ElfBot
01-04-2008, 01:00 AM
Air compressor / presure washers = $300
hoses, nozzles, and pvc pipe = $ 100
staying up all night standing in the cold, getting wet = tired, cold and sore.
The sound of children playing in the snow for the first time = PRICELESS.
In Southern Alabama, you get snow about once every ten years, So a few years back I built a snow making machine so I could cover the church yard in snow. So each year I wait for the right conditions and make snow all night for the children in my parish and the neighborhood.
http://www.imageno.com/thumbs/20080104/nb2n96lixb2r.jpg (http://www.imageno.com/nb2n96lixb2rpic.html)
The church yard has a natural slop and makes a good sledding hill.
http://www.imageno.com/thumbs/20080104/abdql3xxk6m5.jpg (http://www.imageno.com/abdql3xxk6m5pic.html)
Its the first time for this boy and girl to ever see snow or ride on a sled.
http://www.imageno.com/thumbs/20080104/p4ybpesux3ba.jpg (http://www.imageno.com/p4ybpesux3bapic.html)
Well if we have snow, it was only a matter of time before our Polar Bear mascot got into the action. Its usually a very hot costume.. but not to bad when its 25 degrees.
I grew up in Ohio, so I know that many of you who get the stuff every year don't like it, but to children who have only seen it on tv, this is a big deal and very magical for them.
Peace, Joy and Laughter
Santa Fr. David
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hoses, nozzles, and pvc pipe = $ 100
staying up all night standing in the cold, getting wet = tired, cold and sore.
The sound of children playing in the snow for the first time = PRICELESS.
In Southern Alabama, you get snow about once every ten years, So a few years back I built a snow making machine so I could cover the church yard in snow. So each year I wait for the right conditions and make snow all night for the children in my parish and the neighborhood.
http://www.imageno.com/thumbs/20080104/nb2n96lixb2r.jpg (http://www.imageno.com/nb2n96lixb2rpic.html)
The church yard has a natural slop and makes a good sledding hill.
http://www.imageno.com/thumbs/20080104/abdql3xxk6m5.jpg (http://www.imageno.com/abdql3xxk6m5pic.html)
Its the first time for this boy and girl to ever see snow or ride on a sled.
http://www.imageno.com/thumbs/20080104/p4ybpesux3ba.jpg (http://www.imageno.com/p4ybpesux3bapic.html)
Well if we have snow, it was only a matter of time before our Polar Bear mascot got into the action. Its usually a very hot costume.. but not to bad when its 25 degrees.
I grew up in Ohio, so I know that many of you who get the stuff every year don't like it, but to children who have only seen it on tv, this is a big deal and very magical for them.
Peace, Joy and Laughter
Santa Fr. David
More from Clausnet.com... (http://www.clausnet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2512)