I Don’t Want Frostbite
Posted in At Home and tagged with Audience Participation, Winter on 01/28/2010 09:02 am by JennI hate the cold weather. Hate it! I like scarfs. I have a lot of them, but I would prefer never to use them. We have been so lucky this year because it really has not been that cold. All of the major weather hit outside the city, so we haven’t really had a lot of snow either. Until now. This week we have started to get flurries and the temperature is dropping. The following is courtesy of The Weather Network.
Short Term Forecast Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:00 EST
| Thursday Afternoon |
Thursday Evening |
Thursday Overnight |
Friday Morning |
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| Few flurries | Few flurries | Variable cloudiness | Cloudy periods | |
| Temp. | 18°F | 9°F | 8°F | 4°F |
| Feels Like | 5 | -2 | - | - |
| Wind | W 16mph | NW 12mph | NW 6mph | NW 6mph |
| Humidity | 49% | 61% | 63% | 60% |
| P.O.P. | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
Short Term Forecast Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:00 EST
| Thursday Afternoon |
Thursday Evening |
Thursday Overnight |
Friday Morning |
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| Few flurries | Few flurries | Variable cloudiness | Cloudy periods | |
| Temp. | -7°C | -12°C | -13°C | -15°C |
| Feels Like | -15 | -19 | - | - |
| Wind | W 25km/h | NW 20km/h | NW 10km/h | NW 10km/h |
I have provided the weather in both Celsius and Fahrenheit (for all my U.S. readers). Please feel bad for me. I’m sure it has been just as cold in your areas, but really I’m just looking for sympathy. If you were standing in front on me I would expect you to start stroking my hair and saying “poor baaaaby” in a consoling voice. This is so not my idea of a good time. I used to daydream about what life would be like if my parents lived in Florida or California. As I got older I included Arizona and Nevada into the mix. Dry, warm/hot weather. I wouldn’t complain no matter how hot it got. In my first apartment I was on the top floor and there was no air conditioning. The balcony was covered, so there was no air flow. It got so hot in there it set off my heat detector in the apartment. I loved it. If I owned a pair of shorts I could have worn them all year round. My own little piece of wonderful. Plus it gave me a wonderful excuse to not use the oven or cook. Which gives me an idea.
Since I cannot change the weather, I am going to have to learn how to cope with it. I really do not want to have to go outside at all. Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to help me come up with excusess to stay inside all weekend. If all goes well I am hoping I can extend it to spring.
My first idea is, choose this weekend to was all my winter stuff. Can’t go outside when my warmest winter jacket is in the wash!
Help me avoid winter! I will take any and all excuses no matter how crazy or bizarre. I’m desperate to keep my toes!
Yeah, That Just Happened!
January 28th, 2010 at 10:22 am
oh yea! I’m with you there. The last time we had a winter storm here, the cowboy was out of town….leaving me to take care of two kiddos and a million horses in the snow, ice and freezing cold. He’s home now!!! And I’m planning on not leaving the house all weekend!!!
It’s all cocoa and snuggies for me!
Popped in from SITS!
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January 28th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
My advice is to ‘slip’ on the ice and not want to go back because it was a ‘traumatizing’ experience… limp for a/effect
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Jenn Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
After the chunk taken out of my ankle by my shoes last weekend, that limping isn’t for effect.
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January 28th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
You could always put all your shoes away for the winter, except a pair of flip flops… Can’t be outside in the cold in those!
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January 28th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Who needs an excuse to stay warm inside?! Certainly not me! I’m also a big fan of scarves… I pretty much wear one every day at work, and just had a bit of a laugh when my receptionist asked me (in a hushed voice) whether or not something was wrong with my neck because I always have it covered up! I say stay warm and snuggly indoors without defending the decision to anyone (even yourself)! but if you do go outside, remember to wear a scarf!
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Jenn Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Ah yes, the ol’ “are you covering a hickey?” question. Always nice to be able to pull away the scarf and say no! Thanks for the comment!
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January 28th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Haha – I love the washing the winter clothes idea, but that will only work for a while. If need be as a last resort, you could always fake a cold that’s kept me inside for a few days (it was 6F here this morning, so I feel your pain!).
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Jenn Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Oooh, I hope you feel better! And I can definitely fake a cold…with all these great ideas I think I can definitely make it through the weekend.
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January 29th, 2010 at 12:31 am
lol jen i agree 100% this cold weather is bullshit.. we need better weather in canada.. be so much nice here.. lol
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Poor you! That is way too cold! We live in the southern part of Louisiana, so we have mild winters.
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Jenn Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 10:02 am
I’m jealous. So jealous. Soak up some warmth for me!
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