good thing some people love the snow. After all, God made the snow too!! Just softies from the comforrably warm tropics are the ones to groan at cold. Like me. Shantihhh@aol.com wrote: > << Bargyla, we LOVE the snowy season! >> > > I have traveled all over the US, and to over 40 countries. Many I have > visited dozens of times and I can tell you diversity is to be respected! > >From the ever hot and humid coastline of India---Kerela to the forever > coolness of Mongolia people enjoy living. Yes, some must fight the elements > more than others, but home is where your family is. IMHO > My family sailed from the UK in the late 1600s, lived in Maryland, Virginia > and then pioneered as some of the first white settlers to the Ohio Valley. > Our family came to California in 1949, and yes I love it and wouldn't ever > want to shovel snow, so what? LOL My family is here and that makes it home. > We all adjust to our environment and garden and live accordingly. > > Mary-Anne -- Bargyla Rateaver http://home.earthlink.net/~brateaver