<VV> Thievery Re: WINNER WEATHER... (in the Metroplex)

[FrankCB]

Timothy,
I wouldn't call that "thievery" but rather "extortion".  Reminds me of the time a few winters ago when I was out struggling with my shovel to get a BIG snowfall cleared off my driveway so I could get my car out.  Fortunately for me, one of my neighbors who worked for an auto dealer a half block away had borrowed a front end loader and was driving down the street to his home when he saw me and stopped to help out.  He did the whole driveway in a few minutes and refused to accept any payment.  With a wave of his hand he took off homeward.  But I "got even" with him when I left a bottle of fine Italian liqueur with a note of thanks on his doorstep.
That's what neighbors are for - to help each other out.
Frank "appreciates real neighbors" Burkhard
  
In a message dated 02/12/10 11:37:18 Eastern Standard Time, shortle556 at earthlink.net writes:
This is a different kind of thievery than I anticipated. Recently we had a large dumping of snow in SW Colorado, around 3 feet in 3 days. At the same time my snow plow truck trans quit working. I called a couple of people that advertise snow removal. My parking lot is not very big, it's about 1/2 an acre. I advised them all I can usually clean it myself with my plow truck in about 20-30 minutes. The conversation went something like "About 30 minutes? I could do it for $200". I was floored. I was hoping for about 50 or 60 bucks. I guess it's the American way. Oh by the way, thank God for good neighbors. Now I owe 1 of my neighbors who came over here a couple of times and spent about 30 minuts each time. 
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 
Looking forward to the coming spring weather and Iowa in June