>>WEATHER BULLETIN
>>
>>Up here, in the Northern Plains, we just recovered from a Historic
>>event---
>>may I even say a "Weather Event" of "Biblical Proportions" --- with a
>>historic blizzard of up to 44" inches of snow and winds to 90 MPH that
>>broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, stranded hundreds of
>>motorists in lethal snow banks, closed ALL roads, isolated scores of
>>communities and cut power to 10's of thousands.
>>
>>FYI:
>>
>>George Bush did not come.
>>
>>FEMA did nothing.
>>
>>No one howled for the government.
>>
>>No one blamed the government.
>>
>>No one even uttered an expletive on TV.
>>
>>Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit.
>>
>>Our Mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else.
>>
>>Our Governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either.
>>
>>CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit - or report on this category 5
>>snowstorm. Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards.
>>
>>No one asked for a FEMA Trailer House.
>>
>>No one looted.
>>
>>Nobody - I mean Nobody demanded the government do something.
>>
>>Nobody expected the government to do anything, either.
>>
>>No Larry King, No Bill O'Reilly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo
>>Rivera.
>>
>>No Sean Penn, No Barbara Striesand, No Hollywood types to be found.
>>
>>Nope, we just melted the snow for water.
>>
>>Sent out caravans of SUV's to pluck people out of snow engulfed cars.
>>
>>The truck drivers pulled people out of snow banks and didn't ask for a
>>penny.
>>
>>Local restaurants made food and the police and fire departments delivered
>>it to the snowbound families.
>>
>>Families took in the stranded people - total strangers.
>>
>>We fired up wood stoves, broke out coal oil lanterns or Coleman lanterns.
>>
>>We put on extra layers of clothes because up here it is "Work or Die".
>>
>>We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a
>>mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes
>>for 'sittin at home' checks.
>>
>>Even though a Category "5" blizzard of this scale has never fallen this
>>early, we know it can happen and how to deal with it ourselves.
>>
>>"In my many travels, I have noticed that once one gets north of about 48
>>degrees North Latitude, 90% of the world's social problems evaporate."
>>
>>It does seem that way, at least to me.
>>
>>I hope this gets passed on.
>>
>>Maybe SOME people will get the message. The world does Not owe you a
>>living.

Humm.... Have a good week everyone!