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I was looking forward to nice long ride in the GL today with my wife and son, he was all set to hook up the Nintendo and watch a dvd and test out the RSE. We live south of Boston and were going to cruise around Cape Cod before the summer crowd moves in next weekend. BUT, it's 40 deg and pouring and windy and just plain cr@p! Almost June and 40 deg??? Heat was on in the house last night. Anybody else live up here and stuck in this %$#@! Just venting till I find something else to do. 
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From: Colorado Rocky Mtns.
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We're finally heading towards summer here in the mountains. It's 83 degrees and sunny today in beautiful Evergreen, CO. Even slept with the windows open last night, letting that cool, crisp, mountain air fill the house. Wonderful!
Sorry JP, but I just couldn't resist considering we had 2 feet of snow just two weeks ago.
Bring it on Nevada Jack! I-70 is clear as a baby's butt for your arrival... at least snow forecast for the next week.
Be aware, they've got about 16 miles of Glenwood Canyon down to 1 lane in each direction. One of the tunnels is caving in and they've got to shore that up before next winter.
Sorry JP, but I just couldn't resist considering we had 2 feet of snow just two weeks ago.
Bring it on Nevada Jack! I-70 is clear as a baby's butt for your arrival... at least snow forecast for the next week.
Be aware, they've got about 16 miles of Glenwood Canyon down to 1 lane in each direction. One of the tunnels is caving in and they've got to shore that up before next winter.
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I was looking forward to nice long ride in the GL today with my wife and son, he was all set to hook up the Nintendo and watch a dvd and test out the RSE. We live south of Boston and were going to cruise around Cape Cod before the summer crowd moves in next weekend. BUT, it's 40 deg and pouring and windy and just plain cr@p! Almost June and 40 deg??? Heat was on in the house last night. Anybody else live up here and stuck in this %$#@! Just venting till I find something else to do.
Going to do my 2nd run to Vermont next week ( supposed to be in upper 70's or low 80's
.......by the end of that one I'll have well over 2k on the GL . Broken in I guess
I'm really pleased with the gas mileage.......given what this beast is!
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Move to SoCaCal peoples
Nothing but sunshine and 75 degrees for the last couple weeks. Some early fog (marine layer, really) that is burnt by 10 or so and then sunshine for the rest of the day. With the Sunroof open and 3rd row windows open, it's like heaven inside the car. Mmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmm.........
Nothing but sunshine and 75 degrees for the last couple weeks. Some early fog (marine layer, really) that is burnt by 10 or so and then sunshine for the rest of the day. With the Sunroof open and 3rd row windows open, it's like heaven inside the car. Mmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmm.........
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We're finally heading towards summer here in the mountains. It's 83 degrees and sunny today in beautiful Evergreen, CO. Even slept with the windows open last night, letting that cool, crisp, mountain air fill the house. Wonderful!
Sorry JP, but I just couldn't resist considering we had 2 feet of snow just two weeks ago.
Bring it on Nevada Jack! I-70 is clear as a baby's butt for your arrival... at least snow forecast for the next week. Be aware, they've got about 16 miles of Glenwood Canyon down to 1 lane in each direction. One of the tunnels is caving in and they've got to shore that up before next winter.
Sorry JP, but I just couldn't resist considering we had 2 feet of snow just two weeks ago.
Bring it on Nevada Jack! I-70 is clear as a baby's butt for your arrival... at least snow forecast for the next week.
Be aware, they've got about 16 miles of Glenwood Canyon down to 1 lane in each direction. One of the tunnels is caving in and they've got to shore that up before next winter.
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We're finally heading towards summer here in the mountains. It's 83 degrees and sunny today in beautiful Evergreen, CO. Even slept with the windows open last night, letting that cool, crisp, mountain air fill the house. Wonderful!
Sorry JP, but I just couldn't resist considering we had 2 feet of snow just two weeks ago.
Bring it on Nevada Jack! I-70 is clear as a baby's butt for your arrival... at least snow forecast for the next week. Be aware, they've got about 16 miles of Glenwood Canyon down to 1 lane in each direction. One of the tunnels is caving in and they've got to shore that up before next winter.
Sorry JP, but I just couldn't resist considering we had 2 feet of snow just two weeks ago.
Bring it on Nevada Jack! I-70 is clear as a baby's butt for your arrival... at least snow forecast for the next week.
Be aware, they've got about 16 miles of Glenwood Canyon down to 1 lane in each direction. One of the tunnels is caving in and they've got to shore that up before next winter.83 degrees...sound very nice. We have that at mid-night...not really that bad for another month or so. We threaten 100 degrees lately but have not made it yet.
