[Rockhounds] Winter Weather

[Tim Fisher]

Huh that's nuttin' compared to PDX, they are calling it the worst storm in
40 years and that's not including tomorrow. My prediction came true, we've
been out of power since a few minutes after I sent that. 14" on the ground &
8" more forecasted for tomorrow, I think this will be the year without a
Christmas for us. Our son was stuck here since Thurs when he came over to
replace his starter, he finally got home this AM after my wife had had
enough and decided to try to get to work in my mighty Dodge RAM TOUGH lol.
She got lucky, the highway is closed by wrecks right past the bridge over
the Clackamas that leads here (there is one other way in and that exit was
blocked with 3 wrecks). Portland shuts down when it snows, the county
declared a state of emergency, no doubt because they can't even get their
s**t together enough to plow the _highways_ let alone the major arterials.
This damn loud generator is driving me CRAZY! No cable modem! Burning up my
cord of wood in a week! I have been reduced to sucking gas out of the lawn
tractor! Cuckoo for cocoa puffs! Is unleaded a mineral?

-----Original Message-----
From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
[mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Kreigh
Tomaszewski
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:44 PM
To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Winter Weather

I can only wish. We're facing our 3rd snowiest December in history in 
West Michigan and may pass it tonight as another nine inches are 
expected. I take consolation that is has also been snowing in Hawaii on 
Mauna Kea. Snow is a mineral.

Kreigh