hehehe....this was the poll this afternoon on CNN...three-day storm indeed...

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-- deep cover (still@doom.er), January 27, 2000

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On my list is NEW SOFTWARE. Since the power has stayed up, so far, and since the weather is terrible in Northern Ohio, I have time to stay inside and learn some new programs.

-- (stillawake@myhouse.com), January 27, 2000.

Nothing, other than a trek out on the new tires for some fast food yesterday just for the hell of it. Need not a thing, hehe.

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 27, 2000.

Not much shopping here. Close to 80 degrees, sun shinning, birds singing. Worry? Well, there could be an 8-pointer on the Richter Scale any moment. Otherwise all is fine in So. Calif., desert.

However, when it hits 120 degrees in a few months, I may be singing out of the other side of my mouth.

-- Richard (Astral-Acres@webtv.net), January 27, 2000.

--we have about everything. Power came back on this afternnon since being out from last saturday. the only thing I don't have that I realize I need is a set of four chains for the jeep. Always sumthin...

-- zog (zzoggy@yahoo.com), January 27, 2000.

Excuse me for being off topic, but where did you get a name like Hokie? being a former hokie myself (Va Tech) was just curious. Lock'n'Load

-- Lock'n'Load (blacktalon@islanderis.net), January 27, 2000.

A new snow shovel and more bird and squirrel food. The birds and other creatures are really hurting in this frigid weather and I've gone through more than I calculated we'd need. The retired people around here love to feed the birds but can't get out to fill their feeders when the weather is this bad.

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), January 27, 2000.

OG - I agree with you. I generally feed the birds all winter. This year, the local farm store had a "pre-season" sale wherein I ordered 10 fifty pound bags of black oil sunflower seeds. We have them stored in 50 gal steel barrels under the shed. Today, with the snow and ice, I probably went through 25 lbs of seeds; had to "reload" 4 times!! Many, many cardinals, 3 types of wood- peckers, juncos, 2 types of finches, many types of sparrows, some white breasted nuthatches, chickadees,tufted titmouse....and once in awhile,some quail will sneak up for a bite. Just quite enjoyable. (course, honey and I are easily entertained!)

-- jeanne (jeanne@hurry.now), January 28, 2000.