Snowstorm, Halloween, and Recommendations

1) Last Saturday the hill towns around here including Ashfield got about 20 " of snow. However, because it started as snow and it was breezy, the trees accumulated little extra weight and there was almost no damage. Our lives have been pretty much normal except for gas station lines. The nearby towns in the valleys where the storm started as sleet and wet snow sustained lots of damage, probably worse than Basking Ridge, and power won't be back in some cases until Friday. The loss of power has so much effect on us that it reminds just how dependent on electricity and electric utilities we are.

It's a shame that so many trees will be lost as a result of the storm.

2) Yesterday was Halloween. The town shuts down main street at dusk and nearly all the kids in town and the associated parents and other adults go down the street in costume, trick or treating and having a great time. My wife and I went down to see the event, and walked around carrying a candle lit Jack o Lantern. It was nice to see so many people exhibiting such good spirits, but I do miss Halloween at Ridge

3) Everyone for whom I am writing recommendations should have received an email with the following message. Pay attention to the message and email me if you did not get it.

"Folks,

All rec letters with due dates of 11/1 or earlier went out in the last two weeks. This covers 30 of you. In fact, if you had a due date of 11/1 or earlier, all your recs with due dates before 12/16 should have gone out. If the colleges haven't received them by 11/8, let me know. DO NOT count on the Common Application site to tell you. I have heard that it only tracks electronically submitted recs.


If you had early due dates I WILL NOT SEND OUT THE LATER THAN 12/15 due date letters UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU!!!!!!!!


Good luck and do have the consideration to keep me posted.


Dr. Cherdack"