What a difference a year makes!

Winter 2011-12 (Today 2/14)


Winter 2010-11


2011-12 (Today 2/14)


2010-11


How's the winter been in your neck of the woods? Even you warm weather guys? Warmer than normal? Colder? Dryer? Wetter/Snowier?

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Yeah, this winter has been fit for a bunch of namby-pamby kathoeys.

All of the wimps who are gloating about enjoying it should get on a plane to Florida and die in a hurricane. Dammit! I love snow. Worst damn winter ever.

After last year's winter, I decided to pick up a few more 4X4 vehicles, other than the wife's truck. Sadly, I haven't had the need to even try them out yet...hardly any snow this year.

Perhaps I'll get the chance this spring in the mud.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles

Warm and dry in the Baltimore area. Not complaining.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I have been watering NATIVE trees all winter. I'm not complaining about the mild temps and drought, I personally can't take more than about 3 cloudy days in a row without becoming an impossible grouch, but i also know there won't be any grass this spring and my hay bills are steadily going up. Texas and Oklahoma are sending semi trailers to AZ to buy alfalfa due to their own drought, and the price is through the roof. The bagged Chaffhaye I normally feed the horses is made in Texas and is unavailable here now. I'll be dealing with sand-belly before long. The price of a nice, mild winter.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Much much milder winter in Tennessee too. We still get reminders that its winter (last weekend 14 and 16 at night) but soo much nicer than last year.

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

Personally, I love the snow. I got out of the snow removal business this year, definitely not a good winter to count on $now-wise. I bet there will be a slew of well-optioned plow trucks on the market that were bought after last years boom and have seen little to no use this year. There have been a LOT of new trucks running around town since this past spring.

One thing I learned early on was to never count on the snow to make ends meet. I'm afraid a sizable number of contractors are learning that lesson the hard way, they've got to be in way over their heads.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I hate snow.

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

I love it, I just keep popping in foundations.

Fingers crossed the asphalt plants open a bit early this year! I have 300ft of road and 3 driveways that need paving, and probably 2 more driveways by April!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

We were having a pretty dry winter, but it's currently snowing like an Oedipus. I'm planning on driving my glued-together '71 POS to work tomorrow to keep my '83 out of the salt.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Summer trumped fall here, fall has carried over to meet spring and there has been precious little snow.

Not complaining.

I am wondering how it will affect the birds and the bees.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Good for you, Chris! Take advantage of it.

Many of our golf course customers, especially in southern New England, are still getting rounds of golf in. Which is a good thing for them, which in turn is a good thing for us, since they lost the fall rounds because of the tropical storm and Halloween Nor'easter. Hopefully they can bolster those coffers a bit so they can spend it with me.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Dig and pour the same day.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I've actually gotten in a few rounds here in New England this winter, not something that one can typically accomplish.

I typically attribute a nice looking course to Hart's seed.

You definitely picked a good year to exit the snow business. Personally, I'm shocked at this lack of winter, my plow truck has been down all winter, so naturally I was expecting record snowfall...

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Got an extra for Tyler??

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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