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allegorical oracle

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

Reply to Unladen Swallow (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:58 AM

Jan 2025

halt when it snows. Nobody cleans off sidewalks, so was amazed at the number of my co-workers who showed up in leg and arm casts. Traffic stopped on Connecticut Ave., a main thoroughfare, so people could walk there safely because it got somewhat plowed. Am a lifelong Floridian, so was my first (only) experience dealing with ice and snow.

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

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That's progress! MissB Jan 2025 #14

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