Been readin' all these posts and thought I'd throw in my dos centavos. Heard that we here in Carthage got the worst of the weather late last week and I believe it. At our house we ended up with 14" of snow on top of 3" of sleet/ice on top of 2.5" of rain that started it all out. Wife and I spent 3 1/2 hours shoveling out our parking area and drive with no ill effects except fatigue. Sure wish she would be as accomodating when I ask her to cut and split firewood. All she does is look at me cross-eyed and remind me that our fireplace is gas. What in the world does that have to do with it?