Dave Smith > wrote in news:494bc011
:

>
>
Snow is an absolute
> essential for Christmas,

Well we've been managing Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere without snow
for quite some time :-) Snow may be an essential for Christmas if it's
_your_ traditional Christmas but it's not necessarily essential for
everyone.

Now, we like to complain about the hot weather, and many people here will
wish for a cool Christmas Day (especially those without air conditioning,
or those cooking a hot dinner), but a Christmas with snow would seem wrong
to me. Christmas is sunshine and stone fruit to me!

Mind you, with the weird weather we've had lately - snow in November! one
day hot, the next wearing a cardigan - I wouldn't be surprised at all if I
woke up on Christmas Day to find everything white :-)

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least a
> foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.

I hear you. I'm in SW Ont, near Chatham and already hate the snow. It's
ok for Christmas but, after, ///please/// make it go away...lol... We're
now waiting for our neighbour with a blade to get us out of our driveway.
I'm down with a miserable cold and all my home remedies haven't helped.
Today I go to the pharmacy and get the "real" stuff....Sharon

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least a
> foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.

Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes it? I
feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells me I'd be
sick of it.
Marie

"MarieD" > wrote in message
news
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
>> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least a
>> foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
>> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>
> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes it?
> I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells me I'd
> be sick of it.
> Marie

I like a couple of inches for a couple of months as it looks pretty. After
the forth snowfall it gets tiring. And dirty looking, and sand tracks all
over. By February, I'm ready for May.

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:36:35 -0500, "MarieD" > wrote:

>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
m...
>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
>> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least a
>> foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
>> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>
>Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes it? I
>feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells me I'd be
>sick of it.

Here are two good reasons not to like it. Shoveling snow on a daily
basis and looking at gray snowbanks along the road. Other than that,
snow is not a problem for me. Especially if I'm inside nice and cozy
looking out through a big picture window at it.



--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

MarieD wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
>> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least
>> a foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then
>> we are expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>
> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes
> it? I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells
> me I'd be sick of it.
> Marie

Probably one's liking is correlated with how much you have to cope
with it. If you don't have to shovel, deal with coated vehicles,
drive on slippery roads, trudge through snow or slip on icy walks,
cope with things so you don't have ice dams, etc., then you might
like it.

--
Jean B.

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:24:28 -0600, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> Our forecast for Christmas Day is partly sunny 83 degrees.
>
> Let me bring the turkey AND the grill!!

I already have a turkey. I have a huge gas grill, but I'm not roasting
the turkey on it. Come on down. We always have room at the table.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

In article >, "MarieD" >
wrote:

> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Sorry, but when you live in this part of the world, snow is an essential
> > for Christmas. I pity people who don't have snow for Christmas.
>
> I pity me, too.
> Marie

I don't pity me not having to own a snow shovel. <g>
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

biig wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
>> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least a
>> foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
>> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>
> I hear you. I'm in SW Ont, near Chatham and already hate the snow. It's
> ok for Christmas but, after, ///please/// make it go away...lol... We're
> now waiting for our neighbour with a blade to get us out of our driveway.
> I'm down with a miserable cold and all my home remedies haven't helped.
> Today I go to the pharmacy and get the "real" stuff....Sharon


I am going to have to count on my neighbour to help me out. My
snowblower auger seized up on me this morning. I don't know what the
problem is. I will have to call the small engine shop and have them
pick it up for repairs. I imagine that they will be backed up with
repairs. :-(
We live on an unopened road allowance that we share with the neighbour.
He has to go by our place anyway so I don't think he will mind doing our
parking area. He is a good guy, not the the creep who used to live
there. The old neighbour always waited until I did my end before he got
out and started his tractor with a big blower, and the jerk had to go
right past my place to turn around on the road.

