In a message dated 10/12/08 9:37:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dan-ann@xxxxxxxx writes: > guess it is all what you are willing to put up with > how true! being a native Californian who has experienced 8 southern illinois winters, i now know that there are THREE certainties in my life ... death, taxes and NEVER AGAIN WILL I DEAL WITH SNOW!!!!!!!!! i love the heat, detest the cold and those were the most miserable, long 8 years of my life. i understand bears better now as hibernation become my way of life during the winter months - i went out only long enough to exercise my doggies and then INSIDE FOR THE DURATION!! LOL - while snow is very pretty when it first blankets the ground, i would be happy to see the lovely photos any of you have of your snowscapes while i sit on my lawn chair, in the sun, looking at the leaves on the trees and sipping a margarita. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================