Amos, don't listen to all this whining from these here whimps. Some of us hartier bred folks looks forward to this type of wintery weather. It's a windfall to them that's sterdy enough. One really bad winter I made enough money to buy that expensive 20" bodhran that you've seen me totten about. Even written a song about it (se below). I know how you feel though. I lived in Caliphonie one winter, wouldn't live there again. Damn place always shaking & making burpin noises & the goddamn heat nough to make snap, krackle & pop the state theme song. Got up to 30 today, maybe 40's tomorrow & even 50's or low 60's the day after. I'll have ta brake out the summer clothing, had to put on some underware under my dungrees today. Can't be caught havin ta go ta the hospital without the warming breeches on. Went ta a session bout 2 weeks ago with a fur hat with the big ear flops, the Russian type, well got laughed at something awful, but I was like buttered toast tonight. Here's the song & don't pay ant tension to these here wooses.


Ice Damming (by Barry Finn)

It's winter in New England and throughout the land
The trucks will start rolling with all available hands
It's a party, a picnic, a past time, a plan
Over mountains of snow they attack the Ice Dams

    Chorus:
    And you hear everywhere the cry Ice Dam
    Down the flue like a fever it spreads through the land
    Man your pickups, your axes, every woman and man
    And answer the call and the cry Ice Dam

Blaze a path round a house in snow that's waist deep
Take a snow rake or shovel & clear up 3 feet
Crawl the edge of an dam on a roof that's too steep
And start pounding on ice and let nobody sleep

On a 40 foot ladder that slides on the ice
Out comes the homeowner who tries to be nice
I like what you're doing but I won't pay you're price
For a few dollars less would you still risk your life

Some shingles may break & the ice will sure fall         
But no more will the water run down your walls
So pay us in cash & don't call our hall hall               
Is it legal to be paid cash to have such a ball

Like ants, like termites we're all over your roof
We sing ice dam and drink 100 proof
It's our tough winter windfall & that's the dam truth
When ice damming is done we're a winter recluse


Copyright, 1996 (winter)

Enjoy the weather while it lasts Amos, you may be swimming with the fishes in the near future, then finially I'll be able to afford some of that west coast beach front property. There'll sure put a fix to the housing industy's funk too.

Barry