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Snow Sale!
« on: January 12, 2011, 10:46:23 AM »
$0.50 per lb plus S&H. But wait, that's not all. Act now and we'll double our offer, That's two, TWO lbs of snow for the incerdible price of just $0.50. Don't delay, supplies are limited! 

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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2011, 11:03:22 AM »
I ordered snow during your last sale but i received a bag of water

can I return the faulty 1 pound of snow, in exchange for 2 pounds of incerdible snow?
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2011, 11:04:37 AM »
If it isn't the wet snow that makes great snowballs ---- I am NOT interested!!!  [popcorn] [tinfoil] [popcorn] :angel: :angel:
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2011, 12:19:46 PM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on January 12, 2011, 11:03:22 AM
I ordered snow during your last sale but i received a bag of water

can I return the faulty 1 pound of snow, in exchange for 2 pounds of incerdible snow?

No, just pour the faulty snow out on the ground at your place and we'll send you more...  ;)
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« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2011, 01:56:19 PM »
Remember, supplies are limited!  :O
 




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« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2011, 01:57:55 PM »
Those two odd looking bumps on the right in pic 3? A couple of those white plastic lawn chairs.
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2011, 02:35:19 PM »
"Remember, supplies are limited!"


And dwindling.  The offer for this snow will not be repeated.  Operators are standing by.  If you order within the next hour, you will also receive five free custom-made snowballs hand-crafted by native workers.  Don't be disappointed, get your credit card ready and order now!



If I didn't have plenty of my own, I'd order some more just to be on the safe side.



I figured out the two bumps.

Say, are those black curtains or is that a trick of the light?

They remind me a little of the air raid curtains during WWII in NYC.

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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2011, 02:41:05 PM »
So...how evil of me would it be to roll the cat up into a snow log?

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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2011, 02:44:08 PM »
Quote from: 280plus on January 12, 2011, 01:56:19 PM




That isn't perhaps the squirrel launching patio of YouTube fame, is it?
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2011, 02:59:37 PM »
No, no squirrel launchings. Several squirrel assassinations though. Pretty much the same sight picture as Dallas from the upstairs window.   ;) w

We have since procured a squirrel proof feeder that actually is squirrel proof so I have given up my assassinatin' ways...

Black curtain effect iis from shooting from dark inside to light outside.
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2011, 03:38:48 PM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on January 12, 2011, 11:03:22 AM
I ordered snow during your last sale but i received a bag of water


Mine was yellow.  =(
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2011, 03:52:02 PM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on January 12, 2011, 11:03:22 AM
I ordered snow during your last sale but i received a bag of water

That was snow juice concentrate.  Duh.  :laugh:
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2011, 04:50:41 PM »
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2011, 06:13:15 PM »
Yellow snow is extra. The extra part is not snow.  ;)
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2011, 06:44:36 PM »
You know....

I hate our NW weatherguessers....

A week ago:

EPIC SNOWSTORM ON THE WAY!!!!  HOARD FOOD AND WATER!!!!  DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH!!!!  (ok.  so that's Portland's reaction to the forecast for 9 inches of snow overnight, plus another 3-7 inches the next day)

4 days ago:  Good potential for some snow on the valley floor, also watch for freezing rain....

2 days ago:   Looks like we might get a trace of snow on the valley floor, maybe up to half an inch.  But possibly up to another half an inch of freezing rain.

1 day ago:  We might get a smattering of freezing rain, but it will all be melted off by the morning commute.

The actual event:  About 15-30 minutes of sleet.  Then rain.  It's 53 degrees right now.
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2011, 06:52:25 PM »
What's the cost for preforming the snow in to snow balls?  Is it per pound or per snow ball?  What is your warranty/guarantee for this snow as I am worried about HT's experience from last year.
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2011, 07:19:55 PM »
Nobody reads my posts...

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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2011, 07:50:50 PM »
Quote from: 230RN on January 12, 2011, 07:19:55 PM
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Sorry 230RN.  :'(  I did go back and read and saw that you were offering 5 free snow balls, but I am looking for the whole pound of snow to be made in to snow balls.  You also didn't set a price, so there fore I cannot compare your offer to 280plus' offer.
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2011, 09:22:33 PM »
Quote from: AmbulanceDriver on January 12, 2011, 06:44:36 PM
You know....

I hate our NW weatherguessers....

A week ago:

EPIC SNOWSTORM ON THE WAY!!!!  HOARD FOOD AND WATER!!!!  DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATH!!!!  (ok.  so that's Portland's reaction to the forecast for 9 inches of snow overnight, plus another 3-7 inches the next day)

4 days ago:  Good potential for some snow on the valley floor, also watch for freezing rain....

2 days ago:   Looks like we might get a trace of snow on the valley floor, maybe up to half an inch.  But possibly up to another half an inch of freezing rain.

1 day ago:  We might get a smattering of freezing rain, but it will all be melted off by the morning commute.

The actual event:  About 15-30 minutes of sleet.  Then rain.  It's 53 degrees right now.

I laughed when I woke up this morning.  I rode a scooter to school today, and had no problems at all with the roads.  I was really hoping for that 15 inches they predicted...  :(
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2011, 09:42:19 PM »
Apologies, we here at the Interwebz Snow Emporium do not roll our snow into balls. We feel it's demeaning to the snow. However I understand my competitor will sell you all the balls you want.
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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2011, 11:12:57 PM »
Terry, you still don't have a ladder on that patio?

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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2011, 01:51:03 PM »
http://s567.photobucket.com/albums/ss117/280plus/Snow11211/

couple of doubles in there, all I can say is thank God for buddies with payloaders. Best $50 I ever spent,,, maybe.  :angel:

First few pics are across the street neighbor. Middle pix are my yard, end pix are my yard after the payloader dude pushed it all back for me. Damn snowblower couldn't blow high enough to clear the banks anymore. Yea, I had fun.  :facepalm:
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« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2011, 03:34:23 PM »
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« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2011, 04:33:22 PM »
Yowzers, poor doggie.  :O

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Re: Snow Sale!
« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2011, 05:48:07 PM »
Quote from: AmbulanceDriver on January 12, 2011, 06:44:36 PM
You know....

I hate our NW weatherguessers....

You and me, both.
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