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Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 02:11 pm: | 
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Is anyone else getting dreary weather yet? I'm hearing it's 3 more weeks till winter, but sure seems like winter to this southern boy in Philly. |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 02:25 pm: |
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55 here in the mountains of NC |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 02:29 pm: |
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66 & sunny
getting cold at night - actually lit the pilot light on the gas furnace last night (but haven't kicked it on yet)
Scottsdale, AZ |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 02:35 pm: |
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Having spent 8 years in Houston, and all my life prior in Georgia, 25 in November is killing me.  I'm not used to it. It is going to be a hard winter I think this year, based on all the speculations I've heard. |
Mike Carino (Mikec)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 02:49 pm: |
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I hear you Greg. it is unusually chilly here in the Virginia Beach area. i can usually go from my place to my rover and just use the seat warmers on the way to work. But recently, I have been using the heater as well. We've been in the high 40's for the past couple of weeks, but at least the sun is shining.
Mike |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 02:54 pm: |
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My weather man is showing a low of 17 tonight and a high of 35 tomorrow. whoo hoo........... above freezing here we come. |
TPH (Tph)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:11 pm: |
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About 18 degrees on my porch yesterday. But did I mention it's sunny? I hate this place. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:30 pm: |
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39 with a light rain just north of Little Rock, AR |
L_Tilly
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:34 pm: |
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Here in central NH we had a "true" 8, with a wind-chill of -12 this morning. :-)
Lawrence lnctilly@metrocast.net
96 Disco - Beowulf - NH, USA |
KJ
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:38 pm: |
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Too freakin' cold here in Merlin, hovering around the freezing mark right now. It's gonna be a chilly night for riding lessons....ugh.
Karen  "Ask me how I feel about cold weather!" |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:43 pm: |
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bunch of sissies.. get a coat. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:44 pm: |
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Now that's pretty cold, Lawrence. I feel for ya. I guess your weather makes mine look like summer time in Miami..........
Burrrrrrrrr............... |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:46 pm: |
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Eric, what day were you born? |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:51 pm: |
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Come on Greg, this is great weather! I'm driving up to Vermont tomorrow just to play in the snow. Not doing any skiing this year, just taking the disco for a nice road trip and see some white fluffy stuff.
Love the cold weather. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 03:53 pm: |
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It's nice when there is snow, but when it's just cold as hell and looks grey outside , it's depressing. Jenny and I are talking about a ski trip just up to the Poconos for a reaquaintance this winter, if you are up to it. Some friends from work may join us. I haven't been in over 10 years, and need some bunny slopes to practice on before heading up to Vermont. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 04:32 pm: |
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Greg, I was born on a Saturday why? |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 04:39 pm: |
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I meant what date. Just noticed your birth month and year were the same as mine.
I'm July 2nd. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 05:17 pm: |
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oh, 17th.. |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 05:30 pm: |
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I'm the 19th.
Greg, I'd be up for some Pocono's. Let me know. Pam won't be doing any skiing, but I'm sure she'd love to come along and just hang out in the lodge drinking hot chocolate. |
Tom V (Cozmo)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 05:46 pm: |
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A cold front is moving through tommorow. They say its going to be in the high 30's low 40's. Its tough living in the south.
Karen you don't like the cold...You got to love getting that cold wind up under your tail......
Tom |
John Moore (Jmoore)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 05:54 pm: |
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High today of 22 here in Albany, NY supposed to get down to 5 tonight. BRRR
Mike C don't remind me of weather is S VA. We just moved here last year from Great Bridge.
-John |
GregH
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 06:00 pm: |
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67 and sunny in Riverside (kind of chilly-think I'll put on a long sleeve shirt-hehe) Low of 45 tonight.
It was 90 just a coupla weeks ago-
GregH |
Jack (Jack)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 07:33 pm: |
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High in low-20’s today in Winter Park, Colorado. It was minus 19 last Wednesday when I drove my kids to school. Over 8 feet of snow so far this Fall, if you like to ski, start planning the trip now!
-Jack |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 07:38 pm: |
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65 in Santa Monica, might have to break out the long pants if this keeps up.
Steve |
Rans (Rans)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 07:42 pm: |
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Greg, my son Scott is July 2nd also! |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 08:34 pm: |
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Cool, Randy! PS - I dropped your stuff off at Zaks tonight.
Want to hear even one more. Jenny is July 2nd also. Weird, huh?
My best friend from High School was July 2nd of the same year also. Very strange.
Thats why I asked Eric.......... |
Sean Hanagan (Seanh)
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 09:13 pm: |
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$250.00 in propane for November here at 9100 feet. It's a good thing the snow is good for skiing or I'd be pissed. On the bright side only 5 more months of winter |
KJ
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 09:49 pm: |
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Eric,
Spoken like someone who works in a nice temperature-controlled office. Spend a week in my world Grasshoppah, then we'll talk.
Tom, even the horses were too cold to buck tonight when the cold got under THEIR tails. Criminy, it was a test tonight....
