On Thu 15 Jan 2009 06:41:53p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Wed 14 Jan 2009 02:17:34p, Dave Smith told us...
>>
>>> We are in the middle of a cold snap. It got down near 0 F last night
and
>>> only up to about 10 degrees in the afternoon. That calls for comfort
>>> food. I made some rice pudding this afternoon and will do meat loaf for
>>> dinner tonight.
>>>
>>
>> We are having weather a bit warmer than usual, as all week the daytime
>> temps have been in the mid-70s, 7-10 degrees above normal.
>>
>> Still, comfort food sounds and feels good. Tonight we're also having
>> meatloaf with roasted potatoes and carrots, and sugar snap peas. We're
>> passing on dessert, but that rice pudding sure sounds good! I don't
want
>> to indulge until I've lost some more weight.
>>
> It was 0F/-17.8 C a half hour ago. I'm afraid to look now.
>

I would be, too. Though I have to admit that I'm a little afraid when our
thermometer gets to 120°. I think the highest I've seen it is 122°.
Neither extreme is very pleasant. I haven't experienced temperatures below
freezing since January, 2000.


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Wayne Boatwright
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