[AT] And Now For Something Different - A Tractor Problem

[Gerald Johnson]

Makes sense to me.... 8-)

Actually, other than a couple of interstates,  I figure that at least 95% of 
all the good roads in the state are east of Charlotte.  On the other hand, 
building roads through solid rock gets expensive.

Gerald
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 11:24 AM
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> Heck Gerald,  all you've got is one lane horse paths with no shoulders, a 
> mountain on one side and a 500 foot drop on the other and no fire 
> hydrants, what do you need reflector for?  LOL
>
> For those that don't know much about NC.  All of the good roads run from 
> Raleigh to the mountain ski resorts or from Raleigh to the beaches.  If 
> you want to get anywhere else you have to go somewhere else first.  Does 
> that make sense?  LOL
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald Johnson" <geraldajohnson at bellsouth.net>
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> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:28 AM
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>
>> Here in the western end of NC where we have plenty of snow, the DOT has 
>> contracted out most of the snow
>> removal to grading contractors.  Most of them have bought up surplus snow 
>> plows and salt spreaders and use
>> them to clean the roads...at least those that lead to the ski slopes. 
>> Those of us in the sticks just have to wait
>> until the main roads are cleared before they get to us...and by then most 
>> of it is melted anyway.  As far as reflectors
>> in the roads, we don't have to worry about that here where I live.  I 
>> guess this part of the state is the wrong politics to worry about
>> having such things. 8-)
>>
>> Gerald
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 9:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] And Now For Something Different - A Tractor Problem
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>>
>>> When it snows here DOT is on the road with dump trucks loaded with sand 
>>> in the rear and with a snow plow on the front.  They are going about 15 
>>> mph and tearing up the road as Al said.
>>>
>>> I go up to western MD in the winter and almost identical dump trucks are 
>>> plowing at about 45 or 50 mph and not hitting a thing.  That just more 
>>> proof of how inept and ineffective NC DOT is.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
>>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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>>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:45 AM
>>> Subject: RE: [AT] And Now For Something Different - A Tractor Problem
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>>>
>>>> Not only that, if the DO have to plow, you can look for them to have to
>>>> come back later in the summer and glue all those little reflectors on
>>>> the yellow line back down!
>>>>
>>>> Al
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 6:41 AM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] And Now For Something Different - A Tractor Problem
>>>>
>>>> For others reading this our eastern NC road crews don't have hardly any
>>>> snow
>>>> removal equipment.  They can barely clear the main highways in a light
>>>> snow.
>>>> If we get more than a couple of inches it's every man for himself.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>>
>>>>
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