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Old 02-01-2011, 08:38 PM
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Sorry but my younger less-whittier twin is MIA, and eric is no where to be found. If I make fun of Mark he'll squish me, so you are next in line...
And I suppose I should feel honored by this situation that has been thrust upon me?

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Old 02-01-2011, 08:40 PM
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and eric is no where to be found.
He's hiding in the Janitors closet again.
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Funny your wind is out of the east and the wind here is directly off the lake from the north. It's brutally cold tonight with that wind!
Yes it is! I know we're going to lose power at some point tonight. We've had less wind than what we're getting now and lost it for 30 hours or more. That will be a fun endeavor; setting up 4 generators for 4 different buildings in the wind driven snow. NOT!
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Old 02-01-2011, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by chaikwa
And I suppose I should feel honored by this situation that has been thrust upon me?

Completely!!!
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Old 02-01-2011, 08:42 PM
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Yes it is! I know we're going to lose power at some point tonight. We've had less wind than what we're getting now and lost it for 30 hours or more. That will be a fun endeavor; setting up 4 generators for 4 different buildings in the wind driven snow. NOT!
Could be worse, you could have a haircut like blake...
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Old 02-01-2011, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by chaikwa
Yes it is! I know we're going to lose power at some point tonight. We've had less wind than what we're getting now and lost it for 30 hours or more. That will be a fun endeavor; setting up 4 generators for 4 different buildings in the wind driven snow. NOT!
Hope ours doesn't go out, but the wife and i are prepared if it does. This wind is nasty tonight!

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Could be worse, you could have a haircut like blake...
Of just a haircut in general would be bad!
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Old 02-01-2011, 08:48 PM
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Of just a haircut in general would be bad!
You got THAT right!

Now it's lightning, yay.
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You got THAT right!

Now it's lightning, yay.
getting any Thundersnow?
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Old 02-01-2011, 09:00 PM
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getting any Thundersnow?
I haven't HEARD any thunder yet, but I saw a few flashes of lightning.
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Originally Posted by Red3quarter
getting any Thundersnow?
we didn't get any here that I noticed... the thunderstorm moved thru first tho...
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Old 02-01-2011, 09:13 PM
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I haven't HEARD any thunder yet, but I saw a few flashes of lightning.
I think that may have been the BS meter flashing...
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I think that may have been the BS meter flashing...
The BS meter? Why? Are you near-by?
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I haven't HEARD any thunder yet, but I saw a few flashes of lightning.
Friends near Chicago said they hear the Thundersnow about 20 min ago...i think they heard gunshots instead!
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Friends near Chicago said they hear the Thundersnow about 20 min ago...i think they heard gunshots instead!
It's sleeting here right now, I can hear it hitting the window.
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The BS meter? Why? Are you near-by?
NOOOOOO, all the shovels are outside shoveling snow and it is pilling up in here!!!!
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