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Northern Italy was slammed with a snowstorm more powerful than native Romeo Mio had ever witnessed in or around Torino.

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The local radio station recounted incident upon incident of crazy, never-before-seen snow havoc.

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I was more than a little bit confused, considering Torino was the host of the 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS.  DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU???

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After the radio announcer announced (and I am not exaggerating), "I think that's really enough for the moment" and broke away to "Blue Skies", Romeo Mio and I decided to go for a scenic drive up to Sacra ??.  After all, if it were really that bad, the Italians would close the roads, right?

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