Boy, if only the brothers and sisters on strike at Voisey's Bay could find a cherubic Santa clause like the brothers and sisters down under.

The mind boggles with images of free 1500cc ski doos, two weeks vocations in Lab City with shopping sprees at Walmart or a weeks camping in Tornagt park with accompanying bear monitor and help with filling out all those release forms.

Wonder what is going on with that inquiry any ways? with all this background noise going on everyday life's happenings get lost in the chatter.

Some people are bemoaning the snow [too warm, ponds not frozen yet, slushy underfoot] and others rejoice [no dusty roads].
Me? I'm of two minds.

Later in de morning:

Nain had it's 55 buck water melon, now IkEA has gone one [or is it 999,999,999,046] better with a billion dollars to ship a couch.