"I've been in Bend for 31 winters.
>
> One year it was so cold for so long that some of the city water mains froze
> under the streets.
>
> Sometimes in May you can't rent a U-Haul truck, as they are all gone -
> rented by those getting the hell out of here."

Oh sure Vern, inject fact and real-life experience into this thread. No fair!
Blather and opinion are much more .... uh .... er .... ummmm ... oh, never mind. ;)

bob
Mike, you collecting acorns and other winter-forage storage items ... and burying them?
(VBG)