I joke about "white food", ice and snow this far south. It's been
raining since late afternoon. Now sleeting.

I got an email saying check your HVAC unit and make sure the condensor
and fan isn't coated with ice. So I donned a coat and shoes and took my
battery powered Coleman-style lantern out to look. Sure enough, it's
coated with ice. The heat is now set to "Emergency Heat" so the fan
doesn't freeze up during the night.

This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far
south. (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)

OB Food: Leftover oxtail soup.

Jill

On Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:41:16 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>I joke about "white food", ice and snow this far south. It's been
>raining since late afternoon. Now sleeting.
>
>I got an email saying check your HVAC unit and make sure the condensor
>and fan isn't coated with ice. So I donned a coat and shoes and took my
>battery powered Coleman-style lantern out to look. Sure enough, it's
>coated with ice. The heat is now set to "Emergency Heat" so the fan
>doesn't freeze up during the night.
>
>This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far
>south. (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>
>OB Food: Leftover oxtail soup.
>
>Jill
I've been thinking of you all day and trying to decide if you were
going to squeak by. Keep Warm
Janet US

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>I joke about "white food", ice and snow this far south. It's been raining
>since late afternoon. Now sleeting.
>
> I got an email saying check your HVAC unit and make sure the condensor and
> fan isn't coated with ice. So I donned a coat and shoes and took my
> battery powered Coleman-style lantern out to look. Sure enough, it's
> coated with ice. The heat is now set to "Emergency Heat" so the fan
> doesn't freeze up during the night.
>
> This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far south.
> (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>
> OB Food: Leftover oxtail soup.
>
> Jill

Weather is just wacked all over. I'm sitting here with a thermal shirt on,
but wearing no coat when I go out and no heat on in the house. It's not
warm but it's not super cold either. But next week it's supposed to dip
down to below freezing at night.

I learned when I was a kid to always keep crackers and peanut butter in the
house. Now I have to keep sunseed butter as Angela can't have peanuts. If
we do lose power and get snowed in, we won't starve.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>I joke about "white food", ice and snow this far south. It's been raining
>since late afternoon. Now sleeting.
>
> I got an email saying check your HVAC unit and make sure the condensor and
> fan isn't coated with ice. So I donned a coat and shoes and took my
> battery powered Coleman-style lantern out to look. Sure enough, it's
> coated with ice. The heat is now set to "Emergency Heat" so the fan
> doesn't freeze up during the night.
>
> This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far south.
> (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>
> OB Food: Leftover oxtail soup.
>
> Jill

oxtail soup is the ticket. Who sent the e-mail?

Here in western South Carolina we got our annual snow yesterday afternoon and evening, this time it turned out to be just one inch, but because we don't use rock salt and we have few snow trucks and plows, all the schools and many businesses are closed today as the roads have turned to ice. I'm working, as I live a mile from work and I walk to work and have winter gear, but a lot of my co-workers will be taking the day off.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> I joke about "white food", ice and snow this far south. It's been raining
> since late afternoon. Now sleeting.
>
> I got an email saying check your HVAC unit and make sure the condensor and
> fan isn't coated with ice. So I donned a coat and shoes and took my
> battery powered Coleman-style lantern out to look. Sure enough, it's
> coated with ice. The heat is now set to "Emergency Heat" so the fan
> doesn't freeze up during the night.
>
> This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far south.
> (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>
> OB Food: Leftover oxtail soup.

Oh dear! Good thing you checked. Take care and stay warm!

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Ophelia wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" wrote:
> > This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far south.
> > (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)

> Oh dear! Take care and stay warm!

Jill had *baby* winter weather....rain and sleet. <yawn>
I wonder if the club is offering a special blizzard meal today. heheh

G.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>> > This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far
>> > south.
>> > (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>
>> Oh dear! Take care and stay warm!
>
> Jill had *baby* winter weather....rain and sleet. <yawn>
> I wonder if the club is offering a special blizzard meal today. heheh

That would be interesting ;p Jill let us know what they come up with


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On 1/29/2014 8:05 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>> > This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far
>>> > south.
>>> > (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>>
>>> Oh dear! Take care and stay warm!
>>
>> Jill had *baby* winter weather....rain and sleet. <yawn>
>> I wonder if the club is offering a special blizzard meal today. heheh
>
> That would be interesting ;p Jill let us know what they come up with
>
>
Yesterday they said the Club would be closed. This morning they sent
email saying it will be open for lunch with a "limited menu". (I've no
idea what that means.) They'll evaluate whether to open for dinner this
afternoon.

Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve
a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and over multiple
bridges and overpasses which, of course, will be frozen. Meanwhile, the
administrative offices are closed so the executroids get the day off.

Jill

In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:
>On 1/29/2014 8:05 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>>> > This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far
>>>> > south.
>>>> > (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>>>
>>>> Oh dear! Take care and stay warm!
>>>
>>> Jill had *baby* winter weather....rain and sleet. <yawn>
>>> I wonder if the club is offering a special blizzard meal today. heheh
>>
>> That would be interesting ;p Jill let us know what they come up with
>>
>>
>Yesterday they said the Club would be closed. This morning they sent
>email saying it will be open for lunch with a "limited menu". (I've no
>idea what that means.) They'll evaluate whether to open for dinner this
>afternoon.
>
>Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
>sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
>employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve
>a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and over multiple
>bridges and overpasses which, of course, will be frozen. Meanwhile, the
>administrative offices are closed so the executroids get the day off.

Well, it is "baby" winter weather compared to what we've been having.
Of course, the inconvenience to you is full-sized.

We've broken our record for snow in January (31.5 inches so far)
and it was colder here than at the North Pole on Monday. Naturally,
there are places that have been (and usually are) colder and/or snowier.

An 8-inch snowfall here means, "I get to work late because I had
to snow-blow the driveway." Ice and sleet are typically not a big
problem, because we salt our roads. (And because the land is
pretty flat; no mountainsides to slide off of.)

Cindy Hamilton
--

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve
> a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and ...

<Bill Clinton > I feel your pain. </Bill Clinton>

Last Tuesday night we got 4" of snow and I stayed home on Wednesday.
We went to work on Thursday but if I had known how icy and scary the
roads were, I would have stayed home that day too. I can drive safely
enough but it's the other driving idiots that scare me. High speed and
tailgating on icy roads. Jackasses!

This Tuesday night (last night), we got 8-9" inches of snow and
nothing will melt today (high of 27 or so). I will *NOT* do that long
drive tomorrow morning. It's just an accident waiting to happen.

G.

On 1/29/2014 8:51 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> In article >,
> jmcquown > wrote:
>> On 1/29/2014 8:05 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>> Yesterday they said the Club would be closed. This morning they sent
>> email saying it will be open for lunch with a "limited menu". (I've no
>> idea what that means.) They'll evaluate whether to open for dinner this
>> afternoon.
>>
>> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
>> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
>> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve
>> a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and over multiple
>> bridges and overpasses which, of course, will be frozen. Meanwhile, the
>> administrative offices are closed so the executroids get the day off.
>
> Well, it is "baby" winter weather compared to what we've been having.
> Of course, the inconvenience to you is full-sized.
>
> We've broken our record for snow in January (31.5 inches so far)
> and it was colder here than at the North Pole on Monday. Naturally,
> there are places that have been (and usually are) colder and/or snowier.
>
> An 8-inch snowfall here means, "I get to work late because I had
> to snow-blow the driveway." Ice and sleet are typically not a big
> problem, because we salt our roads. (And because the land is
> pretty flat; no mountainsides to slide off of.)
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
That's the thing. It just doesn't *do* this down here. There are no
snow plows. No salt trucks. Not even sand trucks, which is what they
used to use in Memphis. No, sand doesn't melt snow or ice but allegedly
provides some traction. I think the last time it actually snowed here
was around 1989. I found a picture Mom took. That was, at most, two
inches. It was gone the next day. This will be, too, unless something
changes. But we aren't used to or equipped for it.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/29/2014 8:05 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>>> > This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far
>>>> > south.
>>>> > (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>>>
>>>> Oh dear! Take care and stay warm!
>>>
>>> Jill had *baby* winter weather....rain and sleet. <yawn>
>>> I wonder if the club is offering a special blizzard meal today. heheh
>>
>> That would be interesting ;p Jill let us know what they come up with
>>
>>
> Yesterday they said the Club would be closed. This morning they sent
> email saying it will be open for lunch with a "limited menu". (I've no
> idea what that means.) They'll evaluate whether to open for dinner this
> afternoon.
>
> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve a
> "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and over multiple
> bridges and overpasses which, of course, will be frozen. Meanwhile, the
> administrative offices are closed so the executroids get the day off.

HUH that is no surprise!

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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
.. .

