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elocs

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11. My philosophy here in WI is that every above average warm winter day is one day closer to Spring.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 06:21 AM

Dec 2023

Yes, we will likely get some winter storms, but frankly our winters seem to be much milder than they were here in Wisconsin when I was growing up as a kid in the late 50s. Also, milder than average winter weather also means lots of money saved on home heating costs.

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