Stay warm, people! We have the opposite problem at our place. Yesterday it was high 70s, the day before it was 80. This morning, I dressed the kids in t-shirts and shorts (which was a little under-dressed for the 60 degree walk to school).
There's more than one way to skin a cat. And I happen to know that's factually true.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Jan 08, 2015 6:37:54 am PST #14027 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hil R. - Jan 08, 2015 7:01:14 am PST #14028 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
There's a layer of ice on the inside of my bathroom window.
Connie Neil - Jan 08, 2015 7:04:23 am PST #14029 of 30000
brillig
Are you having ice storms back there yet? I kind of miss seeing the pine trees encased in ice. Kind of. Such pretty tinkling sounds as the frozen needles knock against each other in the breeze.
Hil R. - Jan 08, 2015 7:25:26 am PST #14030 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
No ice storms yet. Just cold. I'm getting all my clothing layers prepared for classes next week -- the university never cancels classes, even when everything else in the county is closed, and the classrooms are all ridiculously over-heated, so I need to have enough layers so that I'll be OK in both 0 degrees and 80 degrees.
msbelle - Jan 08, 2015 7:35:24 am PST #14031 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Hil, you really need a better apartment. I hope you find a new job and get out of there, but if not, you should move.
Sparky1 - Jan 08, 2015 7:52:09 am PST #14032 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
My dog is in for her spay operation and I am having trouble concentrating on the trials and tribulations of the students and faculty on this first day of classes while I wait for the phone call that tells me everything went fine and she is doing well.
tommyrot - Jan 08, 2015 7:54:13 am PST #14033 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There's a layer of ice on the inside of my bathroom window.
Mine too.
When they rehabbed my place, they replaced all the windows except the bathroom one. If it gets really cold I could cover that window with plastic so showers would be more comfortable.
Anne W. - Jan 08, 2015 7:54:54 am PST #14034 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
We have a high of 10 degrees today, and I am home with the office crud. No one has figured out if it's a cold or a weird strain of flu. Either way, it's cut a swath through my department and I am the latest to fall.
Also worried about ita.
Jesse - Jan 08, 2015 8:26:20 am PST #14035 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh! Speaking of weather, I might be getting screwed out of my Caribbean work trip next month! Or I might get to bust my ass and take on a higher-level thing there at the same time. One or the other, tbd next week.
Steph L. - Jan 08, 2015 8:37:06 am PST #14036 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Heh. My boss is organizing a 1-day trip to Chicago for all the freelancers, and she emailed everyone to find out what dates were not good. Everyone has replied to all and said "PLEASE pick a warmer month!" Apparently last year the trip was in January and was ridonkulously cold. I might stab someone if I have to take a trip in this weather to an even COLDER place.