> Well, it is "baby" winter weather compared to what we've been having.
> Of course, the inconvenience to you is full-sized.
>
> We've broken our record for snow in January (31.5 inches so far)
> and it was colder here than at the North Pole on Monday. Naturally,
> there are places that have been (and usually are) colder and/or snowier.

It sounds to me that you ARE at the North Pole!!!!!!

>
> An 8-inch snowfall here means, "I get to work late because I had
> to snow-blow the driveway." Ice and sleet are typically not a big
> problem, because we salt our roads. (And because the land is
> pretty flat; no mountainsides to slide off of.)

It all depends what you are used to eh?

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On 1/29/2014 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
>> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
>> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve
>> a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and ...
>
> Last Tuesday night we got 4" of snow and I stayed home on Wednesday.
> We went to work on Thursday but if I had known how icy and scary the
> roads were, I would have stayed home that day too. I can drive safely
> enough but it's the other driving idiots that scare me. High speed and
> tailgating on icy roads. Jackasses!
>
Believe me, I know. I've driven in snowy conditions in Memphis more
than once. It's the other idiots you have to watch out for. I remember
once they finally closed the office at 1:00. A normal 30 minute drive
took me five hours. Had to go over an overpass at one point. Everyone
was being careful. Too careful. Just as a car would reach the crest
the driver would hit the brakes. Uh oh! Then the car started sliding
backwards, spinning, down the slope and careening into other cars.
Idiot! You were doing just fine, why did you hit the brakes?!

As I said, I feel sorry for the cooks and servers. You know they don't
live here. Hell, I'm only a mile away from the Club and I'm not driving
in this crap.

> This Tuesday night (last night), we got 8-9" inches of snow and
> nothing will melt today (high of 27 or so). I will *NOT* do that long
> drive tomorrow morning. It's just an accident waiting to happen.
>
> G.
>
Better safe than sorry, Gary.

Jill

On 1/29/2014 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
>> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
>> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve
>> a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and ...
>
> <Bill Clinton > I feel your pain. </Bill Clinton>
>
> Last Tuesday night we got 4" of snow and I stayed home on Wednesday.
> We went to work on Thursday but if I had known how icy and scary the
> roads were, I would have stayed home that day too. I can drive safely
> enough but it's the other driving idiots that scare me. High speed and
> tailgating on icy roads. Jackasses!
>
> This Tuesday night (last night), we got 8-9" inches of snow and
> nothing will melt today (high of 27 or so). I will *NOT* do that long
> drive tomorrow morning. It's just an accident waiting to happen.
>
> G.
>
Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
sleet. Now imagine the roads...

http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4

Jill

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:59:05 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:
snip
>>
>Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>
>http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>
>Jill
We didn't get any snow. We got falling rain/sleet that froze into ice
after hitting any cold surface. Here in the city I believe most
schools and offices are open. Rural areas are just plain shut down.
Janet US

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> .. .
>
> > Well, it is "baby" winter weather compared to what we've been having.
> > Of course, the inconvenience to you is full-sized.
> >
> > We've broken our record for snow in January (31.5 inches so far)
> > and it was colder here than at the North Pole on Monday. Naturally,
> > there are places that have been (and usually are) colder and/or snowier.
>
> It sounds to me that you ARE at the North Pole!!!!!!

Take a look at Barrow, Alaska. It's about the closest the US gets to
the north pole. It's a cam that shows the latest view looking towards
the Arctic Ocean.

http://seaice.alaska.edu/gi/observatories/barrow_webcam

G.

PS - I talked to one guy living there a couple of years ago. We
compared our morning temps one winter morning and our morning temps
were over 100F different. wow! I was having an extra warm day
(like about 60F) and he was having an extra cold day (like -40F)

On 1/29/2014 10:10 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:59:05 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
> snip
>>>
>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>
>> Jill
> We didn't get any snow. We got falling rain/sleet that froze into ice
> after hitting any cold surface. Here in the city I believe most
> schools and offices are open. Rural areas are just plain shut down.
> Janet US
>
Freezing rain and sleet is nasty stuff, especially since no one here is
used to it. I'm pretty sure the schools are closed. I don't know about
offices, other than at the Club. Heheh. The administrative offices are
closed. Those people get the day off. The cooks and servers have to
make the drive (this is a rural area) to serve a "limited lunch". I
feel for them. If the roads are anything like my driveway... yikes!

Jill

In article >,
Ophelia > wrote:
>
>
>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
. ..
>
>> Well, it is "baby" winter weather compared to what we've been having.
>> Of course, the inconvenience to you is full-sized.
>>
>> We've broken our record for snow in January (31.5 inches so far)
>> and it was colder here than at the North Pole on Monday. Naturally,
>> there are places that have been (and usually are) colder and/or snowier.
>
>It sounds to me that you ARE at the North Pole!!!!!!

