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In a very strange coincidence, it has just started snowing here for the first time in four years!
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We got six inches today. It was supposed to just be a little dusting in the early morning that would melt by the afternoon, but it still hasn’t stopped coming down yet.
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"Everyday Pony Life on Equestria" folder
According to the Admiral, this verse is set in the distant future when cars & trucks have obeyed the Biblical injunction to "be fruitful and multiply.
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Here in Phoenix, Arizona it is raining with snow up north but WE are happy, because we are in the middle of the worst drought in over 1,000 years
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I'm trucking in Oregon right now, and the whole state has pretty much shut down for a winter storm, so I pretty much have a day off at this Love's south of Salem watching the snow come down. (And I don't get paid nearly enough to deal with tire chains). I started in Portland this morning, which rarely gets snow, now they have 10 inches and climbing. The ensuing traffic chaos is insane and I'm glad I left in time! Pretty much every major artery in the metro area is either closed or a parking lot, and there's still about 8 hours of snow to go!
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Being from Las Vegas, I felt that. It seems to be snowing everywhere except the Colorado River sources. (Western Rockies and Yellowstone), so lets hope this storm helps us!
Also, adorable story! I feel like the story itself got forgotten in the snow! XD
Movie Dialog
"You've heard of The Graveyard of the Elephants?"
""The mythical place old elephants go to die? Yes, what about it?"
"I swear this dump is where Old Grease Goes To Die. Is there ANYTHING in here that isn't drowned in gravy?"
"The strawberry shortcake doesn't have much gravy....."
Odd coincidence... It snowed in my hometown today. Was kinda nice driving my bus in and out of flurries.
And straight eights are awesome. Too bad being extra long made the crankshafts extra fragile.
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I'm gonna hafta make a new folder now.
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I’m right across the river from you, then. Ten plus in Portland? Hah, that’s where work would have sent me if I had gone in. And they only give chains for two tires, so I don’t bother with them.
I could tell this story didn't take place in Michigan-- Poppy's car doesn't have a snow brush permanently residing in the back seat.
Hope it doesn't take the crews long to fix the power lines, that was a nasty storm last night.
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Mark Twain (referring to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn).
At least she didnt have to worry about dodging the intercity bus. That guy was going to run his route, even though the police had already closed the pass. From the other side.
A quarter turn of the mixture screw which always worked its way out no matter what she did,
What, LocTite can't fix that?
11513861 I love that quote.
You can keep the snow. I'm headed to Orlando next week.
It took me quite a bit to realize this is a Pony in Equestria story.
Nice work, and it captures the feel of driving in a snowstorm quite well! (Though I can't speak for the part about mountains.)
I’m guessing she installed that temp gauge herself, i would have expected anything with a straight 8 to have a mechanical temp gauge, not the electric one described.
Of course, I don’t know how long Meadows-Frisky produced the Friskysport with the straight 8, or much else about it, so it could be the OEM setup.
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I hear there was lots of snow for lots of people. We didn't get it where I am; we were in the fringe between the thunderstorms and the snow, and got ice and sleet. It wasn't terrible (for me) as ice storms went, and it warmed up enough today to melt most of it. Lots of power outages, though. I might not get mine back until Saturday.
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That's debatable; the 'verse of mine it's in supposes a future Equestria with cars and stuff that were invented by ponies or other native species, rather than humans.
Admittedly, the first story in the 'verse did have a human show up in it, but the word building doesn't make humans necessary.
To be fair, that is a challenge with categorizing some of my stuff. Like, the CSI/OPP stories have humans, but none of the other ones on that 'verse do.
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Yeah, you guys need all the water you can get. So long as it's not so much you get flooding...
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Hopefully you've got plenty of entertainment ... I did my part!
I dunno how things are north of me in Michigan where they got the snow, but a lot of stuff here is shut down due to widespread power outages. Yesterday a lot of things got preemptively canceled due to the incoming ice.
I know a couple of airport workers/pilots who ate also stranded right now, due to airport closures. Or at least they were stranded last night, that might have sorted itself out by now.
Thank you!
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Oh, my mistake. I'll correct it.
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Reminds me of Monty Python's Spam skit ...
"You could have the spam, spam eggs, and spam. That's not got much spam in it."
I do feel that a proper diner has a simple, filling menu, with foods humans--or ponies--like.
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I think in the last couple of days, about 2/3 of the US, area-wise got snow. The cover picture was taken during a snowstorm a few weeks back ... I even got to pinch through a couple drifts.