Karen, brrrrrrrrr........was it only two weeks ago I was snorkeling???? |
Paul Schuetz (Schuetz)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 01:34 am: |
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Sounds ruff, the high here in Shell Beach, Ca HI70/LOW40. But it might get into the low 60's this weekend. Thank God O'll be in Hawaii on the 12th for X-MAS. |
Tom V (Cozmo)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 06:41 am: |
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Karen
I always loved the first cold week of winter. It was a three step plan on THEIR part 1 squeel 2 buck 3 bolt aahhh the good old days. You could always pick out someone enjoying their first winter on horseback. They would wear a synthetic windbreaker, the wind would catch em that thing would blow up like a balloon and start to make all storts of noise. Translated to horse means run really really really fast dont stop till noise stops. Lessons at night wow thats a new one on me. You do have an indoor right. Either way damm thats got to be cold
Tom |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 09:23 am: |
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22 degrees and counting..............
And, a call for snow tonight |
the Big Daddy
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 09:46 am: |
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Greg , don't be such a cry baby . What you need is a wool sweater like mine ... you know , the one that won't come off .....
Be nice and I just might let you wax my back again |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 09:50 am: |
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that and he needs a nice layer of blubber like we have Evan!!!! |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 09:53 am: |
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I'm pure scared by both of those posts. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 09:59 am: |
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Karen, I work in an office that every one says is cold. I haven't even worn a jacket yet and yes, I spend at least few hours every night out side and durring the day as well.
Of course I have a layer of fat to keep me warm like a sea lion. |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 10:22 am: |
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Fat does amazing things. I was outside last night around 9:00pm trying to put on my Hilift Mounts. It was about 20 degrees out, and didn't have a jacket on and was not cold except for my hands. Amazing how a large chunch of metal can be do damn cold. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 10:29 am: |
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Did they work out okay? The mounts I mean? |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 10:34 am: |
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Not yet. I was out there for a while trynig to mount the jack to the rear of the adventure rack, but the base plate kept getting in the way. I was trying to put it there to make it easier for my wife to get it down if she ever had to use it and i wasn't around. My hands got to cold and I stopped for the night. I'll try putting in on a different spot today. Thanks again Greg, and sorry I missed you last night. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 10:50 am: |
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Well, like I said, it's for the best. Don't want you two catching my cold to take up to Vermont with you. |
Sus (Susannah)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 10:58 am: |
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Karen, I feel your pain. I used to go ride in the winter and then stop by the tanning bed on the way home to warm up!!! It's a great method actually.
It's currently 25 degrees here and we are supposed to get 6inches of snow. I HOPE SO...I want to play with my dog and Rover! I got them both in the spring and this is our first winter together. Of course, I will have to watch out for all the other idiots in town who have SUVs now and think they can drive in inclement weather!!! |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 12:52 pm: |
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sus. that is not her pain your are feeling!!
sorry. i will behave kj. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 01:05 pm: |
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Garrett,
Where have you been hiding?
Greg |
Sus (Susannah)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 02:31 pm: |
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Yeah, Garrett! You've been awfully quiet lately!
Welcome back smart a*#!!! |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 04:20 pm: |
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LOL... Sorry, don't mean to laugh but 25F in Canada is t-shirt weather. But I'm sure if I lived futher south and got acclimatized, I'd find 25F cold too. Just funny hearing it from up here. Last night it dropped to -4F. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 04:37 pm: |
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i been on the wagon. or is it off the wagon? hmm. i am here lurking around. been busy of course and actually working quite hard. haha. yeah right.
i am going to try and meet you guys on sunday, but we just have to see how things work out this weekend.
i mean zak is bringing me beers from VT, so that is a good incentive!!
right about now he is getting into his inn in Bondville, VT. he sucks. i hope he gets stuck in the snow and has some huge lezbo pull him out in a Kia!!
ps: it is damn cold here too. i need a remote starter damit! |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 05:15 pm: |
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garrett, shuddup and get that spire tire on the back already...
rd |
Paul Schuetz (Schuetz)
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 06:20 pm: |
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If any of you guys are into web cams, this surf site has them all over the world and 2 near my house both north and south of me by a couple of miles.
http://www.surfline.com/home/index.cfm
http://www.surfline.com/surfline/livecams/getsurfmapsurfbreakreport.cfm?alias=pismocam |
KJ
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 11:12 pm: |
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Tom,
Oh, that puffed-up windbreaker visual is hilarious! Too true! Old race hosses like anything that reminds them of racing silks, or anything else from the track. How's that reschooling project of yours coming along?
Yes, we have an indoor arena. It wasn't as cold tonight, but the weather "event" is moving in on us. Road conditions might cancel tomorrow's lessons.
Sus, damn, that riding/tanning bed routine is inspired! Maybe I need an in-home bed....wonder if I could write it off? LOL! Did you ever decide where you and Ivan might honeymoon? Enquiring snokelers want to know!
gp, and pervs: Always good to read your sick selves. Evan, you have truly grossed me out tonight, LOL!
