Re: Speaking of the weather....:)

[Guest guest]

That's very cruel, you know! :-)

Oregon and Washington and most of the midwest and east are completely

snowed in, with more coming.

Send some heat and sun! quick!

Sandy r

>

> To increase the jealousy factor, I have to mention that Riverview,

Florida

> was sunny and warm and in the low 80's today. Tonight is lovely

and high

> 60's. Didn't want to turn on the a/c (it is nearly Christmas,

after all),

> so I had to open the windows and sliding doors for some lovely

fresh air!

> On top of the lovely weather, school is now out until January 5, so

I hope

> to hit the gym often (after a day or two of vegging out!).

>

> Merry Christmas, Ya'll!

>

>

>

> P.S. Friends in my beloved southern CA tell me it is cold there

> today....brrr....in the 50's (very cold for O.C.).

>

[Guest guest]

I've moved back to CA since I just hate the oregon winters. 15 yrs of

that was enough.

BUT, i am back at the oregon house this week, finishing packing, etc -

and am now STUCK.

Totally snowed in, 18 inches all over, chunks of ice in the river, 6

ft snow drifts across the yard. No WAY can I get back to Ca for

christmas with family! Bummer!

But it IS pretty, and I've been out snow-showing a couple hours and

taking pictures.

Now, it's a blizzard again, and another 6 inches expected. We've

already had the power off for (2) 6-8 hr periods. thankfully, we have

propane heat in the house, and plenty of camping lanterns, and solar

chrgers for the laptop and a small TV/radio for the news.

But this is really ridiculous. My final memory of Oregon winters!

If I want snow, I will go to Tahoe or Yosemite, thak you!

Ack!

Sandy r

>

> I live in Lacey, and work at a small hospital in Tacoma, I had to

drive home to Lacey at midnight last night Everyone showed up, or at

least the supervisor wasn't asking for any doubles, and the best she

would do was a cot in a part of the hospital thats not even used, a

little creepy, and I knew I would never sleep under those

conditions, did I mention our floor wasn't even 1/2 full? The sup.

on call didn't care, she didn't even caution me to drive carefully.

When I got home there were 2 cars slid out of control, blocking both

ends of my street, and our street is pretty much flat, we have at

least a foot of snow between the 2 storms. I'm traumatized, we don't

get snow like this in this area. It took me an hour and a half to

make a half hour drive, which is quite frankly better than I

expected. I won't be doing that today.

>

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> Northrup

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> --------- Re: Re: Speaking of the weather....

> >

> > Sandy,

> >

> > I grew up in central Illinois, and learned to drive in ice and

snow, so I

> > really understand cold weather. That is why I have lived in

southern CA and

> > FL most of my life! If I could sent you some sunshine and warm

weather, I

> > would gladly do that. Maybe you could take a brief winter trip to

sunny

> > Florida?

> >

> > Good luck and stay warm,

> >

> >

> >

> > > That's very cruel, you know! :-)

> > > Oregon and Washington and most of the midwest and east are

completely

> > > snowed in, with more coming.

> > > Send some heat and sun! quick!

> > >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Wow, we have many nurses on this site, I am also an RN, fortunately I

work in Northern CA, although we have gotten snow also, nothing like

Seattle/Tacoma or Oregon (where my sis is a nurse).

Sandy, I too remember my Oregon winters (hope to never relive them).

We lived in Eastern Oregon (Bly Mountain to be exact) at over 5,000

ft level and it would snow THREE FEET at a time!!! We had a snow plow

on our truck and would plow snow every hour just to be able to get

out to the main road!...BRRRR!

I now am in relatively sunny Redding, CA..even though it is cold here

and snows significantly only once about every 10 years, I don't miss

plowing the white stuff. (I do like to see it over on the mountains

though, Lassen & Shasta)

J.

P.S. Julimarie...what is it about nursing supers that they just don't

care half the time...???Burnout???

>

> I live in Lacey, and work at a small hospital in Tacoma, I had to

drive home to Lacey at midnight last night Everyone showed up, or at

least the supervisor wasn't asking for any doubles, and the best she

would do was a cot in a part of the hospital thats not even used, a

little creepy, and I knew I would never sleep under those

conditions, did I mention our floor wasn't even 1/2 full? The sup.

on call didn't care, she didn't even caution me to drive carefully.

When I got home there were 2 cars slid out of control, blocking both

ends of my street, and our street is pretty much flat, we have at

least a foot of snow between the 2 storms. I'm traumatized, we don't

get snow like this in this area. It took me an hour and a half to

make a half hour drive, which is quite frankly better than I

expected. I won't be doing that today.

>

> --

> Northrup

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>

> -------------- Original message ----------------------

> From: Hutto <nicoleh@...>

> > I stayed the night at my work last night and when a night nurse

called in for

> > her shift I worked it so because of this snow I have been at work

since

> > 1am...and will work today until around 3pm....it sure is pretty

though we don't

> > see this kind of snow in Seattle too often. Just hope I can get

home

> >

> >

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