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Washed it yesterday. Luckily got high enough above freezing.

 

My 16 month old twins are starting to race around in their power wheels. They havent got turning figured out quite yet, so when they run into something they just wait(or yell) for me to turn them around. Gets very tiring....

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Woohoo heat wave

 

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Truck parked at work

 

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Ryan

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Heat wave? Do you want to see my temp?

 

No

 

 

Ryan

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No

 

 

Ryan

Subtract 5 then multiply by 3

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Woohoo heat wave

 

 

 

Truck parked at work

 

 

 

 

Ryan

Should have drove the camaro hehe

 

Sent from the side of the road...

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Ryan what is that black stuff your truck is parked on? It's currently -9 here so salt still doesn't work everything (parking lots/roads) is covered in packed ice and snow

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Did a walk through on the new house today

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Ryan what is that black stuff your truck is parked on? It's currently -9 here so salt still doesn't work everything (parking lots/roads) is covered in packed ice and snow

 

In the garage?

 

 

 

 

Ryan

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Came home to this. Packed hard snow blocking the drive from the plow jerkoff

 

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Got it in the driveway

 

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My wife pushed a ford truck out of the snow today. Guy got stuck in our subdivision. I am also proud of her because she listened to me. I told her if she is stuck in snow turn off stability control. As she was pushing his truck it lost power she said is your stability control on? He goes the little squiggley lines she was like yes turn it off. He then got unstuck

 

Wife 1 ford truck owner 0 haha. Read your manual people!!!

 

 

Ryan

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Same thing happened Monday. I helped the grad student I was working with at UM dig out his car and I told him to disable the traction control. He said ok and started driving while a few of us pushed. I heard the engine cut so I just opened his door, pushed the disable button and a few good shoves later his Kia was out of the snow bank. :lol:

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I tried to push this Acura tsx out of my snowy driveway and traction control was not letting the wheels spin and I couldn't shut it off, there is only a button that says VSC to something like that but it would not turn off.... Had to pull it out

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Took the truck out to get pizza and stop at my buddies house to pick up a case of Yuengling that he brought back from PA. He says itts pretty darn good. Ive never had it before so we will see.

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