {
s.o.style.display = 'none';
s.o.style.top = 'auto';
s.o.style.bottom = '0px';
s.o.style.position = 'fixed';
s.o.style.display = 'block';
}
};

this.vCheck = function() {
if (s.vX>=0 && s.vX<0.2) {
s.vX = 0.2;
} else if (s.vX<0 && s.vX>-0.2) {
s.vX = -0.2;
}
if (s.vY>=0 && s.vY<0.2) {
s.vY = 0.2;
}
};

this.move = function() {
var vX = s.vX*windOffset;
s.x += vX;
s.y += (s.vY*s.vAmp);
if (s.x >= screenX || screenX-s.x < storm.flakeWidth) { // X-axis scroll check
s.x = 0;
} else if (vX < 0 && s.x-storm.flakeLeftOffset<0-storm.flakeWidth) {
s.x = screenX-storm.flakeWidth-1; // flakeWidth;
}
s.refresh();
var yDiff = screenY+scrollY-s.y;
if (yDiff s.active = 0;
if (storm.snowStick) {
s.stick();
} else {
s.recycle();
}
} else {
if (storm.useMeltEffect && s.active && s.type < 3 && !s.melting && Math.random()>0.998) {
// ~1/1000 chance of melting mid-air, with each frame
s.melting = true;
s.melt();
// only incrementally melt one frame
// s.melting = false;
}
if (storm.useTwinkleEffect) {
if (!s.twinkleFrame) {
if (Math.random()>0.9) {
s.twinkleFrame = parseInt(Math.random()*20,10);
}
} else {
s.twinkleFrame--;
s.o.style.visibility = (s.twinkleFrame && s.twinkleFrame%2===0?'hidden':'visible');
}
}
}
};

this.animate = function() {
// main animation loop
// move, check status, die etc.
s.move();
};

this.setVelocities = function() {
s.vX = vRndX+rnd(storm.vMaxX*0.12,0.1);
s.vY = vRndY+rnd(storm.vMaxY*0.12,0.1);
};

this.setOpacity = function(o,opacity) {
if (!opacitySupported) {
return false;
}
o.style.opacity = opacity;
};

this.melt = function() {
if (!storm.useMeltEffect || !s.melting) {
s.recycle();
} else {
if (s.meltFrame < s.meltFrameCount) {
s.meltFrame++;
s.setOpacity(s.o,s.meltFrames[s.meltFrame]);
s.o.style.fontSize = s.fontSize-(s.fontSize*(s.meltFrame/s.meltFrameCount))+'px';
s.o.style.lineHeight = storm.flakeHeight+2+(storm.flakeHeight*0.75*(s.meltFrame/s.meltFrameCount))+'px';
} else {
s.recycle();
}
}
};

this.recycle = function() {
s.o.style.display = 'none';
s.o.style.position = (fixedForEverything?'fixed':'absolute');
s.o.style.bottom = 'auto';
s.setVelocities();
s.vCheck();
s.meltFrame = 0;
s.melting = false;
s.setOpacity(s.o,1);
s.o.style.padding = '0px';
s.o.style.margin = '0px';
s.o.style.fontSize = s.fontSize+'px';
s.o.style.lineHeight = (storm.flakeHeight+2)+'px';
s.o.style.textAlign = 'center';
s.o.style.verticalAlign = 'baseline';
s.x = parseInt(rnd(screenX-storm.flakeWidth-20),10);
s.y = parseInt(rnd(screenY)*-1,10)-storm.flakeHeight;
s.refresh();
s.o.style.display = 'block';
s.active = 1;
};

this.recycle(); // set up x/y coords etc.
this.refresh();

};

this.snow = function() {
var active = 0;
var used = 0;
var waiting = 0;
var flake = null;
for (var i=s.flakes.length; i--;) {
if (s.flakes[i].active == 1) {
s.flakes[i].move();
active++;
} else if (s.flakes[i].active === 0) {
used++;
} else {
waiting++;
}
if (s.flakes[i].melting) {
s.flakes[i].melt();
}
}
if (active flake = s.flakes[parseInt(rnd(s.flakes.length),10)];
if (flake.active === 0) {
flake.melting = true;
}
}
};

this.mouseMove = function(e) {
if (!s.followMouse) {
return true;
}
var x = parseInt(e.clientX,10);
if (x windOffset = -windMultiplier+(x/screenX2*windMultiplier);
} else {
x -= screenX2;
windOffset = (x/screenX2)*windMultiplier;
}
};

this.createSnow = function(limit,allowInactive) {
for (var i=0; i s.flakes[s.flakes.length] = new s.SnowFlake(s,parseInt(rnd(flakeTypes),10));
if (allowInactive || i>s.flakesMaxActive) {
s.flakes[s.flakes.length-1].active = -1;
}
}
storm.targetElement.appendChild(docFrag);
};

this.timerInit = function() {
s.timers = (!isWin9X?[setInterval(s.snow,s.animationInterval)]:[setInterval(s.snow,s.animationInterval*3),setInterval(s.snow,s.animationInterval)]);
};

