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Another cold front is coming through from the north. Freezing temperatures and threat of snow. Here is a suggestion for you lot in Canada; with all this hupla about polar melting etc. etc. why not start deporting the cold weather farther north instead of south? 
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Monkey Butt
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Snow this morning in Des Moines. After 85 plus on Monday.
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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Second Wind
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They are talkin about mid 40s here again. Im not gonna complain. It will be hot enough soon.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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Monkey Butt
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They are talkin about mid 40s here again. Im not gonna complain. It will be hot enough soon.
But that's Houston. It's SUPPOSED to be miserable!
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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Hey, its 25C (77F) here in Ottawa. Heck, our igloos are melting......
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Learned Hand
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They are talkin about mid 40s here again. Im not gonna complain. It will be hot enough soon.
But that's Houston. It's SUPPOSED to be miserable!
Yeah.... I don't think the weather plays a factor iin that. 
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Fe Butt
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The wife and I had planned on jumping on the BA and riding up Oak Creek Canyon today...  ...but the wind has been gusting to something like 50mph all day today here in Sedona, so that was put on hold. 
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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New Tires
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Thanks for that Dwight. We need the webmaster to install a middle finger icon. Snowing in Kansas City, expecting 3 to 5 inches. I'm hoping the young fox on the local Fox is mistaken. 
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Fe Butt
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Thanks for that Dwight. We need the webmaster to install a middle finger icon.
(...in the immortal words of Agent 86: "Sorry about that, Chief!") 
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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3/4 Throttle
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I dunno bout the rest a you guys & gals, but I wanna ride. My SW trip is just 2 weeks away & if the weather doesn't change for the warmer I'm gonna be SOL to make to my daily destinations for the first 4 legs of the trip out to CA.  Not to mention out the $$$ for the hotel reservations & late to my Dad's place in CA to celebrate his 80th trip round the sun on this big dirt ball!  Okay...in worked @ Woodstock......everybody chant...NO MORE SNOW, NO MORE SNOW, NO MORE SNOW......
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Loquacious
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Yeah, it's been in the '80's all week, but hasn't stopped rainin' for four days now, and won't stop tomorrow either.  Then spotted "Love Bugs" on the Turnpike yesterday.  The ride out of town Monday may be he11. 
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
J. Prine
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Learned Hand
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Yeah, it's been in the '80's all week, but hasn't stopped rainin' for four days now, and won't stop tomorrow either.
Then spotted "Love Bugs" on the Turnpike yesterday.
The ride out of town Monday may be he11.
Yep, just like I remember the "Sunshine State"
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Worn Saddle
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I dunno bout the rest a you guys & gals, but I wanna ride. My SW trip is just 2 weeks away & if the weather doesn't change for the warmer I'm gonna be SOL to make to my daily destinations for the first 4 legs of the trip out to CA. Not to mention out the $$$ for the hotel reservations & late to my Dad's place in CA to celebrate his 80th trip round the sun on this big dirt ball!
Okay...in worked @ Woodstock......everybody chant...NO MORE SNOW, NO MORE SNOW, NO MORE SNOW......
Nah, don't sweat it Karl, it's gonna be fine by then! I'm thinkin positive for ya!
Fidelis et Fortis
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Was checking the radar yesteray and saw pink over the midwest in a thin line. Selected a city in Iowa, and yes it was snowing. Geez. That said just got off a ride up to Moody Hollow GA. Rode 250 miles in the rain coming home. only rode 30 miles in the rain going up. Beautiful day one week ago yesterday. Wolf Pen Gap Road
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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I picked up some friends today (May 3) at the Des Moines airport returning from a week in Florida. They walked out of the terminal in shorts and short sleeve shirts to quite a surprise. It seems I forgot to tell them about the change in weather when they called Thursday and they did not check the Des Moines local weather all the week they were in Florida. It just slipped my mind some how. That's my senior excuse and I am sticking by it!
Bluto
P.S. That should teach them not to go away to someplace warm in May leaving us poor folks here to freeze and suffer.
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Bar Shake
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Thanks for that Dwight. We need the webmaster to install a middle finger icon.
Snowing in Kansas City, expecting 3 to 5 inches. I'm hoping the young fox on the local Fox is mistaken.
Like this?
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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New Tires
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Hear what you are saying. May and and temps from 18-26 every day and sunny skies. We do it bloody hard down under here in Queensland!!!!!!!!!!  
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Loquacious
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That said just got off a ride up to Moody Hollow GA. Rode 250 miles in the rain coming home. only rode 30 miles in the rain going up. Beautiful day one week ago yesterday.
Wolf Pen Gap Road
Nice area to ride rain or shine. Done both, but I still prefer shine (double entendre intended).
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