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Jilly_in_VA

(10,886 posts) Sat Feb 5, 2022, 04:42 PM Feb 2022

'Betty Whiteout,' 'Ctrl Salt Delete' top winners in MnDOT Name-a-Snowplow contest

A tribute to a Golden Girl will soon grace an orange truck clearing snow and ice from Minnesota highways.

"Betty Whiteout" is the runaway winner in this winter's Minnesota Department of Transportation Name-A-Snowplow contest.

The name honoring Hollywood icon Betty White, who died Dec. 31 at age 99, received 40,024 online votes in the results announced Thursday.

Coming in second with 21,372 votes was "Ctrl Salt Delete," followed by "The Big Leplowski" (17,478), "Plowasaurus Rex" (13,209) and "Scoop Dogg" (13,144).

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/02/03/betty-whiteout-ctrl-salt-delete-top-winners-in-mndot-nameasnowplow-contest

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'Betty Whiteout,' 'Ctrl Salt Delete' top winners in MnDOT Name-a-Snowplow contest (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 OP

Ctrl Salt Delete is pretty funny. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #1

This suburb named their snowplows too. Looks like we've got one in common: Backseat Driver Feb 2022 #2

Love it. Go Betty Go riversedge Feb 2022 #3

I remember the winner a couple of years ago geardaddy Feb 2022 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Ctrl Salt Delete is pretty funny. n/t

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Sat Feb 5, 2022, 04:51 PM

Feb 2022

Backseat Driver

(4,635 posts)

2. This suburb named their snowplows too. Looks like we've got one in common:

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Sat Feb 5, 2022, 05:27 PM

Feb 2022

https://hilliardohio.gov/snowpaths/
"The Big Leplowski" but can Minnesota surveill and track 'em as well!

TRACK A PLOW!
The City of Hilliard has launched SnowPaths, a new fleet tracking software. The public can now track the City’s snowplows, pickup trucks, leaf vacuums, and chipper trucks.

The system uses in-truck GIS technology to log and share data in real-time for that truck. Some of the trucks even sport unique names chosen by the community.

Operations Director Larry Lester said SnowPaths will help crews manage their fleet through a management dashboard.

The web application will allow residents to go online during a snow event to see each plow’s location, direction and plow and spreader status.

“Every plow is different and naming them makes it easier and more fun for us all to track,” Lester said.

Here's the rest of the snow beasts' names: Meet The Big Leplowski (and other punny snowplows)
Alissa Widman Neese - February 4, 2022 - News

https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2022/02/04/hilliard-ohio-funny-snowplow-names

riversedge

(73,125 posts)

3. Love it. Go Betty Go

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Sat Feb 5, 2022, 06:32 PM

Feb 2022

geardaddy

(25,342 posts)

4. I remember the winner a couple of years ago

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Feb 8, 2022, 11:38 AM

Feb 2022

was Plowy McPlowface

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