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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:51 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:53 PM
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What's that white stuff everywhere?

72F here today
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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What's that white stuff everywhere?

72F here today
-30F here last night, yeah negative 30, at least my garage is heated.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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-30F here last night, yeah negative 30, at least my garage is heated.



That's COLD!!!!
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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Wow none here and took advantage by having a complete ZR1 exhaust installed on our A6 Coupe
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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summer is near hang in there.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by V1 Vr V2
I'm with you. The white stuff stinks. You actually took my favorite type of picture. I'm a huge fan of the "peek-a-boo" shots where you only get a glimpse of what's in the garage. Think Spring.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by V1 Vr V2
Short term issue my friend.

Mine 'hibernated' on Friday with 8" dumped on us , but no serious issues expected in the coming week, with temps going to the mid 30s or better. We are all watching football today, but I'll have mine out the rest of the week.
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Mine was washed, waxed, and tender attached and I miss her already. We received 3" of snow yesterday. Come on Spring.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 05:43 PM
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I have had it, we had a blizard yesrerday, 3 inches and I had to use my tractor to get it off the driveway. Suppose to warm up tomorrow into the 50's and melt the white S---.
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I have had it, we had a blizard yesrerday, 3 inches and I had to use my tractor to get it off the driveway. Suppose to warm up tomorrow into the 50's and melt the white S---.
3" is a blizzard?

Ya got NO idea what a blizzard is amigo.
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We got hit with an ice storm a couple days ago, bout 1/2" of it, but the temps came back up today, and we're supposed to have thunderstorms tonight. Wacky weather this year...
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We got about 4" of snow Friday night but it has been so sunny since then the roads are dry now. Today I took her out for drive and wand wash.
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Originally Posted by zapp
-30F here last night, yeah negative 30, at least my garage is heated.
Must have been pretty windy!
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