Quote Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo View Post
Already lost. The snow has melted. But on Saturday I saw a little girl doing one. I wanted to stop to take a picture but my hands were holding a pizza box.

Gone is the notoriety....I'll die as an annonymus.......
Hey , who knows whether Schmenke still has any snow either , as that picture was taken on Sept 8th .

However , given that you have seemed to give up the title a little too easily here , it leads me to believe you would rather take losing than have to take the cold weather that comes with the notoriety .

You don't sound like your heart is really in this competition .

What are all the other competitors supposed to think ?
I'm one of them , and I thought that perhaps I might have a pretty good chance this year .

I learned from one of our elder snowperson makers in the village that the best flakes come from the middle of the forest , where they fall so slowly that you can be choosy about which ones you pick .
Personally , I like a longer , less intensely branched flake , as I find they bind well together .

It's not whether or not you like the weather or not , but rather whether you can weather the stormy weather with a smile .