MarieD wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
>> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least
>> a foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then
>> we are expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>
> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes
> it? I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells
> me I'd be sick of it.
> Marie

Most people I know around here like snow, so long as it comes in small
amounts. It's pretty. It makes winter bright and cheerful. If you take
up skiing, downhill or cross country, you look forward to it. The trick
to coping with winter is to take up winter activites.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
>
> Probably one's liking is correlated with how much you have to cope with
> it. If you don't have to shovel, deal with coated vehicles, drive on
> slippery roads, trudge through snow or slip on icy walks, cope with things
> so you don't have ice dams, etc., then you might like it.
>
> --
> Jean B.

Coping is a big factor. Never used to bother me, but as I get older I like
driving in it less each year. Good snowfalls are on weekends when you have
all day to clear things, bad storms start while at work and make driving
home a PITA. If it snows over night, I still get up at the same time and
just go to work later, after I've shoveled. Not everyone can do that.

What makes winter life easier though, is a car with remote start and heated
seats.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> MarieD wrote:
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there is already at
>>> least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We are supposed to get at least a
>>> foot of snow today. It is supposed to clear up by tonight and then we
>>> are expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>>
>> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes
>> it? I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells me
>> I'd be sick of it.
>> Marie
>
> Most people I know around here like snow, so long as it comes in small
> amounts. It's pretty. It makes winter bright and cheerful. If you take up
> skiing, downhill or cross country, you look forward to it. The trick to
> coping with winter is to take up winter activites.

Snow is for the young, not arthritic diabetic senior citizens. I used to
like winter, but I also used to have four sons living at home.... Sharon

Dave Smith wrote:
> biig wrote:
> > "Dave Smith" wrote in message
> >
> >> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there
> >> is already at least 6 inches of snow on the ground. �We
> >> are supposed to get at least a foot of snow today. It is
> >> supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
> >> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>
> > I'm in SW Ont, near Chatham and already hate the snow. �It's
> > ok for Christmas but, after, ///please/// make it go away.
> > We're now waiting for our neighbour with a blade to get us out
> > of our driveway.
>
> I am going to have to count on my neighbour to help me out.
> My snowblower auger seized up on me this morning. I don't
> know what the problem is. �

Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. But I did plow my drive
and my tenant's.

White stuff:
http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg

White Christmas:
http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/5cwvw0.jpg

The Jilly's tree:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg

Plowed me:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg

Tenant:
http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg

Plowed tenant:
http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg

Resting:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg

Got 4 X 4:
http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg

Gals love my big plow:
http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg

---

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> Probably one's liking is correlated with how much you have to cope with
>> it. If you don't have to shovel, deal with coated vehicles, drive on
>> slippery roads, trudge through snow or slip on icy walks, cope with things
>> so you don't have ice dams, etc., then you might like it.
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> Coping is a big factor. Never used to bother me, but as I get older I like
> driving in it less each year. Good snowfalls are on weekends when you have
> all day to clear things, bad storms start while at work and make driving
> home a PITA. If it snows over night, I still get up at the same time and
> just go to work later, after I've shoveled. Not everyone can do that.
>
> What makes winter life easier though, is a car with remote start and heated
> seats.
>
>
Good snow is also not followed immediately by freezing rain and
then a hard freeze--which is what seems to be coming here.

--
Jean B.

In article >, "MarieD" >
wrote:


> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes it?

My uncle loves the snow. It has mostly to do with skiiing, though. If
it's snowing in town, there's probably new snow on the mountain. He's
always hoping for more snow. After there isn't enough snow, he drives
up to Canada looking for more. My sister said it snowed a foot in 24
hours there last week, so I'm sure my uncle is happy.

> feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells me I'd be
> sick of it.


I'm fond of telling people that I had enough snow when I was a kid, to
last the rest of my life.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

In article >, "biig" >
wrote:

> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > MarieD wrote:

> >> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes
> >> it? I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells me
> >> I'd be sick of it.

