The Coffee House

[snowbear114 46]

Gary has a windbreaker, gloves and a scarf for winter wear.

Has Gary ever really experienced cold? The kind where it drops below zero and stays there? Where it freeze drys the humidity to the point that the snow squeaks when you walk on it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Gary has a commercial-grade walk-in freezer.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary has a windbreaker, gloves and a scarf for winter wear.

Has Gary ever really experienced cold? The kind where it drops below zero and stays there? Where it freeze drys the humidity to the point that the snow squeaks when you walk on it.

Gary has lived and spent winters in Paris, Tokyo and Seoul. Gary has also been above the Arctic Circle during winter.

 

[smoke665]

Then @Gary A has experienced cold, something I didn't know. Do you find as i have that you are less toletant of the cold as you get older?

 

[Gary A.]

Gary has a windbreaker, gloves and a scarf for winter wear.

Has Gary ever really experienced cold? The kind where it drops below zero and stays there? Where it freeze drys the humidity to the point that the snow squeaks when you walk on it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Gary has a commercial-grade walk-in freezer.

Oh man Gary wishes he had one. Gary has a friend who has one. It is great. We walk in through the kitchen, grab a beer, sit down at the butcher block table and grab stuff to eat from inside the fridge. When Gary wins the lotto, he will have a walk-in cooler.

 

[Gary A.]

Then @Gary A has experienced cold, something I didn't know. Do you find as i have that you are less toletant of the cold as you get older?

Yep. In his youth, Gary could work all day in 100+ or below freezing. But being an old fart has caused Gary to appreciate good weather and to give a rat’s when the temp is less than optimal.

Going to the arctic, the camera repair guys removed all the liquid lubricants in Gary’s cameras and lenses (grease) and replaced them with dry lubricants (graphite).

 

[ceemac]

Not much snow for us so far. LaNina is keeping the jet stream well east of us. Doesn't feel much like Christmas yet. The lakes aren't even frozen enough for ice fishing. It's rather gray and boring.

 

[Frank F.]

The water in my son's ashtray on my office balcony is frozen, but the food stuffs on the kitchen balcony were not frozen. I brought them in anyway. Winter sun creates pale shadows on the wall (other street side). The beech tree still glowing orange last week is now devoid of leafs. We are all set to survive another winter.

 

[jcdeboever]

We got some snow last night, not sure how much as I haven't got out yet. Sipping some of Gary's exotic roast first. Then going to see my friend who lost his wife, his kids didn't waste any time sticking him in a nursing home[emoji22]. I'm bringing him Gary's World Series papers, he should get much enjoyment out of them. We loved to talk baseball. I told the wife, don't be pissed if I come home with a little old man to live with us. She wasn't feeling it however... It's only been a couple weeks and apparently, they moved him in less than a week after the funeral. He has got to be freaking out at the change, I hope he knows who I am. He was hit or miss in that regard in the past couple of months. He recognizes me, I think, but gets my name wrong, he sometimes calls me Steve, have no idea why. Anyway, taking it a minute at a time today.

 

[JonA_CT]

We got some snow last night, not sure how much as I haven't got out yet. Sipping some of Gary's exotic roast first. Then going to see my friend who lost his wife, his kids didn't waste any time sticking him in a nursing home[emoji22]. I'm bringing him Gary's World Series papers, he should get much enjoyment out of them. We loved to talk baseball. I told the wife, don't be pissed if I come home with a little old man to live with us. She wasn't feeling it however... It's only been a couple weeks and apparently, they moved him in less than a week after the funeral. He has got to be freaking out at the change, I hope he knows who I am. He was hit or miss in that regard in the past couple of months. He recognizes me, I think, but gets my name wrong, he sometimes calls me Steve, have no idea why. Anyway, taking it a minute at a time today.

I have a lot of respect for you, JC. You always do the right thing in these situations.


Snow has started here. Big wet flakes, but pretty light for now.

 

[SquarePeg36 7]

Not much snow for us so far. LaNina is keeping the jet stream well east of us. Doesn't feel much like Christmas yet. The lakes aren't even frozen enough for ice fishing. It's rather gray and boring.

What part of the US are you in?


No snow here yet. Woke up with the sniffles and scratchy throat. No big plans for this weekend so not too terrible to get the cold over with now before the busy weeks ahead. Was already planning on a day/night of cooking and gift wrapping today. Hopefully I’ll feel better by Sunday night to get out for a few drinks with friends that I won’t see over the holidays.

 

[smoke665]

@jcdeboever a few mins of your time can be such a blessing to others. Can't tell you the number of times I ran blood pressure check calls on elderly patients who mainly just needed someone to talk to. The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is difficult. My sister in law was forced to make that decision after the brother in law had a series of debilitating illnesses. There just wasn't any way she could care for him at home. Fortunately, he got a spot in the state run VA home, a beautiful facility that's like a resort with nurses.

 

[smoke665]

What a location we live in - 25 degrees this morning a week from now back up in the 60's, it's like:

• Mother Nature: "You can not fit all the seasons into one week".
• Alabama: "Hold my beer"

 

[davidharmier60]

Dave had to scrape his windshield before leaving this morning. Now after 4 hours and a couple of minutes the sun is out and there isn't a cloud to be seen. Still awful chilly but getting better.

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[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. No snow here either. 7:06 a.m. and 53F, projected to break 8oF today. Which is not normal. Everything seems about ten degrees higher than normal. Lack of rain is also not normal. But it is what it is. Gary is packing his winter clothes, windbreaker, scarf and gloves, away. Yesterday, Mary Lou ordered her Christmas Tamales from Julian's in Hawaiian Gardens (which is neither Hawaiian or a Garden). Dozens and dozens and dozens of tamales for presents. She did bring home some pan dulce for Gary. He is about to launch hisself into a pumpkin empanada. Gary thinks that those of you not having a pumpkin empanada this morning ... you're missing out on life.

 

[Gary A.]

@ smoke665: Regarding snow. While Gary didn't grow up with snow on the ground each winter. The 10,000 foot high San Gabriel Mountains were 30 minutes away. During winter, we would hit the snow nearly weekly. When we weren't at the snow, we be at the beach, about an hour away. Where Gary lives now, the distances are reversed, it's an hour to the mountains and about 20 minutes to the beach. We Californian's keep our snow up in the mountains where it belongs.