-=> Quoting Mark Hofmann to Nancy Backus on 12-31-12  20:31 <=-   
      
    NB>> Snow is useful as insulation, for the ground, for vegetation, even   
    NB>> around houses...  I'd just as soon it all arrived at once and then   
    NB>> stayed for the season... it's the cleaning up part that gets me down.  :)   
      
    MH> True..  The Eskemos figured out that building igloos out of snow and   
    MH> ice kept them warmer than just standing outside in the air.     
      
    MH> I hope we get enough snow this winter to build an igloo!   
      
   That would be a fun family project...  :)   
      
   ttyl     neb   
      
   ... Soy sauce makes it Chinese... or Inuit!   
      
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