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Old 10-13-2006, 05:46 AM
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It's snowing!! And two days ago it was like 70 degrees out! Thought I would just share my pain, my first time driving a non AWD vehicle in the snow

All you people in warm climates are so lucky


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You can rally it in the snow! around here the roads get soooo slick and they are wide so its drift action!
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Old 10-13-2006, 06:15 AM
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Sorry... It's been super warm here lately... and NO RAIN!!! WOO HOO!
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I feel your pain sosgal, had to turn on the heat today, its flippin cold in Iowa!
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rain is on its way to southern california; starting tomorrow night
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oh darn, i had to wear shorts and a tshirt today.... and i sweated and smelled bad because my axe gave out on me.

/sigh............


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Must be rough, I had to bust out the sweatshirts and winter coat...
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Old 10-13-2006, 07:42 AM
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can't wait for it to snow here up in the mountains, i've been dying to snowboard for the longest time *crosses fingers*
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Old 10-13-2006, 08:48 AM
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i had so much fun with my car in the snow. my last car was also front wheel and the only way to do a donut was in reverse. man could you feel it whip a lot better. that was all back home in VA though, stanky ___ lemoore.
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Gidding.
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Old 10-13-2006, 12:38 PM
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we had 95 degree weather yesterday :D
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Old 10-13-2006, 02:20 PM
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ya so the weather here is so messed up!!! Mother nature needs to make up its mind.... I thought I was going to wake up to a blanket of snow but nope!, there are little patches here and there but my thermometer reads 66 degrees!!!! WTF, mother nature is putting me on an emotional roller coaster lol its so not cool.
I am excited for the drifting though... I know that whenever it snows at night (where the parking lots aren't plowed) many many people in my school are out drifting in the parking lot.
But other than that, i really really really really hate snow, basically i just hate being cold cause i get cold easily
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i th ink you need one of these then!

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I was up at RIT for homecoming last weekend - it must have been 75 - 80 on Sunday and Monday. We went up to Lake Ontario on Saturday, and Niagra Falls on Sunday - the weather couldn't have been nicer. Unbelieveable to have snow only 3 days later.
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Old 10-13-2006, 05:22 PM
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Last rainy season, there was a leak on my roof and mold invaded my home. I spend about a week doing repairs. Not cheap.


Have you guys tried drifting on foot? It's actually fun.

I watered my lawn and wore my beach sandals, taped the bottom, I'd run and when I start to slip, I try to run and turn. I fall about 90% of the time but it's fun :-)
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[quote="sosgal721"]It's snowing!! And two days ago it was like 70 degrees out! Thought I would just share my pain, my first time driving a non AWD vehicle in the snow

All you people in warm climates are so lucky



I notice you have fog lights. What brand and model are they? Are they pretty bright? Do they come in amber?
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OO..snow..i liek snow..lol. It rarely snows here. It did snow a lil bit 2 years ago on christmas eve and last winter there was some ice, but no snow. Ever since i moved to Texas, i havent really gotten to play with snow, haha.
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Old 10-13-2006, 05:27 PM
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I was supposed to drive up to Buffalo today after work for a wedding this weekend. I kept getting picture messages on my phone from my friends up there. Decided I'm just going to chill down here and skip out on the wedding.

I remember the first winter I spent in Buffalo, we got 6' of snow in 2 days. The week before the neighbor had roses blooming out of her bushes. Wacky western NY weather...
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Old 10-13-2006, 06:07 PM
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I read that the northeast got quite a lot of snow the past couple days. Sucks for them. We had snow the last couple days here, but not much. Even though its colder than cold here, it managed to all melt away.

WeDriveScions - people always tell me that I am going to hate moving to Portland because it rains all the time. But it sure as hell is going to beat scraping my windows and shoveling snow for 5 months of the year.
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Old 10-13-2006, 07:30 PM
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God, I love my town. 60 degrees year-round (not exactly, but pretty much)!
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