Well J.W. The Man upstairs is looking out for you.
I was talking to my Buddy, who is working in Havre, Montana, and he said it is expected to get down to anywhere from 26 to 30 below, with a wind chill making it 40 or so below.
Five minutes of exposed skin, is frost bite!
Don't know how bad it will be down your way, but none the less it just might be a blessing in disguise. There is always the next week. Besides there is supposed to be another weather front behind this one.
Well there is just so many avenues to go with the rubber chicken bit, but being a family oriented site, I will restrain, withhold any crude, and crass remarks regarding said chicken. Wouldn't want you to get all "choked" up and all. You know not being allowed to partake in a nice Scotch.
Well, will you have the birds in the room with you? Are you going to have to pay a "Pet" fee? Maybe it is, a good idea not to allow any drinking while handling the raptors. Wouldn't be too good of an idea, to have one of the bigger ones, swoop down and catch some diner's lamb chop, as you grab it and toss it in the air. Would be great photo op and all, but the diner would be sure to complain about using her chop. You know how those donors can be. Just no sense of humor. Well I hope you can smooze em, and dazzle them with the birds, and baffle them with Bull #*&%, and get them to donate a bundle. I would suggest waiting till they are on their third or fourth round of drinks, and let the ladies, get close to the birds, for a photo op, and say something, like, "Wow, I have never seen Patty Cake, and Butter Cup so calm around another person before." "You must be a very nice person, who appreciates birds, and wildlife." "They can tell you know" "Now if you will just ask your husband to be generous, Patty Cake, and Butter Cup, will be able to eat more than twice this week." " I have been trying to share my own food with the birds, but they aren't too keen on fish heads, and rice." "most of their food, is taken from my own food budget." Excuse me, I am a little dizzy. There that is better, I think the food from this banquet, has helped me a little, I normally don't recover that fast. I hope I didn't eat too fast, it is just that I care so much for these magnificent birds, that I can't help but give up some of my food, so they can have food. Yes Sir, just make the check, out to Black Hills Raptor Center ..... yes sir, you are correct, any amount will surely help, but a little more will go a long way to help us to continue help these magnificent birds, oh thank you M'am, you heard her Reggie, double that amount!
Yeah, something like that, J.W.
That would be good for the center. And who knows, "you", might get a gift card for one of those Omaha steak boxes.
Seriously, I hope you do well, and Birds do well also, and look quite regal, and proud, maybe even a screech, from one of the Hawks, and a couple of hoots from one or two of the Owls.
Showmanship, J.W. Showmanship.
Wayne