We (42 N) are at approximately the latitude of Italy (43 N).
Being in the middle of a continent makes all the difference.

Cindy Hamilton
--

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>
> Jill

Jill, is that your house? Holy cow, it looks like way overkill for you
to be living there alone. What's the sq. footage of that one? It looks
large! My apartment is 1000 - 1100 sq. feet. It's a nice size but
really more than I really need now that my daughter is married and
gone from here.

You might have gotten it free with the inheritance but I'll bet the
monthly bills and the upkeep, and the annual food requirement is
pretty darn expensive. :-o

G.

On 1/29/2014 10:48 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>
>> Jill
>
> Jill, is that your house?

ROFL! No. That's the view from my back yard across the 11th green of
the golf course. Those are condos. Four adjoined units.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/29/2014 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
>>> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
>>> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and serve
>>> a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and ...
>>
>> <Bill Clinton > I feel your pain. </Bill Clinton>
>>
>> Last Tuesday night we got 4" of snow and I stayed home on Wednesday.
>> We went to work on Thursday but if I had known how icy and scary the
>> roads were, I would have stayed home that day too. I can drive safely
>> enough but it's the other driving idiots that scare me. High speed and
>> tailgating on icy roads. Jackasses!
>>
>> This Tuesday night (last night), we got 8-9" inches of snow and
>> nothing will melt today (high of 27 or so). I will *NOT* do that long
>> drive tomorrow morning. It's just an accident waiting to happen.
>>
>> G.
>>
> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4

You took a photo!!!!! UHOH you are for it now ;p


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"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>
>> > Well, it is "baby" winter weather compared to what we've been having.
>> > Of course, the inconvenience to you is full-sized.
>> >
>> > We've broken our record for snow in January (31.5 inches so far)
>> > and it was colder here than at the North Pole on Monday. Naturally,
>> > there are places that have been (and usually are) colder and/or
>> > snowier.
>>
>> It sounds to me that you ARE at the North Pole!!!!!!
>
> Take a look at Barrow, Alaska. It's about the closest the US gets to
> the north pole. It's a cam that shows the latest view looking towards
> the Arctic Ocean.
>
> http://seaice.alaska.edu/gi/observatories/barrow_webcam
>
> G.
>
> PS - I talked to one guy living there a couple of years ago. We
> compared our morning temps one winter morning and our morning temps
> were over 100F different. wow! I was having an extra warm day
> (like about 60F) and he was having an extra cold day (like -40F)

As I said, I guess it is what you are used to. I wouldn't want to
acclimatize myself to that

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"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Ophelia > wrote:
>>
>>
>>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>> Well, it is "baby" winter weather compared to what we've been having.
>>> Of course, the inconvenience to you is full-sized.
>>>
>>> We've broken our record for snow in January (31.5 inches so far)
>>> and it was colder here than at the North Pole on Monday. Naturally,
>>> there are places that have been (and usually are) colder and/or snowier.
>>
>>It sounds to me that you ARE at the North Pole!!!!!!
>
> We (42 N) are at approximately the latitude of Italy (43 N).
> Being in the middle of a continent makes all the difference.

We are on the same latitude as Moscow

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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:20:04 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/29/2014 10:10 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:59:05 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>> snip
>>>>
>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>>
>>> Jill
>> We didn't get any snow. We got falling rain/sleet that froze into ice
>> after hitting any cold surface. Here in the city I believe most
>> schools and offices are open. Rural areas are just plain shut down.
>> Janet US
>>
>Freezing rain and sleet is nasty stuff, especially since no one here is
>used to it. I'm pretty sure the schools are closed. I don't know about
>offices, other than at the Club. Heheh. The administrative offices are
>closed. Those people get the day off. The cooks and servers have to
>make the drive (this is a rural area) to serve a "limited lunch". I
>feel for them. If the roads are anything like my driveway... yikes!
>
>Jill
I've been watching the Weather Channel and there are people reporting
6 hour commutes. There are places where school buses were shut down
and kids stayed overnight at school. Home Depot opened its doors to
folks who couldn't get home to let them stay overnight where it was
warm.
Janet US

On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:48:41 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>
>> Jill
>
>Jill, is that your house? Holy cow, it looks like way overkill for you
>to be living there alone. What's the sq. footage of that one? It looks
>large! My apartment is 1000 - 1100 sq. feet. It's a nice size but
>really more than I really need now that my daughter is married and
>gone from here.

