She and her husband are the ones who work for the State department and travel the world for their postings. They have been stationed in Washington DC for the last few years. Right now she is the smart one. She is at a government conference in Austraila (and picking up a few chips for me) instead of sitting in DC like her husband and daughter watching it snow! She called during the last storm a month or so ago and told me how many hours she had spent trying to find a snow shovel. She apparently drove about 50 miles before finding a store that still had them in stock. Good luck to you guys on the east coast - especially Jerry Birl. From what I see of the weather forcasts his area is really gonna get clobbered. Stay safe everyone.