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appalachiablue

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5. Absolutely, conditions are more dangerous at night as

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 4, 2022, 07:11 PM

Jan 2022

I found out yesterday. Walking in from the parking lot around 7-8 pm I stepped on a black ice patch. I skidded and surfed for a bit but didn't go down. Not planning on doing that again any time soon. Daytime it is.

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It looked really pretty outside this afternoon. I saw a few people walking around. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 OP

Too cold for me to want to walk. I'm using my recovering sinus infection as an excuse Walleye Jan 2022 #1

It's icy out there. The AIR temperature might be 35 degrees F, but the PAVEMENT temperature mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #2

Yep and I've taken too many falls and I'm way too old to take any more.The next one breaks bones Walleye Jan 2022 #3

Absolutely, conditions are more dangerous at night as appalachiablue Jan 2022 #5

COLD, and full of snow here! 33 degrees, elleng Jan 2022 #4