Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Call the weather police . . .

This is beginning not to be amusing. We can stand a few cool days just so the tourists have something to complain about. Or maybe they will say this is balmy compared to the five below or 20 below, back home. Reverse bragging, they are.

Perhaps so. This is supposed to be a semi-tropical environment. We are not supposed to have to consider whether or not the freeze plugs in the engine block will blow out. Our water filled garden hoses, coiled beneath the outlets (if they are) or draped across the grass (more likely) might become filled with ice plugs. I do know not to pick up a frozen hose: it can break into surprisingly short sections.

Right now, the house is actually too warm. My comfort zone must be exceptionally narrow. This section of the state strikes an acceptable climactic zone for about 15 minutes in the spring and the fall of each year.

This is not it . . .

5 comments:

Big Ed said...

Heaters on for everyone tonight. I canceled all plans and stayed inside today. The temperature is too uncomfortable.

ol Doc said...

My car was all sparkling ice on the roof this morning. Thick layer of ice, to match the thick layer of blankets on the bed! Wow, did I hate to leave that warm nest. Emergency Heat on the thermostat will be glowing tonight and tomorrow and the day after....

Zeta said...

It's going to warm up one day only, then back to OH MY GOODNESS. The filter in my AC unit has to be changed this weekend due to extreme temps. Its cold when you can pick up a cup of Starbucks coffee and not feel the warmth between your hands.

ol Doc said...

Update: The dog ran outside to do her business. She ran around to the front yard to drink from the bird-flavored-water pans we keep to hydrate the Cardinals and Crows. She dropped her nose into the pan, jerked it back up, looked at T. and tried again. Frozen. Solid.

RANGER said...

She must consider that he is in charge of the weather. It was careless of him to allow her bird-water to solidify like that.