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To: Amelia Carhartt who wrote (187915)	12/6/2009 8:26:53 AM
From: steve harris	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

Not really.... heartland.org * A toilet brush labeled, "Do not use for personal hygiene." * A label on a digital thermometer that can be used in either of two bodily orifices: "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally." * A label on a child's scooter: "This product moves when used." * A household iron label that warns, "Never iron clothes while they are being worn." * A hair dryer label that warns, "Never use hair dryer while sleeping." * A warning on a power drill for construction workers: "This product not intended for use as a dental drill." * A warning on a bottle of drain cleaner: "If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product." * A smoke detector that warns, "Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not extinguish a fire." * A warning on a cardboard sun shield that covers an automobile's front windshield to cool the car's interior: "Do not drive with sunshield in place." * A warning on a 12-inch rack for storing CDs: "Do not use as a ladder." * A laser printer cartridge that warns, "Do not eat toner." * A label on a 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow, which warns, "Not intended for highway use." * A warning on a can of self-defense pepper spray: "May irritate eyes." * A manufactured fireplace log that warns, "Caution Risk of Fire."

To: Amelia Carhartt who wrote (187915)	12/6/2009 1:52:43 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 225578

Amelia..........I am reading a book called "The Children's Blizzard" and thought you might be interested. It is full of information about the early Weather Department, how it operated, and how difficult it was to forecast weather. The author goes into great length to describe how weather reports were first reported and how much early Americans........especially farmers.......relied on those reports. The interesting thing about the book is it goes into great detail in describing the characters........who they were, what role they played in decisions and the egotistical tug of war going on between amateur and "professional" meteorologists of the time. The blizzard of 1888 killed hundreds of people..........mostly children who were at school when it suddenly hit, and the author describes those children, theirs and their families backgrounds and what it must have been like to be caught in the circumstances that led to the catastrophe of what is also know as the "Schoolhouse Blizzard." amazon.com en.wikipedia.org Many of these states were just United States territories at the time: * South Dakota (territory) * North Dakota (territory) * Nebraska * Minnesota * Montana (territory) * Wyoming (territory) * Idaho (territory)