Yep, when I think of the thousands stranded on the freeways these last two days, I don't whine "too" much about being snowed in. Still wish that I hadn't packed my snow boots and other snow stuff at the bottom of the stuff in the shed. :-) Barefoot in the snow, 5 miles to town, David? Stormy On Dec 19, 2008, at 12:10:31 PM, "Ruth Scheubler" <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: It one thing if you live in an area used to winter - but when it shows up in unusual places, it causes lots of problems. Homes in southern Cal are not set up for extended temps in the teens. Ruth ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================