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sarge43

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21. A Christmas Story is old home week for me.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 02:44 PM

Jan 2013

I remember my Old Man going rounds with the coal furnace -- expanded my vocabulary by a factor, if not for the better.

NH is beautiful. In fact New England's landscape is one of nature's masterpieces -- one of my favorite vids.

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Yeah, the winters can be tough, but, oh my, the rest of the year, worth the wait.

Right. Ice cream bars in the dead of winter. You're a player.

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Damn! It's cold. [View all] In_The_Wind Jan 2013 OP

It's 14 currently here. Tobin S. Jan 2013 #1

Be sure to put your hat on. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #2

I have one pair of work gloves that I use for everything on the truck. Tobin S. Jan 2013 #23

10 degrees here. LeftofObama Jan 2013 #3

Indeed. I hate runnin' down the road in a cold vehicle. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #4

0 degrees here at the moment mainer Jan 2013 #5

Your state is beautiful in the winter. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #6

Overnight low of 60° here. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #7

Why? Oh, why in heaven's name would you tease me like that. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #8

Well, look at it this way, wind... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #26

Central NH sarge43 Jan 2013 #9

A Christmas Story is one of my favorite movies. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #11

A Christmas Story is old home week for me. sarge43 Jan 2013 #21

it was -15 at 8 am this morning and they are predicting -26 for tonight - Yikes! piratefish08 Jan 2013 #10

I'm Not Going To Be Anywhere Near A Place That Cold. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #12

That's not that cold. geardaddy Jan 2013 #13

My private jet is strapped to the runway. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #16

-26 forecast for tonight handmade34 Jan 2013 #14

I'm sure the icicles everywhere are beautiful. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #17

It's supposed to get up into the Texasgal Jan 2013 #15

The winter I was in Texarkana, I got snowed on. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #18

Not that cold here in the Atlanta area. RebelOne Jan 2013 #19

I was born in Atlanta. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #31

Not that cold where I live, thankfully dallaslibguy1966104 Jan 2013 #20

I would rather have cold winters than hot summers. I hate summer. n/t RebelOne Jan 2013 #28

I'll take summer over winter anytime. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #33

I think Lewis Black explains it best: kentauros Jan 2013 #22

He is right... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #32

His math is hilarious. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #38

It's cold in January? bigwillq Jan 2013 #24

Would you please keep this cold shit over there where you are. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #39

It'll get better fast JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #25

It was so cold today, I almost left my groceries in the car this afternoon. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #40

How cold is it? HarveyDarkey Jan 2013 #27

That's almost good enough reason for me to like the cold. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #41

it's 84 Degrees... Yavin4 Jan 2013 #29

Really! In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #42

en tonces por que no te tapas ? bitly21 Jan 2013 #30

I am still in my PJ's... HipChick Jan 2013 #34

Well, Aren't You Special?!? In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #43

Greetings from balmy Milford! rug Jan 2013 #35

Right back atcha from frigid Kingston. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #45

12 degrees in Madison, WI mokawanis Jan 2013 #36

Why the hell indeed. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #48

1degree in Melrose, Ma this morning. By 10 a.m. the temp had doubled. trof Jan 2013 #37

I am Ma. too... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #44

I want Springtime all the time. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #47

It is 11° warmer now than when I got up this morning. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #46