THIS is NOT what i moved to Florida for...

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Re: THIS is NOT what i moved to Florida for...

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Yeah, well.. Climate change or not, I wish it would hurry up and be over with.. at least then I could move to wherver it STAYS warm.. ALL of our yard and plants have died off from the freeze.. We finally had a little privacy from our neighbors!!
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Smiliesafari wrote:Southern California Paradice?????????????????
Earthquakes........... :yikes: Yeah, once in a while you may feel one... yawn... > No Big Deal....
Flash floods............ :yikes: Never a problem in the concrete suburbs
Mud slides.............. :yikes: Never a problem in the concrete suburbs
Insane wildfires....... :yikes: Maybe a BarbyQ getting out of control when started with gaseline, but never a problem in the concrete suburbs, Haha!.....
Yes sir.......that's my description of paradise. :poke: Lots of Ballooning here also Skippy....
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But I`m happy that it doesn`t rain everyday, and we don`t have hurricanes....
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Re: THIS is NOT what i moved to Florida for...

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OH, how soon we forget Marina del rey. The San Andreas Fault is still in your back yard. :muhaha: :muhaha:
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The Raymond Fault, aka "The Sleeping Giant" is of greater concern to the residence of LA than the San Andreas. It runs directly underneath downtown LA and has the ability to snap in a reverse/downward motion when compaired to the movement of rest of the faults.
In a catastrofic earthquake situation it is this fault that will cause LA to separate from the continent or fall into the ocean.
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Darren...better put some pontoons under that 'Stro. :muhaha:
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or maybe go visit Trybe for an extended stay...
btw where has that man been, haven't seen a post from him in a month of sundays.
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Well 4 more wks of this winter in wonderful Roch,NY.Man that is going to seem like forever. #-o #-o #-o #-o
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4 more weeks? and then the ground hog doesn't have a shadow and spring has sprung. viola.
I'll remember you said that Gary when you get the late snow storm in march...
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4 weeks Gary? What the hell are you smoking? :poke: You can only wish it would be 4 weeks. Try 8 to 10 weeks before the snow is gone!
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Oh, would you all just SHUT UP, FERCHRISSAKES


I'm about to drill a hole in my head with all this constant reminderificationing of that nasty white $hit that just won't stop falling :cry: :cry: :cry:
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hey peter we have tons of snow here but im not complaining , my kids love sledding and i love driving in it .
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Hey Peter...we are supposed to get more lake effect tonight and tomorrow. Wanna come down to visit? :muhaha:
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2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
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Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Yeah, sure. Wait by the front drive for me, I'm leaving now.... :rolleyes:
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