> > Most people I know around here like snow, so long as it comes in small
> > amounts. It's pretty. It makes winter bright and cheerful. If you take up
> > skiing, downhill or cross country, you look forward to it. The trick to
> > coping with winter is to take up winter activites.
>
> Snow is for the young, not arthritic diabetic senior citizens. I used to
> like winter, but I also used to have four sons living at home.... Sharon

Hah!!! I just posted about my uncle in this thread. He is 82,
seriously diabetic (on the needle twice a day) and goes skiing twice a
week, at least. He loves the snow.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
...

Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. But I did plow my drive
and my tenant's.

White stuff:
http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg

White Christmas:
http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/5cwvw0.jpg

The Jilly's tree:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg

Plowed me:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg

Tenant:
http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg

Plowed tenant:
http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg

Resting:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg

Got 4 X 4:
http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg

Gals love my big plow:
http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg

---Beautiful....

Dimitri

On Dec 20, 4:20�pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
> white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. �But I did plow my drive
> and my tenant's.
>
> White stuff:http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg
>
> White Christmas:http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpght...com/5cwvw0.jpg
>
> The Jilly's tree:http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg
>
> Plowed me:http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg
>
> Tenant:http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg
>
> Plowed tenant:http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg
>
> Resting:http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg
>
> Got 4 X 4:http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg
>
> Gals love my big plow:http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg
>
> ---Beautiful....

Thanks... keeps me from vegetating.

Dave Smith wrote:
> MarieD wrote:
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in
>> message ...
>>> It sounds nice Goomba, but how the heck can you have Christmas
>>> without snow?
>>
>> We pretend. We put up decorations that show a Winter Wonderland and
>> wear pretty sweaters.
>
> Hey, you got it. The Christmas lights look so much nicer against the snow.

It was 78 (F) yesterday, so I went Christmas shopping, wearing shorts, a
tank top and sandals. It hardly seems like Christmas, but a cold front
will arrive on Monday to remind me.<g>

Last year I bought almost everything at Amazon.com, and I wish I had
done that again, after dealing with the crowds. I hate shopping, so it
brings out the "bah-humbug!" in me, which is not like me at all. It's
the shopping that gets me, and I am so glad it is over.<ahhh relaxing>

I came home and I drank a Coquito, a Puerto Rican version of eggnog.

Coquito

2 8-oz cans coconut cream
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
2 egg yolks (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 cups white rum
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Add the ingredients to a blender and blend for a couple of minutes.
Store in the refrigerator until chilled and serve cold. Storing in a
bottle with a lid helps, since you can shake well before serving.

On Dec 20, 4:39�pm, Becca > wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
> > MarieD wrote:
> >> "Dave Smith" > wrote in
> >> ing.com...
> >>> It sounds nice Goomba, but how the heck can you have Christmas
> >>> without snow?
>
> >> We pretend. We put up decorations that show a Winter Wonderland and
> >> wear pretty sweaters.
>
> > Hey, you got it. The Christmas lights look so much nicer against the snow.
>
> It was 78 (F) yesterday, so I went Christmas shopping, wearing shorts, a
> tank top and sandals. It hardly seems like Christmas, but a cold front
> will arrive on Monday to remind me.<g>
>
> Last year I bought almost everything at Amazon.com, and I wish I had
> done that again, after dealing with the crowds. �I hate shopping, so it
> brings out the "bah-humbug!" in me, which is not like me at all. �It's
> the shopping that gets me, and I am so glad it is over.<ahhh relaxing>
>
> I came home and I drank a Coquito, a Puerto Rican version of eggnog.
>
> � � � � � �Coquito
>
> 2 �8-oz cans coconut cream
> 1 can sweetened condensed milk
> 1 can evaporated milk
> 2 egg yolks (optional)
> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
> 1-2 cups white rum
> 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
>
> Add the ingredients to a blender and blend for a couple of minutes. �
> Store in the refrigerator until chilled and serve cold. Storing in a
> bottle with a lid helps, since you can shake well before serving.

