>You have my sympathy for the winds there in Rancho Cucamonga ;-) (One of the first places I worked was a consulting job at Stater Brothers in Colton). It's still a mess here. I have lived in Chicago off and on since 1975 and have never seen a blizzard like this. None of the roads where I live have been plowed yet. Heck, Lake Shore Drive, one of the major roads in Chicago, is still littered with stuck cars and buses. Almost all schools are closed for a second day, which is rare in a city familiar with snowstorms.

Rare is the right word. I heard that yesterday was the first time in _12 years_ that Chicago Public Schools were closed for snow.

Tamar