That sinking feeling comes early
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Photo by Bill Olmsted
A dawn breaks over the city, the Jansville Blackhawk Golden K Club's Suburban peeks out of the frosty water of Traxler Lagoon.
JANESVILLE — You know it's unseasonably warm when the Suburban falls through the ice in February.
The Janesville Kiwanis Blackhawk Golden K Club will continue to sell tickets for the Truck on Ice fundraiser through Wednesday, even though the truck fell through Monday, said Bob Johnson, fundraiser co-chairman.
It will choose the winners by raffle, just as it did three years ago when the ice never got thick enough to put the vehicle out.
This is the earliest the truck has fallen through in the fundraiser's six years, Johnson said. The previous record was March 2.
Last year, the truck didn't fall through until March 20.
Janesville set a record Monday with 52 degrees and could set one again today.
The record for Feb. 10 was set in 1999 at 58 degrees. Temperatures are expected to fall in the latter half of the week.
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Feb 12, 2009 at 8:10 p.m.
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BostonBill ya know what they say about the lady of the evening and a computer don't ya.
does that fit you?
Feb 11, 2009 at 8:20 a.m.
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The comment on irony is spot on. That picture is as complicated as the Mona Lisa. Such as an onion, the layers that photo has are unpeelable.
Feb 10, 2009 at 10:20 p.m.
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Chezwick:
"Nice shirt Chezeroo!" lol
Hey! Who is Al Gores?
Let me help you.
http://www.algore.com/
Feb 10, 2009 at 5:48 p.m.
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It's Al Gores fault
Feb 10, 2009 at 3:08 p.m.
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nutty your on a roll today
Feb 10, 2009 at 1:41 p.m.
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Yeah lets make these comments about GM too! Or the economy whichever you were referring to!
Feb 10, 2009 at 12:44 p.m.
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Wasn't this about the latest the truck was ever put out on the ice, too? Seems like it was barely out there.
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Too bad for everyone who bought the last few days and bet on today because they saw the wheels going through ...
Feb 10, 2009 at 12:37 p.m.
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Well hubby was WRONG LOL. He thought it wasn't going to go through till March. Glad we still have a chance at the prize though. Maybe I will have to byuy a couple more tickets now that I have a better chance at winning.
Feb 10, 2009 at 11:29 a.m.
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Nope it was all because it was my birthday! LOL HAHA I'm totally kidding! I have never bought one of these tickets but I thought you could pick whatever day you wanted. Do they have a time frame? Interesting.....
Feb 10, 2009 at 11:12 a.m.
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So, The groundhog was wrong????!!
Feb 10, 2009 at 11:06 a.m.
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I can't take full credit for the idea. The Rock County Sheriff's Department deserves the prize.
http://www.gazettextra.com/weblogs/lates...
Feb 10, 2009 at 10:28 a.m.
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Hmmmmm, wonder if that could have possibly been the cause of the snow sculptures melting in Lake Geneva this weekend?
Feb 10, 2009 at 10:27 a.m.
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You think??? Get this guy a helmet.
Feb 10, 2009 at 10:10 a.m.
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Thank you, Captain Obvious.
Feb 10, 2009 at 9:26 a.m.
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Saturday's warm weather likely weakened the ice and contributed to the incident.
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