the difference a few days makes.

[alaskanexpy]

i left for Seattle,WA on Sat evening. it has been a very cold but no snow winter so far. normally we have over 30" of snow by this point in the winter. the day i leave for a week for training in Seattle it starts snowing! wtf?!

when i landed i had 4 calls from people i plow snow for...i said your outta luck sorry! felt bad but what can i do.

i parked the excursion and expedition out of the way on the lawn. took a pic before i left and i was sent the second pic today...i'm missing home!






i'm stuck in rainy seattle for the week with this crap box!

 

[redneckfordf250]

sorry to hear you have to drive a chevy and leave the Expy and Excursion.
Trav

 

[splintrcel]

Shoulda taken the Budget Rental Box Truck in the back ground. Some turbo diesel action is waiting. For a SAE race we rented a Penske which is the same truck as the budget truck and we got it up to 95 mph on the free way and still had room to go. Give er a shot.

 

[splintrcel]

The blue expy has entered stealth mode btw. Its Arcitc Camo time!!! I need to lay off the Halo

 

[FordandPolaris]

We went from having a dusting on the ground to a foot in one night over the weekend. Everyone as usual has forgotten how snow driving works. Its been an entertaining weekend to say the least.

 

[alaskanexpy]

artic camo...perfect! haha

we've just had very icy streets..at night it would frost over. we had like 3" of frost over the last month. but the snow will be welcomed as i've had my studded snow tires on since late october!

 

[Captain Morgan]

I live not to far away so if you need some ideas for places to go see etc feel free to ping me.


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[alaskanexpy]

thank you! i had sunday free and i went to the new LeMay building, saw some family..ect i'm doing training in Kent at the ingersoll rand air tool companys headquarters here all week thats 8 hours a day so i wont get much else to do. i did go to federal way for dinner tonight..cant beat olive garden so glad we finally have those in AK now! but luckily i have some friends and family down here so it helps. oh and the freeways are a whole different ball game compared to what i'm used to lol

anything i really should do though before i leave?

 

[Captain Morgan]

Before you leave Kent? No, just LEAVE Kent! Apart from IKEA your trip to The Olive Garden was the highlight of that area.

Depending on when you head home, you might visit the Museum of Flight and Aviation History. But that's an all day thing unto itself.


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[alaskanexpy]

yeah i wanted to hit it but did not have time i leave friday at about 7pm.

i've been up to issaquah and visited my uncle and down to Tacoma to visit friends..going down there for dinner tonight actually. yeah Kent seems to be a bit..how do you say..not the greatest. plus theres like nothing here i have to go atleast 30 miles to hit any decent stores or anything.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Unfortunately around Kent free HBO and an all you can eat salad bar would probably be the highlight of your stay.

Enjoy the rest of your trip though, hope it's a safe and relaxing one.


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[alaskanexpy]

i'm so mad, big snow storm at home and i'm not there.

 

[Canadian Expy]

I actually wish it snow here I'd like to try out the new tires.

 

[alaskanexpy]

ugh! and i missed it. this was at 7am its over 12" so far.

 

[alaskanexpy]

i'm home! so glad to be home i got home at midnight and cleaned the expedition off so i could put it in the garage to thaw out.

 

[whowey]

Before you leave Kent? No, just LEAVE Kent! Apart from IKEA your trip to The Olive Garden was the highlight of that area.

Depending on when you head home, you might visit the Museum of Flight and Aviation History. But that's an all day thing unto itself.


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My company closed our office in Kent last year and moved it to Sumner...
There were only two good things about Kent.
This sports bar place on the road between the HO-tel and the office.
How quick it was to get to the airport to get the heck out of there....