Bargyla, we LOVE the snowy season! It's beautiful, exhilerating, refreshing -- my hubby adores hand shoveling the snow, and I am completely fulfilled standing by the window and watching it fall..... it's rather like a miracle to see the ground turn white, and the bushes slowly become covered over -- and with the proper clothing on, it is also just heavenly to walk in our countryside and admire it all. California has too long a dry season for us -- we're used to more green everywhere than you are. Besides, I wouldn't want to trade our hurricanes for your earthquakes. Penny, NY . ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.