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  1. jimshadow

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    #1 jimshadow, Feb 26, 2008
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  2. dstacy

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    #2 dstacy, Feb 26, 2008
    Holy Crap Jim!!!
    Get out of there you're going to freeze to death.
    That white stuff is for younger men, us old guys need sun.
    It was 82 here yesterday.

    (ok I admit it I'm rubbing that last part in)
     
  3. jimshadow

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    #3 jimshadow, Feb 26, 2008
    Thanks Dave,

    I can always count on your to rub it in!!!

    I keep trying to talk my Wife into moving, but she just won't give up her job here, plus the Grandparents are 45min away. They would miss us terribly. :)

    JIM
     
  4. Pizzaman Chris

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    #4 Pizzaman Chris, Feb 26, 2008
    I thought Jim was 45. He's not that old. :D
     
  5. jimshadow

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    #5 jimshadow, Feb 26, 2008
    38 going on 18, B A B Y!!!!!!!!

    JIM
     
  6. barcheta

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    #6 barcheta, Feb 26, 2008
    I know you were referring to the snow but for a second there I thought someone had plowed into your car again..... weird optical delusion going on there with that camera angle
     
  7. jimshadow

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    #7 jimshadow, Feb 26, 2008
    I'd be on some serious meds if my car got hit again! I can see why you would think that in the shot from the rear of the car. The trunk is popped open.....

    I have an extra work vehicle sitting in my driveway for the next 3 weeks until the newbie gets out of training. Looked funny with 8" of snow on it this morning. :)

    JIM
     
  8. 76Steel

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    #8 76Steel, Feb 26, 2008
    Hang in there Jim. Spring is just around the corner - I feel it!!
     
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    #9 Darolls, Feb 26, 2008
    Jimbo, hang in there Bud. It'll pass, and you'll be on the road again!

    Skippity
     
  10. jimshadow

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    #10 jimshadow, Feb 27, 2008
    Thanks guys! The biggest problem with this extended winter are the ENORMOUS potholes!!! It's going to be a while before I'll be doing serious driving. There will be tar/crushed rock all over the place come spring time. Oh well, i'll be under the car doing the suspension anyway! :)

    JIM
     
  11. Futureman

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    #11 Futureman, Feb 27, 2008
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    Man, I feel ya brother. I woke up this morning and my deck was covered with the white stuff. I almost didn't even go to work. Figured the roads would be too tricky. I don't know how you Northerners deal with this stuff. The horror!
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  12. 308 GTB

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    #12 308 GTB, Feb 28, 2008
    Looks like you had a regular blizzard down there!
     
  13. Hans

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    #13 Hans, Feb 28, 2008
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    Jim,

    Just start the Dino, hit the throttle a couple of times and let the X-OST melt away all that white stuff!

    Hans

    P.S. I've got just the bumper sticker for you!!
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  14. jimshadow

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    #14 jimshadow, Feb 28, 2008
    I about fell off my chair!!! Thanks for the laugh. :)

    JIM
     
  15. b27

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    #15 b27, Feb 28, 2008
    I feel for you guys. Must be hard having to get up and shovel snow every morning.

    My brother in law is living in Boston and I get heaps of pics. Looks great, but, sorry not my cup of tea. (ok no relation to the old boston tea parties :):) )
     
  16. jimshadow

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    #16 jimshadow, Feb 28, 2008
    It's not every morning, thank goodness!!! We got 8" of snow overnight a couple nights ago. Used the snow blower at 11pm then again at 6am. I was off work so I help my neighbors who had the full 8" in their driveways. Did 3 altogether. :)
    I don't mind the winters at all. This particular one feels like its dragging on. We could use some warm sunny days around here. :)

    JIM
     
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    #17 b27, Feb 28, 2008
    Great for kids the snow. BTW Your car looked nice and shiny in the garage Jim

    My brother in law sent a video over where a bloke goes out and clears what he thinks is "his" car of snow in morning. Once it is clean he presses the remote only to find he has cleared his nieghbours car. :)
     
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    #18 JV's89, Feb 28, 2008
    Have you contacted FEMA yet?
     
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    #19 doug328, Feb 28, 2008
    Great contrast on those first couple of pictures, makes the car look black.
     
  20. jimshadow

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    #20 jimshadow, Feb 28, 2008
    Thanks! I like the 3rd and 5th ones myself. :) The GT4 has such interesting lines to me. Certain colors/angles, etc.. really set it off!

    JIM
     
  21. james.colangelo

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    #21 james.colangelo, Feb 28, 2008
    It was 8 degrees this morning in Michigan, near Detroit. Supposed to have a few inches of snow again tonight. When will it end! Whennnnnnnnnnn!!!! I don't mind winter TOO much but.. when it drags on for what seems like forever (pretty much feel that way every Feb) it becomes tiresome. I got a snowblower this year.. finally.. after 7 years of being in my house.. I kinda get excited when it snows!! haha.. lame, I know..

    JC
     
  22. Futureman

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    #22 Futureman, Feb 28, 2008
    They can't get to us until the roads are clear. ;-)
     
  23. Futureman

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    #23 Futureman, Feb 28, 2008
    The flip side is this summer...when small animals are spontaneously bursting into flames due to the heat. That's the Southerner's "park it for the season" time. Italian A/C just isn't up to the task.
     
  24. James in Denver

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    #24 James in Denver, Mar 1, 2008
    Its going to be FREAKING 70 DEGREES in Denver tomorrow !!!!!!

    But...... March is our snowiest month, so I'll have at least one good day of driving, and I'll have to wait and see how long this warm weather lasts.

    James in Denver
     
  25. b27

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    #25 b27, Mar 1, 2008
    I take it 70 degrees is cold??

    We find 40 degrees here is already super hot. :)

    I wonder when we will all settle for the same units of measure.
     
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