It has finally happened 😮
Friday I woke up and had to drive though slush and like a blizzard of snow coming down ❄️.
Which means that probably 50% of the people in our city don't have snow tires or proper all weather tires and probably never will have them. Then 25% haven't got their snow tires on yet Luckily I'm not in either group. Now I know that probably the vast majority of our readers are in places where snow is seen very occasionally if ever. So you probably never have known
This year's anthology started off last week with a bang! The number of comments and reviews are impressive, so keep it going! This week, we have five new stories to read, along with Chapter 2 of Myr's story from last week. Ready, set....
Check out Chapter 2
Okay, readers... time to flex those thinking caps. Did you guess the Secret Author was... 😮me? That's right, me, Cia... I've been doing all the posting. That's just a HUGE shocker, huh?! 😋😆 There are far more authors behind the Secret Author, and I have a list of those and the stories for you to guess. I'm going to put that in the Secret Author Contest Talking Topic, just to keep it all in one place. We'll also have a poll next week for you to vote on your favorite story. Keep an eye on the topi
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Edit to add: My organizational skills failed and missed there were 2 unpublished stories, not one! But that just means you have one more to go on Wednesday!
Hey Secret Author Contest fans! I know you're eager for details, and there have been so many secret stories revealed. Guess what, there's just one more to come tomorrow! First off, let's check again for the stories that have been posted aren't secret. Tomorrow, you will get the last story. Then keep an eye on the Secret Author Story Ta
What’s up Buttercup? 😜
So I’m saying that to portray that I’m in a happy mood. I have been creating the wrap up all week with the plan of handing off to Myr on Saturday night for him to add the story list and publish. So the entire blog was done, ready to go. I just was putting in the last secret author entry, went to hit save, a pop up came up and asked me if I was sure. As normal, I didn’t read what I was doing and deleted the whole thing 😮 Happy thoughts, Steve. Happy thoughts
So
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When some people read Of Pride and Power and wonder, how is this libertarian? Sure, I have private ownership, organic industrial development, and individual choice, but you aren't allowing capitalistic enterprises from forming, i.e. corporations or generational wealth.
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Well, I know everyone has been enjoying these stories our Secret Author is posting... Way to go on the comments and reviews!! And the Secret Author Contest Talking Topic is going strong too! Are you having fun guessing who wrote what? *cackles*
Let's see what has posted so far!
As, always, keep chatting on our talking topic too! We still have more stories to come, but after they are all posted I will share a list of all the story titles and the author names for members (authors can
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So... clearly I was not good at Sneakin... because last month I failed to get the CSR out on time! Luckily this month penginsrgay answered some questions for me. Did you read this story about someone else not so good at sneaking around? Share your thoughts below!
Q: Do you eat your fruits and vegetables?
A: Religiously!
Q: If you were an animal, what would you be?
A: Next!
Q: What’s one location you’d love to go to research for a story?
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I’ve got a secret, secret, secret 🤫
No, I’m not going to sing all of Mr Roboto by Styx. That song was in my mind though when writing this. Go to YouTube if you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about 😀
The secret is out though, partially. Rather than doing the blogs in chronological order, let’s jump to Thursday where Cia kicked off the 1-a-day Secret Author contest. Now all you have to do is read, react, comment and then guess who you think the author is. No problem. Being Sunday n
Snow in October isn't unheard of around here, although it generally starts more in November. Twenty years ago we had a surprise October snowstorm that decimated the area. Good ol' lake effect set up right over where I live. All the trees were in full leaf still, so two feet of saturated, heavy snow, brought down so many trees and branches that it looked like a hurricane came through. I remember leaving work and thinking it's just flurries. It's October... it will stop and melt right away.
The rules I learned growing up in the northeast about winter driving: 1. reduce speed on snowy and icy roads, and if you have to use brakes, pump them, don't slam on them. 2. increase the distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. 3: don't use cruise control, 4. clear all now and ice off vehicle before you start driving, 5 keep gas tank at least half-full, 6 when you're in a skid, don't slam on brakes and turn into the skid. I hope that helps for someone new to wintery driving.
It's been a long week for me, getting over an illness, but the support from guys on here has been exceptional
I want to especially thank @Cia for the lovely surprise this week.
Central Texas here, so rarely get snow, but we do get ice storms; and I can assure you, that you do NOT want me on the road if there is a piece of ice within a fifty mile radius. I will find the ice, and slide uncontrollably on it, usually in a spinning motion taking out all in my path.
I guess my one big pet peeve, who are we kidding, I have dozens of them about drivers, but the one that drives me absolutely batty are those drivers that do NOT use a turn signal... They act like everyon
Here in Central Massachusetts, we get snow, not every year, like in the winter of 2014-15. Between January and February over 90 inches, (228.6cm).
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Last year was a banner year, and infrequently we can have a winter with barely any snow cover. As to driving, as @ReaderPaul noted, the first snow of the season is the beginning of clown school driving season. How so many idiots don't realize tha
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