DT :>complain any
DT :>more except about not being able to see the road due to
DT :>dust blowing
DT :>across it.  Wind is much better than snow!!!!! How do you
DT :>stay warm when
DT :>the power is out. Do You have a wood buring stove or what?
Go ahead and complain...it's all relative!  We have a fireplace in our living 
room.  We lit that and a bunch of candles.  Actually (don't tell the weather 
gods I said this!), it was kinda fun for a change.  Mike (my son) and I 
played a few games...he beat me at everything...and with the candles and 
fireplace, it was sort of romantic.  Luckily, it didn't get below 30 or so 
that night, so we survived just fine.  Lots of extra covers on the bed!
The main problem was that Richard must have some kind of noise (TV or radio) 
on at night to get to sleep...it was pretty funny watching us scramble for 
batteries to get our little portable TV going (g).  He was starting to panic, 
but I found enough of them.
DT :>don't remember that being much fun.  Do I need to hide my
DT :>head in shame
DT :>if I tell you how nice this weekend is suppose to be?
Nope...it was 75 here yesterday!  The weather's been really nice since the 
storm...mostly 40's and 50's, but that's just fine.  It was a pretty slow 
melt, so we didn't have any major flooding problems.  And having seen the pix 
of N. Dakota...well, I'm not complaining about what we went through!
Meg  
 
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