Yummy... drink enough of that and you'll get a Puerto Rican "got
back"!

Becca wrote:

>> Hey, you got it. The Christmas lights look so much nicer against the
>> snow.
>
> It was 78 (F) yesterday, so I went Christmas shopping, wearing shorts, a
> tank top and sandals. It hardly seems like Christmas, but a cold front
> will arrive on Monday to remind me.<g>

I guess that rules out the sorts of presents we came to expect at
Christmas, like skates, toboggans etc. :-)

> Last year I bought almost everything at Amazon.com, and I wish I had
> done that again, after dealing with the crowds. I hate shopping, so it
> brings out the "bah-humbug!" in me, which is not like me at all. It's
> the shopping that gets me, and I am so glad it is over.<ahhh relaxing>
> I came home and I drank a Coquito, a Puerto Rican version of eggnog.
> Coquito
>
> 2 8-oz cans coconut cream
> 1 can sweetened condensed milk
> 1 can evaporated milk
> 2 egg yolks (optional)
> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
> 1-2 cups white rum
> 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
>
> Add the ingredients to a blender and blend for a couple of minutes.
> Store in the refrigerator until chilled and serve cold. Storing in a
> bottle with a lid helps, since you can shake well before serving.


Sounds good.

Sheldon wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> biig wrote:
>>> "Dave Smith" wrote in message
>>>
>>>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there
>>>> is already at least 6 inches of snow on the ground. �We
>>>> are supposed to get at least a foot of snow today. It is
>>>> supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
>>>> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
>>> I'm in SW Ont, near Chatham and already hate the snow. �It's
>>> ok for Christmas but, after, ///please/// make it go away.
>>> We're now waiting for our neighbour with a blade to get us out
>>> of our driveway.
>> I am going to have to count on my neighbour to help me out.
>> My snowblower auger seized up on me this morning. I don't
>> know what the problem is. �
>
> Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
> white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. But I did plow my drive
> and my tenant's.
>
> White stuff:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg
>
> White Christmas:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpg
> http://i40.tinypic.com/5cwvw0.jpg
>
> The Jilly's tree:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg
>
> Plowed me:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg
>
> Tenant:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg
>
> Plowed tenant:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg
>
> Resting:
> http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg
>
> Got 4 X 4:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg
>
> Gals love my big plow:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg
>
> ---
>
>
I would sure like to have one about now!

--
Jean B.

Sheldon wrote:
> Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
> white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. But I did plow my drive
> and my tenant's.
>
> White stuff:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg
>
> White Christmas:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpg
> http://i40.tinypic.com/5cwvw0.jpg
>
> The Jilly's tree:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg
>
> Plowed me:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg
>
> Tenant:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg
>
> Plowed tenant:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg
>
> Resting:
> http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg
>
> Got 4 X 4:
> http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg
>
> Gals love my big plow:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg


Nice photos. :-)


Becca

Sheldon wrote:
>> It was 78 (F) yesterday, so I went Christmas shopping, wearing shorts, a
>> tank top and sandals. It hardly seems like Christmas, but a cold front
>> will arrive on Monday to remind me.<g>
>>
>> Last year I bought almost everything at Amazon.com, and I wish I had
>> done that again, after dealing with the crowds. �I hate shopping, so it
>> brings out the "bah-humbug!" in me, which is not like me at all. �It's
>> the shopping that gets me, and I am so glad it is over.<ahhh relaxing>
>>
>> I came home and I drank a Coquito, a Puerto Rican version of eggnog.
>>
>> � � � � � �Coquito
>>
>> 2 �8-oz cans coconut cream
>> 1 can sweetened condensed milk
>> 1 can evaporated milk
>> 2 egg yolks (optional)
>> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
>> 1-2 cups white rum
>> 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
>>
>> Add the ingredients to a blender and blend for a couple of minutes. �
>> Store in the refrigerator until chilled and serve cold. Storing in a
>> bottle with a lid helps, since you can shake well before serving.
>>
>
> Yummy... drink enough of that and you'll get a Puerto Rican "got
> back"!