Karen |
Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 08:00 am: |
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Just have to add some gloating here for all of you that are seeing snow:
80 with about 90% humidity. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 08:40 am: |
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what do you mean. i love the snow!! makes me happy. not as happy as rob with his wood and all. those make interesting snow angels i bet.
yeah gotta get her spare tire on still. finally got some cutting blades for the Dremel. now i can do it. just have to find the time and daylight.
having a great time watching all the re-re people driving in the snow on the way to work this morning. |
Mike Carino (Mikec)
| | Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 10:56 am: |
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Hey John M. I feel for you moving from Great Bridge to Albany. Your suppose to go from the North to the South, not the other way around. Actually, we would have been neighbors, I live just on the other side of the locks on Battlefield Blvd. Did you know that they are building new locks to replace the pre-war one???
Oh and the weather here sucks. People were spasing out because they thought we were going to snow last night. But once again it is nothing but rain and cold!! |
the Big Daddy
| | Posted on Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 12:14 pm: |
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KJ,
Yeah , best way I ever found to pick up chicks is to flash'em the old gray sweater !
Headed to Spruce Cabin this afternoon with the Volvo . As it sits in the driveway the snow is up to the front air dam . I was trying to be a nice guy by leaving Rover at camp . Ought to be an interesting evening . |
KJ
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 12:33 am: |
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Evan, what model Volvo are you driving? My old 240 in the snow a couple of winters ago was the reason I finally broke down and got the Rover. Well, it was the proverbial straw at least. Do you have a Crosscountry? I'm way behind in knowing the Volvo line, but our old 240 is still going strong, just not in the snow. I was driving the Disco tonight in the falling snow, and it was a dream drive.
I can't believe I'm talking to you so calmly, you scare me, LOL!
Karen |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 10:01 am: |
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Picture from Philly Yesteday:
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Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 10:03 am: |
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That was from the first thing in the morning. We ended up getting about 3 times as much snow as is here. I shoveled that damn driveway 3 times.
Lots of fun in the Rover. Had the day off work, so I drove around playing and helping stuck people. The Good Year MTR's performed flawlessly. I wasn't sure what to expect regarding snow performance with them, but I would now say I'm impressed with their traction in the snow. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
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Greg P. (Gparrish)
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gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 10:14 am: |
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evan has a 940 sedan i believe. the XC is just too opulent for him! it would ruin his image. |
Sus (Susannah)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 10:43 am: |
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YEAH SNOW!!!!
We got about 6 inches and I spent my day off yesterday helping people! I took a colleague to the doctor b/c she has bronchitis and about twenty minutes ago I had to rescue my boss and her daughter and bring them to work!!
I thought I couldn't love the Rover any more...until now!
I saw more LRs out yesterday than I've ever seen in this town. Even saw a beautiful RRC dropping someone off this morning that I've never seen before (car). |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 10:58 am: |
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Yeah, Sus, I think they are claiming officiallly now that Philly area and burbs got around 8 inches. It sure is pretty till you have to shovel it. |
James
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 11:11 am: |
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Hey Sus, I saw you driving yesterday for the first time, around 5:30. I think I usually see your truck parked on Rivermont (something "mountain" on the plates).
James |
Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 11:16 am: |
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We had about 6 inches in Bergen County, NJ. Here is a BMW M3 that was struggling to move yesterday just outside my office window. This is the start of his fish tail...
Don't they have traction control?
-glenn |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 11:35 am: |
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yeah my brother has an E320 4matic that works great in the snow, but his partner has the same car with rear wheel drive. worthless. could not go over 10 mph on 5-10% grades. haha. i was laughing. even some dumbass today with the roads with very minimal snow was able to spin out and block both lanes of traffic this morning. she was getting no help from me. if it was legit (ie. lots of snow) i would have. not in this case. we have about 8 or so here. me like. |
Sus (Susannah)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 11:46 am: |
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Hey James!
You came up behind me didn't you? UVA GOLF? I would have waved, but you can't see through the tint!!
I've had lots of fun in the snow...I'm so glad I bought this car!
Emily came by my office the other day and we chatted for a while. She said you mentioned my car!
Any great adventures in the Burg for you? |
James
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 12:01 pm: |
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Yeh,
I saw you motor by me on rivermont while at a light, and I thought, "I wonder if that is the rover on the web." So I zoomed off the light to catch up and maybe see a sticker or something. But I remembered you had personalized plates.
Ill wave ahora. I did noticed no more running boards.
James |
Sus (Susannah)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 12:26 pm: |
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"The Rover on the Web" You make her sound famous!
Yours is much more civilized than mine...but I love her!
Glad I x-ed the RBs since I've been plowing through snow with her!!
Have a great weekend! |
Tom V (Cozmo)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 04:34 pm: |
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Greg
Where in Philly area do you live? I grew up in Gladwyne. Later I lived in Kennett Square, West Grove and Chatham.
Tom |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Friday, December 06, 2002 - 05:01 pm: |
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Tom,
All around there. I have been living for the last year in Conshohocken. I'm currently in the process of moving to the house in the pictures above which is on the Main Line out in Malvern near the General Warren Inn. And I work in Bala Cynwyd, so I drive through Gladwyne when commuting from Conshohocken.
Greg |
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