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    Old 02-02-2011, 11:30 AM
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    My entertainment for the afternoon was watching the city plow truck get stuck in the snow on my street. Usually those union boys dont shovel too quickly but there were three men and they were ALL actually shoveling at the same time! I feel better about my tax dollars knowing they are getting paid double time.

    Im in Woodstock, far, far NW, and we got about 18-19 inches.
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    Old 02-02-2011, 11:31 AM
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    Originally Posted by Tink's Mom
    just heard on the news that ComEd has 78,000 customers without power in this horrible blizzard. The winds are causing tree limbs to bring down the lines...it is too dangerous for ComEd to send employees out to work on these...
    We are having a thunderstorm in this blizzard...and it is snowing a couple of inches an hour....

    Calgon take me away..........
    I'll be thinking of you. Hope you have power so you have heat. Great day for soup
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    Old 02-02-2011, 11:40 AM
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    Originally Posted by seamstome
    My entertainment for the afternoon was watching the city plow truck get stuck in the snow on my street. Usually those union boys dont shovel too quickly but there were three men and they were ALL actually shoveling at the same time! I feel better about my tax dollars knowing they are getting paid double time.

    Im in Woodstock, far, far NW, and we got about 18-19 inches.
    Your union boys must be the same as our union boys...lol...should have taken a picture...

    :-D
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    Old 02-02-2011, 11:46 AM
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    Tink just went out...she couldn't believe the change in her yard...
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    Old 02-02-2011, 02:35 PM
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    She is wearing the cutest sweater :-)
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    Old 02-02-2011, 03:06 PM
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    Oh my gosh! Hope everyone is OK and warm, is the power back on by now?
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    Old 02-02-2011, 03:21 PM
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    Originally Posted by sewingsuz
    Oh my gosh! Hope everyone is OK and warm, is the power back on by now?
    Some people have gotten the power back...only 30,000 left without power at 5pm the next night.
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    We got about 18-19i inches too, no power outage here so we really did do well thru this storm. We had trouble getting the backdoor open to let the dogs out cause of all the snow! Poor dogs they were really confused until my husband got a path cleared for them to do their business. LOL
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