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Old February 2nd, 2015 | 09:15 AM
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Thumbs up What I did in the blizzard of 2015

Who needs a plow! The snow depth is above the frame height. If it weren't for road salt, I would love to drive it all year round!
Jerry~


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Old February 2nd, 2015 | 09:37 AM
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It really blends in with the snow doesn't it?? Great looking 69, whatever you've done to keep it looking that way - don't stop!
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 10:09 AM
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Great picture. It would be tempting with the front wheel drive traction. Nice looking Toronado by the way.
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 11:51 AM
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Blizzard? What blizzard?
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 12:04 PM
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Good to see your having some fun in the snow, You going to try for a dip in the pool afterwards LOL. I agree nice looking car !!
Cheers and enjoy your day.
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 02:23 PM
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what a great picture!
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Fun71
Blizzard? What blizzard?
Lessee now Ken, for you it would look like this:

Old February 2nd, 2015 | 02:55 PM
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VERY cool! I'd love to do the same with my '66, but because of the salt...
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 02:56 PM
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It looks like that here, but no cookies.

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Old February 2nd, 2015 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Allan R
Lessee now Ken, for you it would look like this:

Oh, OK, yeah I've seen those. They don't tend to last very long and end up as a warm milkshake a couple minutes after stepping out of the building.
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 04:37 PM
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Ha ha , I would pass on those blizzards and start bobbing at those cherries !!
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by twintracks
What I did in the blizzard of 2015
Originally Posted by Fun71
Blizzard? What blizzard?
More like "Blizzard, which blizzard?"

- Eric
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 06:14 PM
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Great photo! Send in the full resolution shot to BIGJERR for the Olds calendar next year!
Old February 2nd, 2015 | 06:18 PM
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Great shot, love it.
Old February 3rd, 2015 | 05:45 AM
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Thanks! I've wanted to do that for years, but had to wait for the right snow storm.
Right after I took the photo, I had to plow the area.
It's nice to know the car will start at +5 degrees without issue. It's a transplanted California car, so it probably wonders what the heck?!
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Old February 3rd, 2015 | 05:47 AM
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Sunnier days
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Old February 3rd, 2015 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by MDchanic
More like "Blizzard, which blizzard?"

- Eric
Yeah, I saw on the news that is was cold somewhere over there in the north or east. Not much in the way of blizzard conditions here, though.

Old February 3rd, 2015 | 12:09 PM
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Yeah, I saw on the news that is was cold somewhere over there in the north or east. Not much in the way of blizzard conditions here, though.



Tell the truth, you put on a sweater at night (52 degrees) I bet.
When it's 52 here, we break a hole in the ice and go swimming.
Old February 3rd, 2015 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by twintracks
When it's 52 here, we break a hole in the ice and go swimming.
Ha.

Just taking a break from some touch-up snow-blowing and shoveling.

22°.

Boots, pants, turtleneck shirt, sweater, gloves.

No hat, no jacket, sweating. Have to sit inside where it's warm to dry off.

- Eric
Old February 3rd, 2015 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by twintracks
Tell the truth, you put on a sweater at night (52 degrees) I bet.
Yep, especially the last week when the humidity has been 80-90% at night. Heck, on Sunday morning we actually had dense fog (100% humidity).

Typically during the day I can run around in shorts and a t-shirt due to the the single digit humidity and the eternal inferno that is the sun baking everything due to no cloud cover.
Old February 3rd, 2015 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by twintracks
Tell the truth, you put on a sweater at night (52 degrees) I bet.
When it's 52 here, we break a hole in the ice and go swimming.
Very nice Toronado. 52 degrees (11 celsius for us) is like the beginning of summer up in Alberta. Although we sure wouldn't mind some of that Arizona sunshine.
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