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Re: for my mate, Jim in Australia
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2025, 11:15:06 pm »
When my Grandkids and family watched Bruces' videos, it was pretty amazing  because its just sooo different to our life here. That snow just looked so white, so nice and clean and so cool! In emails between Bruce and myself I passed on some questions from the Dale Gang and Bruce so nicely went the whole 9 yards and produced just a fabulous video answering all the questions in great detail and telling interesting fact about the U.S and his State, they Grandkids, Jenny and myself were just enthralled.

We've had a break from intense sun, actually its been raining for the last 3-4 days with temps in the mid 20's to just under 30 (around 86F) the humidity is insane though.

The Grandkids each got an electric 'Fatboy' motorbike/bike for Christmas, these things are just incredible....boy oh boy would I have liked one of these at their age!
They road over to watch the private vid from Bruce, you can see in the pic of the bush on the other side of the lake, after 5 years since we got hit with a bushfire there's still a lot of years until it looks like it did. Its very triggering to watch what L.A is going through, golly my heart goes out to all who have been through that devastation.

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Re: for my mate, Jim in Australia
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2025, 11:43:08 am »
Oh man, I would have loved to have one of those "fat Boy" scooters myself back....oh 50 yrs ago (sheesh  ::) ) great photo.
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Re: for my mate, Jim in Australia
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2025, 10:24:36 pm »
Oh man, I would have loved to have one of those "fat Boy" scooters myself back....oh 50 yrs ago (sheesh  ::) ) great photo.

They are amazing Bruce, boy oh boy the kids have some great things these days!
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Re: for my mate, Jim in Australia
« Reply #18 on: March 01, 2025, 07:33:57 am »
Though I reside in Texas, I am originally from Detroit, Mich; I’ve seen my fair share of snow too!!!!!!

I drove through Indiana and Indianapolis right after New Year’s Day on my way back home from family gatherings and luckily just beat the winter weather by a day or so!
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