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What's the Weather X-Mas eve Day?

A forecast of 74 drgrees and sunny here in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. No question regarding it being a top down day!
Merry Christmas to all.
Bob
 
45 and windy in my part of NY, debating taking the TR6 out for a spin with my Santa's hat on. Happy Holidays all. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/square.gif
 
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- want to do a tour of churches and monasteries.

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Tour guides call those ABC tours. Another B_ _ _ _ _ Church. I'll let you figure out the missing letters. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif Mostly because they do so many, so you shouldn't have a problem finding the right tour with very well informed guides.
 
Levittown, Puerto Rico:

82*, sunny with puffy white clouds drifting overhead.
Nice day for a drive along the beach highway. The silver
Boulder Bouncer did just fine and dandy in the dunes.

We stopped for lunch at a biker bar and above the roar
of the Harley guys we hear such a clatter in the sky we
had to look up to see what was the matter.
Drive safe today,and look out for the other guy!! Dale

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As a MGB owner who's car is safely tucked away for the winter I have to salute the gentleman driving a TR6 (I think) in Franklin Lakes New Jersey with the top down ( but then need I say that) on Christmas Eve at 3 in the afternoon. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
Went out to see if the roads are any better today. Temps were a nice balmy 38 degrees. The surface is pretty clean in most places but the roads are not as wide as they once were. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Getting in and out of parking lots can still be a challenge as the entrances and exits are basically still holes/slots in snow walls. Very 'one-way'ish in most places. Also difficult in a low sports car like my TR8 to see over the walls for oncoming traffic.

Here is a couple shots of my street. First in its current state. (After three days of melt) This type of 'storm' is not typical for Fort Collins.
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Second, how it usually looks, only about another 100 yards up the street from the other photo. This was one day after our last 'Storm', which is typical for us.
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Bike Lanes and street parking is nearly non-existent in town right now. Lots of 'turn lanes' don't exist right now either, which really screws up traffic on some streets. Split the difference between Dale's 82 degrees and our 38, add some 20-30mph wind and this snow would just flat disappear. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif We've had near 70 degrees on New Years not too long ago so its possible, though not probable. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
California, Pacific Coast Hiway, Just north of Laguna Beach,
almost sunset, top down, warm and clear.
Happy Holidays to all of you. I am very glad to be part of the TR world.
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What Richard said - we've just over the hill from Laguna Beach, CA.

In case you missed it - he has an amazingly nice TR6.

Merry Christmas all!
 
Tinster
it's Chistmas day and 34C. It will be 36C tomorrow and I'm heading for the beach.......
Regards
Craig
 
Mickey,
Come over, hire a car and do a tour of the churches in the towns and cities. THEN hire a classic car and search out the rural ones along some of the quieter roads. When you go to Yester Church in Gifford call in at my house across the road and we'll go for a run in my TR.

I'm enjoying seeing the weather all over the world in TR land. It's amazing to see the difference in weather between Colorado and California. I envy the weather in both places. I like it warm and dry or snowy, but I'm not so keen on the weather in between!
 
Thanks, Nick. When I hit the lottery (!), I'll most assuredly take you up on the invitation.

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif Mickey
 
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Prb51 - thank you for your service and best wishes for a SAFE holiday.

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....Absolutely!

Here in the Lakes District of northwestern New Jersey, weather is *very* mild at around 55F degrees.

We still have boats on our lake right now....I imagine it'll freeze soon. Then, ice fishing begins!

This is me, Lin, the girls and the son-in-laws on Dec 24. ("photographer" was upended garbage can with timer on camera)
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Hello, fellow gearheads! Merry Christmas from Charlottesville!

Weather here is a bit rainy, with temps in the high 40s. It's okay, because the past couple of weeks have been magnificent. I purchased a new bike on Saturday ('03 KLR 650) and rode it 91 miles home on US 250. Weather was glorious!

Not today, but this ain't S. California!

Cheers to you all, enjoy the Season! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
It was cloudy and in high 40's here in RI. I did play golf yesterday and it was about 50 until the sun came out and it got up to about 55. Wind chill made it feel much colder though. But hey, it's the end of December and no major snow on the ground. (yet).....
 
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...I'm enjoying seeing the weather all over the world in TR land. It's amazing to see the difference in weather between Colorado and California. I envy the weather in both places....

[/ QUOTE ]Nick, where I live, I need not travel anywhere near that distance to see great contrasts in weather. I'm about 20 miles from New York State's capital city Albany. Being on the Hudson River, it is roughly at sea level. I can leave my job in Albany on a rainy winter day to head home. In the 12 or so miles to where I grew up, the altitude increases to maybe 700 ft. above sea level, temperature drops maybe 5 degrees (F), and I will start to encounter sleet or snow. By the time I've completed the last 8 miles to my current home (another several hundred feet above sea level and another five-degree temp drop), the snow may well be heavy and deep! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Oh yeah, yesterday (Christmas) I pumped up the brakes on the Herald and went for a quick ride...probably the last one for awhile, since the salt trucks were out in full force during a freezing rain last night! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
 
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