Tennessee

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,749 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2023, 09:39 AM Jan 2023

The results are in: TDOT announces winners of 'Name a Snowplow' contest

The results are in: TDOT announces winners of 'Name a Snowplow' contest

Local 3 News Jan 6, 2023 Updated 12 hrs ago

UPDATE: The people of Tennessee have spoken! After weeks of voting, the Tennessee Department of Transportation's four snowplows now have names selected by the each of the state's TDOT districts.

"Snowlene" will represent Region 1, "Brinestone Plowboy" will represent Region 3, and "Sleetwood Mac" will represent Region 4.

Here in Region 2, "Big Leplowski" will be sweeping the streets next snowfall.

And, of course, TDOT recognized "Darth Blader" as an honorable mention.

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The results are in: TDOT announces winners of 'Name a Snowplow' contest (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 OP

Brinestone plowboy, brilliant. They're all pretty good Walleye Jan 2023 #1

Snicker. niyad Jan 2023 #2

These are great! Native Jan 2023 #3

Love it! geardaddy Jan 2023 #4

Scotland: hol' ma beer.. mwooldri Jan 2023 #5

The article clearly undersells the crucial point: Simeon Salus Jan 2023 #6

Indeed. n/t progressoid Jan 2023 #10

That's so cute! StarryNite Jan 2023 #7

Sleetwood Mac is my favorite! 2naSalit Jan 2023 #8

Good ones. Jilly_in_VA Jan 2023 #9

Walleye

(45,475 posts)

1. Brinestone plowboy, brilliant. They're all pretty good

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 09:42 AM

Jan 2023

niyad

(134,035 posts)

2. Snicker.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 09:43 AM

Jan 2023

Native

(7,389 posts)

3. These are great!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 11:07 AM

Jan 2023

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)

4. Love it!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 11:13 AM

Jan 2023

We've been doing that in Minnesota for the past few years.

mwooldri

(10,827 posts)

5. Scotland: hol' ma beer..

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 11:33 AM

Jan 2023

Most are salt trucks - gritters - so tend to go off that pun a fair bit.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/weather/scotland-gritter-names-here-are-the-hilarious-names-of-scotlands-gritters-and-how-to-track-them-from-sled-zeppelin-to-basil-salty-3946388

And they are tracked... scotgov.maps so you can see where they are at any time.

Simeon Salus

(1,664 posts)

6. The article clearly undersells the crucial point:

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 11:55 AM

Jan 2023

There are only four DOT snowplows in the entire state of Tennessee.

progressoid

(53,384 posts)

10. Indeed. n/t

Reply to Simeon Salus (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 10:13 PM

Jan 2023

StarryNite

(12,169 posts)

7. That's so cute!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 12:14 PM

Jan 2023

How fun! Thank you for sharing.

2naSalit

(103,811 posts)

8. Sleetwood Mac is my favorite!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 12:19 PM

Jan 2023

Jilly_in_VA

(14,624 posts)

9. Good ones.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 02:05 PM

Jan 2023

Need more plows in Tennessee though. It's a big state, even though it doesn't snow often.

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