<smile>


Becca

"Jean B." > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> >> biig wrote:
> >>> "Dave Smith" wrote in message
>
> >>>> Wow. Look at that snow. It started around 8 am and there
> >>>> is already at least 6 inches of snow on the ground. We
> >>>> are supposed to get at least a foot of snow today. It is
> >>>> supposed to clear up by tonight and then we are
> >>>> expecting another foot or so on Sunday.
> >>> I'm in SW Ont, near Chatham and already hate the snow. It's
> >>> ok for Christmas but, after, ///please/// make it go away.
> >>> We're now waiting for our neighbour with a blade to get us out
> >>> of our driveway.
> >> I am going to have to count on my neighbour to help me out.
> >> My snowblower auger seized up on me this morning. I don't
> >> know what the problem is.
>
> > Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
> > white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. �But I did plow my drive
> > and my tenant's.
>
> > White stuff:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg
>
> > White Christmas:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpg
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/5cwvw0.jpg
>
> > The Jilly's tree:
> >http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg
>
> > Plowed me:
> >http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg
>
> > Tenant:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg
>
> > Plowed tenant:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg
>
> > Resting:
> >http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg
>
> > Got 4 X 4:
> >http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg
>
> > Gals love my big plow:
> >http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg
>
> > ---
>
> I would sure like to have one about now!

One what... you want to get plowed?

Becca wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
> > white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. �But I did plow my drive
> > and my tenant's.
>
> > White stuff:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg
>
> > White Christmas:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpg
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/5cwvw0.jpg
>
> > The Jilly's tree:
> >http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg
>
> > Plowed me:
> >http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg
>
> > Tenant:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg
>
> > Plowed tenant:
> >http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg
>
> > Resting:
> >http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg
>
> > Got 4 X 4:
> >http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg
>
> > Gals love my big plow:
> >http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg
>
> Nice photos. �:-)

Thank you.

The Jilly looking for Santa:
http://i42.tinypic.com/5zqp7m.jpg

Each cat has a stocking:
http://i40.tinypic.com/von91w.jpg

Sheldon wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>> Here in the Catskills I woke up this morning to about 15 inches of the
>>> white stuff, and even now it's still snowing. �But I did plow my drive
>>> and my tenant's.
>>> White stuff:
>>> http://i40.tinypic.com/e8lcwl.jpg
>>> White Christmas:
>>> http://i40.tinypic.com/23lxgrk.jpg
>>> http://i40.tinypic.com/5cwvw0.jpg
>>> The Jilly's tree:
>>> http://i42.tinypic.com/2mpj3af.jpg
>>> Plowed me:
>>> http://i42.tinypic.com/2hmk55i.jpg
>>> Tenant:
>>> http://i40.tinypic.com/358yzv5.jpg
>>> Plowed tenant:
>>> http://i40.tinypic.com/29bdjc3.jpg
>>> Resting:
>>> http://i39.tinypic.com/2yzlk7o.jpg
>>> Got 4 X 4:
>>> http://i41.tinypic.com/qn5ueo.jpg
>>> Gals love my big plow:
>>> http://i42.tinypic.com/9s5nyv.jpg
>> Nice photos. �:-)
>
> Thank you.
>
> The Jilly looking for Santa:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/5zqp7m.jpg

Oh how cute! (And it's good to have doors.)
>
> Each cat has a stocking:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/von91w.jpg
>


--
Jean B.

