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Ugh, potholes! We didn't have to deal with as many of them when we lived in Texas but now that we're in Indiana they are all over! Driving in February is an adventure.

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I wonder why that is. BTW, I mentioned your bad writing post in my 'Start the week#3' post

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Terry Freedman

This made me grin on my morning commute :) looking forward to more exchanges between the two of you

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Glad it raised a smile, Oleg 🙂

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Enjoyed reading this! That cats eye sign made me lol :-D

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Thanks, JM! Hopefully that was just a misunderstanding on my part LOL 🙂

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Another great read! I didn't know London got snow. Looks like it might be a rarity according to my Internet searching.

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See https://flic.kr/p/2o5xAEP and https://flic.kr/p/2o5xACz and https://flic.kr/p/2o5xAzU all taken this morning!

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Thanks for the photos! More than a dusting. That is the main reason I'm in Florida and not still in New York State.

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😂

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We used to. Things seem to have regained some normality. We can't see our car as it's covered with snow. Will take pics tomorrow

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Ps thanks for nice words

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I do think it reached the threshold of successful "whingeing" (or is it "whinging"?). Across the pond it's spelled "whining" and sounds like "wine" "ing."

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Erm, is that a good thing? I've seen both spellings, so not sure I prefer it with an e

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Oh, we certainly whine over here too, Mark, big time, but I’d say that whingeing is more like a sulky mithering, whereas whining is, what, a bit more neutral. Same ballpark, but nuances make all the difference! 😆

Some of us are experts at wine-ing, too. Cheers! 🍷

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I always think of whining as what children do, and whingeing as what adults do: a more mature kind of bellyaching!

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Hm, like milky suthering.... Okay, I get it. Sorta a greased smash of "cringe" and "whimper" and "whine."

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Lol

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Sounds about right! And wow, Mark, I’ve now added ‘greased smash’ to my lexicon - that’s an EPIC expression!

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Definitely is

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I’m going to enjoy replying to this one, Terry! Such a great read! 😆

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Not sure I'M looking forward to it, Rebecca, after my mansplaining!

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🤣 Just you wait…..! 🤣

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<gulp> 😯

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me neither, Mitch

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