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Old Dec 11, 2025 | 09:37 AM
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74 and sunny today and I can't ride, cracked a dang rib. Now I can relate to you snow country guys. At least it won't be for months.
Maybe I'll just grin and bear it.
 
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Upper 60s to near 70 for at least another week in Prescott Valley AZ. Heaven for a former Michigander. I may have to put my car on the battery tender.
 
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We have friends in Milwaukee. Every time they call, we tell them it's 70 and sunny here.
We're only 60 miles south of them (it's 27 here).
 
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Upper 60s to near 70 for at least another week in Prescott Valley AZ. Heaven for a former Michigander. I may have to put my car on the battery tender.
We love the Prescott area, considering a move there.
 
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We love the Prescott area, considering a move there.
We had two homes, one in N. Sctsdl and one in Prescott. As soon as I retired, I got us the hell out of there. It's not the "old" AZ any longer Totto.
 
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74 and sunny today and I can't ride, cracked a dang rib. Now I can relate to you snow country guys. At least it won't be for months.
Maybe I'll just grin and bear it.
Cracked ribs suck. I had four. Funny thing is, they didn't reset themselves to their original position. Kinda flopped to another position, and I am now crooked on my left side. Hurt like all hell.. Good luck to you. Spring is coming.
 
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I had multiple fractures in all my left ribs and a collapsed lung, after that lady driver came across three lanes, 2 1/2 years ago. I almost missed her! But not quite. 3 weeks later I replaced the totaled bike and started riding again. Riding didn't bother me, but getting in and out of bed sure did.
 

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I'm stuck here in S/C Michigan probably for the rest of my life.

After a couple of heavy wet snow storms and below freezing my driveway is ice covered and treacherous.
When I took out and brought the garbage on Wednesday and Thursday I did so ever so cautiously
I hate to use salt but I may have no choice but to use the sidewalk stuff before Christmas Eve since we have company coming out and we don't need any accidents.

The good news is that we KNOW it won't last too much longer but that time passes by very slowly!
 
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