Merry Christmas

I got up at 6:00 and made coffee, and brought it to the puter, to wish you all a Merry Christmas, before going out to feed the cows. The house is very quiet at this time of morning, with the wife, and son sleeping,and I feel like I am the only one around that is starting the day. Then I open the forum, and it looks like the whole nation is up and 3 hours ahead of me. Well So Much For Living On The West Coast! MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLKS! Ihope it is good for all my friends on the forum. Thanks for letting me partcipate! RALPH

Ralph, Were do you leave on the West coast?
Have you been getting alot of that rain? I live in southwest Iowa and it s in the teens here this Morning with 3 to 4 inches of new snow. Alot better than last year where as on Xmas day we had a whiteout,and could"t go anywhere. Alot better winter here so far. Merry xmas to you and yours

Hi TD! Merry christmas!! I am near Roy Wa, which is about 18 miles north and east of Olympia. Roy's big claim to fame is the two Roy Rodeo's they have each summer. I guess they are part of the circuit that the riders pursue each yr. It is about as big as it's name, blink and you are out of town! A true speed trap, of the southern sterotype! Got there own court and all! It has been around 45 deg, and rainy for the last two weeks, some nights it gets cold, and we end up with black ice . Most of our rual roads are blacktop, and look just wet, even with ice on them. last tue I was going out to a friends farm around noon, and saw an aproching jeep cherokee, lose it and flip, then continue down the center line on his top, right towards me, being as he had 1/2 of my lane I went on the shoulder, but he came to a halt before he reached me. Wasted an hour there helping and waiting on emergency people. I am from west central Illinois, been out here 30 yr;s and still don't like the rainy weather. If I didn't own this little place, I would back to Pike Co., but am too old to start over. Have a great holliday, and remember why we have Christmas! RALPH