Sorry everyone, but this post got hung up in the snow. I have no idea why it didn’t post. Well, here it is.
“Gee Lucy, What do you think?”
“I think we ought to go inside.”
“But we came to explore the wilderness. To go where no dog has gone before.”
“I know, but it is so cold up here in the North.”
“Well, here goes. I need to get moving. One small step for a pup.”
“Be careful, Little One. Stay in touch.”
“One giant leap for dog kind.”
“I’m going to the control center. See ya.”
“I think I am on to the scent of a polar bear.”
“Don’t be tangling with something you don’t understand. How do you know it’s a Polar bear?
“I’m not sure, but this smells like what I think a polar bear should smell like. I’ll explore more.”
“Okay, but stay in touch. If you need me, just yell.”
“Will do. Now, admiral, Twiggy sets off to find the true North Pole.”
“I can hardly hear you. Speak up.”
Admiral Twiggy and the team approach what looks to be a camp set up at the North Pole. Could be a camp left by Robert Peary.”
“Who?”
“Robert Peary is the guy who went to the North Pole in 1909 and was the first person there.”
“You been watching the History Channel again?”
“Animal Planet. Hold on. The snowy puma just spotted some game.”
“Quit playing around. My feet are cold, and I’m not even out there with you. Come back.”
“I was kidding about the snowy puma.”
“No kidding. I don’t even think there is such an animal.”
“You ready to go in?”
“I sure am. Do dogs drink hot chocolate?”
“Only if they want to get sick.”
“Yes, I’m ready to go in. I don’t think the explorer’s life is for me. Maybe in South America, though.”
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Twiggy proved the snowy puma is real!
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Yes indeed. She needs to go to the Smithsonian with this information. Thanks, Frank.
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Absolutely … but she was also lucky to have an expedition director in the control room.
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For sure. 😁
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Snow is very difficult for dogs; all the smells they know are covered. Ours spend ages rediscovering their surroundings.
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Yes it’s like someone erased their smell mails. Thanks, Keith.
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How are you doing for electricity, John?
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We had rolling three hours on two off, but it has been on since 8:00 PM last night. Hopefully it will stay. Expecting 18 degrees F (-7.7C) tonight.
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That’s colder than we had last week. You have my sympathy, John. Stay well.
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Thank you. We think the worst over. 😁
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I hope so, John 🤞
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Such brave girls, exploring like that. They deserve extra cuddles.
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They get them too. Thanks, Staci.
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I can imagine this was quite the adventure for Twiggy. Out in the white beyond! Takes some special skillz to sniff out danger!
Stay warm you guys!
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Yes, the brave soul. I was actually surprised to see her go it alone.
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She’s intrepid!
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I would say so too.
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😊
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Twiggy is quite the daredevil! I think I’d stay up on the porch with Lucy. Glad to see some sunshine, John.
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Thank you, Jill. It was a nice day yesterday.
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Admiral Twiggy surveys the yard like the kid in the Family Circus. Good action show of the snowy puma, John. I’d forward that to NatGeo.
I hope this means you have power and heat for the girls (The Producer and yourself, too).
Stay safe.
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We have had power since 8:00 PM last night. Feels wonderful.
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I’m glad.
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I’m so glad you have two warm furry pups to protect you and the producer from the cold. And to top it off, they entertain with their stories of imaginary adventures. 😁
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They do have adventures. Twiggy was perfect when she took off in the snow. Thanks, Gwen. 😁
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Dogs take naturally to snow. Me? Not so much. Forced to by circumstances. Maybe I should move to Texas…
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Oh I don’t know. Maybe it will become a tropics out East after all the warming is done.
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I’ll bet that snow is something you don’t see very often! How’s your power?
All of my dogs LOVED the snow, except for the last and the smallest. She got too cold, even with a coat on!
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Twiggy loves the snow. Lucy hates it. The power is back on at least for a while. Thanks, Noelle.
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Looks like Twiggy had fun. Stay warm down there.
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We are trying to stay warm. Thanks, Charles
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What crazy weather you are getting! Hope you have heat & electricity!
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We do now, Lynn. We had four days of rolling blackouts. Three hours on, two off. We are hoping the blackouts are over.
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It sure looks nice in your yard, John. 🙂
“a camp set up at the North Pole” – quite a few times in the last few days I felt it might be warmer there than it was here. 😀
“Do dogs drink hot chocolate?” – Have you ever thought of serving them a hot toddy in such a weather? 😀 But come to think of it, that might not be such a good idea either.
