It's funny... I guess I don't think of blizzards as being a big deal. They typically only last from a few hours to a day or so... And afterward the entire city is blanketed in pretty, clean, white snow... It's very peaceful.
And we're all prepared up here... Our cars have block heaters, overwhelmingly aren't rear wheel drive and in a matter of a few hours the streets are all properly grated and sanded. I guess that's likely the way it is in other locations with other 'weather' things... I just never have to worry about evacuating or wondering whether my house will shake off the foundation. That is one nice thing about being in the middle of the country... Even our blizzards are moderate. Go further up North and you can get the real problems... Roads being snowed out (the community my sister lives in about 800 kilometers north of me has 'no pass' roads for 2-3 months a year because of snow... Luckily she is a paramedic and can medivac home occasionally during those times). All this talk of snow is reminding me that it is already the end of October... Another month and we'll be looking at the white stuff until March. Time to dig out the mittens I suppose. -- Jillian -----Original Message----- From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:16 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: hurricanes suck Yea i'd rather be part of a hurricane then in a blizzard. i was in once that still pales in contrast to the big blizzards they get up in the North West. I couldn't stand it because you really are trapped. no way it was no fun LOL. but at least up there there are no people who can get out to wait in fema lines. If you are unprepared then you are going to die.....survival of the fittest comes to mind... On 10/27/05, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A lot of people complain about living in mid-western Canada (I am in Saskatchewan)... But I'm starting to think it's really among the better places in the world to live. We're not far from the Rocky Mountains... So there is some escape from this flat... (did I mention flat?) horizon --but the real benefit is that there are really no natural disasters to speak of. Not a tornado, a hurricane, a tsunami or an earthquake... Not even so much as a volcano to overflow with lava. > > Feeling rather safe, > Jillian > > Well, I don't know about "NO" natural disasters. I've lived in Montana, just south of you. And I know that nature can quickly and with authority serve up a Blizzard in that part of the world that will match any tornado you care to mention for overall damage. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:178597 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
