shutdown -h in Denver

[Ronnie Gauthier]

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:05:47 -0700
"Collins Richey" <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:

> In case you haven't seen the weather reports, we've got one of those
> once-a-decade snow storms - 4 feet plus in my driveway one foot plus
> in the street and more coming down. My vote for"player of the game" is
> Xcel Energy. They've done their setup correctly. In spite of the fact
> that everything in the area is "halted", we've still got power and
> heat.
> 
> Yesterday my car got stuck in a drift on the way home. Two sets of
> Samaritans helped me out. One gave me a ride to a gas station where I
> tromped around for a couple of hours until a lady drove in to fill up
> her SUV. She delivered 3 of us to our doorsteps! Somehow, I don't
> think a liberal weenie in a pushcart-sized alternative energy vehicle
> would have been much use.
> 
> It's really a blessing to be stranded in my own home instead of at the
> airport or on the side of the road.
> 
> I hope your Christmas or Hanukhah or whatever is Merry and Bright.

You can send some this way, we have no snow here. Cold enough to make 
it to ski on but no real snow. 

I've got nothing against the ecco-treehuggers but prefer to keep my gas 
guzzling 4x4. They might rail against gas hogs but they never crack a 
mouth-off when they are the non-driving front wheel drive, 4 inches off 
the ground, WTF you doing out in this weather with their gutless gas mizer 
in the ditch and you're the one with the chain. 

I love the look on their face when I stop and from my nice toasty cab tell 
them the chain is in the box, just grab the free end and hook it to your 
car and I'll have you out in a jiffy. It is amazing how easy their front 
bumpers sorta seperate from the rest of the vehicle. Dont they know bumpers 
are not for chains?!?