this.init = function() {
s.randomizeWind();
s.createSnow(s.flakesMax); // create initial batch
addEvent(window,'resize',s.resizeHandler);
addEvent(window,'scroll',s.scrollHandler);
if (!isOldIE) {
addEvent(window,'blur',s.freeze);
addEvent(window,'focus',s.resume);
}
s.resizeHandler();
s.scrollHandler();
if (s.followMouse) {
addEvent(document,'mousemove',s.mouseMove);
}
s.animationInterval = Math.max(20,s.animationInterval);
s.timerInit();
};

var didInit = false;

this.start = function(bFromOnLoad) {
if (!didInit) {
didInit = true;
} else if (bFromOnLoad) {
// already loaded and running
return true;
}
if (typeof s.targetElement == 'string') {
var targetID = s.targetElement;
s.targetElement = document.getElementById(targetID);
if (!s.targetElement) {
throw new Error('Snowstorm: Unable to get targetElement "'+targetID+'"');
}
}
if (!s.targetElement) {
s.targetElement = (!isIE?(document.documentElement?document.documentElement:document.body):document.body);
}
if (s.targetElement != document.documentElement && s.targetElement != document.body) {
s.resizeHandler = s.resizeHandlerAlt; // re-map handler to get element instead of screen dimensions
}
s.resizeHandler(); // get bounding box elements
s.usePositionFixed = (s.usePositionFixed && !noFixed); // whether or not position:fixed is supported
fixedForEverything = s.usePositionFixed;
if (screenX && screenY && !s.disabled) {
s.init();
s.active = true;
}
};

function doStart() {
s.start(true);
}

if (document.addEventListener) {
// safari 3.0.4 doesn't do DOMContentLoaded, maybe others - use a fallback to be safe.
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',doStart,false);
window.addEventListener('load',doStart,false);
} else {
addEvent(window,'load',doStart);
}

}

snowStorm = new SnowStorm();

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jan 28 14:16:14 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:13:21 2015.

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With all due respect, there are WAY more cars on the road any given 15 minutes in NYC or even Long Island than probably are on a road all day upstate.
So yes, a lot less snow will reak havoc when there are so many cars on the road.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:30:15 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jan 28 14:16:14 2015.

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Did downstate shut down or what? That was what the response was about.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by AlM on Wed Jan 28 14:38:06 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:30:15 2015.

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I worked a full day yesterday, as did most of my colleagues. :)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:38:51 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by AlM on Wed Jan 28 14:38:06 2015.

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Same here. We got about 14 inches here FWIW.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jan 28 14:40:05 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:30:15 2015.

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Yes, and with the snide remarks about how "that's not even a lot of snow compared to what we get, and we are open upstate" crap.
24 inches is a lot of snow when you have the sheer volume of vehicular traffic that takes place in NYC, westchester, and Long Island.
Again, more cars use the average road in 15 minutes than are gotten all day on a many roads upstate.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 14:48:35 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:13:21 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 14:49:25 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:30:15 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 14:49:55 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 14:38:51 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:03:01 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jan 28 14:40:05 2015.

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Ummm. They didn't GET 24 inches.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by AlM on Wed Jan 28 15:13:45 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:03:01 2015.

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LI did.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:18:20 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:03:01 2015.

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Maybe I should define things again. When I talk about "downstate" I mean the five boroughs. People shouldn't live on sandbars. :)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by Train Dude on Wed Jan 28 17:50:01 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:18:20 2015.

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Backpeddle,Flintstone. Backpeddle.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 19:25:05 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:03:01 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 19:25:47 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:18:20 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:28:37 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by Train Dude on Wed Jan 28 17:50:01 2015.

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Whatever moves your shoreline. :)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 19:29:05 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:28:37 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 19:43:28 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:18:20 2015.

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But that's not what you originally said.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:51:59 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 19:43:28 2015.

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I didn't think I needed to originally, but then tardchat keeps proving that words longer than five letters in length leave people here baffled. It's OK, I understand. FOX News and all that does cause brain damage.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 19:52:34 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:51:59 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:53:08 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:51:59 2015.

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And everything has to be literal and implied thoughts, similes and metaphors are totally beyond the scope. It's all good.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 19:56:48 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:51:59 2015.

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Goal post move completed.
And who the F watches fox news.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:58:54 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 19:56:48 2015.

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Most of subchat. They claim it's the news babes, but we know it's for the brain damage. No worries, every time I hear "adult conversation" when people can't interpret simple implied thoughts, raises a cackle out of me. :)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 19:59:10 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:53:08 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 19:59:28 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:58:54 2015.

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Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 20:00:32 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:58:54 2015.

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Goal post move - check
Create diversion - check
Bring up fox news - check

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 20:02:39 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 20:00:32 2015.

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Seriously. Do any of your guys have anything creative EVER to say beyond the same old tired sloganeering? Anything new? Ever?

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 20:05:10 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 20:02:39 2015.

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Well when you shovel the same stuff, why do you expect different response? If you aren't bashing republicans, its attempting to stereotype "downstate"

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by Train Dude on Wed Jan 28 20:14:13 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:51:59 2015.

