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avebury

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28. I grew up in Maine.

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 05:55 PM

Jan 2014

Several years ago we had a Meterologist on one of the local channels who would report the weather for Hannibal's Crossing, Maine (always an extremely outrageous report) and it was always a kind of running gag. One year my uncle from Oklahoma and another attorney from Texas came up to monitor a court case for Oklahoma and Texas in the month of January. My parents invited them over to the house and then took them out to dinner. They were watching the weather report when all of a sudden one of them (I can't remember which one now) sat up and said "Wow, did you see the temperature for Hannibal's Crossing? It is like 60 below zero (or something like that). My parents and I just broke out laughing and had to tell them that it was a fake weather report.

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One to two inches of snow fell on Atlanta Tuesday and the city was paralyzed [View all] DainBramaged Jan 2014 OP

I'm much further south than Atlanta Aerows Jan 2014 #1

That's sleet. Mariana Jan 2014 #13

It has turned into ice Aerows Jan 2014 #27

I've spent many years in "How Do You People Live Like This"... TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #2

I visited up there Aerows Jan 2014 #4

A little snow is kind of fun around Christmas. The rest of the time, it's TwilightGardener Jan 2014 #12

Well, have you ever seen Atlanta's road system? Scootaloo Jan 2014 #3

It IS Aerows Jan 2014 #5

Bingo! I invite anyone to come enjoy rush hour on a regular day... Phentex Jan 2014 #6

Can I just sever an important body part instead? Aerows Jan 2014 #8

LOL! Phentex Jan 2014 #11

The best thing? Scootaloo Jan 2014 #7

It's worse than Houston Aerows Jan 2014 #9

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Maple bar, with a strip of bacon on top. Scootaloo Jan 2014 #18

I agree that driving in Atlanta sucks big time. RebelOne Jan 2014 #23

Can't be too many Catholics in Atlanta Aerows Jan 2014 #25

I used to deliver pizzas to Midtown and Downtown. Mariana Jan 2014 #15

"Exciting" Aerows Jan 2014 #24

Take Peachtree to the intersection of Peachtree & Peachtree, go left till you see The Big Chicken, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #30

Thanks Obama! Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #10

HOTH? Armstead Jan 2014 #14

Hoth BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #20

At 15 F it's a beautiful sunny day in this part of "how do people live like this" HereSince1628 Jan 2014 #17

It's on fire Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #19

I love Hoth... bobclark86 Jan 2014 #21

10 years ago I moved to northern Hoth. Or rather, as the natives put it, "You don't live in Maine, magical thyme Jan 2014 #22

"Unusually cool" should be "parched." Warpy Jan 2014 #26

I grew up in Maine. avebury Jan 2014 #28

I live in Hoth... Squinch Jan 2014 #29