Well, stay warm and healthy,
Pit
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I have though of serving me a hot toddy. We are going to be 18 degrees tonight. Brrr
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I agree to “brrrr”. 😉
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Brrr squared.
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Well done, John! The good thing is, your snow will be gone before long, leaving only the memory of its misery. Here, we endure it for months on end. I hope Twiggy let you towel off her feeties when she got inside!
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Twiggy and Lucy love the towel off routine. After I’m finished they roll on the carpet just to make sure.Thanks, Debbie.
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Dallas used to stand on the rug beside the door and wait for the foot-wiping!
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Hahaha. 😁
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Twiggy looks like she’s having such a grand time. I hope you have power and water. Way down here, we got a dusting overnight. Several inches the first round. I hope whatever came through last night wears itself out before it reaches you. Stay safe and well. Hugs on the wing!
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It is snowing now but not expected to be very much. Low of 18 degrees tonight. Still watching the pipes. Hugs, Teagan.
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At least the water in the bird bath was liquid this morning, and the sidewalks are mostly dry. We sure didn’t get as much snow as you did, but the neighborhood dogs seem just as eager to go inside as Twiggy and Lucy. Exploring’s fine, but it’s better above freezing.
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Our birdbaths have been frozen solid since last Friday.
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My goodness. The poor birdies.
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Unfortunately that can’t be helped. In addition to the birdbaths, also our water trough for the deer is iced over, as are the puddles in the creek. 😦
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Well it is temporary. When I lived in the midwest we had to put heaters in the stock tanks.
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I agree. Twiggy is so low to the road that her exploration becomes like bath night. She did have fun in the snow.
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Twiggy has quite the adventurous spirit, but I bet she’ll be glad when all that snow is gone! It’s been snowing for the last five hours in my corner of the world and is expected to go until 7PM tonight. My cat Raven is curled up on my lap (making it very difficult to type). No exploring the North Pole for her, LOL!
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I hope you stay warm and cozy with Raven.
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🙂
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I hope you and the explorers keep warm. Ask Twiggy if she saw Dora ?
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I think she did. I thought she was hallucinating.
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On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 6:47 AM Fiction Favorites wrote:
> John W. Howell posted: “Sorry everyone, but this post got hung up in the > snow. I have no idea why it didn’t post. Well, here it is. “Gee Lucy, What > do you think?” “I think we ought to go inside.” “But we came to explore the > wilderness. To go where no dog has gon” >
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Thank you, Billy Ray. 😊
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With the weather you guys are having, I wouldn’t be surprised if the polar bears relocated to TX.
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I love that, Teri. Thanks for the laughs. 😊
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I’m glad to hear from you, John. It sounds like your doing okay. Take care. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Yes we are, Suzanne. Thanks for checking.
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Uh, oh. A typo. That should be “you’re doing okay.”
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I ignore all typos.
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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr … I’m glad at least you didn’t lose your electricity as much of the state has done! I thought the pups would be out running ‘n romping in the snow! But, come to think of it, I haven’t seen any of the local pups out for the last several days, either. I went out to feed the squirrels and birds this morning and got hit on the head with an icicle falling off the roof! 29 more days ’til SPRING!
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You have to watch those icicles. 😁
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Wow, look at that snow, John. So much white stuff and not a snowman in sight.
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I just played hooky from work to get my Thursday Lucy and Twiggy fix. I had to start work without it this morning, and I was thrown completely off my game.
I thought the puma might put in an appearance, just in snowy guise!
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I know. Sorry about that. I don’t know what happened. I think I hit schedule and then the power went out. I thought it had gone but I guess not.
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Better late than never!
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Good motto. I tried that with a college professor once. He grabbed my paper and marked it with “Better late than never and it better be good.” Got a B for lateness which was a mark down from an A . He wrote “Excellent work too bad you have no time management skills.” Got a big laugh and was never late again.
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Good to see this post from you, John. The snow is beautiful, but… Hopefully, the worst of Snowmageddon has passed us.
Twiggy does resemble a pouncing puma!
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Thank you, Joan. She was so funny yesterday.
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Oh, Lucy is so cunny, dear John! Congratulations for Twiggy! It has been a giant leap for the dog kin indeed! The Twiggy Resort makes true brave heroes & they deserve some doggy mulled wine or at least a bowl of some pretty black tea. I like Twiggy’s creativity in any weather. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you Dear, Maria. I’m glad you liked the story. I think I’ll drink the mulled wine.
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May it warm you up, dear John!🍷☕
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And your good wishes. 😁
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Twiggy seemed to enjoy the snow for a bit. Fun captions and pictures. Stay warm.
