By "Catastrophic"are you referring to temperatures or snowfall amount ? Irregardless we are making our usual preparations ie;oil tank is full ,plenty of propane ,have the truck almost winterized ,stocking our pantry .There are a few last minute details ,but then isn't that always the case .When winter does hit I'll still have things to do ...lol.

We are supposed to have a visit from hurricane kyle tomorrow night ,the stores around here are swamped with last minute shoppers .My wife and I feel good about our preparations ....we shall see .
This is my first post here and I am looking forward to learning lots ....thanks .

Mark