spooteeespoothead t1_j6jrjmd wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:48 PM

Reply to Stephen King and short fiction by metromesa

Nothing to add to the conversation, but I just want to recommend King's Different Seasons collection! Every story is amazing.

spooteeespoothead t1_j3afst7 wrote on January 7, 2023 at 3:35 AM

Reply to comment by broncophoenix in Ice cream jeeps- Anyone have any pictures or stories of the old ice cream jeeps in Springfield? by Ill-Two-4092

Yep, the son ran it for a long while and was set to pass it to his son (who was on the trucks for years) but sold it to Jack instead. The grandson tried to keep it running after the sale but it wasn't a tenable situation and he walked away.

spooteeespoothead t1_j1e8h6x wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Reply to why does Springfield never bother to clear the city roads? by chunkmoneyy

The temperatures are so low that the salt mixture they typically use isn't effective. The salt is only effective at 20 degrees and above, and we're obviously much colder than that. At these temps, they can only scrape stuff off the roads and wait to put salt down once the temps warm up.