The Coffee House

davidharmier60 · Mar 2, 2018

Apparently I am trained now to be in bed and nearly asleep by 8:30. Have a good night and a spectacular tomorrow!

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JonA_CT · Mar 2, 2018

Power’s out. Sigh.

limr · Mar 2, 2018

Power is not likely to be restored for another 2-3 days.

A tree fell partially on the house. Luckily only the smallest top branches hit the house, but it was enough to rip the electrical conduit off the house (wires are up and intact, thankfully - conduit pipe just got bent.) Also broke an outer pane and window sash of one window. Inner pane is intact so nothing is exposed. Some branches on the roof.

I will be sleeping downstairs tonight.

Talked to some cops and fire fighters. Trees are down everywhere. One killed an 11-year-old boy in his bed a few miles from my house. Wind is still dangerous, snow is wet and heavy on trees, and ground is soft and wet. Cop says it's the worst storm for tree damage that he has seen in his 13 years with the sheriff's office.

And we are far enough south that we are getting off easy.

smoke665 · Mar 2, 2018

Wow that's crazy. I've been watching the news on the storm

limr · Mar 2, 2018

Can't bring the girls downstairs (long boring reasons) but want them to be safe, just in case so I have locked them in the bathroom, the safest option upstairs on that side of the house. (Some very large fir trees make that side of the house most vulnerable if the trees go down in this direction. My bedroom would be directly below the tree.)

It makes me so sad to think of them trapped in there, but even sadder to think they might get hurt or run away if something hits the house again worse than the 1st tree.

I will miss snuggling with them tonight

But hopefully it will only be for one night. Winds will calm down overnight, snow will melt since it will get warmer tomorrow, and the ground will firm up.

limr · Mar 2, 2018

Forecast says highs in the 40s for the next few days and no more precipitation until Wed.

terri · Mar 2, 2018

limr said:
Can't bring the girls downstairs (long boring reasons) but want them to be safe, just in case so I have locked them in the bathroom, the safest option upstairs on that side of the house. (Some very large fir trees make that side of the house most vulnerable if the trees go down in this direction. My bedroom would be directly below the tree.)

It makes me so sad to think of them trapped in there, but even sadder to think they might get hurt or run away if something hits the house again worse than the 1st tree.

I will miss snuggling with them tonight But hopefully it will only be for one night. Winds will calm down overnight, snow will melt since it will get warmer tomorrow, and the ground will firm up.

Hopefully the girls will snuggle in and sleep through the worst of it.

This storm is a beast, making national headlines. Y'all stay safe!

snowbear · Mar 2, 2018

We had a medic unit struck with flying roof debris on the scene of a fire. The Department also set a new record for number of calls in a 24-hour period (more than doubled).

davidharmier60 · Mar 3, 2018

Morning kids. No wind. No rain. No snow.
The power is on. No trees are down.
Coffee is drinkable and that is the best thing to be said about it.
No big plans for the day.
Probably mess with pennies and make sure my knives are sharp.

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Gary A. · Mar 3, 2018

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Tea, Jasmine tea for Gary this morning. Why does water heated in a kettle taste better than water heated in a microwave? Yesterday was Phantom Thread, a very odd movie about a very odd dressmaker set back in the 1950's. The cinematography was painstakingly superb with no CG. Daniel Day-Lewis was convincingly excellent. The plot slow but the attention to detail which drew you into the characters and movie in every scene, made an early exit unthinkable. Not as good as The Shape of Water, but well worth the price of admission. Mary Lou liked the film more than Gary.

snowbear · Mar 3, 2018

Gary A. said:
Miss Maggie after this morning's stroll in the creek. Plus Gary let her open his latest wine delivery.
. . .
A big round of applause to Naked Wines and the Cellar Cru vineyards and winery for making this all happen.

And a very big around of applause to Miss Maggie for such a good job!

Gary A. · Mar 3, 2018

Last night we had an odd and meatless dinner of pizza, mac & cheese, baked beans, (Gary's call), and potato salad. After dinner guests and vino and we watched/discussed cable news. Started out with a Lorenzi Red and ended up with a Fess Parker dessert wine. The big argument was over Gary's wine pump. A battery operated device which aerates the wine while it pumps it from the bottle. A guest argued against the head the pump delivers with the wine. "I want my beers with a head not my wine" he stated. That head is what one attempts to get when swishing the wine in the glass or trilling ... only better. The debate was settle after comparing the wine from the pump with wine simply poured from the bottle. The pump wins.

terri · Mar 3, 2018

Happy weekend, hosers. Busy day: collect another gallon of paint, primer, and I am also on the hunt for new Italian parsley. The parsley has wintered well indoors in front of my large, sunny window, but it's definitely starting to wane. Everything will be moved out to the screened in porch in another 4 to 6 weeks.

Tonight, hubby is grilling lamb chops and making one of his world class reduction sauces to go with it. Gonna check out the cellar for a fat red, likely a well-aged CdP. Can't wait! :goodvibes:

Gary A. · Mar 3, 2018

snowbear said:
Gary A. said:

Miss Maggie after this morning's stroll in the creek. Plus Gary let her open his latest wine delivery.
. . .
A big round of applause to Naked Wines and the Cellar Cru vineyards and winery for making this all happen.

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And a very big around of applause to Miss Maggie for such a good job!

Hear-hear! This is second shipment of wine she has opened entirely on her own. At 35 pounds, Maggie is not a large dog. Yet, she was dragging that box filled with six bottles all around the room. Her terrier tenacious and ferocity were no match for the cardboard box!

snowbear · Mar 3, 2018

limr said:
Power is not likely to be restored for another 2-3 days.

A tree fell partially on the house. Luckily only the smallest top branches hit the house, but it was enough to rip the electrical conduit off the house (wires are up and intact, thankfully - conduit pipe just got bent.) Also broke an outer pane and window sash of one window. Inner pane is intact so nothing is exposed. Some branches on the roof.

I will be sleeping downstairs tonight.

Talked to some cops and fire fighters. Trees are down everywhere. One killed an 11-year-old boy in his bed a few miles from my house. Wind is still dangerous, snow is wet and heavy on trees, and ground is soft and wet. Cop says it's the worst storm for tree damage that he has seen in his 13 years with the sheriff's office.

And we are far enough south that we are getting off easy.

We're glad it's mostly OK for you.

I was monitoring Fire/EMS at work, yesterday. It sounded more like a Police channel with the constant calls - wires down, trees down, outside fires . . . They had over 900 calls in a 24-hour period, with about 400 being the norm. One bad apartment fire - the one mentioned earlier where the Med Unit was hit by debris. Heard one where tree or limb hit the gas meter and started a leak.