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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 02:51 PM
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Darn Snow!!!

we are getting hit hard around my house!!

my car has about a foot of snow on it!!

the digout tomorrow afternoon will be fun!!
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 03:00 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 03:02 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 03:06 PM
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Nice and sunny with temps in the 70s here.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 03:13 PM
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I know what you mean! Its snowing pretty good here in Ohio as well. I got to drive my mom's CRV to grandma's house.. that was some fun!
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 03:14 PM
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lucky you!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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i have the same problem!! at least we know what we will be doing tomarrow..good thing our cars are a different color other then white i have a friend & his camaro is white & we cant see anything of it except his big cb antenna....
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 04:42 PM
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Yep, gettin hit hard here. My Stang had the door frozen shut. Looks like we'll have about 2 feet total here
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 04:45 PM
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60s here and sunny to boot. i would hate to live in a place where it snows, especially that much.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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You guys would all roll over and die if you had to spend a winter in Saskatchewan or Manitoba
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 05:39 PM
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To tell the truth I am jelous. I like lots of snow. I hate it just being cold I want it to snow too. But I quess if I was in the same situation as you guys I would not want a tons of snow but my car is tucked away in my garage so bring it on.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 05:43 PM
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sitting bull.....your right i know i would cuz i hate not being able to drive my car!!i just wish i could pack up & leave for the winter months-i hate snow....

85maroz28.....its pretty to look at but not being able to take my car out in it is another story ..btw,my car is in a garage too..
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 05:57 PM
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I'm so glad I live in the south, 45* cloudy but at least its not snowing
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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haha man you are getting exactly what we had last tuesday, we got a total of 14 inches in 1 night, with 3 inches per hour with like 50mph winds, all i can say is good luck trying to drive your beast in that horrific weather, you better toss rosie odonnel in the back for better traction oh btw everyone, pics of my car will be coming in a few weeks when i have the 4th gen interior swap in it!
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:25 PM
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yep the Z is buried in about 25" of snow right now
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:54 PM
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Its just starting to get heavy here, expecting 1-2 feet. Well, I got plenty of firewood, so I'll hole up in the garage tomorrow, start a fire and see if I can't get the GTA finished. Just have to put TB, AC pump and belts on. Let it snow,let it snow, let it snow...
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 06:55 PM
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yeah here in PG county i'm my bird is under about 2 feet
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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Its been an odd winter here in Wisconsin. Not much snow, but it has gotten to 0 for a couple days straight and then goes to 30 the day after that.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:01 PM
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I'm in northern NJ - at 9 PM...the first flakes came and went...by 9:30, the snow started again but this time it came down HARD....it's 11 o'clock now and we already have 7 inches...should be interesting to see what the morning is gonna be like seeing as I gotta get to work and all three of my cars are gettin worked on right now..........hmmmmmmmm likes like I'll have to take the dirtbike to work!.....pccchhhhhhhYEAH!
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:13 PM
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Lol if it would snow like that here I would have to use a snow mobile to travel the 25 miles to work. It wouldn't be the first time either 2 years back when we had that bad ice storm I went to work like that until it was really safe to drive my car.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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man i live in montana
and ive been driving the iroc all year
like about 4 inches accumilative right now

it sucks
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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It was a whopping 30 degrees here, so I decided to wash the 2 month old salt off my car.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:42 PM
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It was a whopping 30 degrees here, so I decided to wash the 2 month old salt off my car.
I hope your car doesnt get rust.
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Old Feb 16, 2003 | 10:50 PM
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Um, I got a little less then 1 inch of rust on the body. See it wasn't warm enough to wash it before because it was about 10 degrees here and I haven't had my car for about 3 weeks and it wasn't driveable for about another 2 weeks before that. So I got my car back friday and it was decent today so I washed it.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 05:03 AM
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 05:53 AM
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Damnit, send some of that snow over here Need it to fill up the lake for summer
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 08:51 AM
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I have to shovel my way to the garage to get to the GTA.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 10:00 AM
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 10:45 AM
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The snow is just deep enough here in Carbondale, IL that driving my car would take longer than walking. Plus there is ice under the snow because it rained, then sleeted the previous day.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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We've got over 2 feet here at my place. I live right near MDFormula350. Luckily though my car is nice and warm in my garage. Too bad it's got no motor in it though
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 11:10 AM
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Snow...what's snow

