We here in Chicago, though, are having a very mild winter with the temperature hardly ever going below freezing. We had the one year anniversary of a terrific blizzard that occurred last Feb 2 and that managed to paralyze the entire city....silly from my perspective because we should be used to stuff like that by now.

I heard that you all were having a bad time of it and can sympathize...we're used to it and have the gear in the back of our closets all ready to go...we grumble but we go about our business. I worry more about things like your plumbing freezing and bursting. Experience has shown that can happen and you won't know until the pipes thaw sufficiently to restore the water flow. Hope you all duck the bullet on that one because it's a royal pain.

Best

AA