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She loves the snow. Later it rained and put an ice layer on top. She wasn’t so happy about that.
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That’s no fun. You can’t walk on that.
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Poor thing crunches through. She looks like she walking on the moon.
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At least she didn’t discover the snow buffalo.
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The snow Buffalo stood on the porch.
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Oh, have I got a jungle for Twiggy to explore!!
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I’m sure she would love it. Any alligators in there?
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I would never send her to THAT jungle!
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I got confused by which jungle.
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We’ve got a few down here.
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😊
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Oh, have I got a jungle for Twiggy to explore!!
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Great lines for the girls! Loved the way you wove history into it. Had me going with the polar bear. It was beautiful. We only got a slight dusting a few days ago. Still have power and water but we have to boil. We had plenty of bottled water and essentials. Hard freeze expected tonight again. Looking forward to warmer weather! I know Austin has really been hit. Hang in there, John!
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Thank you, Jo. We are loking forward to warmer temps tomorrow. Stay warm. 😁
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I’m glad you have a sense of humor about your snow and your cold John as well as your two girls! Been thinking of you and the Texas freeze. I have a good friend from North Carolina who drove to visit her son in Austin and then they got stuck there – no power and Brrr brrr brrr
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Yeah we are lucky we only had rolling blackouts. Three hours on two hours off. We live in a new house so the insulation is better than most. Thanks for the concern and I hope your friend gets out of there. 😁
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I think the snow puma is best to stay inside and play weather forecaster. I don’t think she’s digging the idea of being a semi-arctic explorer, and you know, I can’t blame her.
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Twiggy loves the snow. Lucy hates it. So you see who took off in it. Thanks, Marc.
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And she leaps through the stuff. Very impressive.
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Yes she does. I don’t know how I caught her mid air. I didn’t shoot a burst
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I was going to say, great shot.
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Thank you. 😊
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Lucy is so smart! How are y’all faring? Do you have consistent power and water?
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Yes our last outage was yesterday. The power came on at 8:00 PM and has been on since then. We are fine, Luanne. Thanks for asking.
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So glad to hear that.
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It’s good Twiggy had her paw prints to find the way back from the North Pole!
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I know right. I don’t think her nose would have worked too well.
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That is a heck of a lot of snow! Have they ever seen snow before?
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Just about a month ago we had a dusting. Thia is the first 6 inch snow fall they’ve seen
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I thought so. It was cute to see them react to it. Your snow has even made it to European news. Stay warm and safe.
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Well, we broke every record for cold temps so I guess it’s news. Thanks, Darlene..
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Lucy’s hilarious, ‘Keep in touch.’ Ha, ha. Twiggy is a brave little doggy. I can’t believe how much snow you got.
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I know right. Also freezing temps for like 150 hours.Not our kind of weather at all.
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Are they used to the snow, or is this crazy storm totally out of character? I always wonder what is going on in an animal’s head when they’re experiencing something new.
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This is their first. They had a little about a month ago but this is the first deep stuff. I think they more or less take it in stride. Lucy hates it and Twiggy loves it. So there you are.
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It would be boring if all dogs thought and acted alike. We have friends visiting family in Texas right now. I’m sure they hadn’t counted one this.
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LOL! Polar Bears, and Snow Pumas on my!! She did look cute running in the snow though. Stay warm!
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Thank you, Deborah. She is something for sure.
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😍
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Twiggy is a brave one. I get it. I live being out there in it too.
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Yes she loves the stuff. The only one in the family who does.
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haha its a bit crazy to see as much snow outside of your house as here, in Sweden 🙂 but I guess its gone already… we are in the middle of it all right now – water is everywhere, difficult for the dogs 😶
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I can imagine the dogs are not happy. Twiggy loved the snow and Lucy couldn’t stand it. Today will be 12.7 C so all the snow will be gone by tonight. Have a good weekend VR and thanks. 😊
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My daughter has a border doodle, Rosie, and she didn’t know what to think of the snow. But as long as the kids were out in it, she romped with them. 🙂 Twiggy was very brave!
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Thanks, Jan. Twiggy loved the snow.
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John, this was one of your best Twiggy and Lucy adventures. Thank goodness Twiggy found the North Pole, a polar bear, and maybe a snowy puma. Admirals, indeed!
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Thank you, Jeannie. A lot of teaching moments in this one. 😁
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Yes, indeed. 🙂 You’re welcome, John.
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😊
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Hi John, looks like we’re neighbors. 🙂 It’s not the polar bears, but the ice snakes you have to watch out for.
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Okay then. I’m glad to know that. Thanks, Marc.
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🙂
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