While I've never lived away from here or been away from here when a storm hit, but I can imagine being bummed too if I was. And you're right...it's an affliction--and one that can be rather insatiable (and, as you, er...eloquently described earlier... incredibly jealous of other people's snow, lol) Shoot, I'm kinda sorry I'm not old enough to remember 1993! (I was only 2 years old!)