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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 12:11pm
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Was going to have 10 this week, but two games today got cancelled after schools were closed because of, um, heavy rain? Wind? I'm still not sure.
Our local kids rec league is supposed to start this weekend. The weather dudes are predicting light snow flurries mixed with freezing rain for Saturday. Here in Portland, that means the entire town shuts down and hibernates, so our Saturday games might be canceled.

Gee, back in Chicago where I grew up that would be considered just another day.
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 12:16pm
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Our local kids rec league is supposed to start this weekend. The weather dudes are predicting light snow flurries mixed with freezing rain for Saturday. Here in Portland, that means the entire town shuts down and hibernates, so our Saturday games might be canceled.

Gee, back in Chicago where I grew up that would be considered just another day.
We'd all be stocking up on milk, bread, and toilet paper....I mean gosh, who knows how long we'll be home bound?
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 02:14pm
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16 this week
Sun - 1 youth travel league, then 2 CYO
Mon - bowling night!
Tue - 8th grade scrimmage, 7th grade scrimmage, 2 youth travel league
Wed - off
Thu - poker night!
Fri - 9th grade game, 8th grade game, 2 youth travel league
Sat - 2 youth travel league, 3 Men's Rec

16 with three off days is pretty impressive!

As of now, I'm only on for 7 next week.
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 02:18pm
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Just got scheduled for one MS tourney this weekend, six games. Still have another tourney those days and also rec league yet to be scheduled.

My wife said to me, "You're pretty much not going to be home this weekend, are you?" I'm not quite sure why she wanted to know.
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 03:10pm
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Our local kids rec league is supposed to start this weekend. The weather dudes are predicting light snow flurries mixed with freezing rain for Saturday. Here in Portland, that means the entire town shuts down and hibernates, so our Saturday games might be canceled.

Gee, back in Chicago where I grew up that would be considered just another day.
Chicagoans know how to drive in weather.
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 03:36pm
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Chicagoans know how to drive in weather.
I know. Ever since I came to the Portland area (1971) I have just been stunned on how little knowledge there is here in how to deal with snow. I mean, we only get about 1/4 inch every 5 years or so, but when we do, the entire town shuts down.

In all my years in school in Chicago, I only missed one day due to weather and that was because the boiler broke at the school.

I guess here in Portland, we don't make snowmen, we make rainmen.

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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 03:50pm
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Actually, the Rain Man was from Utah. A place where the population is divided into three roughly equal categories.

1. Those who know how to drive on snow, and even how to have a little fun with it
2. Those who bridge the knowledge gap with equipment (i.e., buy a monstrous truck or SUV, assume 4 wheel drive equates to "invincible on snow", and gun it!)
3. California natives attending college driving the new BMW daddy bought them with no clue how to drive on snow.

Those in group 1 despise those in the other groups.
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 04:35pm
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Actually, the Rain Man was from Utah. A place where the population is divided into three roughly equal categories.

1. Those who know how to drive on snow, and even how to have a little fun with it
2. Those who bridge the knowledge gap with equipment (i.e., buy a monstrous truck or SUV, assume 4 wheel drive equates to "invincible on snow", and gun it!)
3. California natives attending college driving the new BMW daddy bought them with no clue how to drive on snow.

Those in group 1 despise those in the other groups.
Those three groups are in equal representation here, as well. #3 is broken into subcategories, though. 3a. college students. 3b. Retirees from the south and CA. 3c. Military from the south and (a few) CA.
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My wife said to me, "You're pretty much not going to be home this weekend, are you?" I'm not quite sure why she wanted to know.
Did you detect a glimmer of hope in her voice?

You guys in snow country want hilarity? Imagine 4" of snow hitting Houston like it did last Friday.
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 05:26pm
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So far, it appears my busiest week will have me topping out at 10 games spread out over four days. That will be a fun week.
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Old Wed Dec 09, 2009, 04:29pm
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Chicagoans know how to drive in weather.
Damn straight. Nearly slid off the expressway last night on my way home from a game. But I saved it. 4-wheel drive and all!
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