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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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First Snow!

Looks like Canada around here.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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where you at in Iowa? I live in quincy,IL and we only got a few flurries,wouldn't even call it the 1st snow
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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I don't know what part of Iowa 4wd is from, but I am in Ames Iowa right now and it looked like that this morning. I had lots of fun last night while it was still snowing. I love snow!!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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I'm just east of the Gem city. And fluries were it here. Nice and brisk witht he wind blowing this morning. I am looking forward to winter.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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You lucky dog - I am SO ready for some snow!! Very cool pic by the way!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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My family back home in Manitoba got about a foot the other day and I flew out a couple hours before it started.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Hey Pizalm

Come on down here to SW Iowa where I live. It looks just like your home in Canada right now----all white! The only problem is I have gobs of acres of NH3 to pull on this fall, and you can see my rig parked in the pict. You think I will get some nice weather to get back to blowing black smoke?
 

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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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man im jealous weve not had a real good snow in a couple of years
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 05:48 PM
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In N.W. Ohio here we got some pretty good flurries today. My sinuses are killin me. It was above 60 yesterday, tornado watches in fact, and today it snows. Gotta love that midwest weather.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 4wd
Come on down here to SW Iowa where I live. It looks just like your home in Canada right now----all white! The only problem is I have gobs of acres of NH3 to pull on this fall, and you can see my rig parked in the pict. You think I will get some nice weather to get back to blowing black smoke?
Thats nothing, here in Calgary we've had that a couple times, but back home in manitoba it's like this right now
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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Here in P.A. Saskatchewan we got snow a few days ago, and today we got our forst minus 25 celcius day, and I can assure you it sucked!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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in north eastern IL we got flurries
 
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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We got our first snow today. 19 degress. Me n mom slid into other lane of traffic almost didnt get stoped for stop sign. Roads got nasty quick.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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we got our first snow October 29th my kids built a snowman for Halloween.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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some heavy squalls on vet's day here. about a half inch. kind of normal since this is the mountain and ski area part of new jersey.
 
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