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Old 10-13-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cmac2012 View Post
After I moved to Cahl-ee-FOR-nya in '94, I didn't manage to make it back to OlyWA for Christmas until '96 or '97, I forget. I stayed with my parents and that was the year we had one of the worst ice storms in years. Power was out for folks out in the sticks for days. It was one of the best times I'd spent with my folks. There was no TV to distract and we had the fireplace going and candles and lanterns for light.
Ever seen the movie "Ice Storm?" Your description reminded me of it (though the family in that movie is copletely disfunctional, while I'm sure yours is decidedly not!). If you haven't seen it, check it out.
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