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Since everyone here likes to post about how snowy it is where you live and I don't get to (that would require snow), I thought I'd post the opposite. Tomorrow is supposed to be about the same, me and some friends are either going to go hiking or hang out at White Sands.

 

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I'm a fan on winter, but after this year the warm weather and sun are going to be a nice change. Too much ice this year to make anything really enjoyable. Not to mention going outside when it's -40 with a wind chill makes it even less fun...

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67 F right now (7:16 pm). Breezy. 76 tomorrow, windy. 72 sunday, maybe light breeze. No more rain in the forcast. Bastards.

About 65 F here, kinda sounds like our weather forecast this weekend except there's a good chance of rain by Sunday night. Weird since we were down to 12 degrees on Wednesday morning...

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I left beautiful weather just yesterday...drivin' down I-5 with the sunroof open. Flew back to AK, and it was 17 and snowing

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I hear that, it was almost 40 here today and I was comfortable without a coat or sweatshirt :banghead:

 

+1 :fume:

 

 

You shaved off your coat? :D

 

:thumbs:

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I hear that, it was almost 40 here today and I was comfortable without a coat or sweatshirt :banghead:

 

+1 :fume:

 

 

You shaved off your coat? :D

 

:thumbs:

 

 

Nah, my wife did it for me last weekend. My back now matches your head. :P

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I left beautiful weather just yesterday...drivin' down I-5 with the sunroof open. Flew back to AK, and it was 17 and snowing

So do you live and work in AK or do you just work there? what do you do for work?

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