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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
I do not understand this thing you call "winter."
wow 3 posts nefore we got a weather report.....not a record ....but impressive

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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 08:44 AM
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I used to winterize the Vette and the Harley but no more, winters are now warm enough and not snow covered to allow me to drive all year. Not every day of course but if I get out 2-3 time a month in the winter with both I'm happy, gives the car and bike a good run and clears my head a bit. Other times they both sit in a non-heated garage on the Battery Tender next to the snow blower, I'm prepared for all conditions!
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BlindSpot
I hear Florida is really nice in the winter.....LOL.....
Too far south... Leaning towards Carolinas, TN, KY...
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 10:05 AM
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I left the Midwest for Florida 10 years ago and never looked back, no more snow and ice for me
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
I do not understand this thing you call "winter."
Remember back in 2011 when Jerry Jones hosted the Superbowl? I think that was "winter".
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff T.
Too far south... Leaning towards Carolinas, TN, KY...
Those are all excellent choices!

I lived in S Carolina for a brief time. Winters are nice...a lot better than Lower Wacker Drive in January.
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 10:36 AM
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by BlindSpot
Those are all excellent choices!

I lived in S Carolina for a brief time. Winters are nice...a lot better than Lower Wacker Drive in January.
One of my friends retired to Prescott. As he puts it, its not valley hot but its still hot!!
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff T.
One of my friends retired to Prescott. As he puts it, its not valley hot but its still hot!!
Prescott is nice, but expect snow there. I bought my C6 from a guy in Prescott.
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff T.
Too far south... Leaning towards Carolinas, TN, KY...
Winters here suck. We get tons of ice, and nobody here knows how to drive in snow or ice, including me.

People from here also dont know how to drive in rain, growing up in FL that's my specialty.
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Originally Posted by FAUEE
Winters here suck. We get tons of ice, and nobody here knows how to drive in snow or ice, including me.

People from here also dont know how to drive in rain, growing up in FL that's my specialty.
Everything is a trade off. Bone chilling cold and snow in Chicago, oppressive heat in AZ, monster bugs in FL! There's a happy medium somewhere!!
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed
I do not understand this thing you call "winter."
Yep I never heard of it either.
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff T.
Everything is a trade off. Bone chilling cold and snow in Chicago, oppressive heat in AZ, monster bugs in FL! There's a happy medium somewhere!!
Yeah, it's called Heaven......
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 12:16 PM
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We are coming up on the best time of the year for us to drive. The car runs great on our cold (61degree) mornings. I do remember the cold days in Minot, ND. Now that was cold. NEVER EVER again!
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BlindSpot
Yeah, it's called Heaven......
Not that anxious to find out!!
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 02:02 PM
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It's raining today. Tomorrow, however, I'll be back to shoveling sunshine out of my driveway!!
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Old Oct 31, 2018 | 09:16 PM
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As I said in a previous post I like winter. We're moving further north to northern MN when we retire. Looking forward to it, lots of outdoor adventures summer and winter. And in retirement, more time to take road trips and drive my cars.
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Old Nov 1, 2018 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mkitt27
As I said in a previous post I like winter. We're moving further north to northern MN when we retire. Looking forward to it, lots of outdoor adventures summer and winter. And in retirement, more time to take road trips and drive my cars.

Enjoy! We left Dakota County for retired life in northern WI. Still driving the Corvette. In fact, driving it down to the cities in the a.m.. I will probably put it away by the end of next week or so..
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Old Nov 1, 2018 | 07:51 AM
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That being tough on us Northerners !
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Old Nov 1, 2018 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Patsgarage
While I do not put mine away for the winter, there are far too few days warm enough and roads without salt to drive much from December to March. The next few days are looking very good however.
Other than the rain, arguably the next full week! Looks like we'll have some 60s still!
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