Damsel wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:29:23 -0600, notbob > wrote:
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>>I swear, I don't know how you ppl do it. This CA wimp is driven back indoors by
>>by a windy 43 deg F morning. I can't even imagine cold that can do this:
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>>http://newscenter.ninn.org/modules.p...ticle&sid=8114
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> That's terrible. My guess is that the Mr. had a heart attack, and that
> the Mrs. just couldn't handle the cold, given that she lived in a nursing
> home and likely had serious medical conditions of her own to deal with.
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>>Sure, we get a lot of snow in the Sierra's and we have our share of
>>incidents (Donner party), but this is just plain scary.
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> The temperature isn't bad out there now. 18F with a 2F windchill. The bad
> part is the drifted snow. I'm gonna have to work my way through 2-foot
> drifts, a little at a time, throughout the day. I dug out by the curb,
> where the snowplows left their pile of snow. Only got about 1/4 of the way
> across when I decided to come in (my asthma decided for me). I just
> dragged my feet through the snow and up to the front steps, so the mail
> carrier can get to the door.


I went out a 12:45 last night just to see what it was like. It was kind
of eerie how bright it was outside -- the lights downtown reflecting off
the low white clouds helped the street lights illuminate everything, and
all the snow everywhere was still white and shiny and undisturbed. The
now had stopped and wind hadn't started yet. The streets weren't plowed
yet, so it was kind of an adventure driving in my 2WD pickup.

I went to Wal-mart and watch the big road graders clearing the parking
lot. I bought a 10 1/2 pound frozen turkey, and it's in the small
electric roaster right now. It's about time to take it out and cut it
up. The wings will be used to make a pot of mock chicken soup cuz DD is
recovering from a cold. The legs and back will get used to make a pot
of gumbo tomorrow, and the breast and thighs will go back in the roaster
to finish cooking.

I also bought a bunch of dried beans to make some bean soup, and a big
bag of potatoes that was on sale. We're gonna be eating a lot of soup
and baked potatoes this week.

I've been shoveling much of the morning.

Best regards,
Bob