"I know you don't mind practicing your recovery techniques, but really stinks when it's on your own vehicle"

The funny part is ... when Bren got home, she couldn't see the driveway & put the VX in the ditch. The VX is so awsome - it was able to pull itself right back out.



"Wish we got that kind of snow."

As long as it doesn't stick around for weeks ... & weeks ... & weeks. There were still some piles of snow in the parking lots from the 20+ inches we got the Friday before Christmas.



"and what is all that white stuff in your pix?"

It was kinda confusing to us too - we're not used to it - usually just a cupla inches at a time.



"When did the mid-atlantic region become the snow belt?"

See comment above

Hope you get yours Mark We're supposed to get another 1-2 inches tonight.

I remember the year I lived in Pittsburgh. We had just moved from Florida & the first snowstorm dropped 7 inches - we were in heaven.



"Ditto for San Diego although we go hammered with rain the week before and most cannot drive in rain here"

I know. I've only been to SD twice - rained both times.



"Also like the whole banana republic/tropical thing y'all have going on with the chairs/ceiling fan"

'Toes in the water ... toes in the sand ... life is good today"