Very Cold Weather

This morning AOL didn't have a reported temperature for our area. The extended forecast had said it would be in the 20s. I was thinking that if it was in the 20s, it really felt closer to zero.

When I went to Aquarobics this morning I saw that the temperature really was zero! Ah, I could feel it. Someone at Aquarobics told me that the temperature had dipped to minus 12 overnight. That's too cold for me!

Garrison Keillor in his program on Saturday talked to a man from a town where the temperature was minus 54. He told Garrison that if you have the proper clothing, going out in that temperature isn't a problem. So Garrison said, "You mean that there isn't really bad weather, there's just inadequate clothing." The man said, "That's about it." I suppose he has something there. I have proper clothing for temperatures in the teens but I need something better for below zero.

Posted by: NJ on 1/24/2005 10:14:13 AM , 6 comments

Submitted by Lorraine at 1/24/2005 11:28:22 AM

My husband dislikes cold weather and I dislike hot weather. I've always told my husband that you can always put on more clothes and get warm when it's cold, but there's always a limit as to what can be taken off to stay cool.

Submitted by NJ at 1/24/2005 12:18:11 PM

I do agree with you about putting on more clothing in the cold weather, Lorraine. Generally, I prefer the cooler weather to the very hot weather, but this zero degree weather is slowing me down!

Submitted by mary lou at 1/24/2005 2:51:15 PM

You would think that after so long cold would just be cold no matter what the temperature!! I like cold. as long as I am warm. And I agree with lorraine up there...always put more on, cant always take enough off!! :)

Submitted by MarsSoup at 1/24/2005 5:11:00 PM

In this part of California, the temperature rarely gets very hot or very cold... both my husband and I are quite happy here, even though watching a beautiful snowfall from inside a warm house is a bit of a sacrifice.

Submitted by NJ at 1/24/2005 8:39:28 PM

We had a little more snow this afternoon. I may have to shovel more tomorrow again. It's so cold tonight that California weather sounds good to me right now.

Submitted by MarsSoup at 1/25/2005 12:16:16 AM

...sending you WARM thoughts. =)

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I dont jump in, but I do walk in fast, and then dunk under to get wet all at once. It is much better.

8/12/2008 3:39:00 PM

Smart DOG!!! :)

7/8/2008 11:40:09 PM

Mary Lou, I really understand why you would not want to join the crowd at the beach at 3 in the afternoon to save a place to see fireworks at dusk. I'm sure they must be spectacular, but we can now remember spectacular and the allure of being home or close to home right after the fireworks is too strong. Good choice.

7/6/2008 9:10:32 AM

I forgo (ed) (went) whatever the fireworks this year too. THe big ones were last night, and you have to get to the beach about 3 in the afternoon to get a place anywhere close, and since I can not walk far, I said Nope! We went to my Nephew's wedding yesterday and I came home pooped. SO I went to bed early and watched the neighbors blow up the world through my bedroom window. I Am so glad the woods did not catch fire.

7/5/2008 5:02:10 PM

Lorraine, I can understand your dismay at that meal! I can't make myself eat liver, but I could eat beets, at least a very small portion. Our tastes do change. I have learned to eat, and usually like, carrots and sweet potatoes. When I was a kid I didn't like watermelon, but now I like it, so I know our tastes do change.

7/3/2008 7:22:16 AM

I used to hate beets as a kid. My mom always served them with liver and onions, which actually used to make me gag. I would sit at the table for hours because I wouldn't eat them and my parents were part of the "clean plate club." Now I like pickled beets. Sometimes our taste for certain things change.

6/30/2008 9:54:11 AM

I have a whole backyard of those...my renters let them all die, and now they are pretty in their own way, so I just left them.

6/29/2008 9:36:57 PM

Mary Lou, that's exciting news. It took such a long time, didn't it! As it grows taller, you can take a cutting from it and root it and the plant will start branching out. It will bleed a milky liquid and you need to let that dry a day or two before you put it into water to root. It should grow beautifully now.
Thanks for telling me.

6/20/2008 12:25:42 PM

IT'S BLOOMING!!!!!!! WHOOT!!!! It is about 10 " tall with no branches, but lots of leaves and thorns and two spikes of flowers!!! I think it just might live!!!

6/19/2008 12:22:26 AM

Hi, Phyllis. You're on to a good thing. Our older friends really need our continued visits and friendship. Nice to see you here. You're right. It really is rewarding to visit our friends.

6/18/2008 2:31:24 PM

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