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whitedust

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goofy600 said:
Old Abe and garage guy I will have to disagree to a certain extent when it comes to the plowing part. Plowing has been like this for decades up here with an occasional change of you did get a driver that cared but then they move on and back to plowing down to dirt. So it is more of a personality thing with the drivers if they care about their community and what drives it or not. We actually have a local bar 1/4 from trail that goes past a county plow drivers house he will plow and leave nothing for the sled to get to bar which pisses off owner but then goes to that bar I it is no big deal. Bar owner is way better than me he wouldn’t be allowed in. But he has been dealing with this sense snowmobile trails were invented.
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I agree Jim it’s been going on since moby dick was a minnow but I thought worth a try with a bottle of crown royal in hand. Plow guy took the crown royal and gave me an honest answer which I didn’t want to hear but he had his priorities. 🤷‍♂️
 
pclark

pclark

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dofo1 said:
Well wha about the people that live on the road and don’t care about snowmobiling
, don’t like loud pipes waking them up late a night and demand he pads are cleared as good as other roads?
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Yep, some people are just jerks, they actually think snowplow drivers should plow the road in favor of the taxpayers who pay for those services. Man! The nerve of them!
 
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old abe

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goofy600 said:
Old Abe and garage guy I will have to disagree to a certain extent when it comes to the plowing part. Plowing has been like this for decades up here with an occasional change of you did get a driver that cared but then they move on and back to plowing down to dirt. So it is more of a personality thing with the drivers if they care about their community and what drives it or not. We actually have a local bar 1/4 from trail that goes past a county plow drivers house he will plow and leave nothing for the sled to get to bar which pisses off owner but then goes to that bar I it is no big deal. Bar owner is way better than me he wouldn’t be allowed in. But he has been dealing with this sense snowmobile trails were invented.
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I surely get all of that goofy. And I'm in clear agreement with you. Seems I was relating to that no body cares of others, perhaps as blind eye? I also very well know of the risk the drivers face. Yeah, I very well get it, and sadly so it is. Fact is we years ago used to have the exact same issue down here. However, that problem left when the winter snows left. o_O
 
hermie

hermie

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Well I don't know about 30 something inches but I will say there are quite a few models in agreement that we should 6-10 inches by next weekend. That would be enough to get things going in a lot more areas. I ran 3 different models and they are all showing the same thing. We will see if it pans out but some of the better model runs that I have seen in a while. Here's to hoping.
 
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attakman

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I hate to say it...but if it doesn't turn around soon, it might be another year we stay closed...we are running out of time...we need measurable snow NOW!!!...and like garage guy said...I don't know what to believe in the extended forecasts...the forecasts are all over the place....some saying lots of snow the next few weeks...others saying dry, and average to a little below average temp wise.
 
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old abe

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Greg Soulje has increased moisture and lower temps coming in February for the upper midwest. That's us, and hopefully it happens. As attakman says time is running out everyday that passes.
 
hermie

hermie

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I am seeing snow almost every other day and with the amounts they are showing we will end up 6-10 by next weekend. Obviously it need to happen but if it does I would think that would get more counties open
 
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hermie

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Paul this more of a personal question. How does the town feel about the highway commission over riding the towns about UTV/ATV use on the county roads? I personally feel it should really be left to the towns. Still haven't figured out why one would buy a UTV to ride roads. Rather relax in my truck.
 
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indy_500

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attakman said:
I hate to say it...but if it doesn't turn around soon, it might be another year we stay closed...we are running out of time...we need measurable snow NOW!!!...and like garage guy said...I don't know what to believe in the extended forecasts...the forecasts are all over the place....some saying lots of snow the next few weeks...others saying dry, and average to a little below average temp wise.
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maybe this will be enough for Oneida to open? IMG_9656.jpeg
 
pclark

pclark

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hermie said:
Paul this more of a personal question. How does the town feel about the highway commission over riding the towns about UTV/ATV use on the county roads? I personally feel it should really be left to the towns. Still haven't figured out why one would buy a UTV to ride roads. Rather relax in my truck.
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Hey Hermie, well BJ, MW, and Winchester residents were pretty much against it so I think they are not happy with the county overriding the town. Think about it, HWY 51 divides the town and people on the west side of 51 are pretty much landlocked out of getting into MW because they can’t run 51. The bars are happy I guess. We’ll see how it works out for the people that don’t want them.
 
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rph130

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pclark said:
Hey Hermie, well BJ, MW, and Winchester residents were pretty much against it so I think they are not happy with the county overriding the town. Think about it, HWY 51 divides the town and people on the west side of 51 are pretty much landlocked out of getting into MW because they can’t run 51. The bars are happy I guess. We’ll see how it works out for the people that don’t want them.
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Talked to friends that attended the meeting. The chairman of the county commission asked the MW town chairman if a compromise could be reached and considered giving about a year timetable to do so. MW chair would not negotiate, and the county guy who was on the fence, cast the tie-breaking vote that approved opening county roads to ATV/UTV. I guess the moral of that is to not aggravate a guy with the power to override you. Business owners will be happy. Town roads could still be off limits if the board wants to be pissy.
 
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renegade

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pclark said:
Hey Hermie, well BJ, MW, and Winchester residents were pretty much against it so I think they are not happy with the county overriding the town. Think about it, HWY 51 divides the town and people on the west side of 51 are pretty much landlocked out of getting into MW because they can’t run 51. The bars are happy I guess. We’ll see how it works out for the people that don’t want them.
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Then they should open up 51. Would solve the problem. Works in the Black Hills.
 
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