Running Bear's January 2026 Coffee Shop
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We did get Japan rail Green Car passes a couple times. It’s nicer than ordinary but like domestic first class is to economy in domestic flights.
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That would be like going plane spotting every day! I'd never get any work done.
Are you talking about Davos, Switzerland? I can't find any airport in that valley.
We wisely live well outside of PDX in another county, in the unincorporated area, but we're still on our own. I had studded tires on a different 4wd vehicle when we first moved here and could go anywhere, but now I keep chains in the back of my current car. We're 1.5 miles to the main road/state highway, but it's the other drivers that make it difficult. 2wd and road tires don't work. 4wd/AWD doesn't mean a thing if you have the wrong tires. Heck, people don't seem to realize that you can brake or you can turn, but you can't do both at once.....especially on an icy grade.
I don't know where Davis, Switzerland is, but he indicated this was Davos. What is a WEF?
I won't say more to avoid the forum prohibition on certain topics.
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I guess we had our "freeze". It hit 32f for about an hour Tuesday & Wednesday morning. 44f this morning and with the little breeze the 2 days of being fogged in will be gone.
If we switch to an El Nino next year we will definitely have cold and snow. Nothing like you polar bears in the midwest tolerate, but just enough to cause widespread panic. 1" of wet snow shuts everything down. This state hasn't figured out how to use snow plows or road salt. Our street is close to a 20% grade, with an S turn a couple of houses above ours. It's definitely a sporting event when there's snow and it freezes over.
January 17, 2024
If we switch to an El Nino next year we will definitely have cold and snow. Nothing like you polar bears in the midwest tolerate, but just enough to cause widespread panic. 1" of wet snow shuts everything down. This state hasn't figured out how to use snow plows or road salt. Our street is close to a 20% grade, with an S turn a couple of houses above ours. It's definitely a sporting event when there's snow and it freezes over.
January 17, 2024
Bruette
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traiNscale
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just 4 info. the second U.S. Air Force airplane is also gone.
sry for the potato quality of my old Iphone ahahaha.
my phone hates when iam zooming in.
but i have to say, on some days its fun to have the office right next to the runway
cheers
marco
sry for the potato quality of my old Iphone ahahaha.
my phone hates when iam zooming in.
but i have to say, on some days its fun to have the office right next to the runway
cheers
marco
chadbag
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I’d travel Gran Class if I could.
We did get Japan rail Green Car passes a couple times. It’s nicer than ordinary but like domestic first class is to economy in domestic flights.
ctclibby
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David hope that none of those cars are yours... Portland and snow removal. We went through a few years ago and watched a snow plow get ready for ...um... plowing. Blade was at least an inch off the pavement and plowed that way. Portland people have nix'd salt and/or chemical on highways also - bad for the environment and cars. Don't know if it still that way or not. Go figure.
L8r
RhB Michael
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just 4 info. the second U.S. Air Force airplane is also gone.
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sry for the potato quality of my old Iphone ahahaha.
my phone hates when iam zooming in.
but i have to say, on some days its fun to have the office right next to the runway
cheers
marco
That would be like going plane spotting every day! I'd never get any work done.
Are you talking about Davos, Switzerland? I can't find any airport in that valley.
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I have learned over the years, having a job like that would be like working in an ice cream store. After the novelty wears off, it’s just another job.
chadbag
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Its for the WEF in Davos but he works at Zurich.
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Nope, not mine. I'm smart enough to garage the vehicles or move them down to a near flat area out of the way.
We wisely live well outside of PDX in another county, in the unincorporated area, but we're still on our own. I had studded tires on a different 4wd vehicle when we first moved here and could go anywhere, but now I keep chains in the back of my current car. We're 1.5 miles to the main road/state highway, but it's the other drivers that make it difficult. 2wd and road tires don't work. 4wd/AWD doesn't mean a thing if you have the wrong tires. Heck, people don't seem to realize that you can brake or you can turn, but you can't do both at once.....especially on an icy grade.
RhB Michael
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I don't know where Davis, Switzerland is, but he indicated this was Davos. What is a WEF?
chadbag
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Davis is a typo or Autocorrect of Davos. He did not indicate it was at Davos. He indicated the planes are there FOR Davos. He works at Zurich airport. The planes are coming in to drop off people for Davos WEF.
RhB Michael
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OK, now I get it.
chadbag
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WEF is World Economic Forum. The big to-do of big wigs that gather at Davos and talk at each other bout how to fix the world and how you will own nothing and love it and that sort of drivel.
I won't say more to avoid the forum prohibition on certain topics.
RhB Michael
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I know what that is. I've just never seen it as an acronym. The meeting at Davos was announced months ago, but I couldn't put 2 and 2 together.
chadbag
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Yeah, I only figured it (acronym) out since I knew what Davos is used for. It's a regular or semi-regular get together.
TLOC
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Thanks for fixing it Terry
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