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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Snow!!!

It's snowing here in Portland, getting ready to take the 7 out and have some fun.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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how bad is the snow? I have to go to portland tonight and i need to know if its heavy or not, if not i am taking my burban, is so i am taking the suby....
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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its is so cold in socal but I havent any snow except in our fridge
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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so far it's pretty light. you never really have to worry about snow as there never is a lot that accumulates (at the lower elevations), all you have to worry about is the ice, which there isn't any of that i know about so far.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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I know on the way back from Domino's in Lacey I saw some snowflakes. Haven't looked outside since.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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It got two or three inches deep before the sprinkling started. I couldn't even leave the business park after work, had to walk to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch/dinner. lol..
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Was pretty bad in forest grove. I went out for smokes and took me 4 tries to get back into the driveway. the last one took some style. I did a donut to pulling up the driveway tokyo drift style. it was awesome. I'll be damned if I park on the street.
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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I attempted to drive home (beaverton) from the NW portland industrial area at about 3. Got to burnside, went up a few hundred feet and traffic was merging to one lane and pretty much stopped with half the people turning around. I tried not to stop because I was worried I wouldn't be able to get going or would slide backwards. I ended up turning around, going back to work. The FC wasn't too great in the snow, even with new S. drive yokohama tires. Going up Westover I couldn't keep it straight, it was slightly sideways the whole way up, 2nd gear at 2k rpm lightly on the throttle. If I let off the throttle in gear the back end would start to come around on level ground. It was fun. But I don't think I would have made it home. Got a ride in a 4wd, had no problems. Just other people in the way. 45-60 minutes sitting on 23rd, once we got to Vista it was no problem. A mercedes made a left from a right turn lane onto 23rd and got stuck in front of us. So we just went around him. Karma bit him in the butt.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 02:04 AM
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the t2 was a blast in the snow, boost is scary in the snow
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