Re: OT: Groundhog day

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:23:38 -0500, Spehro Pefhany wrote:

> On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:46:19 GMT, the renowned Rich Grise
> <richgrise@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:11:32 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:07:15 -0500, Keith Williams <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>In article <orlvt1l1ppm64s6rchi4en2rbriv2v6vl6@xxxxxxx>, To-Email-
>>>>Use-The-Envelope-Icon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>>>>> On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:26:26 -0500, Keith Williams <krw@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> >In article <droj6d$j2n$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, szekeres@xxxxxxxx
>>>>> >says...
>>>>> >> In article <ZEPDf.104954$vH5.1032209@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ken Taylor
>>>>> >> <ken123@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> >> >Marc Guardiani wrote:
>>>>> >> >> Sorry Rich, but you're off by 2 days. The State of the Union
>>>>> >> >> Address is Jan 31 and Groundhog Day is Feb 2.
>>>>> >> >> 
>>>>> >> >Groundhog Day is real?? I thought that was made up for a
>>>>> >> >chick-flick.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >Ken
>>>>> >> 
>>>>> >> And the Superbowl is Feb 5.
>>>>> >> 
>>>>> >> By the way, the weather forcast for Pittsburgh and Punxsutawney is
>>>>> >> partly cloudy. 50/50 cance of longer winter.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Don't know about you Southerners, but we haven't had winter yet up
>>>>> >here. ;-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here in AZ winter ended today ;-)
>>>>
>>>>Q: What do Vermonters do in the Summer?
>>>>
>>>>A: If it falls on Sunday they have a picnic.
>>>>
>>>>Vermont, the four-season state: leaves, snow, mud, rain.
>>> 
>>> Bwahahahaha ;-)
>>> 
>>>                                         ...Jim Thompson
>>
>>Minnesota has two: Winter, and Road Construction. ;-)
>>
>>Cheers!
>>Rich
>>
> 
> It's probably cold enough in Minnesota that they don't salt the roads,
> right?

It's cold enough here that they don't sand them.  They spread 100% salt.
When I got to work this morning there were places in the parking lot and
sidewalks were there was an inch of *salt*.  

-- 
  Keith

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