[AT] Speaking of Snow - Way O.T.

[charlie hill]

Agreed on all points Mike.  I didn't by any means intend to recommend that 
route.  I just kinda wanted to hear it discussed.
Being a southern flat lander none of those routes suit me.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Speaking of Snow - Way O.T.


> If you want to avoid bad weather, stay away from Buffalo and the Southern 
> Tier - "lake effect" snow is no fun to drive in. My opinion of Mapquest 
> directions is not high - they have got me all turned around and lost more 
> than once. That's my opinion, of course, and you are welcome to take any 
> route you think is best, but over time I have discovered that the 
> "shortest" route isn't always the best or quickest route. Jim Becker could 
> probably tell you stories about the weather in western NY state.
>
> Mike
>
> charlie hill wrote:
>> Hey Farmer,  I don't know hardly anything about that region so feel free 
>> to ignore but have you looked at it on Mapquest.com?
>>
>> They send you on up to Clevland and Buffalo and across NY through Albany. 
>> My guess is that it keeps you out of the worst  of the mountains.   If 
>> Cecil Monson was still with us he could tell you for sure.
>>
>> Don't mean to dismiss what others have said.  I just looked at Mapquest 
>> out of curiosity and thought I'd pass it along.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
>> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:06 PM
>> Subject: [AT] Speaking of Snow - Way O.T.
>>
>>
>>> I find myself needing to make a quick trip to Central MA
>>> this coming weekend... I am wondering what kind of driving
>>> conditions are forecast for the weekend in that part of the
>>> country especially mountain passes. I'll be heading east on
>>> I-70 from here and across Ohio but I am not familiar with
>>> routes on up and across. I have not looked carefully at an
>>> atlas yet but was wondering if anyone had any favorite
>>> areas that they try to avoid.   :-)
>>> I was also wondering what list members might be close
>>> along that route. I don't know if we will have any time to
>>> stop any place or not yet.
>>> The place we are going is near the "Old Sturbridge (sp?)
>>> Village" Shaker community.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> "farmer"
>
>
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