T wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> It's still very mild and rainy here. Was in the 50's. That cold front
>> missed west TN.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Got up to 53F in Providence, RI today. Rained on and off all day, but
> nothing major.
>
It got to 8 below zero overnight and we had a high of +6 deg F today in
the Denver area. This is classic mid-January cold and long-time
residents call it "Stock Show weather" because it usually happens when
the National Western Stock Show is in town.
That's Colorado's version of a State Fair, mostly indoors, mostly cold,
and mostly animal exhibits and sales. It attracts people from all over
the world and they actually ship cattle from as far away as South
America and Australia. We've seen breeds the city dweller has never
heard of, plus horses, sheep, goats, llamas, hogs, and lots of small
animals. The sales floor ranges from orchid plants to dewars of bull
semen, cattle trailers, all kinds of southwestern kitsch, and every
style of cowboy hat you can imagine. Lots of rodeos, horse shows, etc.
in the nearly two week show. The downside is the usually frigid weather.
gloria p