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "biig" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > MarieD wrote:
>
>> >> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes
>> >> it? I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells
>> >> me
>> >> I'd be sick of it.
>
>> > Most people I know around here like snow, so long as it comes in small
>> > amounts. It's pretty. It makes winter bright and cheerful. If you take
>> > up
>> > skiing, downhill or cross country, you look forward to it. The trick to
>> > coping with winter is to take up winter activites.
>>
>> Snow is for the young, not arthritic diabetic senior citizens. I used
>> to
>> like winter, but I also used to have four sons living at home....
>> Sharon
>
> Hah!!! I just posted about my uncle in this thread. He is 82,
> seriously diabetic (on the needle twice a day) and goes skiing twice a
> week, at least. He loves the snow.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

I envy seniors who are able to get around like that. Alas, I have a bad
set of knees and walk very carefully with a cane, especially in this
weather. Not being able to be more active also makes managing diabetes more
challenging. I used to do many miles a day on a stationary bike, but even
that is a challenge nowadays. I have to find other ways to burn
sugar.....Sharon

In article >, "biig" >
wrote:

> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >, "biig" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > MarieD wrote:
> >
> >> >> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually likes
> >> >> it? I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone tells
> >> >> me
> >> >> I'd be sick of it.
> >
> >> > Most people I know around here like snow, so long as it comes in small
> >> > amounts. It's pretty. It makes winter bright and cheerful. If you take
> >> > up
> >> > skiing, downhill or cross country, you look forward to it. The trick to
> >> > coping with winter is to take up winter activites.
> >>
> >> Snow is for the young, not arthritic diabetic senior citizens. I used
> >> to
> >> like winter, but I also used to have four sons living at home....
> >> Sharon
> >
> > Hah!!! I just posted about my uncle in this thread. He is 82,
> > seriously diabetic (on the needle twice a day) and goes skiing twice a
> > week, at least. He loves the snow.
> >
> > --
> > Dan Abel
> > Petaluma, California USA
> >
>
> I envy seniors who are able to get around like that. Alas, I have a bad
> set of knees and walk very carefully with a cane, especially in this
> weather. Not being able to be more active also makes managing diabetes more
> challenging. I used to do many miles a day on a stationary bike, but even
> that is a challenge nowadays. I have to find other ways to burn
> sugar.....Sharon

SWIM!

Seriously.

It's easy on the joints and very pleasant, and if you really work at it,
it will make you work up a good sweat.

Both my Ortho' MD and the Chiropractor highly recommended it.
I also do quite a bit of weight lifting now using machines.

Our local City Activity center has both the weight room and the pool (as
well as a 1/8th mile INDOOR "track") and only charges $80.00 per year
for city residents. $160.00 per year for anyone outside the city limits.

It's awesome. :-)
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >, "biig" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >, "biig" >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > MarieD wrote:
>> >
>> >> >> Is there anyone who lives where it snows all winter and actually
>> >> >> likes
>> >> >> it? I feel that I would be thrilled all winter long but everyone
>> >> >> tells
>> >> >> me
>> >> >> I'd be sick of it.
>> >
>> >> > Most people I know around here like snow, so long as it comes in
>> >> > small
>> >> > amounts. It's pretty. It makes winter bright and cheerful. If you
>> >> > take
>> >> > up
>> >> > skiing, downhill or cross country, you look forward to it. The trick
>> >> > to
>> >> > coping with winter is to take up winter activites.
>> >>
>> >> Snow is for the young, not arthritic diabetic senior citizens. I
>> >> used
>> >> to
>> >> like winter, but I also used to have four sons living at home....
>> >> Sharon
>> >
>> > Hah!!! I just posted about my uncle in this thread. He is 82,
>> > seriously diabetic (on the needle twice a day) and goes skiing twice a
>> > week, at least. He loves the snow.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dan Abel
>> > Petaluma, California USA
>> >
>>
>> I envy seniors who are able to get around like that. Alas, I have a
>> bad
>> set of knees and walk very carefully with a cane, especially in this
>> weather. Not being able to be more active also makes managing diabetes
>> more
>> challenging. I used to do many miles a day on a stationary bike, but
>> even
>> that is a challenge nowadays. I have to find other ways to burn
>> sugar.....Sharon
>
> SWIM!
>
> Seriously.
>
> It's easy on the joints and very pleasant, and if you really work at it,
> it will make you work up a good sweat.
>
> Both my Ortho' MD and the Chiropractor highly recommended it.
> I also do quite a bit of weight lifting now using machines.
>
> Our local City Activity center has both the weight room and the pool (as
> well as a 1/8th mile INDOOR "track") and only charges $80.00 per year
> for city residents. $160.00 per year for anyone outside the city limits.
>
> It's awesome. :-)
> --
> Peace! Om
>
Thanks for the suggestion. A nearby town has a pool and does have swims
for seniors. I'll have to look into it and see if I can afford it. I'm on
a fixed income and don't have much to spare.....Sharon

