>I have lived in Northern California all my life and this is by far the > >coldest, >wettest >winter I can remember....but then I am only 21 <G> Kay >Springer>www.showboatgsd.com > *************************** AHHHhhhhhhhhh Kay......OAKLAND is not Northern California! That's the Bay Area! Mild weather rules there........the 'Banana Belt'......<G> The Foothills of the Tahoe National Forest is definitely Northern California and this is a freezing rainy year here for sure. We are about 12 miles from the snow line, and so far this year the BEGINNING of the snow line is 4 ft deep! They expect 12 feet by the end of this weekend on top......where we used to live when we were 21............. 100 years ago.....<G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================