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Thank you for making tard chat what it is, Flintstone.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by Train Dude on Wed Jan 28 20:54:44 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 20:05:10 2015.

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Thw boy sure can dish the shit but he sure don't like the taste.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by Train Dude on Wed Jan 28 20:57:51 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by gp38/r42 chris on Wed Jan 28 19:43:28 2015.

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The boy do like to backpedal

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by 3-9 on Wed Jan 28 21:02:33 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:18:20 2015.

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People shouldn't live on sandbars. :)

Well, living on that sandbar is a good excuse to make the metropolitan area rail network more interesting. :-)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by TrAiN DuDe on Thu Jan 29 00:42:07 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 15:03:01 2015.

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Hey Freddy Flintstone, Here are your Long Island Snow Totals.... Just ain't your week, is it?

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by TrAiN DuDe on Thu Jan 29 00:46:22 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 28 19:53:08 2015.

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Actually, what you mean is that people aren't buying your bullshit today so now you are trying to walk it back and say it was all a joke. NO SALE, Flintstone.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jan 29 01:00:57 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by Train Dude on Wed Jan 28 20:54:44 2015.

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Wow. You even managed to get in one five letter word there! Thanks for proving my point.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jan 29 01:01:53 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by Train Dude on Wed Jan 28 20:14:13 2015.

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Wow. A TEN letter word. Pity it isn't new though. :)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by TrAiN DuDe on Thu Jan 29 01:29:26 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jan 29 01:01:53 2015.

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How about "BRAKEVALVE", Flintstone? You are familiar with those, aren't you? Oh wait, if you were familiar with them, you'd be retired now.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jan 29 02:08:30 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by TrAiN DuDe on Thu Jan 29 01:29:26 2015.

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Heh. I retired in 1997 from the state. Didn't like retirement, I feared I'd end up just like you are now. :)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by Train Dude on Thu Jan 29 07:47:58 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Jan 29 02:08:30 2015.

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The subject was ten-letter words. RETIREMENT is a ten letter word. Are you now changing the subject again, Flintstone? Why don't you stick to one subject at a time? You seem to be having trouble even doing that.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by Dan Lawrence on Mon Feb 2 15:15:41 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 14:49:25 2015.

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Will you please stop answering with Jorge Mario Bergoglio as an answer as very few people know anything about it.

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by Dan Lawrence on Mon Feb 9 22:09:04 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by ChicagoMotorman on Wed Jan 28 09:33:01 2015.

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Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio? That is something I do not know!!!

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by TerrapiN StatioN on Mon Feb 9 22:28:46 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by Dan Lawrence on Mon Feb 9 22:09:04 2015.

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That is something I do not know!!!
Impossible! There's nothing that you do not know. You know everything and are never wrong :)

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SMAZ on Tue Feb 10 01:35:56 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by Dan Lawrence on Mon Feb 9 22:09:04 2015.

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Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio? That is something I do not know!!!


He's a famous railfan and also a nice man.
He's the ultimate authority on the Buenos Aires transit system.
He posts here sometimes and chicagomotorman often asks for his insights.

He'll be railfanning the NYC Subway and the WMATA's Metro this Fall.

I hope to join him. He's ONE OF US Dan!!

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Feb 10 01:45:13 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SMAZ on Tue Feb 10 01:35:56 2015.

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A man following after our beloved NYCTA Chaplain, Father Cosgrove.

He kept keys and handles for driving subways in his room, but how often he actually drove trains remains the stuff of motormen's debates.

Two years after his death at 83, Jesuit Father Francis Cosgrove, a former pastor on Manhattan's upper East Side, was recalled in a Times article as a Spencer Tracy-like priest who spoke or read a dozen languages and was self-taught on old methods of sea navigation.

Father Cosgrove served as a chaplain for New York City Transit for more than 30 years. Joe Cunningham, a subway historian and author who knew Father Cosgrove, said the priest received motorman training and was legally qualified to drive the subway trains. But Joseph Hofmann, senior vice president for subways, who also knew the priest, said his visits to the motorman's cab were not officially authorized, though tolerated.

The New York daily reported that Father Cosgrove once visited a token-booth clerk and relieved him when the clerk had to go to the bathroom. A parishioner who came by was too confused to ask why his pastor was selling tokens and simply said, “Oh, hello Father.”

Later in the day, Father Cosgrove ran into a motorman he knew and persuaded him to let him drive the train. The same parishioner happened to be in a subway station when the train pulled in, and he saw Father Cosgrove beaming as he sailed by. The priest waved, and the man waved back, his mouth open. “Oh, hello Father,” he said again.

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/9531#ixzz3RK1ca03z

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Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?)

Posted by SMAZ on Tue Feb 10 01:50:41 2015, in response to Re: I SNOWBLEWED [with pics] (Was: Re: No Poll: When to Snowblow?), posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Feb 10 01:45:13 2015.

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ahhh those Jesuits.

They know everything and can do anything.

They're like nuns.

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