Snowy RCC?

On Feb 7, 10:17*am, Jud wrote:
Tee hee!!! * Sun shining brightly in Maine, most snow melted last
week. Didn't get a flake this time around. I find it humorous when
southern climes get what we are famous for. Washington DC has gotten
more snow this season than we got all of our last season.

Jud - the Gloater

Well, thhhpphhbbbtt! Here in Baltimore we got a little over 24
inches, which is more than normal for a whole winter season here. The
real fun comes Monday morning, when I try to make it in to work. Of
course no-one here has snow tires, or much experience driving on icy
roads, so it could be quite a demolition derby. It's got me plotting
my next tropical vacation...

-Robert A. DeRose, Jr.

In a recent message Jud wrote:

Tee hee!!! Sun shining brightly in Maine, most snow melted last
week. Didn't get a flake this time around. I find it humorous when
southern climes get what we are famous for. Washington DC has gotten
more snow this season than we got all of our last season.

Jud - the Gloater

Just damp and miserable here in the UK.

We have had a svere winter by our standards, but still nothing compared with 1947,
1963 and 1979.

Mind you, the country nearly ran out of gas...(not gasoline, for US readers,
but natural gas used for heating by most of the country)

--
Tony Clayton
Coins of the UK : http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk
Sent using RISCOS using VirtualAcorn-SA running on a PC
.... Hey! Your Trakball is upside down!

"Tony Clayton" wrote in message
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In a recent message Jud wrote:

Tee hee!!! Sun shining brightly in Maine, most snow melted last
week. Didn't get a flake this time around. I find it humorous when
southern climes get what we are famous for. Washington DC has gotten
more snow this season than we got all of our last season.

Jud - the Gloater

Just damp and miserable here in the UK.

We have had a svere winter by our standards, but still nothing compared with
1947,
1963 and 1979.

Mind you, the country nearly ran out of gas...(not gasoline, for US readers,
but natural gas used for heating by most of the country)

Our American politicians will be glad to supply you with all the hot air you
could ever need...

On Feb 7, 10:18*am, Tony Clayton wrote:
In a recent message Jud wrote:

Tee hee!!! * Sun shining brightly in Maine, most snow melted last
week. Didn't get a flake this time around. I find it humorous when
southern climes get what we are famous for. Washington DC has gotten
more snow this season than we got all of our last season.

Jud - the Gloater

Just damp and miserable here in the UK.

We have had a svere winter by our standards, but still nothing compared with 1947,
1963 and 1979.

Mind you, the country nearly ran out of gas...(not gasoline, for US readers,
but natural gas used for heating by most of the country)

--
Tony Clayton * * * * *
Coins of the UK * * *:http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk
Sent using RISCOS using VirtualAcorn-SA running on a PC
... Hey! *Your Trakball is upside down!

I had heard about the close call on the natural gas in the UK, but
have heard the situation has improved since. Yes??? Hope so.

oly

In article ,
"Bruce Remick" wrote:

Are most of you folks out there snowed in easterners? Not much RCC action
this weekend. If you're like me, you spent part of the day shoveling and
the other part recuperating. 24+ inches on my 50' driveway in the N.
Virginia suburbs. I'll tackle the sidewalk tomorrow. No snow plow yet.
Fifty years ago, this would have brought out the local kids competing to
earn good money. But today most 70-year-olds have to do it themselves, at
least around here, while those local kids relax inside apparently counting
the money and blackberry Ipods their parents give them.

My condolences on your weather. Itz been terrible here in San Jose this
morning as well ... a lite sprinkle of rain to ruin the day!

Tomorrow will be a tough day too ... do I spend four hours driving up to
the mountains to go skiing, or spend a half hour driving over to the
beach to go surfing? Choices, choices ...

[NB: Don't I wish! I neither ski nor surf, and will most likely spend
all day tomorrow inside imaging lots for eBay! Ah, the life of an idle
koin deeler!]

--
Ken Barr Numismatics email:
P. O. Box 32541 website: http://www.kenbarr.com
San Jose, CA 95152 Coins, currency, exonumia, souvenir cards, etc.
408-272-3247 NEXT SHOW: San Jose CC 01/22-24 w/ Mac's Coins

Petronius wrote:
"Tony Clayton" wrote in message
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In a recent message Jud wrote:

Tee hee!!! Sun shining brightly in Maine, most snow melted last
week. Didn't get a flake this time around. I find it humorous when
southern climes get what we are famous for. Washington DC has gotten
more snow this season than we got all of our last season.

Jud - the Gloater

Just damp and miserable here in the UK.

We have had a svere winter by our standards, but still nothing
compared with 1947,
1963 and 1979.

Mind you, the country nearly ran out of gas...(not gasoline, for US
readers, but natural gas used for heating by most of the country)

Our American politicians will be glad to supply you with all the hot
air you could ever need...

