The Coffee House

[snowbear141 72]

We pretty much just got wet.

 

[compur]

What's "snow"?

 

[snowbear141 72]

A northern variation of rain.

 

[RowdyRay]

Oh yeah, and ps - we got 16 1/5 inches of snow yesterday in my town.

Was the 1/5 part actually necessary? Lol. Just giving you grief. Anything over 12 is a PITA. Been there done that.

Keep the candles lit and snuggle with the kitties. Spring is around the corner.

 

[limr50]

Oh yeah, and ps - we got 16 1/5 inches of snow yesterday in my town.

Was the 1/5 part actually necessary? Lol. Just giving you grief. Anything over 12 is a PITA. Been there done that.

Keep the candles lit and snuggle with the kitties. Spring is around the corner.

I like to be precise

Snuggling is a definite. Candles are no longer be necessary at the moment (except for ambiance ) as the power has been restored, hopefully in a more permanent way this time! I hear there might be another storm on Monday but it's still not clear if it will actually affect us.

As for spring coming...yeah well, that is better news to some than it is to others

I'd much rather have power outages in the winter than in the summer. I can stay warm much more easily than I can stay cool in the summer without air conditioning. Less food goes bad because the outdoors is basically one big fridge. For those of us on a well who depend on the water pump for plumbing and running water, snow can be melted for use in plumbing and boiled on the wood-burning stove for drinking water.

I generally don't get too bothered by power outages. Of course it gets tiresome if it goes on too long, and there are other reasons why this one kinda wore me out in a way that I haven't been before, but in the grand scheme of things, it's really not that big of a deal for me. Of course, I'm also lucky that I don't depend on electricity for health reasons and I have a job that gives snow days during storms so I don't have to stress about that on top of everything else.

I figure there's nothing to be helped by bitching about it, and it could be a nice way to appreciate things that don't happen so often when everyone does have electricity. I feel much more connected to my community as we all gather for food and coffee and company in the little town store that has a generator. People help each other out and talk to their neighbors much more than they otherwise would. It's a chance to slow down, read, spend time with each other, talk...and when the power does come back, at least for a little while before you start taking it for granted again, you are more appreciative of the comforts and conveniences it brings.

Having said all that, I am going to be SUPER appreciative of my ability to use my hair dryer tomorrow morning! And now it's time to go to sleep while snuggling with kitties.

 

[davidharmier60]

Mornin y'all.
Years ago power was out for more than a week. Last time it went out I had just gotten all the extension cords and generator set up when it came back on.
As to right now. I have half a tank of fuel and $15 to hold me until next Wednesday.
Ain't going anywhere.

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[Gary A.]

Oh yeah, and ps - we got 16 1/5 inches of snow yesterday in my town.

Was the 1/5 part actually necessary? Lol. Just giving you grief. Anything over 12 is a PITA. Been there done that.

Keep the candles lit and snuggle with the kitties. Spring is around the corner.

I like to be precise

Snuggling is a definite. Candles are no longer be necessary at the moment (except for ambiance ) as the power has been restored, hopefully in a more permanent way this time! I hear there might be another storm on Monday but it's still not clear if it will actually affect us.

As for spring coming...yeah well, that is better news to some than it is to others

I'd much rather have power outages in the winter than in the summer. I can stay warm much more easily than I can stay cool in the summer without air conditioning. Less food goes bad because the outdoors is basically one big fridge. For those of us on a well who depend on the water pump for plumbing and running water, snow can be melted for use in plumbing and boiled on the wood-burning stove for drinking water.

I generally don't get too bothered by power outages. Of course it gets tiresome if it goes on too long, and there are other reasons why this one kinda wore me out in a way that I haven't been before, but in the grand scheme of things, it's really not that big of a deal for me. Of course, I'm also lucky that I don't depend on electricity for health reasons and I have a job that gives snow days during storms so I don't have to stress about that on top of everything else.

I figure there's nothing to be helped by bitching about it, and it could be a nice way to appreciate things that don't happen so often when everyone does have electricity. I feel much more connected to my community as we all gather for food and coffee and company in the little town store that has a generator. People help each other out and talk to their neighbors much more than they otherwise would. It's a chance to slow down, read, spend time with each other, talk...and when the power does come back, at least for a little while before you start taking it for granted again, you are more appreciative of the comforts and conveniences it brings.

Having said all that, I am going to be SUPER appreciative of my ability to use my hair dryer tomorrow morning! And now it's time to go to sleep while snuggling with kitties.

Coming from a land with little to no power outages and what few we have rarely extend beyond an hour ... living without power has a romantic side to it ... living in a simpler time when men were men and women, women. Gary suspects the reality is significantly less appealing than his romantic version. Gary has lived in many places, on many continents, but never in a place where outages are customary with winter. It is all foreign to him ... even romantic. LOL

 

[JonA_CT]

Professional Development all day. Kind of boring...we teachers make the worst students, too.

I have a maternity session to shoot this weekend. I'm not prepared and haven't touched my camera since I took the event photos a few weeks ago. I also have a hard time saying no. Thank god for Pinterest.

 

[davidharmier60]

Sister and Dad left a little after noon for the VA complex in Houston. I have the place to myself. Watching MavTV. They are working on an old Snow Cat.

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[SquarePeg1]

Princess has the Froshmore dance tonight. It's casual themed and they will all be wearing sports jerseys (my pocketbook thanks you MHS) but even so... first there must be lots of primping and straightening and curling and mascaraing... the house is loud this afternoon with music and laughter and fighting over make-up brushes and eye shadows. It sounds like there are 60 girls here, not 6 - but I don't mind as her time in HS will fly by and next thing you know I'll be fondly remembering a house full of loud hungry teenagers while I talk to the dog and treat him like my child, lol.

 

[Gary A.]

Miss Maggie has returned from the first class of her second course at spcaLA. Two dogs were kicked out of the class, day one.

 

[terri58 1]

Miss Maggie has returned from the first class of her second course at spcaLA. Two dogs were kicked out of the class, day one.

My mom's last dog, a labradoodle, got kicked out of her class on the first day. My mother was aghast - she's had many dogs over time and faithfully takes each of them through some kind of obedience training or other, depending on where she's lived. It ticked her off so much she called to make a plea for another chance - got back in and put that dog through her paces to where she ended up at the top of the class.

That dog was a royal PITA, training or no training - I never could warm up to her. She developed diabetes and didn't live to a ripe old age - unfortunate, of course, and I'm glad she didn't suffer. I just don't have much use for such a hyper breed.

My rambling point is that sometimes if a dog gets another chance, they'll get used to the mayhem and do well.

 

[davidharmier60]

Star Trek. Amazing what they could do back then.

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[JonA_CT]

Big workout milestone today. For the first time since my daughter was born, I got my 3 sets of squats in at 225. Next goal is 275. That’s where I stalled out before she was born.

 

[smoke665]

I like to be precise

A ruler that measures in 1/5 of an inch, isn't that like 3.2 16ths? That's pretty precise. Was that in just one spot or did you measure several spots and take an average