how you all can stand it? I left Northern Michigan in 1979 and I can remember all but about 4 of those brutal winters. Several times I thought I was doomed to the winter weather. Go out and shovel that stuff and then shovel again and don't forget to plug the snow blower into the oil warmer & charger... we bought one for my dad because we were affraid his heart would give up from shoveling... We might have 100 straight days of 100+ degree weather in the summer here in the desert but this time of the year, If I want to see snow I can see it on top of these beautiful mountains.