My mud room was 40 degrees - there was frost around the window and the door. I need to get laundry going and rerun the dishwasher to keep the water moving so the pipes don't freeze. I might make the girl take a nice, warm shower.
Mmm. Wife soup. I must've done good.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - Jan 07, 2014 6:10:38 am PST #16582 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Fred Pete - Jan 07, 2014 6:12:35 am PST #16583 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Thanks for the thoughts.
DC was down to 5 this morning. It's up to 12 with a wind chill of -3. In other words, standard DC -- on the edge of things. Bad enough to be bad, but hard to complain because so many people have it so much worse.
brenda m - Jan 07, 2014 6:15:18 am PST #16584 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That's definitely bad enough to complain.
sj - Jan 07, 2014 6:22:58 am PST #16585 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Fred, I'm so sorry.
It's 8 here right now.
Jesse - Jan 07, 2014 6:25:57 am PST #16586 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It is officially Too Damn Cold for Georgia
This is what I was talking about with my coworker this morning -- it's too cold, too far south, and people are not prepared. I mean, it's plenty cold here, but we can deal with it. Our houses are insulated, we own warm coats, there are enough shelters and etc. (Not that there aren't still people outside, but theoretically they could be inside someplace.)
NoiseDesign - Jan 07, 2014 6:33:08 am PST #16587 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
I think this is the only corner of the country where it is shaping up to be a beautiful day. I'm on the UCLA campus right now and there are clear blue skies over the courtyard where I'm having coffee. It was crisp this morning, but compared to everywhere else there is nothing cold going on here.
amych - Jan 07, 2014 6:35:01 am PST #16588 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I think this is the only corner of the country where it is shaping up to be a beautiful day.
Oh, it's utterly gorgeous here! Just not in any way that makes me want to emerge from the blankets on the inside of the house.
msbelle - Jan 07, 2014 6:36:36 am PST #16589 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
It has passed us now, we are on the warming trend and it should stay above freezing even through the night for the rest of the week.
Theodosia - Jan 07, 2014 6:41:08 am PST #16590 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
That was one thing about going down to the Catskills to visit The Relatives. Snow and serious cold are a feature there, everyone (especially the plows) is set up to deal with it, and houses have backup heating if the furnace fails.
I really worry about Georgia and all those places where the houses are often without insulation, people don't have parkas or even own gloves.
My cousin's SO grew up in So Cal, and lives in SC now, and this past Xmas, she didn't know that you let the faucets drip when it's this cold.
Steph L. - Jan 07, 2014 6:44:30 am PST #16591 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
she didn't know that you let the faucets drip when it's this cold.
It's driving me nuts letting the kitchen faucet drip. Every time I go in the kitchen, I reach to turn it off, and then remember.