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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Ratmahannock News Staff Writer
Cabin fever (n.)—a malady that strikes during winter months when severe snow or ice storms have made roads impassable. Characterized by an overwhelming urge to do something or go somewhere, symptoms include pacing, telephoning close friends to complain and calling the local highway department every hour to find out when a snow plow can be expected. In extreme cases, a few individuals may attempt to dig themselves out from under feet of snow, risking heart attacks to clear driveways that are sometimes a mile or more long. Victims of cabin fever usually suffer secondary symptoms that include eye strain and substantial weight increases. (What else is there to do but eat, read and watch TV?) Particularly virulent forms of the malady tend to hit mothers who are shut up at home with pre-schoolers. The most severe cases, however.
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