Dear Charles, I know that a number of my senior citizen friends around here are snowbirds and fly south to Florida to wait out the winter down there. But at no time have I ever been tempted to join them. In the first place if I would ever picture myself lying face down on the sand on a sunny beach, I would only hope that someone would call "911!" Regarding my buying and driving an RV all that distance down south, by the time I got there, what with my aching arthritis, Spring would already be arriving up here! Even without my arthritis, I don't have a clue what I would have in common with the other senior citizen snowbirds down there. I don't knit, I don't crochet, I don't have children or grandchildren and I don't do the coffee klatch thing. The only thing I would find important in my life down in the south would be my computer and my ability to keep in touch with our list and my email friends. Therefore, I'll continue to hang on up here in the north. But hey, Charles, thanks for your warm message. Up hear we need all the warmth that we can get! vee ----- Original Message ----- From: "matheson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:58 PM Subject: RE: [FOLKS] Make the weather go away > Vee, I wish I could help you however, I live to far away in Texas. We have > had a few days in the mid 20's but most of the time it is about 60. > > I remember my childhood in Chicago and there is no way I would return there > to live. My older brother, Jim lives there and calls me on the weekend so > that we can keep in touch. He tells me what the weather is like and I am > glad I live in Texas. > > Maybe you should purchase an RV and become what we call "Snowbirds". They > come down to the valley in Texas and to Florida to spend the winters then > return up north during the summer. > > There have been time here in central Texas that we have had snow for weeks > along with ice and the people here do not know how to drive under such > conditions. Makes a mess of everthing. > > Charles > > >

Vee, LOL!!! I laughed so hard thinking of you lying on the beach and someone calling 911!! Our warm weather friends don't know how much we love to suffer in our cold cold winter..... Jo in Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vee L. Housman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [FOLKS] Make the weather go away > Dear Charles, > > I know that a number of my senior citizen friends around here are snowbirds > and fly south to Florida to wait out the winter down there. But at no time > have I ever been tempted to join them. > > In the first place if I would ever picture myself lying face down on the > sand on a sunny beach, I would only hope that someone would call "911!" > > Regarding my buying and driving an RV all that distance down south, by the > time I got there, what with my aching arthritis, Spring would already be > arriving up here! Even without my arthritis, I don't have a clue what I > would have in common with the other senior citizen snowbirds down there. I > don't knit, I don't crochet, I don't have children or grandchildren and I > don't do the coffee klatch thing. > > The only thing I would find important in my life down in the south would be > my computer and my ability to keep in touch with our list and my email > friends. Therefore, I'll continue to hang on up here in the north. > > But hey, Charles, thanks for your warm message. Up hear we need all the > warmth that we can get! > vee > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "matheson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:58 PM > Subject: RE: [FOLKS] Make the weather go away > > > > Vee, I wish I could help you however, I live to far away in Texas. We > have > > had a few days in the mid 20's but most of the time it is about 60. > > > > I remember my childhood in Chicago and there is no way I would return > there > > to live. My older brother, Jim lives there and calls me on the weekend so > > that we can keep in touch. He tells me what the weather is like and I am > > glad I live in Texas. > > > > Maybe you should purchase an RV and become what we call "Snowbirds". They > > come down to the valley in Texas and to Florida to spend the winters then > > return up north during the summer. > > > > There have been time here in central Texas that we have had snow for weeks > > along with ice and the people here do not know how to drive under such > > conditions. Makes a mess of everthing. > > > > Charles > > > > > > > > >