The Coffee House

Gary A. · Dec 23, 2017

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. It is 43F this morn. But should hit 70F by the afternoon. The cold pond has lower the metabolism of the fish and they are barely eating ... which in turn allows the algae to grow and grow. Gary is thinking of hooking up the sous vide into the pond to get the fish back into party mode.

Sadly- Headline in the 'CALIFORNIA' section of the LA Times, "Thomas fire burns its way to the top". Subhead: Blaze acreage now largest ever recorded in California, topping Cedar fire of 2013.

So far the fire has consumed 273,400 acres and counting.

smoke665 · Dec 23, 2017

Gary A. said:
It is 43F this moorn. But should hit 70F by the afternoon.

Now here is funny turn of events. It was 70 this morning when I hit the trail with Sadie, but is supposed to fall into the 40's by days end :aiwebs_016:

Gary A. · Dec 23, 2017

smoke665 said:
Gary A. said:

It is 43F this moorn. But should hit 70F by the afternoon.

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Now here is funny turn of events. It was 70 this morning when I hit the trail with Sadie, but is supposed to fall into the 40's by days end

LOL ... one of us is backassward.

JonA_CT · Dec 23, 2017

I'm feeling thankful to live on the coastal plain this morning. It's 40 degrees and raining here, but about 30 miles to the north, it's in the 20s instead...and still raining. The airport in Hartford is up over a quarter inch of ice accretion this morning.

smoke665 · Dec 23, 2017

@JonA_CT I'd be thankful to live where the temperature stays at one point for more than a few hours. Down in the 20's last week up in the 50's during the day. Last night it was 40 damp, and raining. This morning at daylight it was 70, this afternoon back down to the 40's then falling back in the 20's. Causing a lot of sickness around here,

davidharmier60 · Dec 23, 2017

It is most likely cooler IN the house than outside. (Goes to check a few things)
48 on the back porch, 65 on the thermostat. Sunshine and cold, what a combo!

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Gary A. · Dec 23, 2017

smoke665 said:
@JonA_CT I'd be thankful to live where the temperature stays at one point for more than a few hours. Down in the 20's last week up in the 50's during the day. Last night it was 40 damp, and raining. This morning at daylight it was 70, this afternoon back down to the 40's then falling back in the 20's. Causing a lot of sickness around here,

We have a daily 30 degree to 40 degree temp shift in winter. In summer the temps shift 20 degrees to 30 degrees daily. But those shifts are between day and night not day to day.

smoke665 · Dec 23, 2017

@Gary A. just came in from outside since 7 am this morning there's been a 20 degree drop and still falling. :blue:

Gary A. · Dec 23, 2017

smoke665 said:
@Gary A. just came in from outside since 7 am this morning there's been a 20 degree drop and still falling.

Crazy stuff.

smoke665 · Dec 23, 2017

Gary A. said:
Crazy stuff.

That's what is making every one sick, the body can't adjust to the up and down.

limr · Dec 23, 2017

Hey hosers. I'm in the same boat as Jon. We are thankfully below the ice line and are just getting a lot of rain today. Supposedly getting some snow starting tomorrow night. We always spend Christmas Eve with my sister over in Danbury and I can't remember the last time we didn't get some kind of snow or rain on Christmas Eve. It would really really be nice to get to drive home from her house in clear weather for once. But alas, it will likely not be this year.

In other news, I am done with my semester. Grades were submitted on Wednesday night, I finished up my last two days at the full-time day job, and last night, I slept HARD. And then this morning, I woke up, puttered for a little while, and then took a late-morning nap. I might be good for the rest of the day, but we'll see.

I'm wearing my new cozy college sweatshirt that I got in a clearance sale at my college bookstore this past week. I've worked there (at the college, not the bookstore) for 14 years and never actually got myself any college shirts, so I figured at 50% clearance sale was my chance. It's actually a really nice sweatshirt.

JonA_CT · Dec 23, 2017

I'm sad and frustrated tonight, hosers.

I'm sad because my wife's grandmother (who is 90 and lives in Scotland) had a stroke two days ago, and the prognosis isn't good. I've only met her once, but she and my wife were once pretty close (her grandparents used to summer here). It's also sad because her grandfather (93) will no longer be able to stay in their home, and it isn't clear what kind of options he is going to have.

I'm frustrated because of the way her parents are handling it. News is slower because of the intercontinental nature of it, but they knew about it for 48 hours before they told anyone. Now, they've only told my wife (but not any of her sisters) because they didn't want to ruin their holidays and because they thought that my wife could handle it because of her work experience as a counselor. They also mentioned they wanted her to be able to help her sisters when they find out. They aren't going to tell her sisters until next week. So my wife doesn't have anyone to process all of it with, and I'm not much help.

Ugh. I know it's not really any of my business, but it doesn't seem fair that my wife should shoulder that burden alone right now. (Plus, I can't imagine how her sisters are going to feel when they find out that it happened over a week ago...)

snowbear · Dec 23, 2017

Sorry to hear this, Jon. IMO, about all you can do is be there for her. Between the various levels of in-laws, we saw a lot of drama (and worse) when MIL was diagnosed and finally passed.

snowbear · Dec 23, 2017

I spent the morning running up to a pottery to pick up a custom order. I am getting back into fly fishing and tying, so I was considering swinging by a couple of stores to try out a couple fly vises, but then decided that going anywhere near a shopping center (Arundel Mills and Tysons for anyone remotely local) was just pure insanity. As it turned out, Waldorf was bad enough.

It's been raining lightly all day. I did go back out, a while ago, to get some things from the grocery store. As soon as I turned the corner into our parking lot, the sky opened and the deluge commenced.

smoke665 · Dec 23, 2017

Yup @JonA_CT as Snowbear about all you can do is be the sympathetic ear for her. This type of news never comes at a good time, but even worse at this time of year. Prayers for your family as they go through this.