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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 06:29 AM
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The hot weather is finally here after a long winter in Melbourne Australia, the car shows are starting up again so from now to March there will be shows on nearly every weekend...I love it

Time to wax her and make her pretty
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I'm in California....Summer is always here !

No, seriously that's an awesome feeling.....
Do you guys do day light saving time ? (I doubt it)....
I sure love a long Summer evening cruising around in the Vette !

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I hate you both

Yesterday was a nice day, we only had 45 mph winds, 50 degrees, and 3" of rain....
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I hate you both

Yesterday was a nice day, we only had 45 mph winds, 50 degrees, and 3" of rain....
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I hate you. Period.

..we're getting into freezing temperatures and the snow & blizzards will be coming soon. Won't see nice cars out again until May.
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I hate you. Period.

..we're getting into freezing temperatures and the snow & blizzards will be coming soon. Won't see nice cars out again until May.
Relax! You can fall in love with your car all over again!

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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 04:51 PM
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I'm in California....Summer is always here !

No, seriously that's an awesome feeling.....
Do you guys do day light saving time ? (I doubt it)....
I sure love a long Summer evening cruising around in the Vette !

it must be nice to have sunny weather all year!!

yep, we do "daylight savings" its great when you come home from work and you still have a few hours of daylight left.
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it must be nice to have sunny weather all year!!
yes......yes it is!

(It rains a wee bit....!)



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Originally Posted by MrJlr
yes......yes it is!

(It rains a wee bit....!)



i will be out there in Feb, visiting my son, hopefully the weather stays sunny.

I will be leaving our hot summer for your winter...looking forward to it!!
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it must be nice to have sunny weather all year!!

yep, we do "daylight savings" its great when you come home from work and you still have a few hours of daylight left.
It's all I can do to keep from getting sunburned in Dec.
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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i will be out there in Feb, visiting my son, hopefully the weather stays sunny.

I will be leaving our hot summer for your winter...looking forward to it!!
February ? Bring some shorts!

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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 05:14 PM
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It's all I can do to keep from getting sunburned in Dec.
must be nice to be able to take the vette out for a run any time of the year
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Old Nov 20, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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February ? Bring some shorts!

cannot wait!!
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Rain then snow for 5 more months here....
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Rain then snow for 5 more months here....
wow, you wouldn't get much driving time there, and i thought we were unlucky
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Very nice day here in SOCAL. Just got back from toolin around in the '73. God, I love romping on that thing. It's so fun.

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It must be weird to have Christmas in the summertime.


Keep the shiny side up!
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Originally Posted by scottyp99
It must be weird to have Christmas in the summertime.



Keep the shiny side up!
Scott
thats normal for us, i think it must be weird having it in winter!!

christmas is our time for holidays and sun, cannot wait.

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February ? Bring some shorts!

Damn, Stop already!!!!

It sux to know we (in the midwest) have a whole Winter season ahead of us yet. Supposed to be in the 30's all next week and just get colder after that. Ok, now I'm going back to the "Winter Projects" post where I fit in.

Terry
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Originally Posted by jimo
thats normal for us, i think it must be weird having it in winter!!

christmas is our time for holidays and sun, cannot wait.

I suppose it's all what you're used to, right? Someday, I'll go down under and experience a summertime Cristmas. It's officially on my bucket list.


Keep the shiny side up!
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