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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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That time again

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Holy Cow!! my power to weight just dropped.
It came last night, all 14 inches of it, no more nice drives for a couple of weeks, I hate Winter.

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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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oh that global warming!
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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For the love of GOD, get that car in the garage before it snows.
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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oh that global warming!

Exactly!!
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by IngenereAMG
oh that global warming!
LOL!

Tell that to all the people freezing their butts off all over the globe. Snowball in face....


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For the love of GOD, get that car in the garage before it snows.
+1,000. Garage to the left, pull in, park.
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Old Jan 7, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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Only snowed 4 in. here last night, but my SL55 obviously won't be going anywhere for a while. I hate all that damn salt on the roads!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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Garage door mechanism frozen, out in the country, everyone fighting for the Range Rover to get anywhere, and it's going to get colder with more snow on
Sunday, you feel so useless against nature! Anyone got any ideas how to cheer me up!
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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It was 38 here in Sarasota this moning... but never any snow...
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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It's amazing how much a 15 year old range Rover is worth all of a sudden!!
Every time I go out somebody's stuck outside, I have to tow them first before I can get out!


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Garage door mechanism frozen, out in the country, everyone fighting for the Range Rover to get anywhere, and it's going to get colder with more snow on
Sunday, you feel so useless against nature! Anyone got any ideas how to cheer me up!
Run down to the Flower Pot (Sunbury-on-Thames) and have a few pints!
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Run down to the Flower Pot (Sunbury-on-Thames) and have a few pints!

Great idea!!!
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