How's The Weather By You?

Well that's downright cruel and unusual punishment OG, my commiserations.

I just stepped out to soak up some morning sun and feel quite guilty about it now reading of the weather you folk's are having.

It's just magical here this morning, wish I could send you some of it.
 

Mid-state/east coast, North Carolina, I had to open doors/windows for air yesterday & today...hot as heck! This bldg is so old w/an HVAC system that came over before the Mayflower. We either have a/c or heat -- never at the same time. Once it's switched, it's there 'til the season changes....know I've mentioned that before.

It was 78 in my place yesterday , and I could only hope it continues but it's going to drop big time very shortly. I haven't worn a winter coat in 15+ yrs, but with Mother Nature as off the wall as she is anymore, who knows?

I feel so bad for those who have been blasted with severe conditions! They are hard enough to deal with when we're younger, I hear, but I don't know how people my age deal with it if they have to drive. Maybe that's the key, they don't. Just stay warm, friends who are affected, and know we're concerned for you.
 
Ozarkgal said:
Thanks Jilly..all's well here. Except I'm being held prisoner and forced to do housework:(

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Housework?!! Is there no one you can call and report this to....this abuse? :frown-new:
 

That driving in blizzards thing is beyond my imagination I'm afraid.

I was silly enough to ask a Canadian tour guide why the parking lots had little posts with electrical connections hanging on them.
"Chr*** you Aussies are thick! It's to keep the engine from freezing solid, don't you know anything?" Nope, didn't know that, but it did occur to me that there was life on 'Mars' after all and I sure didn't wanna live there in winter.

(I might add we were very friendly with the guide, we went out 'on the town' with him when the rest of the group was tucked away. His parents were Kiwis and he'd spent half his life down in these regions hence the 'friendly' banter. )
 
I just watched our local current affair show 60 Minutes and they showed the beautiful waterfall that is frozen at this time of year in Colorado, they were interviewing a couple of people who climb the frozen falls, the view took my breath away very beautiful. Looking at them climbing the ice they truly have a lot of guts and determination.
 
Strange.... speaking of housecleaning and bad weather . .Yesterday morning during a biting cold, windy, rainy day .... a woman comes to my front door - asks if I want my house cleaned ...??? It just seemed so out of place at the time, with the nasty cold weather, to be out walking around looking for housecleaning work!
 
Boo's Mom...
a woman comes to my front door - asks if I want my house cleaned ...???
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Wish you would have sent her my way..LOL

Seriously though, with my suspicious mind I would have sent her packing too. Hopefully, she wasn't someone who really needed help, but you just can't take a chance anymore.
 
Ozarkgal said:
Boo's Mom...

Wish you would have sent her my way..LOL

Seriously though, with my suspicious mind I would have sent her packing too. Hopefully, she wasn't someone who really needed help, but you just can't take a chance anymore.
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Suspicious mind here too ... I glanced over her shoulder to see if anyone was out front by the bushes or trees ..
But it was weird no doubt. Don't even know why I opened the door at all.

And .. I wouldn't send her over to your house to clean it OUT either.. lol
 
Anne said:
Those of you in Arkansas; did you lose power during the storms??? Hope everyone is safe and warm.
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Anne, no power lost here, which I count as a miracle, since normally we lose power everytime the weather burps. We are dependant on a well, so we filled lots of water containers, but haven't had to use them. All the animals are locked up until the snow starts to melt, which probably won't be until Wednesday.

We are snug and warm, but cabin fever is starting to set in, and there is no hope of getting out of here anytime soon.
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Ozarkgal said:
Anne, no power lost here, which I count as a miracle, since normally we lose power everytime the weather burps. We are dependant on a well, so we filled lots of water containers, but haven't had to use them. All the animals are locked up until the snow starts to melt, which probably won't be until Wednesday.

We are snug and warm, but cabin fever is starting to set in, and there is no hope of getting out of here anytime soon.
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Good that you're safe, OG. Good here also; know what you mean about cabin fever. We've only one way out of the neighborhood, and if the hills are all ice; we're stuck for awhile. It's been ok so far, as we got a lot of sleet first, so there's some traction.
 
I am taking full responsibility for the Arctic Blast freezing most of the USA. Ordered some new LED Christmas lights online the other day and payed extra for quick delivery. Then . . . heard that all deliveries are super delayed because of the storm. Arrrrgh!
 
OMG reading all your posts makes me glad i live in Australia, i have only been to the snow once in my life so have no comprehension of the problems that occur from living in areas that have heavy snow, trying to drive in it etc would i imagine be very difficult, just the every day chores that i take for granted must be so difficult when you have heavy snow. Even the girls talking about what they do for their horses is a real eye opener to me, the lengths they go to in order to keep their animals warm , fed and safe is admirable.
I would really like to hear more of how you go about your daily chores when snowed under, what you have to do as it is completely different here.
 
Diwundrin said:
That was a very informative read DB, pity most won't bother. Bring on the warming eh?
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Yep, Di. We live in a fact-free media-induced vacuum re climate. Everything is "worst ever" and it's all because of carbon dioxide. I urge people to read about weather of the past to learn that there is very little different in the 21st century. Should it warm, it will be beneficial, not catastrophic.
 
dbeyat45 said:
Yep, Di. We live in a fact-free media-induced vacuum re climate. Everything is "worst ever" and it's all because of carbon dioxide. I urge people to read about weather of the past to learn that there is very little different in the 21st century. Should it warm, it will be beneficial, not catastrophic.
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I've read some about the lack of sun spots ... but I can read, and not understand, most of the scientific reports.
As in ... over my head!
A cycle without the solar flare-ups . it keeps getting colder??
 
23 degrees when I got to work this morning it is suppose to warm up by tomorrow afternoon, but not before we get a nice little ice storm tomorrow morning, hope they are wrong! if not, I will be able to ice skate to work. Good times ahead. :mad:
 
Ice blast must have eased some as the the LED Christmas lights I was expecting to be delivered Saturday morning just arrived . . .
 

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