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12-11-2013, 11:55 PM

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It was cold here today 60 . had to shut the heat off in the garage , and work with the door open .

Dave, I feel for you. Sure, it was 60° there but was the "Breeze chill" factor? Tomorrow it's suppose to be below zero for most of the day with a "Wind chill" factor of -10 or lower.

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12-11-2013, 11:57 PM

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I'm about 50 miles north of Caledonia, north of Milwaukee by about 15 miles. The weather can change and get socked with a snow storm but if you drive using your brain you can drive just about anywhere. We have good snow removal equipment in this part of the state and as long as you stay on the main roads it's not usually too much of a problem. If you have driven in snow you should know how to handle it. Up by where Needhelp lives it can get a little hairy at times because that's a more rural area, just stay on the interstate as much as possible and you'll do fine.

Thanks! We'll be driving the Golf then. I'm looking forward to seeing your part of the country.

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12-12-2013, 08:27 AM

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It was cold here today 60 . had to shut the heat off in the garage , and work with the door open .

Suck it up, cupcake.

Current temp 4 F
Wind Chill -12F

On the up side, haven't seen a mosquito all month and no fire ants/crazy ants ever!

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12-12-2013, 08:37 AM

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Dr Smith, i know how you feel, this is my second day wearing pants. If this cold snap keeps up, i may have to go buy a jacket...

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12-12-2013, 09:12 AM

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I was at the mayo Monday that place rocks saved my life and has the best doctors in the world. I had a pet scan, blood work, a chest x-ray and saw 2 of the best docs in the world in there fields and was out of there by 3. and im cancer free after 2 years. And I have a 70 javlin in the shop so I wont be able to work on the truck till it,s painted

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12-12-2013, 10:10 AM

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Thanks for the words of encouragement. We've heard nothing but good things about the Mayo. At the risk of sounding too political, I wonder why we Canadians always claim we have the best health care and then go down to the USA when the chips are down. Food for thought...

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12-12-2013, 10:12 AM

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Hopefully, the ACA/obamacare won't change that and the other great hospitals and great doctors in our great country! It is a scary time right now with people losing health insurance and some doctors retiring or small clinics forced to close....

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12-12-2013, 10:17 AM

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Sorry about your truck fender it could have been worse.

I know what you mean about hating winter, our high today is 68 deg., women here put on to much cloths when it gets chilly. But this is the time of year to work on our trucks. Summer time here you grab a piece of metal outside it burns your hand

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12-12-2013, 11:10 AM

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Its winter here in SoCal too, supposed to be 80s by Monday...

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12-12-2013, 05:22 PM

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horizon if you haven't been to the mayo before you will be vary impressed with how efficient it is I was there every day for 8 weeks and never spent more then a few min waiting.

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12-12-2013, 05:51 PM

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I hate winter too, this could be a start for a new social club. Sorry to see the damage to your fender just thank the good Lord it wasn't your truck throttle that stuck and going though the end of your garage. That would really suck.

I to am sorry about the dent . Certainly not worth involving an insurance company and winding up with a rate increase . And it is a well established fact that winter sucks . Thats why so many Canadians have winter homes in Arizona and Florida .

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