I'm in North Dakota and we had a brown Christmas too. We still are virtually without snow in the whole state. It is suppose to be in the 50's tomorrow! It was in the mid 40's today. No snow in the forecast for the next week either.
By the way I heard on the news yesterday that there are 900 jobs available in Grand Forks, ND. If you are looking for work this is the state to live in.
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