Northwestern Pennsylvania, near the Erie lake Shore, or as well like to call it "Lake Effect weather". Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner ----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:00 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Weather problems Where do you live? Somehow I remember N.J. E. At 10:59 PM 4/5/2005, you wrote: >Ah, yes, melting snow. Today we went for a walk to pay the loan payment, >and to volunteer with the kids at the Salvation Army. We had to slog >through unshoveled sidewalks, and at one point Judson took me across >someone's front lawn, yes believe it or not, the front lawn had no snow, >but >their sidewalk was not shoveled! So we took a bit of a detour. Good dog >Judson. > >Tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful again and then it is supposed to rain >the next day so we shall see. > >Judson and I both have allergies to Mold, but have the Benedril at the >ready, great stuff. > > >Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden >juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. >Graduate Advisory Council >www.guidedogs.com > >The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to >stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > -- Vance Havner >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:15 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Weather problems > > >Oh, Dave! How awful! Where do you live? Are you the >person who some months ago was looking for a job but >were hoping you didn't have to move away from your >area and extended family? It sounds as if where you >live is beautiful at times (like Louise's abode -- I >love nature and rural areas, but not black flies, or >any flies, and not bees, and I'm wary of bears) but >what you described below is awful. Do you have snakes >to worry about, too? > >The hill behind you worries me, with all the rain and >melting snow you describe. Are there a lot of >deep-rooted trees? Did you folk hear about the >mountain, really a large hill, that came down suddenly >in southern California and buried houses and people? >Keep your ears open, please. > >Hoping the East Coast dries up soon and that you all >survive wthout health problems caused by mold or >anything else, > >Cindy > > >--- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > On Sunday we were forced to stay at home as our road > > was washed away. The > > front yard and driveway is well on its way towards > > mud season, while the > > back which goes up the mountain and is more shaded > > still has 2 to 3 feet of > > snow, even after rain all days Saturday and Sunday, > > all trying to melt and > > make its way into my basement. After mud season, we > > have Black Fly season > > to look forward to in May and June. Oh yes, let us > > not forget the Black > > Bears that are waking up from their winter's slumber > > and beginning to > > wander about! > > > > Dave > > > > At 05:45 PM 4/4/2005, you wrote: > > >It is better than those in New Jersey is terrible > > flooding and if all this > > >"slush" melts off really quick we may have a > > similar problem. > > > > > >But I am enjoying the weather and looking forward > > to going for a walk > > >without slogging very soon. > > > > > > > > >Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > > >juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > > >Graduate Advisory Council > > >www.guidedogs.com > > > > > >The vision must be followed by the venture. It is > > not enough to > > >stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > > > > > -- Vance Havner > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "robert tweedy" <rtweedy2@xxxxxxx> > > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 5:24 PM > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Book Submitted: > > Search and Rescue > > > > > > > > >Shelley, keep the snow, enjoy 76 degree weather. > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" > > <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > > <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:26 AM > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Book Submitted: Search > > and Rescue > > > > > > > > > > With our record snow fall yesterday, places near > > us, received over > > > > fourteen > > > > inches in less than twenty four hours, we got > > twelve or so, and with it, > > > > being the consistency of the ice you get in snow > > cones, things are quite a > > > > mess. Pennsylvania, is well, drowned, in the > > west in snow in the East in > > > > rain. > > > > > > > > Ah, so staying inside was a good idea, so I got > > the following done. > > > > > > > > Search and Rescue > > > > By Samantha Glen and marry Parasisi SP. > > > > > > > > Just needs a spell check. I removed headers, > > except page numbers, and > > > > fixed > > > > chapter headings so they won't get mistaken. > > All pages are accounted for, > > > > and is a good read. Under the .rtf section of > > the website. > > > > > > > > The crowds got bigger as the team got closer to > > the Myriad Center. They > > > > lined the pavement as if drawn by some > > > > invisible force, yet the quiet remained > > > > unbroken. Faces along the route were > > > > wet with tears that no one tried to hide. > > > > Then Beth heard a voice cut the still morning as > > in prayer. "Yea, though I > > > > walk through the valley of the shadow of death, > > I shall fear no evil." It > > > > was a final, wrenching homage to the victims of > > the bombing. The voice > > > > echoed inside Beth's head. "I shall fear no > > evil," she > > > > chanted over and over again, trying > > > > desperately to keep her feelings at bay. > > > > Beth felt her anger melt away. She > > > > and Czar would be all right; she'd make sure of > > that. The people of > > > > Oklahoma > > > > had reminded them of what their volunteer of > > love was all about. The motto > > > > of search and rescue-to save lives and > > reduce human suffering- > > > > made it all worthwhile for her and the > > > > white shepherd... > > > > > > > > Beth Barkley was tired of having a life indoors. > > And so was her white > > > > German Shepherd Panda. After reading an article > > in the newspaper about > > > > search and Rescue dogs, she decided to train > > with Panda as a canine team. > > > > This story is there struggles to become a team, > > their work, in disasters, > > > > from lost children, missing people, an encounter > > with a bear, to > > > > earthquakes > > > > in El Salvador, Armenia, and mud slides in > > Virginia to their hardest > > > > challenge helping with the Oklahoma City > > Bombing. Follow Beth as she > > > > trains > > > > with first Panda, then Sirius, then Czar, and > > their adventures, both > > > > humorous and sad. Look into the world of search > > and rescue, the struggles > > > > that dog and handle endure every day. > > > > > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > > > > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > > > > Graduate Advisory Council > > > > www.guidedogs.com > > > > > > > > The vision must be followed by the venture. It > > is not enough to > > > > stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > > > > > > > -- Vance Havner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - > > Release Date: 4/1/2005 > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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