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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 12:19 PM
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Its cold!

I got up this morning and i was ready for school and everything when i stepped outside the front door to see this. worst part is, i almost always put my 8 in the garage put i was working on the audi yesterday
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Thats just an average Winter day up here in the Northeast. It is for that reason that I don't drive my 8 during the Winter. My car stays nice and comfy under the car cover for 3-4 months.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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it was 68 yesterday. i was working on my audi in shorts
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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Yeah, I guess our low of 12 yesterday (Philly area) beat this out. Even I can't complain, at least I don't live in Maine/VT/Mass, etc. Come to think of it, as cold as it's been, we still haven't seen a night at or below zero yet...

However, my VW (Jetta, 1.8t with mods, no Audi in my stable) goes outside, my Rx-8 inside, always. Especially if I expect weather like that. I'd have pushed that sucka into the driveway if I had to. But then again it's no TT I've got as a beater.

Whilst I don't use the cold as a reason not to drive the 8, she doesn't see the road while there's salt on it. Just a rule of mine. That's why I kept the Jetta, to do my dirty work.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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yea, i tried to get out of my driveway and I couldn't even get over to my car there was so much ice and i just kept sliding down the driveway.

btw, whats up with all thise stickers?
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 03:22 PM
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Haha i love how up here thats considered "Warm"

PS you really need to relax yourself with the stickers .... if you reeeaaaalllly want them how bout getting smaller ones lol
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 987HYS
yea, i tried to get out of my driveway and I couldn't even get over to my car there was so much ice and i just kept sliding down the driveway.

btw, whats up with all thise stickers?
dont hate on my stikers.... i like them.

as for ice EVERYWHERE... i fell on my A$$ when i got out of the car
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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No ****, I was riding around yesterday with the sunroof open and the windows down and now today it's freakin' freezing. Still sunny and beautiful but cold.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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Yeah, I guess our low of 12 yesterday (Philly area) beat this out. Even I can't complain, at least I don't live in Maine/VT/Mass, etc. Come to think of it, as cold as it's been, we still haven't seen a night at or below zero yet...

However, my VW (Jetta, 1.8t with mods, no Audi in my stable) goes outside, my Rx-8 inside, always. Especially if I expect weather like that. I'd have pushed that sucka into the driveway if I had to. But then again it's no TT I've got as a beater.

Whilst I don't use the cold as a reason not to drive the 8, she doesn't see the road while there's salt on it. Just a rule of mine. That's why I kept the Jetta, to do my dirty work.
im selling the audi and i keep it in the garage to keep it clean (dont drive it much because the tags expired last august) i honestly didnt expect it to snow/ice this bad... in texas its usually cleared up by 12:00
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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yea all them stickers are hideous man..

Glad we don't get snow down here
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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yea all them stickers are hideous man..

Glad we don't get snow down here
Just between you and me, they don't know what snow is.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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Just between you and me, they don't know what snow is.

Snow is that stuff I see on Good Morning America
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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i seen 23 and thought thats it? though i have never seen that temp on my 8s dash. just a few weeks ago we were laying out on the river goose hunting. one day it was 18 20mph wind and watched 4" of snow fall in 3 hours. Just another day up here. hell i was in carhartts yesterday making my aluminum undertray. oh by the way 9K that will have to wait we are having bad drifting around here.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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Trees are gettin blown around everywhere here lol... 25-30mph winds and ice cold 38F
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Trees are gettin blown around everywhere here lol... 25-30mph winds and ice cold 38F
talk to me at 55+
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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At least it is not like this...

Originally Posted by Ross_Dawg
Trees are gettin blown around everywhere here lol... 25-30mph winds and ice cold 38F
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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I wouldn't even find my white car out there.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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yes we're having our annual week of winter right now in Austin as well, probably be back in shorts next week
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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i love houston a few days ago i was ridding around with the windows down wearing short and a tshirt with sunglasses, now i got the heater blasting and 2 hoodies on..lol..should be getting snow 2morrow! time to drive the truck for a few days again..lol
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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-6 degrees with -27 windchill this morning up in amarillo..we havent been above 10 degrees in 3 days and up until this evening had 30+ mph wind constantly
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 12:53 AM
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the windchill hit -6, but the temp was 14 degrees. We went into rolling blackouts to preserve the power network from high demand. 15 Mins out of every hour I had no power. Makes it kind of annoying when its so cold outside too. But hey its only supposed to last till the end of next week.
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 01:31 AM
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It'll be back up in the 70's here on Sunday.
24°F at the moment with a 25 MPH wind.

It'll probably kill my ficus trees...
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by xShinka666x
-6 degrees with -27 windchill this morning up in amarillo..we havent been above 10 degrees in 3 days and up until this evening had 30+ mph wind constantly
Jesus...
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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Haha maybe more snow tomorrow for Texas... Yay
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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oh yah... more snow. car is covered.
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