Winter, but not here!

We have been hearing about the blizzards across the United States all winter long. The folks of every state have had to contend with horrible weather. I am sure, that they think they had the worst weather in a very long time, but according to the e-mail I received yesterday Russia has us beat by a mile. The pictures are awesome and some of them reminded me of the storms that go through the Tahoe area of both Nevada and California.

I rode through a tunnel of snow once time up at Tahoe but never with a height like this. I cannot imagine this much snow piled high, almost like a mountain all by itself. Imagine the spring thaw.

When snow gets this high it makes me wonder how much power is lost during the winter storms in Russia.

I bet the folks are warm inside. It must be like living in a cocoon. One thing for sure there will be little or no company coming for awhile. These folks must be well prepared for their storms. Well as far as I am concerned Russia can keep their own snow, I think we get enough right here and I am not ready for a contest. I like to see the first snow fall as it is so beautiful, but then it turns into slush, icy roads and misery for the drivers. The old timers used to believe that heavy storms with the temperatures plummeting below the below killed all the germs and there was less illness in our winter world. The only plus I can think of, unless of course I was a skier or had a chance to ride down the mountainside on a big toboggan. Winter weather can be dangerous but, on the other hand, it can be a lot of fun.

Yesterday Pat and I rode over to Crescent City where a doctor was giving a talk on M.S. He was set up for a small video in which we heard and saw a doctor from Italy talk about a new and different procedure which may, or may not, help the M.S. sufferers. The doctor has M.S. himself and is in a wheel chair so he went to San Diego where they are doing an angioplasty surgery to open the veins so blood can flow more easily to the brain. It was very interesting and we were all listening when one of the ladies started a one on one conversation with the doctor. Then her friend chimed in and the doctor's wife and the rest of us were left sitting waiting for him to get back to telling us more of the new procedures. After ten minutes of watching and waiting we finally stood up and left. How rude of the ladies to take over the meeting for themselves. Hopefully we gave a signal to the doctor and he got back to business. There are always one or two that have to be selfish and show their ignorance. I wanted to stand up and tell them I didn't mean to be rude but they needed to let the rest of us in on the tale the doctor had to tell. He has had the operations but they still do not know if more are needed, how long the effects of it, or if it really can help the M.S. patients. We all hope it will. Maybe it is the first step in starting one of those groups for testing and really working at finding a cure.

So today, Sunday, the last day of your rest time, find something fun to do. If you are like the thousands of fans for the Super Bowl then you will be hunkered down in front of your TV with snacks and a cold beer shouting for your team, or maybe you have invited folks in to share the excitement of the game. So whether you are at a tail gate party or just enjoying the game all by yourself, root for the better team to win....The Steelers . . . of course. Enjoy your seconds as they come. Hugs to all.