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Here in central Iowa it's the snowiest it’s been for seven years. The very few days of relatively warm weather have been wet and the streets a mess. I’ve never before gone more than a few weeks without taking the Blue Streak out since I bought it. I haven’t been out on the bike since before Thanksgiving. THIS SUCKS. And of course, we just got another foot of that stinkin white stuff!!! At this rate I’ll have to take the beginners riding course again. 
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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I feel your pain. Got a foot yesterday, and more to come next week. I haven't gone for a ride since early Nov. and I froze my butt off then. Global warming my ******!
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If it's any compensation at all......it's a pleasant 71 degrees F here in sunny Spain, roads are dry, sun is shining, and we have no tourists at the moment so the roads are empty !!!!  But.....I feel your pain so will think of you as I ride to work tomorrow. 
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Worn Saddle
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I know what your sayin, and I feel the pain also. The trouble is, we have really been spoiled the past 3 years, with very little snow and warmer than average temp. I laughed out loud last week when a local forcaster on the t.v. forcasted "colder than normal" temp. for next week. Hah! It's freakin February in the midwest, for gosh sakes!Still, hang in there! Maybe it's time to use the old "box fan in front of the handlebar trick", in the garage. 
Fidelis et Fortis
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Should be Riding
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It's been in the 50's and rainy the last few days here. All the snow new england got we got rain. ONE snow storm this year so far... Even went for a ride sunday.
Benny
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Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Check Pants
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Here in central Iowa it's the snowiest it’s been for seven years.
As "snowy" as it seems in these parts, long term numbers indicate we are only 102% of normal, in other words an average snowpack. This following 10+ years of well below average ppt. Hopefully it will translate to better mid-summer streamflows, recharged groundwater and fewer catastophic wildfires come July/August.
Last year our hay production was <1/2 normal, grasshoppers devestated pasture/range in many areas and a 100 square mile wildfire burned across the Thompson River drainage.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..... Oh, the bike has ben hibernating since October. It amazes me every spring how fast it fades into memory. I hope Georgia & SE is getting some moisture, now those folks are hurting 
"Despite our technological advances, we owe our livelihoods to the upper 6" of soil and the fact that it rains"
jh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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Currently 36F with a west wind at 6 MPH. Forecast high is 60 and low 29. A tolerable riding day, but I have to make a hay run. Might still get in a short run.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Fe Butt
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"Despite our technological advances, we owe our livelihoods to the upper 6" of soil and the fact that it rains"
jh
Well, I guess that's pretty much true for most places John, but thanks to a certain Mr.William Mulholland a while back, we Angelenos get our water from the eastern Sierras....which leaves us a whole lot o' time to RIDE OUR BEAUTIFUL MACHINES out there in mostly warm and dry weather during THIS time o' year!
(oh lord forgive me, but I just LOVE rubbin' this sort'a thing in around here!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Yeah, you're a cruel, evil man Dwight. By the way, how far are ya from the San Andreas fault line? 
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Fe Butt
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Ummm...about a hundred miles as the crow flies. But there IS one REALLY close by called the Inglewood-Newport Fault, and that's just a few miles away. BUT...the way I always figured it, one o' these here small earthquakes usually last some 20 seconds, and the big'uns happen about every 30+ years for about 30 seconds. Which, if ya think about it, is a heck of a lot less time than those 3 to 4 MONTHS of crappy weather YOU GUYS get EVERY friggin' YEAR!!! 
Last edited by Dwight; 02/08/2008 1:46 PM.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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"Despite our technological advances, we owe our livelihoods to the upper 6" of soil and the fact that it rains"
jh
Well, I guess that's pretty much true for most places John, but thanks to a certain Mr.William Mulholland a while back, we Angelenos get our water from the eastern Sierras....which leaves us a whole lot o' time to RIDE OUR BEAUTIFUL MACHINES out there in mostly warm and dry weather during THIS time o' year!
(oh lord forgive me, but I just LOVE rubbin' this sort'a thing in around here!)
The lord might forgive you Mr. Argo, but others might not. Remember, I'll be at your house later this year, and you WILL have to sleep sometime.( Plus, me and Mr. Fiddych might just shun you) 
Mikey
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Fe Butt
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Well Mike, I THINK I'm more afraid of you and Bob retaliating by "stinkin' up the weather" INSIDE my house that weekend, than I am of anything ELSE at THIS point!!! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Ain't we gonna have fun? 
Morituri Nolumus Mori
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Fe Butt
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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supposed to be sunny and almost 70* tomorrow,, gonna ride down and hook up with dr.pc for a little spin around the country-side.
some people are like slinkies, they serve no purpose, but, they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
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Hasn't been that snowy here.. just GD cold!!!! Currently minus 25C and with the wind.. down to minus 40C soooooo ****** cold... and on top of it.. we are expected to have a huge snow storm this weekend.. Its gonna be a while before I can ride 
07 TBA Pacific Blue and White.. stock for now!
A bike has half the wheels my cage does.. but 3x the fun factor
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Sixteen inches wednesday, traffic on the interstate backed up 40 miles for 9 hours from the white out and the state patrol wasn't even aware of it for half of it. Also minus 9 farenheit sunday morning and some rat in Puxatauney said 6 more weeks of this stuff. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! oops sorry. mike 
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Monkey Butt
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Imagine zombie voices "Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog, Kill the groundhog."
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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Oh Jeez Larry,
Quit your whining, you've lived here long enough to know that by noon tomorrow it'll pry be 50*. True we have had more weather this year than the last few but it's still Feb in Iowa. Oh ****** that'll pry get school canceled for Mon.
ModelMaker
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Ahhh, 49 degrees today, cloudy, and a break in the rain. I FINALLY was able to go out and ride for a good 2 hours today. ****** that felt good!
2007 TBA - Pacific Blue/New England White
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Just feel like Ramblin. Sittin here with a Brew...
Was able to give my bike a good Winter Cleanin today. After A good ride around town. Kinda have to be cautious with all the Sand still on the roads. It was awsome, except for trying to keep my 2yr old out of the water puddles on the Side Walk.
Greg
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