That's at least twice as much house as one person needs, actually
that's enough house for a family of four, five, or even six.

>You might have gotten it free with the inheritance but I'll bet the
>monthly bills and the upkeep, and the annual food requirement is
>pretty darn expensive. :-o

That kind of gift is much more a liability/curse than an asset
(actually it's no asset at all), and from reading Jill's daily posts
it's obvious she derives absolutely no enjoyment whatsoever from
living there... always complaints, never even once anything positive.
Jill would be way ahead if she abandoned that house, took her
inheritance and rented a small furnished room, don't need more if all
one does is live vicariously through reading books.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:20:04 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>On 1/29/2014 10:10 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:59:05 -0500, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>> snip
>>>>>
>>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>>
>>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> We didn't get any snow. We got falling rain/sleet that froze into ice
>>> after hitting any cold surface. Here in the city I believe most
>>> schools and offices are open. Rural areas are just plain shut down.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>Freezing rain and sleet is nasty stuff, especially since no one here is
>>used to it. I'm pretty sure the schools are closed. I don't know about
>>offices, other than at the Club. Heheh. The administrative offices are
>>closed. Those people get the day off. The cooks and servers have to
>>make the drive (this is a rural area) to serve a "limited lunch". I
>>feel for them. If the roads are anything like my driveway... yikes!
>>
>>Jill
> I've been watching the Weather Channel and there are people reporting
> 6 hour commutes. There are places where school buses were shut down
> and kids stayed overnight at school. Home Depot opened its doors to
> folks who couldn't get home to let them stay overnight where it was
> warm.
> Janet US

With time on their hands and all that material, they could build some pretty
good bunk beds, forts, etc. Would be better to stay overnight in a
supermarket with some cooking facilities, though.

On 1/29/2014 11:41 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:48:41 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Jill, is that your house? Holy cow, it looks like way overkill for you
>
> That's at least twice as much house as one person needs, actually
> that's enough house for a family of four, five, or even six.
>
That is NOT my house. Those are condos on the other side of the golf
course. That was a picture of the condos across the way.

Sheldon, you've seen photos of my house. You complained about them, as
I recall. Saying they looked like something a "realtor" would take.
Sorry, I'm not a professional photographer. Even if I was you'd find
some reason to bitch about them.

Jill

On 1/29/2014 11:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 1/29/2014 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
>>>> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
>>>> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and
>>>> serve
>>>> a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and ...
>>>
>>> <Bill Clinton > I feel your pain. </Bill Clinton>
>>>
>>> Last Tuesday night we got 4" of snow and I stayed home on Wednesday.
>>> We went to work on Thursday but if I had known how icy and scary the
>>> roads were, I would have stayed home that day too. I can drive safely
>>> enough but it's the other driving idiots that scare me. High speed and
>>> tailgating on icy roads. Jackasses!
>>>
>>> This Tuesday night (last night), we got 8-9" inches of snow and
>>> nothing will melt today (high of 27 or so). I will *NOT* do that long
>>> drive tomorrow morning. It's just an accident waiting to happen.
>>>
>>> G.
>>>
>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>
> You took a photo!!!!! UHOH you are for it now ;p
>
>
I'm already in for it! No, that is not my house. Those are
condominiums on the other side of the golf green.

Jill

On 1/29/2014 11:52 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/29/2014 11:41 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:48:41 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>>
>>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Jill, is that your house? Holy cow, it looks like way overkill for you
>>
>> That's at least twice as much house as one person needs, actually
>> that's enough house for a family of four, five, or even six.
>>
> That is NOT my house. Those are condos on the other side of the golf
> course. That was a picture of the condos across the way.
>
> Sheldon, you've seen photos of my house. You complained about them, as
> I recall. Saying they looked like something a "realtor" would take.
> Sorry, I'm not a professional photographer. Even if I was you'd find
> some reason to bitch about them.
>
> Jill

Oh, and by the way, I think your house is too large for two people. All
that land, the barn, the used to be rented out guest house. You're
lucky you're still able to take care of all that property.

