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AlbertaDoug

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Winter stir crazy
« on: February 11, 2015, 12:53:43 AM »
Anyone else on the dark side of this snow sheeeit
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2015, 08:44:05 AM »
I'm a bit south and east of you here in Cleveland, Ohio, but we have snow and cold here too, grass has pretty much been covered over since around Jan 1st.  We get out, ski, hike, think I'll try snow shoeing this year, we use the colder weather to cook some nice hot meals to look forward to after those hikes. Just got back from a few nights stay at a remote cabin in southern Ohio. Beer, darker the better, Mackeson's triple stout. Not much of a dart player but like to hot a pub every now and then to watch and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2015, 09:05:49 AM »
i won't give a weather report for FL... but we do build snowmen  ;D

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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2015, 09:53:42 AM »
For those in the southerly climate zones - that is a sandman.  This is a snowman ...
and luckily it is not built anywhere near me.
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2015, 09:59:25 AM »
For those in the southerly climate zones - that is a sandman.  This is a snowman ...
and luckily it is not built anywhere near me.

With all the damn salt used on the streets around here I wouldn't have any trouble at all scraping together enough salt to build a nice sized saltman.
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2015, 04:06:16 PM »
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2015, 09:37:27 PM »
With all the damn salt used on the streets around here I wouldn't have any trouble at all scraping together enough salt to build a nice sized saltman.

we use a lot of salt too  ;D

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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2015, 04:40:45 AM »
Yeah, I miss the warm weather.

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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2015, 04:45:28 AM »
Maybe us'ns up here in the snow belt appreciate the riding season a little more...just sayin'...maybe not. It's 8 above right now and tomorrow night it's supposed to be around 9 below.
Yeah, getting tired of winter.
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2015, 06:11:43 AM »
I feel your pain.  Gonna be 85 here tomorrow. I know,  I know,  you're thinking  :censored: .  What you may not realize is that it goes all the way down to the 50's at night!
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2015, 06:40:20 AM »
I feel your pain.  Gonna be 85 here tomorrow. I know,  I know,  you're thinking  :censored: .  What you may not realize is that it goes all the way down to the 50's at night!

It was 52 here in Tampa last night, I had to employ my heated gear!
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2015, 06:54:10 AM »
You know EXACTLY what I have to suffer with,  Steve!   :rotflmao:
It was 52 here in Tampa last night, I had to employ my heated gear!
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2015, 06:57:34 AM »
It's going to be in the 70's again this weekend in Austin. Plan to ride to New Braunfels with TEXREX2 for "Dyno Day" at Lozano Brother's. What's this "winter" you speak of?

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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2015, 07:22:05 AM »
I feel your pain.  Gonna be 85 here tomorrow. I know,  I know,  you're thinking  :censored: .  What you may not realize is that it goes all the way down to the 50's at night!

It was 52 here in Tampa last night, I had to employ my heated gear!

50 degrees at night?    :_shudder_Emoticon

You poor things! You had better move further south! What's south of Key West?   ;)

Oh look, it's warmed up to 5f here.    :o
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2015, 07:37:09 AM »
for the folks complaining about the cold.....   come ride with us!

i escape FL during the summers, and have met a few awesome folks up north from this forum thus far  ;D
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2015, 07:38:16 AM »
50 degrees at night?    :_shudder_Emoticon

You poor things! You had better move further south! What's south of Key West?   ;)

Oh look, it's warmed up to 5f here.    :o

Trust me, Conrad, the struggle is real..... :'(
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2015, 08:01:07 AM »
Trust me, Conrad, the struggle is real..... :'(

+1!
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2015, 08:18:06 PM »
cold front here today, for real it hit 60!

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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2015, 05:01:47 AM »
Snow coming here.  Could be up to a foot.  Putting snow plan A into effect.
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Re: Winter stir crazy
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2015, 05:09:34 AM »
I'll bite....what's plan A?