Moscow Mayor Promises a Winter Without Snow - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Baack · **^ Top** #1 4 Weeks Ago

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Pigs still can't fly, but this winter, the mayor of Moscow promises to keep it from snowing. For just a few million dollars, the mayor's office will hire the Russian Air Force to spray a fine chemical mist over the clouds before they reach the capital, forcing them to dump their snow outside the city. Authorities say this will be a boon for Moscow, which is typically covered with a blanket of snow from November to March. Road crews won't need to constantly clear the streets, and traffic - and quality of life - will undoubtedly improve.

The idea came from Mayor Yury Luzhkov, who is no stranger to playing God. In 2002, he spearheaded a project to reverse the flow of the vast River Ob through Siberia to help irrigate the country's parched Central Asian neighbors. Although that idea hasn't exactly turned out as planned - scientists have said it's not feasible - this time, Luzhkov says, there's no way he can fail. (See TIME's photo-essay "Vladimir Putin: Action Figure.")

Controlling the weather in Moscow is nothing new, he says. Ahead of the two main holidays celebrated in the city each year - Victory Day in May and City Day in September - the often cash-strapped air force is paid to make sure that it doesn't, well, rain on the parades. With a city budget of $40 billion a year (larger than New York City's budget), Moscow can easily afford the $2-3 million price tag to keep the skies blue as spectators watch the tanks and rocket launchers roll along Red Square. Now there's a new challenge for the air force: Moscow's notorious blizzards.

http://fe1.story.media.ac4.yahoo.com...08599193082200

GuysLady · **^ Top** #2 4 Weeks Ago

ROTFLMFAO!!! This is just too funny!

Roadmedic · **^ Top** #3 4 Weeks Ago

If it works, I could see it being used to put the snow in better places.

Texas-Nana · **^ Top** #4 4 Weeks Ago

oh shoot...........I thought it was all about Gore's global warming.

truckermario · **^ Top** #5 4 Weeks Ago

And the following year, Russian children are born with a love of American music.

GuysLady · **^ Top** #6 4 Weeks Ago

And the next year, we will have purple piggies with hot pink polka dots that have bright orange wings and can FLY!

Texas-Nana · **^ Top** #7 4 Weeks Ago

Wait.........the Russian kids already love American rock music.

GuysLady · **^ Top** #8 4 Weeks Ago

This guy promising this would be like me promising no tornados in the Midwest.... ain't gonna happen!

Roadmedic · **^ Top** #9 4 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by GuysLady

This guy promising this would be like me promising no tornados in the Midwest.... ain't gonna happen!

You just destroyed my plans for next year.

Peanut Butter · **^ Top** #10 4 Weeks Ago

Hmmm maybe he can come here to idaho and make sure it dont snow where i live lol. Wishful thinking i know,, i was kidding anyway.. ha ha ha ha.

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