The Coffee House

JonA_CT · Jan 1, 2018

I think the dog was making snow this morning.

smoke665 · Jan 1, 2018

Guess my age is really starting to show. We rented movies to watch and keep us going last night, but by just after 10:30 I was really struggling to stay awake on the last one. My wife wouldn't let me go to bed as she doesn't know (and refuses to learn) how to operate the media equipment. Hung in like a trooper till it went off at 12:45, but by 12;55 I was already in deep sleep. As the sun is suing on a frigid 14 degrees this morning, it appears I didn't miss much!

SquarePeg · Jan 1, 2018

Wind chill -20*. Yikes!!!

SquarePeg · Jan 1, 2018

smoke665 said:
Guess my age is really starting to show. We rented movies to watch and keep us going last night, but by just after 10:30 I was really struggling to stay awake on the last one. My wife wouldn't let me go to bed as she doesn't know (and refuses to learn) how to operate the media equipment. Hung in like a trooper till it went off at 12:45, but by 12;55 I was already in deep sleep. As the sun is suing on a frigid 14 degrees this morning, it appears I didn't miss much!

I hear ya! I had to stay up because I needed to pick up Princess but I set my alarm just in case I fell asleep. Ended up binge watching the last few episodes of Stranger Things S2 which was awesome. Having grown up in that era, I love that show. The hair, the clothes, the uninterested parents, the freedom, the hair! I’m obsessed with the hair, lol.

JonA_CT · Jan 1, 2018

I barely made it. I think I napped a little bit on the couch between 11:30 and Midnight, haha. Our guests left and I was asleep within 5 minutes.

This cold, dry air is doing a number on my hands. The skin on my knuckles keeps cracking and bleeding. I need to go find some Bag Balm.

SquarePeg · Jan 1, 2018

JonA_CT said:
I barely made it. I think I napped a little bit on the couch between 11:30 and Midnight, haha. Our guests left and I was asleep within 5 minutes.

This cold, dry air is doing a number on my hands. The skin on my knuckles keeps cracking and bleeding. I need to go find some Bag Balm.

If you have any old gloves you can slather Vaseline on then put on the gloves for a few hours either while sleeping or just vegging in front of the tv and it will help with that. I have similar issues every winter.

smoke665 · Jan 1, 2018

JonA_CT said:
This cold, dry air is doing a number on my hands. The skin on my knuckles keeps cracking and bleeding.

Strange that you mention this, because our son in GA, and our daughter in law here, are both having problems with places on their hands breaking out in painful sore areas. Both have been to different specialists, and neither have found out much. It gets better, it gets worse, but hasn't completely gone away. Up until recently it had nothing to do with cold weather.

JonA_CT · Jan 1, 2018

It's always delicate balance for me in the winter. I'm bad about keeping my hands lubed up, but my job requires me to be around kids in various stages of illness constantly, so I wash my hands and use hand sanitizer countless times throughout the day. The glove idea is a good one, and I should probably grab a pair to sleep in.

I found a LOMO/GOMZ Lubitel 166 that might fulfill my TLR needs on Craigslist. I'm hoping the person will e-mail me back.

davidharmier60 · Jan 1, 2018

Dave has numb fingers. Not sure exactly what the temp is but the wind chill requires hat, jacket and gloves... (Or pockets).
4 hours and about 7 minutes over a half.
Gonna do the Post office and then take my happy a$$ home!

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jcdeboever · Jan 1, 2018

I made it, didn't go to bed until 3:25am. So much for melatonin, seems to have opposite effect on me. My sleep Doctor suggested it, figures.... Finishing up editing on photo shoot I did recently, laundry, and got to see what's going on with the gas heater in my pull barn, turns on, then shuts off, exhaust fan not coming on. Below zero, not looking forward to it.

smoke665 · Jan 1, 2018

@jcdeboever I solved my insomnia, I retired. LOL In lieu of that though have you ever had a sleep study? While I was working I was on the go so much that I never had time, and was burning the candle at both ends anyhow. After retirement my doctor suggested one, turns out I actually had a pretty severe sleep apnea problem. I went on a CPAP, and the difference is night and day.

Gary A. · Jan 1, 2018

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers y Feliz ano nuevo. Mary Lou went to bed shorty after midnight, Garty made it after 1:00 a.m. He was watching one of The Slim Man episodes largely to watch the Wired Hair Fox Terrier. 51F as Maggie, Mary Lou and Gary embark on our morning walk. Should hit 70F. Mary Lou just declared a couch potato, so a movie, watch the parade, maybe a game. In Gary's youth he was into biking. One of the guests last night bikes a lot due to bad knees and found biking to be a good exercise. Recently, Gary had his old road bike from the 1970's restored. Gary rolled out his bike and the guest was amazed. Gary and guest will start biking together.

ceemac · Jan 1, 2018

We had a fun New years Eve. Power went out at 8:30 am. Spent the morning melting snow on the wood stove to get water to flush the toilet. ( there was no way my wife was going to use the outhouse at -25C, even tho it did feel like hell had frozen over). We had to haul the generator into the house to thaw it out. Finally had coffee mid afternoon. Power finally came back on after dinner. That`s the only thing I miss about city living. When the power goes out, we lose everything.
On the plus side, what a drop dead gorgeous day. Blue sky, not a cloud in sight, not a breath of wind. You could feel the warmth of the sun reflecting off the snow. As a bonus, we have about 20 in.of snow now, so the dog can pee standing up!