The cold front’s supposed to pass by the weekend. I hope so. My car wouldn’t start Thursday. Water is frozen so can’t make a warm drink. I may “harvest” some snow and melt and boil it for safety’s sake. On top of it, Thursday morning I managed to really, really, really lose the remote to my television when I tossed the blankets off my lap. I heard it hit something but couldn’t locate it. Ugh! I’ve had enough of winter. Bah humbug!
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The water in the bathroom still works so I filled some things with water so I can use if for cooking and drinking. I put clothes in the washing machine so I can have some clean clothes at least. What next? Electricity goes out? That’d top the tday.
Praying you don’t lose electricity. We lost hours for 5 hours this morning when it was still 40 degrees, tonight it is going down to 8 so I hope we don’t lose it either.
No loss of electricity this time, fortunately.
We lucked out on the electricity. As strong as the winds were this past week, I expected limbs down somewhere in town, taking it out. Nope!
I’m now wondering what would happen if you were to put snow in your kettle …
It would be sterilized and full of air pollutants…..
Oh Doug and Andy, I do hope everything will be all right- Do take great care -amitiés 🙂
It slowly gets worse before it can get better! Thanks!
Wow Doug, I hope your power does not go out! Maybe the pipes need to be wrapped to prevent freezing. Stay warm, guys!
I’m sure there does need to be some pipes wrapped. I have noticed cold air coming from one of the kitchen cabinets by the sink, and I suspect there is zero insulation or a break in the wall – who knows! – that allows the cold air in and to, probably, freeze the pipes bringing water to that faucet. I’ve left it a little open so pressure can be relieved as it finally warms up. Apparently, in future cold snaps like this one, I’ll need to do that before the cold comes.
Great idea, the water need to keep moving. I’ve had to do that in Michigan.
It unfroze on its own, fortunately, by midday.
Perfect. ☺️
I was grateful, you bet!
Mr Andy’s expression says it all!
I hope weather improves for you, Doug. How you survive these winters is a mystery to me.
As best we can! This is the coldest weather we’ve had here in years, it seems.
I hear that the climate is weird this year all over the world.
I believe it!
That weather pattern is moving east and we will get insanely low (for us) temperatures starting later today through Monday. Makes my bones cold just thinking about it. We are predicted to get high winds and then a snow squall today. I need spring.
Me, too, Kate!
Your weather is terrible. Our newspapers wrote what kind of weather you have and how it is possible. Ot was very interesting, that kind of weather fenomen is not possible here, because of seas.
Wishing you warmer days.
Yes, where I live is pretty far from the oceans, though weather fronts from the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico do hit here.
Oh my what a pretty kitty 🐱 3am here and still 45°& raining supposed be 2° by sunrise
I could handle those temperatures!
I hope electricity & gas stay on and you and Wedgieboy stay safe and warm… esp with that shave!!
I found him on top of the comforter on the guest bedroom bed. I folded it over on him and he stayed there! P hope he learned how to bury himself in it so he can keep himself really cozy!
Two pf my cats like having the covers put over them, the rest hate it. To do it themselves, I have to leave the blankies piled into a sort of collapsed tent with obvious entry.
I’ve tried that with Andy. He was very tolerant of the comforter when I pulled over all but his head and enjoyed the head rubs I gave him while he was getting warmer. He stayed under the comforter for some time after I left. I hope he would help himself to the “cave” I created in the comforter. He’s a smart kitty! So far, he hasn’t used it, but it was colder in the duplex overnight than it is now.
Yeah… mine are mostly under covers only at night.
I think it’s a good idea if kitties learn to use covers. I tried to let Andy use a heating pad yesterday, but he thought I was going to – horrors! – pick him up when I put the pad on the kitty lounger next to him.
LOL! I have a self heating pads for the outdoor cats. I usually sleep on a heated matress pad and left the foot zones on 24/7 for the cats… and other sleep next to the double-sided wall heater. I haven’t hooked up anything yet but there are plenty of piles o’ crap that the cats are sleeping on.
I support cats in comforters!!
I’m glad the cold front moved to Eastern USA as on now. it’s toasty in the apartment without blankets. Andy and I are happy mammals now!
Yaaaaay!!!! Same here, but it had to get to 75 outside for us to feel warm!
We are getting things sorted out to be comfortable. Christmas Eve is supposed to warm up to much more tolerable temperatures, with more comfortable weather predicted for the following week.
Yay! I hope the weather is even better than expected.
Me, too!
Yikes Doug, hope you find the remote, and keep your electricity. I hear you about winter. It rained and now a creepy wind is blowing. In the morning it will be F13 and there may be black ice everywhere. Below freezing here until about Monday. We’ll be OK I think, unless we lose power. Not as bad as your temps, but still enough to cause serious trouble. Andy’s so cute!
I was happy to find the water worked in the bathroom because I was able to wash clothes and have water to make a hot drink of coffee. As for the remote, the way the Perverse Entity, the evil force that makes everything fall apart and/or go to hell at the same time, works is the two replacements I ordered will arrive on the day the missing remote mysteriously reappears in plain sight where I’ve looked a thousand times. Of course, having three identical remotes will be no guarantee any will be findable when I need one.
It sometimes seems like everything happens at once. We are all iced in here, a thin layer but walking outside except on grass is treacherous. At least grass crunches underfoot and has some texture.
Isn’t that for sure! I have to travel on the grass myself for the same reason. I still have a short distance then on the lane, but I take it slowly and with abundant caution after so many spills on it.
The remote is, ironically, remote somewhere! Christmas may have a combination of rain and snow. Ugh! That, as you know, is the worst possible situation.