It's a lot more enjoyable to drive in snow when you're doing it for fun instead of because you have to. Although I had some fun snowy days driving a wrecker.
They really are. Kids these days just don't appreciate them.
I've only ever driven one, and it was only running on five. Still, not too bad for a one-owner 1949 Chrysler that had sat in a barn for 35 years.
You're welcome
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No, its the pony equivalent of New Mexico (like around Albuquerque). They don't get much snow where she lives, but it's not entirely unknown. And of course since her Mom operates a wrecker, they sometimes have to go out in it.
Also the back seat? I keep mine on the front passenger floorboards where it's convenient to grab. I only put it in the back from May to October when I probably won't need it.
They're currently predicting I'll get my power back Saturday. Lotta outages, and the one I'm in doesn't have all that many people it's affecting, so not the highest priority.
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Danger busses...
I once met a winter bus driving on roads which were marginal at best. It pulled out in front of the one ton plow truck I was in. Truck was totalled, I went to the hospital, and the bus continued its route basically unaffected.
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Maybe ponies haven't invented LocTite yet, and still rely on the spring hopefully holding the mixture screw in place.
Everyone else got snow to play in; all I got was an ice storm and an ongoing power outage. Orlando sounds good right now.
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It is ... maybe I should have been more clear about that.
Thank you!
I haven't driven in mountains in snow, but I've done hills which is kinda the same. And plenty of winter driving, being a native Michigander.
There is a different feel to driving in snow, and I really enjoy it unless I have to be somewhere on a deadline.
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I don't recall specifying that it was electric, does the bottom peg imply that?
And now that I'm thinking about it, I can't recall offhand any mechanical gauges that had limiting pegs--high or low--but I can't think of a design reason why you couldn't if you wanted to.
Also, IIRC, the expression "pegging a gauge" predates electronic gauges but implies a mechanical stop.
I'd have to look up the information for the real company (I'm not creative at coming up with names, and some historical company names sound ponyish), but since they were British and produced sports cats, the real ones never would have had a straight eight.
Interestingly, that sort of holds true in terms of the story. Poppy built the car herself out of parts they had; the body is a Friskysport, but the engine is out of something else. She's a young mare on a limited budget, so a lot of her build is what she can find cheaply and locally, and then modify to fit.
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According to the internet, it was invented in 1937. It was successful in part because it was the only canned meat that didn't need to be refrigerated after opening. Over 150 million pounds were sold to the military in WW2, including 9 million pounds sent to the Soviet Union as aid.
According to the internet, soldiers also used it to lubricate guns & waterproof their boots
There is also a Weird Al song called "Spam".
oncoming
toward?
So, how much of Poppy is you?
A straight 8.....nice shout out to Duesenberg.
This is a nice story.
I have a pair of batteries. Each battery can keep a phone functioning for days. These batteries are a great investment.
Ahh, Poppy rebuilt a standard, good girl! Lol. I love standards, unfortunately, in this day and age practically everything is automatic any more, sigh...
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I've heard that it being used in WWII is what really propelled it to popularity. IIRC, some countries adapted it into their local cuisine, I can't remember which off the top of my head.
I could see that.
Huh, I didn't know that. I'll have to look it up. I like Weird Al.
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Not the presence of the peg, but the needle moving off of the peg when she turned on the key. A mechanical gauge would just always read the current temp, provided it was in the gauge’s range
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Maybe 50%? I used to drive a wrecker and I work as a mechanic and enjoy driving in the snow for fun.
Never lived near mountains, though.
Also, corrections made, thank you!
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They weren't the only ones who had them . . . I once drove a 1949 Chrysler Town and Country with a straight-eight. Buick also famously had one.
I can't recall if I've ever seen a Duesenberg with a straight eight. There is a museum not all that far from me, in Indiana; maybe I'll have to check it out someday (the Austin, Cord, Deusenberg museum in Auburn, IN).
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Thank you!
I've got several as well. Usually use them for cons and stuff, where I might not easily be able to access an outlet.
We had power at work, so I charged my phones there during the day, and I kept them topped up with my battery pack. Only took 21% of its capacity for two days without power at home.
Luckily, I do have my power back now. Yay!
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I've been to that museum, the original factory IIRC. You might find the story behind the blueprints fascinating.
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She did!
Yeah, there's a limited number of cars and trucks with manuals. Some really cheap cars, some performance or enthusiast cars, I think there's still some trucks and SUVs you can get them in, but even those are pretty rare. Gotta look around to find them, and depending on what you're looking for, you might not be able to find it.
