Man, I get the pessimism from most. I to am disappointed in how things could pan out. For now, I'm looking forward to having some real time Winter as we are taking a trip to Quebec ( right between Quebec City and Montreal ) in Shawinigan QC arriving there the day after Christmas and staying until early the next week. It's looking Snowy there, so I'm sure I will get my fix while we are there. Hopefully when I get back, things will look better going forward.