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Old Apr 19, 2013 | 03:40 PM
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STAY CALM!!!! I just checked with the National Weather Service and they advised the 4th day of spring should arrive sometime next month.
 
Old Apr 19, 2013 | 04:30 PM
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A friend just sent me this. The new Iowa Special Edition.
 
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I live on a lake in northern Illinois. Had to rescue my boat yesterday due to flooding. Today the weather is cold and damp. Doesn't seem like we'll ever get any nice riding weather.

And for those in Cali.... I had an opportunity to move there with work but turned it down due to housing prices. A home half the size of mine would cost twice as much or more. No thanks.
 
Old Apr 19, 2013 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Firebike32
Got a nice 50 mile ride in yesterday taking the bike to the dealer for some add ons, today it's snowing hard. Will spring ever come?

While things are fairly weird politically here in the PRK, I'm able to ride every month of the year, at least some of the time.

It's also the reason real estate prices are insane.
 
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Originally Posted by Firebike32
A friend just sent me this. The new Iowa Special Edition.
A buddy of mine in Pa. sent me this one

 
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Here in Kansas City, it was 70 for a couple days. Rode out to Topeka in a T-shirt last weekend and then yesterday it was freezing rain and 28 degrees. I am getting pretty sick of this weather myself.
 
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Here in Kansas City, it was 70 for a couple days. Rode out to Topeka in a T-shirt last weekend and then yesterday it was freezing rain and 28 degrees. I am getting pretty sick of this weather myself.
I feel your pain I suffered that friggen town 16 years before I had enough , it always too something too hot , too cold , too wet , too humid toss in the big *** women and tornado's it was too much .
 
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Weather is supposed to warm back up by Sunday that I plan to get out for some riding. Just need to plan a route now to avoid all the flooded areas.
 
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75 Sunday so I rode all i could . Rain ever day this week close to 5 inches and some of the roads are under water ? Now today 38 and 25 mph wind ( and snow)

Good lord i love Indiana
 
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We've got record flooding here in W MI, and had some sleet and hail this evening. The Great Lakes' levels have been low for a few years, so I suppose this isn't really such a bad thing, although few hours of sunshine would be nice.
 



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