The podunk coastal town in northern California I live in is currently experiencing its first snowfall in nearly a decade. The beaches are painted white, the nearby mountain passes to the big cities are closed, and for once the phrase, "some weather we're having" isn't just small talk.
Earlier today I was huddled under blankets watching the snow come down outside my window, and thinking how lovely it was for something so rare and uncomfortable. I've been in proper snow before in the mountains or out of state, but what we get here is a pale imitation that will melt tomorrow morning. This story is perfectly timed to make this cold weather seem warm and inviting. I might just take the weekend to go someplace colder.
A great story as always, I'll come back for more.
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I originally got my BatteryPack for a trip to Disneyland. It is a great investment. I never have a phone die except for last month:
After 8 years, the battery in my phone died. I got it replaced. I have a friend who asked why I did not replace the whole phone. I responded that I would rather spend 59.99 U$D than 599.99 U$D.
The reason phones cannot operate an whole day without charging is because manufacturers are obsessed with thinness. I have this idea for a thick phone with a battery in it, capable of powering the phone for an whole week without recharging. I call it the MonolithPhone because its dimensions ar 1 inch by 4 inches by 9 inches:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/ENS_2001_Monolith_below.jpg
¡It would be black!
This phone would be over 90% battery.
Originally, the Monolith was supposed to be a tetrahedron, but weak-minded people in the testaudience started babbling about pyramidpower —— ¡pyramidpower is horseapples and real pyramids are half octahedrons!
Having read "Through The Ice", and despite the lack of appropriate tags, I found myself tense throughout the story, just waiting for something to go wrong. Poppy was a very lucky pony.
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Where I live, we just missed the snow and got ice instead, and as a result final editing and publishing was done in the dark, 'cause power lines broke.
I'm not a winter person (don't really like cold or dark), but I wouldn't live anywhere else because I do love the snow. Watching it fall, watching it blow around, driving in it--almost every part of it is lovely. There really isn't anything better than snuggling under blankets watching snow come down.
Thank you!
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I remember years ago when I was replacing a phone, I called a friend to get recommendations. That was back when phone companies would practically give you one to sign a new contract. My options were one older model I could get for $.01, or a newer, better one I could get for $199.00.
I got the $.01 phone.
(Some years back, I got a nearly-free upgrade to a Katana flip phone (I think it was like $20). . . I could get it in silver or pink. Legit asked the rep if the pink one was cheaper; when he said it wasn't, I went with the silver.)
Right now I'm rocking a Samsung S10 which I got for free when my S8 broke beyond repair. No desire to upgrade it; it does what I want it to do.
I think one company actually built a phone like that. Unfortunately, there weren't enough customers who preferred long battery life over thinness.
I don't have a problem with my phone's battery life. I usually have it charging for five or six hours when I'm home at night, and then it goes the overnight and eleven hours at work without being plugged in; typically each day it's around 65-70% battery life, which is plenty.
I feel like a tetrahedron phone would be uncomfortable to use and not easily fit in a pocket. Also the pointy ends might be stress concentrators, leading to more screen breakage.
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You're not the only one; when I mentioned to a friend I was gonna publish this, she asked me if I was going to kill another pony.
Poppy knows what she's doing and isn't taking an ill-advised shortcut. For most, professional driving sticks with you, and like Poppy I got to do it when I was still young. Especially driving wrecker, seeing the ways that people crash, and that mental vow to not be that guy . . . the secret of winter driving is be prepared, be cautious, have good tires (snow tires if you can afford them), use a lower gear in a manual, know your car and what it can do, and always be prepared for things going wrong.
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Maybe, a phone in the shape of a Disdyakis Triacontahedron would be better:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Disdyakistriacontahedron.jpg
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Why not make it normal smartphone shaped, but with Colors Never Seen Before? (the smell is one of the key features)
I learned more from this than from drivers ed
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I don't know if that's praising my storytelling abilities or an indictment of your driver's training.
One thing I can advise if you live in a snow state--practice skids and skid recoveries in an open parking lot with the kind of car you intend to drive in the wintertime. Reading about what you're supposed to do (or watching a YouTube video) isn't the same as feeing it and doing it.
I convinced my dad to let me try when I still had a learner's permit. I think besides the learning experience, he also had fun stunting his Camaro . . . anyway, it's paid off through the years; I've skidded and drifted my way out of a few tight situations, and known when it's time to aim for the ditch 'cause I'm not gonna stop.
Poppy continues to be a lovely. n_n