Well JW and CF - you guys get to grill and enjoy a major heat wave (well that's what we would call it here!) and I get to shovel

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DANG!!!

30 degrees and expecting 2-4 inches today in central Illinois. The drastic stuff keeps by-passing us. Seems every place has it much worse than we do this winter so far. Even much of the deep south!

We have the same upper 40s here in northern Louisiana but it is fairly dreary looking with rain predicted all day. Can't shovel rain Mama or else I would just so you wouldn't feel all alone.

thanx JP - I know rain doesn't need to be shoveled - and I"ll tell you - it's dang lonely when we are snowed in and can't get out - and worse when there is not power, water, etc. Now THAT is real loneliness.

I know - we had that the past few years but am lucky to
to have a 4x4, wood stove in the family room and gas
stove in the kitchen. It only happens every few years here
but is aggravating none the less. I never remember losing
power growing up in the 50's and 60's in Iowa. We had
blizzards all winter then.