You forgot to mention the endless supply of fertilizer.

James the Augean Stablemaster

oly wrote:
On Feb 6, 8:55 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
Are most of you folks out there snowed in easterners? Not much RCC
action this weekend. If you're like me, you spent part of the day
shoveling and the other part recuperating. 24+ inches on my 50'
driveway in the N. Virginia suburbs. I'll tackle the sidewalk
tomorrow. No snow plow yet. Fifty years ago, this would have brought
out the local kids competing to earn good money. But today most
70-year-olds have to do it themselves, at least around here, while
those local kids relax inside apparently counting the money and
blackberry Ipods their parents give them.

We had a snowy morning in Central IL on Friday about 2-3 inches in the
morning and another 1 inch overnight, the temperature right at
freezing all day and night. The IL Department of Transportation did
an EXCELLENT JOB of keeping the roads salted and I was able to do a 75
mile each-way round trip (Springpatch to near Macomb) with no real
problems.

It used to be that a person could go to small-to-medium sized coin
shows every weekend from the end of October to the end of March, with
Christmas and New Years excepted. No more, almost all of those shows
are gone (the majority of the former attendees are deceased too). A
decent coin show next weekend in STL, but unless some misc. cash comes
in early, I probably won't attend.

I used go to a lot of those shows, including the long-defunct East Kumquat
Annual Coin-a-Rama, but I don't remember them being quite that frequent.
Depending on how far one cared to drive, maybe every other week. Of course,
an SMSA north of you still supports a 1st, a 2nd, a 3rd, and a 4th Sunday
show, but most of them amount to very little these days, and I'm surprised
that any of them have survived. Most of the material offered for sale has
gotten quite long in the tooth, and it's not worth the trip.

The show in Springpatch at the end of March is always good though.

James the Less-Traveled

Are most of you folks out there snowed in easterners? Not much RCC action
this weekend. If you're like me, you spent part of the day shoveling and
the other part recuperating. 24+ inches on my 50' driveway in the N.
Virginia suburbs. I'll tackle the sidewalk tomorrow. No snow plow yet.
Fifty years ago, this would have brought out the local kids competing to
earn good money. But today most 70-year-olds have to do it themselves, at
least around here, while those local kids relax inside apparently counting
the money and blackberry Ipods their parents give them.


I'm born and raised here in the Los Angeles area and have never seen
snow fall before. Have been in snow in the local mountains after it
has fallen, but have never actually seen it come down. Have seen
plenty of rain, though, especially in recent days!

"Ken Barr" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Bruce Remick" wrote:

Are most of you folks out there snowed in easterners? Not much RCC
action
this weekend. If you're like me, you spent part of the day shoveling and
the other part recuperating. 24+ inches on my 50' driveway in the N.
Virginia suburbs. I'll tackle the sidewalk tomorrow. No snow plow yet.
Fifty years ago, this would have brought out the local kids competing to
earn good money. But today most 70-year-olds have to do it themselves,
at
least around here, while those local kids relax inside apparently
counting
the money and blackberry Ipods their parents give them.

My condolences on your weather. Itz been terrible here in San Jose this
morning as well ... a lite sprinkle of rain to ruin the day!

Tomorrow will be a tough day too ... do I spend four hours driving up to
the mountains to go skiing, or spend a half hour driving over to the
beach to go surfing? Choices, choices ...

[NB: Don't I wish! I neither ski nor surf, and will most likely spend
all day tomorrow inside imaging lots for eBay! Ah, the life of an idle
koin deeler!]

Remind us again of California's four seasons... something like Wind,
Mudslides, Wildfires, and Earthquakes? :-D

mazorj wrote:
"Ken Barr" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Bruce Remick" wrote:

Are most of you folks out there snowed in easterners? Not much RCC
action
this weekend. If you're like me, you spent part of the day
shoveling and the other part recuperating. 24+ inches on my 50'
driveway in the N. Virginia suburbs. I'll tackle the sidewalk
tomorrow. No snow plow yet. Fifty years ago, this would have
brought out the local kids competing to earn good money. But today
most 70-year-olds have to do it themselves, at
least around here, while those local kids relax inside apparently
counting
the money and blackberry Ipods their parents give them.

My condolences on your weather. Itz been terrible here in San Jose
this morning as well ... a lite sprinkle of rain to ruin the day!

Tomorrow will be a tough day too ... do I spend four hours driving
up to the mountains to go skiing, or spend a half hour driving over
to the beach to go surfing? Choices, choices ...

[NB: Don't I wish! I neither ski nor surf, and will most likely
spend all day tomorrow inside imaging lots for eBay! Ah, the life
of an idle koin deeler!]

Remind us again of California's four seasons... something like Wind,
Mudslides, Wildfires, and Earthquakes? :-D

Oooo, nice cut!

James