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defacto7

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19. Remember a week or 2 ago when the wind pushed in off the flats

Wed Sep 25, 2013, 02:42 AM

Sep 2013

and the lake at about 40mph? Those days were miserable. We had a huge blackout downtown because of the heavy air and wind that blew out transformers and broke power lines. Surrounded by a cloud of green/gray sludge air, we stayed inside.

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well BlueJazz understood! Skittles Sep 2013 #60

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The worst US drivers I've encountered have been in the Northeast, Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #6

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So that should be their "best" feature, as opposed to their worst!! MADem Sep 2013 #33

Utah for porn usage, I can see that. defacto7 Sep 2013 #14

It's been awful this week LadyHawkAZ Sep 2013 #18

Remember a week or 2 ago when the wind pushed in off the flats defacto7 Sep 2013 #19

The Day of the Lake Stench LadyHawkAZ Sep 2013 #31

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New York....I can go on forever but we need to sleep and eat SummerSnow Sep 2013 #21

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Okay, Hawaii. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #26

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4 reported cases of bestiality makes us the bestiality state? LittleBlue Sep 2013 #53

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