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MOMFUDSKI

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4. The people in the southern states have no

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2024, 06:03 PM

Jan 2024

clue how the northerners survive winter! lol. I once drove 4 miles to pick my husband up from work in Milwaukee in 12” of newly-fallen snow. Didn’t think much about it. Pontiac Firebird with engine in the front. LOVED that car. 🚘 Saw a Caddy slide right off the road in front of me! Memories. . .

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Houston is shutting down due to the ice [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 OP

I live between Katy and Sugar Landy LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #1

That looks really bad. I hope you are staying in. brer cat Jan 2024 #2

Yes, I am staying home LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #5

Good! brer cat Jan 2024 #7

I had to visit Dallas once for work, and while I was there they had a little bitty snowfall, Ocelot II Jan 2024 #3

The people in the southern states have no MOMFUDSKI Jan 2024 #4

My son in law is from Illinois and he is amused by how badly Texans deal with ice LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #6

It's all relative. I was driving through Hartford Connecticut one time after a large snowstorm. keithbvadu2 Jan 2024 #9

To be fair, nobody can drive really well on ice... GopherGal Jan 2024 #13

Texas briefly gets ice every year Skittles Jan 2024 #8

The low temperature for Houston in 2023 was 33 degrees LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #10

I said Texas Skittles Jan 2024 #11

Stranded in Houston WA-03 Democrat Jan 2024 #12

I am glad that you got a hotel LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2024 #14