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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Apparently the dog and the young-un dont mind it Hang in there, warmer weather is just around the corner. Peace,,,Moosie
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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feel your pain ...didn`t think winter was ever going to end
here... summers coming hang in
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The dog looks like he's staying close to that grill in case there might be a treat for him. It looks like a little pond on the left... how thick is the ice. In Central Maryland we had no ice skating this winter... and my wife got new skates for Christmas.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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HAHA, I was just going to post pictures of how much snow we got in our part of the city. I'll post some after I come back from the Flames game - I'm pumped.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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ohhh, alberta. at first i thought that said atlanta and i was thinking wtf is going on down there?

was 80 today here in lower michigan, and just 2 weeks ago we had a high of 43. winter ended quite abruptly this year.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Not sure how thick it got this winter but it was frozen! Was plus 60f here on Thursday today it is -16f with the wind go figure lol

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The dog looks like he's staying close to that grill in case there might be a treat for him. It looks like a little pond on the left... how thick is the ice. In Central Maryland we had no ice skating this winter... and my wife got new skates for Christmas.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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I don't mind too much, Means I can work on the Vette instead of doing yard work!

Started mine up and tested the heater...nice and warm
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That's depressing for sure. The snow is finally gone in these parts but the roads are still covered in salt. Maybe it'll rain this week and I'll be back in action after over 5 months off. Sure would like to get up that direction in a few months and head over to Banff etc.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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I am so grateful that I live in Florida. Well, except for Tropical storms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sinkholes, Red Tide and Canadian tourists, that is. Just kidding about the Canadian tourists, you all are ALWAYS welcome in Florida. Hang in there, the sun has to come out sooner or later.
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OMG..........that frozen tundra looks like the ARTIC..........how depressing !!

hang in there.........you will get your corvette fix soon..........!!!
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Look at the positive side, you save gas!
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Originally Posted by stock76
I am so grateful that I live in Florida. Well, except for Tropical storms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Sinkholes, Red Tide and Canadian tourists, that is. Just kidding about the Canadian tourists, you all are ALWAYS welcome in Florida. Hang in there, the sun has to come out sooner or later.
Like I always say ... I'd much rather shovel snow out of my driveway every day than shovel mud out of my living room once!
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Oh Man, I noticed that during the Flames game last night. My wife is from Calgary and when we were up there in Feb it was -40! That is definetely not something this California boy is used to.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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That's brutal this time of year! Hope it doesn't come east to Ottawa. It's 75*F today.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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Don't worry, you'll get one of your Chinooks coming in and it'l all be gone in 24 hours!! I've had my 77 out since March 28 (very, very lucky) we had a lot of rain and it cleared up the salt situation. I'm in Barrie, Ontario. Maybe, you'll be able to make up for this snowfall because you'll be driving it in December with warm weather...Hopeful..and I'll have it stored since October, lol...
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Originally Posted by Domer
Don't worry, you'll get one of your Chinooks coming in and it'l all be gone in 24 hours!! I've had my 77 out since March 28 (very, very lucky) we had a lot of rain and it cleared up the salt situation. I'm in Barrie, Ontario. Maybe, you'll be able to make up for this snowfall because you'll be driving it in December with warm weather...Hopeful..and I'll have it stored since October, lol...
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That is the good thing about Calgary; it could be -20 degrees celcius one day, and then a chinook hits and its +20 celcius the next day. The you can drive the vette!
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Originally Posted by goathearder
Oh Man, I noticed that during the Flames game last night. My wife is from Calgary and when we were up there in Feb it was -40! That is definetely not something this California boy is used to.
I went to yesterday's game, it was insane how loud it was
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Man, I thought I was looking at the ocean in that first picture of your yard.

That just looks miserable. I prefer to drive my Vette 12 months of the year and never have to worry about salt.
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Originally Posted by SuprJames
Man, I thought I was looking at the ocean in that first picture of your yard.

That just looks miserable. I prefer to drive my Vette 12 months of the year and never have to worry about salt.
but what about 'em hurricanes
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