Snow and comment on rats

[Rachel Bray]

It took me two hours to dig out my car yesterday.  The wall 
behind my car came to my waist.  Argh!  I think the 
official count for us was 21 inches of snow by yesterday 
morning.  But that also is because I live in an area that 
doesn't have a lot of tall buildings and so the drifting is 
rather bad.  My parents are still without power in southern 
Ohio and have been since Saturday.  We lost trees in our 
back yard that were over 30 years old.  Very sad.  She said 
that when they started breaking apart it sounded like bombs 
going off.

So I hope all of you in the snow belt these last couple of 
days are doing well.  Stay warm and don't go outside if 
it's not necessary!  It's hell out there!  I still can't 
believe OSU closed yesterday.  From what I understand they 
were still open during the blizzard of 78.

The rat question....I've owned four rats at different 
times.  They all lived a very long time but as Jordy was 
hitting about 5 years old, he started dragging his hind 
leg, too.  It turned out to be a tumor on his spine.  Then 
when Winston was hitting about 4 years old, he started to 
drag his leg a little.  I immediately thought it was 
cancer, but it turned out to be...get this...a pulled 
muscle.  The vet gave me a muscle relaxer kinda thing for 
him and two days later, he was fine.  He eventually died of 
old age at 5 years old.  So...honestly, it could be 
anything ranging from nothing serious to complete 
heartbreak.  I'd take him to a vet if it doesn't fix 
itself.  Good luck with it.  Rats are wonderful pets.

*now having warm fuzzy thoughts of Jordy, Winston Churchill 
and Franklin Roosevelt, Sidney and Bosco and missing their 
adorable furry faces and hilarious personalities*




Rachel Bray
The Ohio State University
Fees & Deposits

"I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt
pretty good for a while, but as soon as the gum lost its
flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality."
  --Mitch Hedberg