Yep! I agree! This has been a very challenging winter so far. We've literally had snow on the ground since the middle of November! The week before Thanksgiving, I slipped and fell on the ice at work while I was closing up the paint store and nearly cracked my head open. Fortunately the doctor said I had an abrasion over my left eyebrow and didn't need stitches. I did have a mean looking black eye for two weeks. For most of December we had ice that never left. So far, January has been fairly normal. :-) Hope all is well with everyone these days. Rick B ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Weather Yes, Mary, I can understand what you are going through.? Bill and I came back from MA last weekend and while we were there, we had 26 inches of snow. 12, 12 and 2.? Came back home and had an ice storm.? So much for global warming.? We lived on Cape Cod for 38 years and had mostly rain when others had snow.? Not this year.? Weather is changing but due more to polar shift than anything else, in my book.? Explains the grounding of whales and dolphins as explained by the scientists.? Oh, well, that is one area we can't do anything about. Just hand on for the ride.? It will be wild. Stay warm.? Connie

Uncle Rick, we miss you on this list. I'm glad you drop in once in a while to 'talk' to us. I hope you are faring a little better by now - no more slips, no cracked heads, no black eyes! You must have been a pretty sight!!! Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Berkheiser Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Weather Yep! I agree! This has been a very challenging winter so far. We've literally had snow on the ground since the middle of November! The week before Thanksgiving, I slipped and fell on the ice at work while I was closing up the paint store and nearly cracked my head open. Fortunately the doctor said I had an abrasion over my left eyebrow and didn't need stitches. I did have a mean looking black eye for two weeks. For most of December we had ice that never left. So far, January has been fairly normal. :-) Hope all is well with everyone these days. Rick B ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Weather Yes, Mary, I can understand what you are going through.? Bill and I came back from MA last weekend and while we were there, we had 26 inches of snow. 12, 12 and 2.? Came back home and had an ice storm.? So much for global warming.? We lived on Cape Cod for 38 years and had mostly rain when others had snow.? Not this year.? Weather is changing but due more to polar shift than anything else, in my book.? Explains the grounding of whales and dolphins as explained by the scientists.? Oh, well, that is one area we can't do anything about. Just hand on for the ride.? It will be wild. Stay warm.? Connie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You're in Indiana, right, Rick? Our grandson is at Bethel College in Mishawaka... are you anywhere close to there? They've been having some pretty bad weather also. Here in PA it's just beastly cold. My husband is in Ukraine right now and it's warmer there! Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Berkheiser" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Weather > Yep! I agree! This has been a very challenging winter so far. We've > literally had snow on the ground since the middle of November! > > The week before Thanksgiving, I slipped and fell on the ice at work while > I was closing up the paint store and nearly cracked my head open. > Fortunately the doctor said I had an abrasion over my left eyebrow and > didn't need stitches. I did have a mean looking black eye for two weeks. > > For most of December we had ice that never left. > > So far, January has been fairly normal. :-) > > Hope all is well with everyone these days. > > Rick B >