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E. Long
 
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CHPMustang
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• Plano, TX, USA |
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 Posted:1/21/2005 16:21 |
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Gotta love the people that complain about the snow,cold and ice up that way but you nahhhhh!!!  My hats off to you Eric and everyone else that loves winter 
I'm doing shorts,T shirts and Tevas in 77 degree weather but it'll be in the 50's tomorrow  
You gotta do a dashcam from your tractor Eric
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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Hawkeyes
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Posted:1/23/2005 12:46 |
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Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! Big Red goes thru the drifts like Grant took Richmond - no muss, no fuss, just growl down & pull. Eric's right about 'gonna have some fun'!
BTW, add a set of Z-chains & the X wont even spin it's wheels - like driving on dry pavement.
Here's to a winter wonderland.......
Hawkeyes
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E. Long
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Posted:1/23/2005 22:39 |
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Naturally the X handled flawlessly in the 7" of snow that fell on Friday!
Would've taken pictures of plowing activities but it appears that the lense on the digital camera is broken...everything's blurry. 
Even the neighbor with the plow on his Chevy pickup commented on the COOLNESS of the John Deere.
-Eric
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter, disc brake conversion. The Daily Driver.
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods, Factory Tech Valve Body, 200K+ miles and going |
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Gen-X
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• Toronto, XX, Canada |
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Posted:1/24/2005 13:25 |
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| Quote: | Winter storm warnings here for the evening. Been snowing all day!! WOOHOO!!
Gonna have fun in 4-wheel drive tonight...and will be pulling out the Deere to do some plowing in the morning! YEE-HAW
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Glad to hear your enjoying the white stuff. The weather network put a smile on my face when I heard how much you where lined up to receive. The X is one of the best snow buggys you can ask for......
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JohnBoy
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Posted:1/24/2005 15:39 |
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one of my group is outside Boston and he had to climb out his window to get out since the snow was waste deep at both his doors !!!
then he had to find where his snow shovels were buried under 3 foot of snow !!!!
4 hours later he said he was napping he was so tired from shoveling !!!
I told him I had to give him a raise so he could afford a snow blower !
and I just walked out to the mailbox in shorts and a t-shirt 
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2003 6.0L 4x4 Limited Ex - traded in (BooHoo )
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Posted:1/24/2005 18:47 |
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| Quote: | one of my group is outside Boston and he had to climb out his window to get out since the snow was waste deep at both his doors !!!
then he had to find where his snow shovels were buried under 3 foot of snow !!!!
4 hours later he said he was napping he was so tired from shoveling !!!
I told him I had to give him a raise so he could afford a snow blower !
and I just walked out to the mailbox in shorts and a t-shirt |
You better tell him to hold on for another round.......weather man said another Alberta clipper is on its way.  ........  |
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JohnBoy
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Posted:1/25/2005 17:04 |
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Sent him this:
Think he'll be mad ?!?!?
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Diary of a New England Snow Shoveler
December 8: 6:00 PM
It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had.
Shoveled for the first time in years, felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely a have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and two extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning. Fell on my butt on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for five hours. I had to pile
the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. ***damn
snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower, and they're out. Might
have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.
December 22
Bob was right about a white Christmas, because 13 more inches of the white poop fell today, and it's so cold it
probably won't melt 'til August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel, and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel! Tried to hire Bob, who
has a plow on his truck, for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the jerk is lying.
December 23
Only 2" of snow today, and it warmed up to '0'. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What, is she nuts!!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did, but I think she's lying.
December 24
Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the
son-of-a-gun who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his round & furries and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over everywhere I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the **damn snowplow.
December 25
Merry ****ing Christmas. 20 more inches of the ****ing slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze. Plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him; he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. The woman is driving me crazy!!!!!
December 29
10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How
dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver. He is now suing me for a million dollars; not for only the beating I
gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his butt. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
2005 6.0L 4x4 Eddie Bauer Ex
2003 6.0L 4x4 Limited Ex - traded in (BooHoo)
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CHPMustang
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• Plano, TX, USA |
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Posted:1/25/2005 17:19 |
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| Quote: | [quote]one of my group is outside Boston and he had to climb out his window to get out since the snow was waste deep at both his doors !!!
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My brother in law resides in Boston and he loves life during the wnters there as he's spent winters in Flagstaff so those "blizzard" snowstorms that come thru is just another storm
I haven't seen any Excursion pics deep in the stuff from the New England states yet this year.
Bill
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