Jack Does Cars Snow Sit-Rep

"Jack Does Cars" (jackdoescars) 01/23/2016 at 14:30 • Filed to: Snow

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Yesterday at 4:30 PM, my mother picked me up from a friend’s house two miles away. Upon entering the street we live on, I see the brightest thing I ever have: a generator exploding. And that’s when we realized that we, and about 20 other houses have no power.

Basically, we haven’t had any power since 4:30 PM last night. It was a very cold sleep, and colder this morning. Because of that, we broke out our ten year old Honda generator (VTEC bro), and set up the most ridiculous extension cord set up this side of a North Korean construction site. We’ve got the important things set up, such as the refrigerator, TV and Internet, as it is too small to handle the heater and stove.

Since we were quite bored, Robbie (live-in family friend) and I did a bit of late night hooning in our 2006 Audi A3 3.2 Quattro, a vehicle we have nicknamed The Ice Champion, around mall parking lots.

We also checked out the local Mazda/Lincoln dealer, which was the first time I got close to the new Miata. I really like it.

Overall, things are getting better and better. I talked to the Duke Energy guy fixing the transformer this morning, and he said that everything should be fixed in, “just a few hours.” We have since learned that we’ll probably be out until Monday.

dogisbadob > Jack Does Cars 01/23/2016 at 14:35

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I like playing in the snow

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > Jack Does Cars 01/23/2016 at 14:47

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Seeing transformers explode is simultaneously the coolest and scariest thing I’ve ever seen. I was playing some Football with friends over the summer before a massive thunderstorm came through. All of a sudden the wind picks up and a massive green explosion flashes across the field. One could say our pickup game ended.

Jack Does Cars > touring the brook - now with ZHP! 01/23/2016 at 15:00

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It was loud too. When we were hooning around last night, we saw all these green flashes across the sky. We thought it was odd winter lighting, and left it at that. But when we got home, we saw another green flash paired with that electric static noise. It’s spooky.

Jack Does Cars > dogisbadob 01/23/2016 at 15:01

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Oh yeah, our dogs love the snow.

JGrabowMSt > Jack Does Cars 01/23/2016 at 15:14

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If it weren’t for the fact that my mom is terrified of driving when there’s a snowflake in the air and my dad would basically kick me out for doing it, I’d be out doing donuts down the street in a parking lot....

Jack Does Cars > JGrabowMSt 01/23/2016 at 16:03

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Fact: Snow hooning is fun in every vehicle. Even that Dodge Journey we have.

Chasaboo > Jack Does Cars 01/23/2016 at 16:55

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That Audi really makes me want a Porsche Cayenne for some reason.

Justin T. Westbrook > Jack Does Cars 01/23/2016 at 17:18

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That shit is always “just another hour” until it’s been four days and there’s a state of emergency called.

Good writeup.

Jack Does Cars > Chasaboo 01/23/2016 at 19:04

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If you think about it, there’s not a lot of differences between the two: AWD, VR6 (pre 2010 models), German, used examples go really cheap.

Jack Does Cars > Justin T. Westbrook 01/23/2016 at 19:06

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Thanks, I remember last year. And the year before. Oh, and pretty much every year before that. Is Charlotte fairing any better?

Justin T. Westbrook > Jack Does Cars 01/23/2016 at 19:42

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We have maybe two inches. I can still see grass poking through. I went to McDonalds yesterday (the first snowfall) and Arby’s today (the second snowfall) and everybody’s chill. There’s been a Challenger doing “burnouts” on the street by my apartment both mornings. Everybody’s having a blast.

My mom sent me pics of her “snowed in” in Sanford and how she’s trapped. You could see the clean pavement where here footprints are in the snow, but she swears she’ll die if she goes driving. Sure, mom.

Justin T. Westbrook > Jack Does Cars 01/23/2016 at 19:43

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Also, bring your goddamn plants inside during the winter. Don’t you people know anything?