HI Nancy,   
      
   On Sat 2011-Dec-10 12:14, Nancy Backus (1:18/200) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
    RW>> NOpe, they're still awaiting our pleasure, and that will be   
    RW>> 12/9, Kathy's birthday.    
    NB>> Grilling them outside?  Or doing it inside...?  ;)   
      
    RW> That one's up in the air at the moment, since there's white   
    RW> stuff on the ground at the moment .   
      
   NB> We got that white stuff on the ground yesterday... it all melted and   
   NB> then we got more last night...  only a little left here and there   
   NB> now, and it's nicely sunny, if cool...    So, did you get to do   
   NB> the steaks outside or not...?   ;)   
   Nope, had to do 'em inside.  Thought it might turn   
   inclement, was a pretty day until toward evening, bt we had   
   to run errands, and the wind came up a bit late yesterday   
   afternoon.  The white stuff is all gone of course, and there was sunshine and   
   blue skies while we ran errands at least.   
   IT gradually cooled throughout the day after midmorning   
   though.  i was out cleaning up the interior of the van,   
   setting up Kathy's supply of to-go oxygen which had been   
   depleted, and it was long sleeve shirt only wx.  When we   
   finally left to do errands after my radio duties I was glad   
   I had the jacket.   
      
   That's alright, that guy sells those steaks off a truck will find me with a   
   partial box or one he will break up just to   
   sell the last of a load when I've got $$$ in my pockets and   
   I'll buy some more.  I shouldn't have done it that time, but the meat supply   
   was rather low.   
      
   Had I friends that did such a thingaround here I'd have   
   bought a deer tag and let a buddy shoot another one for me   
   and split it with him, that would have put plenty of meat   
   for the freezer by for the winter.   
      
      
   NB> They tell us that we'll be getting warmer (into the 40's) temps by   
   NB> the beginning of next week... we shall see.   As it's December, this   
   NB> gradual descent into winter is to be expected, of course... ;)   
      
   YEah I'm expecting one more good one before Christmas.  I'm   
   thinking it'll hold off a few days, which I'd sure   
   appreciate.  A little rain that will just freeze after dark   
   isnt' my idea of fun Tuesday as we need to go into the city   
   for a Christmas dinner and meeting, and i"d rather not be on the roads when   
   roads are at that just frozen stage where   
   crews might not have put down the chemical.  A couple of   
   nights like that last week, a bit cool but dry, and that's   
   fine with me right now.   
   They've already got their first frozen stuff on the ground   
   in eastern Iowa where i grew up, Kathy's daughter fell on   
   the ice at the car wash/quicky lube where she works   
   Thursday.  (And they wonder why I don't want to live there).   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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