Brava, Helen! And this morning, two different TV morning programs had people on talking about the new study about happiness...they said people from cold climates are happier than people from warmer climates...because they have to gather together more (to keep warm)! Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx> > > > Yep-- dropped to 15 below last night ,wind chill minus 35. First time the > house started thumping and cracking at night this winter. My house cat > was > restless all night long. Supposed to last until the weekend We've had > relatively > mild winters the last several years--making up for it now. 50 yrs ago > when I > moved to my present home it was the normal thing to have the first 3 > weeks > in Jan stay between minus 30 and minus 50. And I had my heated kennel > building > to go out to take care of 14 GSDs, before going to work Snowmobile suit > and > boots over my night gown,shovel thru gate and kennel door,into my nice > warm > kennel,feed water,and exercise dogs --this at 5AM--back into house > ,shower,dress and off to work And I never though anything about > it--because I was 32 > --so young--and you can do anything at that age <G> > Helen Miller Fisher > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================