The people that live up east and around the great lakes have 8 feet of
snow and more on the way.   People's houses are going to start caving in.
The power for whole towns and areas could be lost.   Enough of this global
warming,,,,, they are having cool temps in Hawaii.   Some of the lowest ever
and they do not have any kind of heating systems there other than fire.
   IMO, it is more than we can understand.   Russia is having the warmest
temps they can remember.   I just know that I can pray for the people I know
are in a bad way and I also know that I have to say IF it be thy will Lord.

Harv

((((((harv))))))  yes.  it is a very rough winter for lots of folks around
the world.  and i think of them and their hardships often.  winters like
this is why i believe that linemen are one group of little noticed heros in
our nation.  in college, i used to know guys who boomed, as linemen, to
different parts of the country to pay for their college fees.  one of the
guys i knew actually died doing this.  sure, they get paid overtime, but
they risk a lot working in these kinds of conditions to serve us.

 people our age, who've been born and raised around the great lakes, or in
snow country in general, know enough to get the snow shoveled or blown off
their roofs when the snow load is too great.  they get the word out.  and i
think the media there does, too.  when butch was in high school in michigan
and in high school in south lake tahoe, he made far more money shoveling off
roofs than he did at any "regular job" he could get.  there are also
businesses and people who are out of work that provide that service for a
fee.

one of the sad facts about hawaii is that double wall construction with
insulation hasn't been used until recently and only in the more expensive
homes, because of the exorbitant costs of imported building materials.
single wall construction offers poor shelter agains the cold.

i watch a documentary on this.  i forget the exact date in fairly recent
history that it occurred, but i believe it was at some point in the 1800s.
there was a mini ice age on the east coast that lasted for about 20 years.
starvation was the big issue back then, because of how it affected crop
failure.

actually, we can and do understand the weather, much more than we ever did
because of computer aids, consolidating and collating data and computer
generated models.  but we cannot control the weather.  it is humbling to
know that.

kate

Harv wrote:

Some of the best storm photos and stories are available here.

http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=8adbcb60-ee6d-4c36-b85a-49
a90d13fb86

... The only good snow is Hank Snow.

Harv, I couldn't agree more...
With this extreme weather that we are having...Kind of reminds you of the
Movie ..."Day After Tomorrow"
Of course...It isn't happening overnight like in the movie, but
slowly...But...it is I believe...starting to speed up.
And we will see more and more of it and it will be closer together...
The movie/documentary that Al Gore did..."An Inconvenient Truth" is very
informative...It is not just another "Alarmist" Shouting out the end of the
world...But it shows concrete facts...and the facts are...WE NEED TO DO
SOMETHING NOW....Our heads have been in the sand too long...
Didn't mean to get on my soap box here, and I try never to discuss
politics...I am not good at debating..and I respect other's beliefs...
In God, Country and Way of life...But this is one cause that we need to
stand up for...

And speaking of the movie...The Day After Tomorrow...
Where they show most of the Northern Hemisphere being frozen...They don't
show what happens...The day after the day after tomorrow...What happens to
the world as far as how this world would survive such a catastrophe...

IN the mean time...Sending prayers for all those covered in Snow...And those
that are having this extreme weather.
I hadn't heard about Hawaii...I suppose when I win the Lottery...I will have
to change where I am going to escape this extra cold winter we are having.
Cindy