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Railroad, post civil war. The rail empire wanted a terminus and one was proposed in Port Townsend at the NE tip of the Olympic peninsula. Opening of Puget sound, protected end of the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Quick and super easy shipping port for global trade. Great location for ships to hea

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Unlike the Twin Cities - brutal winters/steamy summers and the continent's shortest shoulder seasons (fall and spring). On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 6:09 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And although we have some cold winters, we generally have wonderful > summers! > > RB

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And although we have some cold winters, we generally have wonderful summers! RB On 06/01/2021 9:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: On the other hand;No poisonous snakes, plenty of water for drinking, growing things, and swimming in. No seriously poisonous insects. Good skiing, snowmobi

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On 2021-01-06 16:07, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: Given the options, I choose local climates where water does not freeze, ever. Where my wardrobe consists of tennis shorts, guayabera, a hat at a rakish angle, and light footwear. My current location has made this crystal clear to my mind. W

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Given the options, I choose local climates where water does not freeze, ever. Where my wardrobe consists of tennis shorts, guayabera, a hat at a rakish angle, and light footwear. My current location has made this crystal clear to my mind. clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to m

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On the other hand;No poisonous snakes, plenty of water for drinking, growing things, and swimming in. No seriously poisonous insects. Good skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing. Hard water fishing, although we haven't had enough cold yet this year to get any serious ice. I've been to places that do

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Yes, golf shoes... you get my "drift" No ice, No snow, Warm weather, Nice sunshine. Gotta run, have to shovel the sunshine off of my driveway so I can roll out the convertible for a drive to the coffee shop. My sympathies to all who live in the shivering cold and suffer the insults of hard wint

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Nike Golf shoes? clay “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self-recrimination and wetness.” B. Johnson 01/09/2020 > On Jan 5, 2021, at 9:08 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: >

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Do they make those shoe spikes in my size, for walking in deep sunshine? On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 7:25 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The things are magically impactful. Some sort of thermal deployment > system. The colder it gets, the harder the soles and the meta

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The things are magically impactful. Some sort of thermal deployment system. The colder it gets, the harder the soles and the metal spikes fully deploy. Less cold and the traction devices retract into the softer bottom. I did try the strap on sort, but found them hard to mount and prone to rap

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Are the studs plastic? You really need metal studs for walking on ice. Using the pair I referenced in my last message I scoot right along with my normal stride. Since its only early winter here I had forgotten to deploy them so I had to shuffle some on today's walk with Buster. I'll be more pre

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Having some experience in the matter I like this style the best for just walking around town: https://www.amazon.com/EONPOW-Traction-Crampons-Stretch-Footwear/dp/B07V2HCL4F/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3AFC5ZLV305QE&dchild=1&keywords=ice+grips+for+shoes%2Fboots&qid=1609880910&sprefix=ice+grips%2Caps%2C187&sr

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On 05/01/2021 2:58 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: https://icebug.com/p/walkabout-m-bugrip-gtx-black Even in these I no longer have that confident stride. It is akin to walking my Dad out to the car after chemo. Little bitty baby step/

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https://icebug.com/p/walkabout-m-bugrip-gtx-black Even in these I no longer have that confident stride. It is akin to walking my Dad out to the car after chemo. Little bitty baby step/shuffle clay I have no pronouns please do not refer to

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https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ice+grips+for+shoes%2Fboots&crid=3AFC5ZLV305QE&sprefix=ice+grips%2Caps%2C187&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_9 Cheaper than broken bone repairs. RB On 05/01/2021 2:41 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: I took a spill yesterday. Today I learned that even if you clear and salt