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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 02:35 PM
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As the great American philosopher Jimmy Buffett said:
"It's so goddamn cold it's gonna snow until June, Yeah, they're freezin' up in Buffalo stuck in their cars"

The roads are clear, and ID HWY 55 is 300' from my garage, I just can't get up the driveway. ARGH! (24' vertical rise over 300')

Oh well, guess I'll be driving the 93 GMC K1500 for a while. WhooHoo! (and we're talkin' 4.3 liters of American made V-6)

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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 02:44 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 03:12 PM
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No chains for the car?
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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Lots of kitty litter and you'll be fine. It can way down the back of the car as you wait to use it.
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 03:42 PM
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Pansy...-22C (-14F) snow, cold wind and dark most of the time(did I miss anything?) Jimmy Buffet has never been here to write about it! Enjoy the balmy spring like day you are experiencing, Rob
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 04:10 PM
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Don't fret....Pedro is on it brother!
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jcgunn
As the great American philosopher Jimmy Buffett said:
"It's so goddamn cold it's gonna snow until June, Yeah, they're freezin' up in Buffalo stuck in their cars"

The roads are clear, and ID HWY 55 is 300' from my garage, I just can't get up the driveway. ARGH! (24' vertical rise over 300')

Oh well, guess I'll be driving the 93 GMC K1500 for a while. WhooHoo! (and we're talkin' 4.3 liters of American made V-6)

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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 05:38 PM
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Tustin California. 66 degrees with nice puffy clouds. Roads are dry. Think I'll go for a ride down to Starbucks. It doesn't get much nicer than this!! (I feel your pain) Rod
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Tustin California. 66 degrees with nice puffy clouds. Roads are dry. Think I'll go for a ride down to Starbucks. It doesn't get much nicer than this!! (I feel your pain) Rod
But then again you have Nancy
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 07:59 PM
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Option B comes in custom colors too:

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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by CINNEMAN
Option B comes in custom colors too:

LOL... Does that plow come with hydraulics too?
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 10:02 PM
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You are so right!! We also have Jerry Moonbeam Brown on the state level. The weather is great almost year round, but the politics suck big time!!
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 10:52 PM
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It is that time of year for the white stuff to start falling. We are expecting snow tonight and tomorrow but thankfully not much in the way of accumulation. But, looks like it will be a while before mine gets out of the garage again.
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It's snowing and sleeting here and I hate it!

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Suppose to get 2-4 inches today. Glad I got it put in the shop yesterday.
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It snowed here in Southern Kentucky a week ago, melted the next day and we don't expect any more. I played golf Sunday in short sleeves. However it has started raining and is supposed to continue for the next six days but at least there's no snow!!
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Originally Posted by cessna10
But then again you have Nancy
I'll take the cold and snow over Nancy Stuplosi.
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Old Dec 6, 2013 | 01:24 PM
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There's some treacherous roads in your area. I once slid down the Boise side of the Horseshoe Bend grade on 95 on glare ice. A early 70s Cadillac was ahead of me, and it banged through a small pileup just ahead, and I slid through the gap untouched. Worst visit to my mom's in Boise, ever.
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It only got up to 83° here today. It was overcast and drizzled some.
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