In article >, "biig" >
wrote:

> >> I envy seniors who are able to get around like that. Alas, I have a
> >> bad
> >> set of knees and walk very carefully with a cane, especially in this
> >> weather. Not being able to be more active also makes managing diabetes
> >> more
> >> challenging. I used to do many miles a day on a stationary bike, but
> >> even
> >> that is a challenge nowadays. I have to find other ways to burn
> >> sugar.....Sharon
> >
> > SWIM!
> >
> > Seriously.
> >
> > It's easy on the joints and very pleasant, and if you really work at it,
> > it will make you work up a good sweat.
> >
> > Both my Ortho' MD and the Chiropractor highly recommended it.
> > I also do quite a bit of weight lifting now using machines.
> >
> > Our local City Activity center has both the weight room and the pool (as
> > well as a 1/8th mile INDOOR "track") and only charges $80.00 per year
> > for city residents. $160.00 per year for anyone outside the city limits.
> >
> > It's awesome. :-)
> > --
> > Peace! Om
> >
> Thanks for the suggestion. A nearby town has a pool and does have swims
> for seniors. I'll have to look into it and see if I can afford it. I'm on
> a fixed income and don't have much to spare.....Sharon

I understand!

I've got 14 years left in the work force but am already facing issues
caused by spinal degeneration. <sigh> I have lots of plans for
retirement. Only time will tell.

I hope that they have something affordable for you.

Cheers!
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Sheldon wrote:
> The Jilly looking for Santa:
> http://i42.tinypic.com/5zqp7m.jpg
>
> Each cat has a stocking:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/von91w.jpg


Cute cat, and you have a lovely home.


Becca

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >, "biig" >
> wrote:
>
>> >> I envy seniors who are able to get around like that. Alas, I have
>> >> a
>> >> bad
>> >> set of knees and walk very carefully with a cane, especially in this
>> >> weather. Not being able to be more active also makes managing
>> >> diabetes
>> >> more
>> >> challenging. I used to do many miles a day on a stationary bike, but
>> >> even
>> >> that is a challenge nowadays. I have to find other ways to burn
>> >> sugar.....Sharon
>> >
>> > SWIM!
>> >
>> > Seriously.
>> >
>> > It's easy on the joints and very pleasant, and if you really work at
>> > it,
>> > it will make you work up a good sweat.
>> >
>> > Both my Ortho' MD and the Chiropractor highly recommended it.
>> > I also do quite a bit of weight lifting now using machines.
>> >
>> > Our local City Activity center has both the weight room and the pool
>> > (as
>> > well as a 1/8th mile INDOOR "track") and only charges $80.00 per year
>> > for city residents. $160.00 per year for anyone outside the city
>> > limits.
>> >
>> > It's awesome. :-)
>> > --
>> > Peace! Om
>> >
>> Thanks for the suggestion. A nearby town has a pool and does have
>> swims
>> for seniors. I'll have to look into it and see if I can afford it. I'm
>> on
>> a fixed income and don't have much to spare.....Sharon
>
> I understand!
>
> I've got 14 years left in the work force but am already facing issues
> caused by spinal degeneration. <sigh> I have lots of plans for
> retirement. Only time will tell.
>
> I hope that they have something affordable for you.
>
> Cheers!
> --
> Peace! Om
Thanks