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I was looking forward to nice long ride in the GL today with my wife and son, he was all set to hook up the Nintendo and watch a dvd and test out the RSE. We live south of Boston and were going to cruise around Cape Cod before the summer crowd moves in next weekend. BUT, it's 40 deg and pouring and windy and just plain cr@p! Almost June and 40 deg??? Heat was on in the house last night. Anybody else live up here and stuck in this %$#@! Just venting till I find something else to do.
It's Al Gore!! All that Global Warming has made it too dang cold. I'm glad we know the cause of the cool weather. Now if we can just put some more hydrocarbons in the air we will see global warming cause the next ice age!!!
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From: Colorado Rocky Mtns.
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It really is like a postcard! You can see our house here at Christmas time, as well as with the flowers that blooming now.
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Wow, looks just beautiful! Any difficulties with plasma tv, microwaves or gas engines up there??
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Does the elevation take a huge toll on performance for the A6?
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No difficulties with gas engines or microwaves, but the plasma is a different story. Some people don't have any trouble, but we have to use LCD's here at our place. Have had really good luck with the Sharp Aquos monitors.
Being from Illinois originally, I know how beautiful those Michigan woods can be too. However, I do not miss the mosquitos! I do miss the color of the midwest in the fall though. We just don't get the reds and oranges out here, because there are really no maples or sugar gum trees at altitude. However, we do get to keep our green evergreens through the winter though.
As for the A6, we've had absolutely no trouble with it at all. It's been the best vehicle we've ever had and it sure is a blast to drive. It doesn't even breathe hard on the way to the continental divide and gas mileage has been running around 21 mpg, which is a mix of putting around town, as well as back-n-forth to Denver 3 times a week for my daughter's gymnastics class.
The A6 is really my wife's car and I rarely get to drive it. This is why we're planning to upgrade to a much better SUV... so that I get to have fun too and not sway left-to-right as I take the corners heading up the mountain in my Trailblazer. Love the Q7... but, it just pales in comparison to the GL in cargo space.
Being from Illinois originally, I know how beautiful those Michigan woods can be too. However, I do not miss the mosquitos! I do miss the color of the midwest in the fall though. We just don't get the reds and oranges out here, because there are really no maples or sugar gum trees at altitude. However, we do get to keep our green evergreens through the winter though.
As for the A6, we've had absolutely no trouble with it at all. It's been the best vehicle we've ever had and it sure is a blast to drive. It doesn't even breathe hard on the way to the continental divide and gas mileage has been running around 21 mpg, which is a mix of putting around town, as well as back-n-forth to Denver 3 times a week for my daughter's gymnastics class.
The A6 is really my wife's car and I rarely get to drive it. This is why we're planning to upgrade to a much better SUV... so that I get to have fun too and not sway left-to-right as I take the corners heading up the mountain in my Trailblazer. Love the Q7... but, it just pales in comparison to the GL in cargo space.
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Beautiful location and setting. The GL should love that kind of challenge.
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Do you have wood or gas fireplace? I want to say wood, being obvious that you have an abundance of it. lol
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I never thought anyone would ever hear me say this (being the son of a stone mason), but I have actually grown to like them. They are huge, light with the flick of switch (or remote
), and there is no mess to clean-up. They look real and put out a lot of heat.So, now all of the wood just stays stacked in the rear yard for camping trips. Needless to say, it's cured very well and practically starts itself at the campsite when we light a match, because it's so dry.
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With all of the forest fires we had out here several years ago, the government of Jefferson county (where we live) in their infinite wisdom decided to ban all wood burning fireplaces if you can believe that. Of course, if your house had a wood burning fireplace already, you were grandfathered in. And, you can still have a wood burining stove, because they are completely enclosed and somehow exhaust differently. My house was built in '04, so we've only got gas fireplaces now.
I never thought anyone would ever hear me say this (being the son of a stone mason), but I have actually grown to like them. They are huge, light with the flick of switch (or remote ), and there is no mess to clean-up. They look real and put out a lot of heat.
So, now all of the wood just stays stacked in the rear yard for camping trips. Needless to say, it's cured very well and practically starts itself at the campsite when we light a match, because it's so dry.
I never thought anyone would ever hear me say this (being the son of a stone mason), but I have actually grown to like them. They are huge, light with the flick of switch (or remote
), and there is no mess to clean-up. They look real and put out a lot of heat.So, now all of the wood just stays stacked in the rear yard for camping trips. Needless to say, it's cured very well and practically starts itself at the campsite when we light a match, because it's so dry.
BTW, great looking house and a beautiful picture.
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Interesting. We have a two-way gas fireplace (can be seen through both dining and living rooms). I love that it's almost no maintenance, but the exhaust fan on ours is a little loud. And in the summer, bees get in. Oh well, just start the fire and that'll take care of them. 
