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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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Just for Deb

Weather Bulletin - Denver

Up here, in the "Mile-Hi City", 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'Rielly, No Oprah, No Chris Mathews and No Geraldo Rivera.

No Shaun 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 anyone a living.
Old Jan 9, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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That pretty much sums it up Tom. Thank god people here work together to help one another. We've survived pretty good...but have another 4-8" coming later this week. Sure would be nice if some other state would suck some of this snow out of the sky...I've had enough for now.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 05:48 AM
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Send snow up here PLEASE!
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:07 PM
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Deb we would welome about 5-6 inches my way. If the forecast is correct, which is seldom, we may get some flurries next Tuesday. I am not holding my breath but would love to see 6" . I could make a fortune taking pic's and selling them to the local news
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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It accualy snowed here today! Did for about 10 minutes, melted away after 45-50. I guess thats it for this winter.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Deb, looks like an ice stom is heading our way, followed by snow. Send a little snow if you like, but please no ice
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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let me drive my jetta up there to get some lol!
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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I still wonder where that plane went. Never showed up.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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Nice piece of work...TomsHHR
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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Don't know what happened to that plane...maybe it's still waiting to load it up completely after the snow we're supposed to get again this week.



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