TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A49   
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   On 26 Jan 2026, Dr. What said the following...   
      
    DW>    
    DW> Ya, but they have to.   
    DW>    
      
   I know... I've seen Frost Days in Florida as well.  The schools are heated   
   with Heat Pumps and they really don't have the balls in it to keep the school   
   warm.   
      
   And I'll look those kids straight in the eye and tell them I had to walk to   
   school 5 miles each way in -40 weather... Uphill both ways.   
      
    DW>    
    DW> None of those people know how to drive in icy (even a little bit)   
    DW> weather nor do they keep their tires up.  In Michigan, you'd be dead   
    DW> driving in winter with bald tires.  Down south, bald tires are the norm.   
    DW>    
       
   Cowards!!!!      
      
    DW>    
    DW> Northern states have the facilities and plans for icy weather.  They   
    DW> pre-emptively salt (or sand if the temps are too cold) the roads -   
    DW> especially the intersections.  But that means that they have to   
    DW> stockpile both, and have the trucks and drivers ready to spread the   
    DW> salt/sand when needed.   
    DW>    
      
   I was trapped in Kentucky for a few hours because it snowed a little...   
   Cincinnati was my goal.  At least if there was a hint of snow the people of   
   Ohio knew what to do.   
      
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