George Shirley wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Dimitri" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Holy Blowing Snow Batman;
>>>>>
>>>>> Stay warm and safe.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like a good time to hibernate.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dimitri
>>>>
>>>> Oh, pishtosh!! It's gorgeous -- clear blue sky and bright sun.
>>>> There's no bad weather, only bad clothing choices. It's to be near
>>>> -20 in the morning. We promote our bad weather ‹ it helps keep out
>>>> the riff-raff. '-) Been a long time since we've had snow piled
>>>> this high at the sides of the driveway, though. St. Paul Winter
>>>> Carnival starts next week. (Shut up, George! I saw that you had 42
>>>> degrees the other morning so don't tell me about how hot it is in
>>>> your part of Looseyanna!)
>>> Heck, it was 38 here this morning and nearly 32 yesterday morning.
>>> It's all you people up in Minnyhaha land causing us to freeze. If you
>>> could just remember to close the gate that faces south we would
>>> appreciate it. I don't go out when it's this cold so the dawg and I
>>> are hibernating while DW slaves at the local elementary school.
>>
>> 70 and sunny here in way-the-heck-south Texas. 70 is cold for me.
> I keep the house at 68 in the winter and 80 in the summer to save on
> energy bills. I am wearing a) sweat pants, b) sweat shirt, c) sweater,
> d)wool socks and I still get cold at times. Miss Dawg is wearing her
> sweater and huddled under a small afghan (crocheted one, not the one
> with hair).
>
> If DW had gone along with the plan I had intended to buy land and go
> live in Belize some 22 years ago. Unfortunately she is attached to our
> children and grandchildren.

I'm "attached" to mine, but not enough to suffer the cold in New Jersey
and western Massachusetts. We have yet to turn on the heater this
winter. We really should just to make sure it works.