Exploding High Five - In this chilling new cast, the North Carolina Lottery makes a return in the lineup. With the help of some listener input, the guys investigate the case of the missing “Welcome to Raleigh” sign. The cast continues with some banter on valet parking downtown and a little talk of Windows Vista. Will you upgrade? In conclusion, Runtime: 55:32

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With a fresh dusting of snow on the ground, the guys venture into the winter weather for the next cast. This week they discuss the happenings of the web page, the snowy weather in the area, the US top tech towns, Google coming to NC, a new stretch of 540 opens, the NFL playoffs, and The Krispy Kreme Challenge. Listen to the very end to hear where you can get cheap gas in the Raleigh area….or just skip right to the end. Stay safe in the snow. Runtime: 37:34

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Raleigh had its first snow event of the winter on January 18, 2007 (coincidentally almost two years since the snow disaster). I was out shooting video and grabbed a few shots to post here. The snow accumulation was short lived at precipitation changed over to rain by late morning.

Snow lightly covers cars, sidewalks and Fayetteville Street in Downtown Raleigh.

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The snow fell moderately just before sunrise.

Snow falls in front of One Progress Plaza.

The classic view with snow.

Predawn Fayetteville Street and snow.

Snow rests on the North Carolina State Capitol dome as a man crosses the street.

My dog Beau gets a taste of her first Raleigh snowfall.