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Keepthesoulalive

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9. There are many hills and mountains

Reply to Unladen Swallow (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 09:00 PM

Jan 2025

Snow or slick roads can be very dangerous. When we had 2 feet of snow they had to call the national guard to get people to shelters. If it turns to ice trees and power lines go down, think being stranded on I-95 .

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Two weeks early unfortunately... nt EarthFirst Jan 2025 #1

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Need a repeat for Jan20 malaise Jan 2025 #3

Exactly what I was thinking. marmar Jan 2025 #10

'The symbolism for Donald Trump's election certification isn't lost on me' elleng Jan 2025 #4

WTH is a "snow emergency?" Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #5

You must live somewhere it never snows Captain Zero Jan 2025 #6

84 degrees today, I got a sunburn working on the pool filter Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #7

There are many hills and mountains Keepthesoulalive Jan 2025 #9

per wikipedia: A snow emergency is the active response plan when a snow storm severely impacts a city, county or town in Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #11

Huh? malaise Jan 2025 #12

It rarely snows here MissB Jan 2025 #13

Lived in Dupont Circle area of DC for three years. Believe me, that city grinds to a total allegorical oracle Jan 2025 #16

lol Jesus WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2025 #17

I live in southwest Ohio. SamKnause Jan 2025 #8

That's progress! MissB Jan 2025 #14

Agree. SamKnause Jan 2025 #15