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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 04:17 AM
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Good morning guys.

I was at a Scout meeting last night for the popcorn sale coming up.

Congrats Josiah.
It will be a LOT of fun !!!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 07:23 AM
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Morning all.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 07:27 AM
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Good morning. I think our GPS needs an "avoid ghetto" option
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 07:43 AM
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Good morning. I think our GPS needs an "avoid ghetto" option
Would be nice, but it would be useless in and around Manchester. You would simply get "no route found".
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 10:10 AM
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Quack !!!!!!!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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Ah, so it is raining. I have to stand up to see out the windows but at least I am a lot closer to the windows than I used to be.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 10:38 AM
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It is raining with thunder down in branford.
I just use my early detection system, a bald head. !!!!!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 10:41 AM
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Soaked to the bone down in CosCob.

I hate squishy socks!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy001
Would be nice, but it would be useless in and around Manchester. You would simply get "no route found".
Oh I'm not talking about Manchester, that place doesn't bother me much
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 02:19 PM
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Oh I'm not talking about Manchester, that place doesn't bother me much

Bridgeport... east hartford.... new haven..

Bridgeport...

Bridgeport...
 
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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Waterbury...
 
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Waterbury...
84 through Waterbury is bumpy as hell but it doesn't make me nervous like 95 through Bridgeport...

Every time I go through Bridgeport in the truck.... "Come on, girl. Just 2 more exits. Just 2 more exits."
 
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It took Josiah and I through some part of Hartford we've never been in. There was a KFC and Popeyes there.
 
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B'po, sections of Norwalk, Stamford, West Haven, Waterbury, New Britain...

I'm too stupid to be scared. In fact, IDRGAF.
 
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Evening guys.

I saw this on the news.

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