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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 11:40 AM
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Snow...what's snow

Oh, thanks a lot--NOT

May you be stuck in a February blizzard for tormenting us with that!!!
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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You guys are makeing me feel good that its just 25-40 degrees around here. Only snowed once, and it was just couple inches. Just enough to build tiny snow men.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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Oh, thanks a lot--NOT
May you be stuck in a February blizzard for tormenting us with that!!!
Hey it does rain here every so often as well, its just that it's sunny 11 1/2 months a year
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 12:20 PM
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Its gonna be a bright, bright, bright and sunshiney day. couldnt resist this. 42* sunny heck yeah :rockon:
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 12:32 PM
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this snow sux. and i didnt know i messed the chevy emblem up so do sue me
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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2. my brothers 91 z28
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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Your brother has a sweet lookin car there
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 01:05 PM
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Well guys my wish came true! We got about a foot here and I am loving it.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 01:41 PM
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yea trans 87 it maybe rained a total of 5 days this winter?? and man we musta had a few weeks of 75 degrees+ in the winter too?? I think im going to go walk to the beach now and see whats up...muhaha...ill stop rubbing it in
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 01:43 PM
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The snow is just deep enough... that driving my car would take longer than walking. Plus there is ice under the snow because it rained, then sleeted the previous day.


50 mins to get to the street, 30 mins to get it out of the middle of the street next to the curb... I'm never buying directional tires again (I deflated the tires to 12psi too)
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 01:48 PM
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I used to like snow, but now I hate it. I think I am going to have to move further south, preferably more towards the Atlantic. I don't like desert like conditions though.


Sometimes when we get like a foot of snow; instead of snow angels made on the ground, I make cowl hoods on top of my hood.

It is also fun to drift in the snow in an abandoned parking lot, as long as you don't get stuck.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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Originally posted by Sitting Bull
You guys would all roll over and die if you had to spend a winter in Saskatchewan or Manitoba
Now your talking!!! I HATE WINTER!!!
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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Originally posted by 83firebirdS/E
Now your talking!!! I HATE WINTER!!!

Yeah, but you guys up there in Canada are suppossed to be used to this kind of weather. Those that get snow in the Southern and South Western States don't get it that often so it is kind of a surprise to get more than 4."
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 07:01 PM
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Yeah, but you guys up there in Canada are suppossed to be used to this kind of weather. Those that get snow in the Southern and South Western States don't get it that often so it is kind of a surprise to get more than 4."
Yea, yp here it's a suprise when we get more than 4 FEET of snow. LOL.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 07:22 PM
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Originally posted by devianb
Yeah, but you guys up there in Canada are suppossed to be used to this kind of weather. Those that get snow in the Southern and South Western States don't get it that often so it is kind of a surprise to get more than 4."
Typical Canadian stereotype lol
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 08:44 PM
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the flakes are still coming here in Jersey....2ft 5 inches and still counting - I sooooooooooo wish I had put off installing new axle shafts and an air locker in my front diff on my Jeep the other day....I could be out right now screwin' around

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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 08:54 PM
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Measuring the drifts, we got 4-5 feet. Really I think it's more like 30 inches. Took most of the day to dig out the driveway, and only half had snow( the other half was blown clear). I'm glad we don't get storms like this every week.
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 09:06 PM
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50 mins to get to the street, 30 mins to get it out of the middle of the street next to the curb... I'm never buying directional tires again (I deflated the tires to 12psi too)


Whats directional tires got to do with taking so long to get out to the street?
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Old Feb 17, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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MUWAHAHAHAHAHA, no snow here but up in the mountains, but dang I wish I had my car *wheel less other than a toyota and a suzuki*
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