Jill

On 2014-01-29 06:53, Michael OConnor wrote:
> Here in western South Carolina we got our annual snow yesterday
> afternoon and evening, this time it turned out to be just one inch,
> but because we don't use rock salt and we have few snow trucks and
> plows, all the schools and many businesses are closed today as the
> roads have turned to ice. I'm working, as I live a mile from work
> and I walk to work and have winter gear, but a lot of my co-workers
> will be taking the day off.
>

Watching the news on TV now. Atlanta is pretty well shut down as the
highways are clogged with abandoned vehicles. If you only get this
stuff once a year it is cheaper to shut down for a day or two.

Don't look for too much sympathy from me. It has been hovering around
0F around her for the last week and for the last few days it has been windy.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/29/2014 11:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 1/29/2014 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary might think it's "baby" winter weather but my driveway is a solid
>>>>> sheet of ice. It's sleeting like mad. I feel sorry for the Club
>>>>> employees. They have to drive all the way out here to prepare and
>>>>> serve
>>>>> a "limited" lunch. That means driving on icy roads and ...
>>>>
>>>> <Bill Clinton > I feel your pain. </Bill Clinton>
>>>>
>>>> Last Tuesday night we got 4" of snow and I stayed home on Wednesday.
>>>> We went to work on Thursday but if I had known how icy and scary the
>>>> roads were, I would have stayed home that day too. I can drive safely
>>>> enough but it's the other driving idiots that scare me. High speed and
>>>> tailgating on icy roads. Jackasses!
>>>>
>>>> This Tuesday night (last night), we got 8-9" inches of snow and
>>>> nothing will melt today (high of 27 or so). I will *NOT* do that long
>>>> drive tomorrow morning. It's just an accident waiting to happen.
>>>>
>>>> G.
>>>>
>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>
>> You took a photo!!!!! UHOH you are for it now ;p
>>
>>
> I'm already in for it! No, that is not my house. Those are condominiums
> on the other side of the golf green.

No, no! The point is ... you took a photo )

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On 1/29/2014 12:35 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>>
>>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>>
>>> You took a photo!!!!! UHOH you are for it now ;p
>>>
>>>
>> I'm already in for it! No, that is not my house. Those are
>> condominiums on the other side of the golf green.
>
> No, no! The point is ... you took a photo )
>
Ah yes, darnit I did! But it wasn't of food.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 1/29/2014 12:35 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>>>
>>>> You took a photo!!!!! UHOH you are for it now ;p
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'm already in for it! No, that is not my house. Those are
>>> condominiums on the other side of the golf green.
>>
>> No, no! The point is ... you took a photo )
>>
> Ah yes, darnit I did! But it wasn't of food.

Too late ... <g>


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In article >,
Pico Rico > wrote:
>
>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
.. .
>
>> I've been watching the Weather Channel and there are people reporting
>> 6 hour commutes. There are places where school buses were shut down
>> and kids stayed overnight at school. Home Depot opened its doors to
>> folks who couldn't get home to let them stay overnight where it was
>> warm.
>> Janet US
>
>With time on their hands and all that material, they could build some pretty
>good bunk beds, forts, etc. Would be better to stay overnight in a
>supermarket with some cooking facilities, though.

My Home Depot has a hot dog stand in the vestibule. We call 'em
"cadaver dogs". Probably not enough dogs for very many people.

Cindy Hamilton
--

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Pico Rico > wrote:
>>
>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>> I've been watching the Weather Channel and there are people reporting
>>> 6 hour commutes. There are places where school buses were shut down
>>> and kids stayed overnight at school. Home Depot opened its doors to
>>> folks who couldn't get home to let them stay overnight where it was
>>> warm.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>With time on their hands and all that material, they could build some
>>pretty
>>good bunk beds, forts, etc. Would be better to stay overnight in a
>>supermarket with some cooking facilities, though.
>
> My Home Depot has a hot dog stand in the vestibule. We call 'em
> "cadaver dogs". Probably not enough dogs for very many people.

mine sells tri tip, in addition to whatever. I just inhale the tri tip as I
walk by.

> wrote in message
...

> Yes, that's a good way of putting 'baby' winter weather. It was
> snowing when I left at 8 a.m. had to really clean the car off at 12
> noon and just now before leaving for home had to do it all over again.
> Greasy, slip sliding along roads - you KNOW it's bad when nobody is
> speeding or lane cutting

Not good driving in such conditions

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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:24:14 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/29/2014 11:52 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 1/29/2014 11:41 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:48:41 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't look like much, does it? That's not snow. It's accumulated
>>>>> sleet. Now imagine the roads...
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinypic.com/m/i2ip00/4
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> Jill, is that your house? Holy cow, it looks like way overkill for you
>>>
>>> That's at least twice as much house as one person needs, actually
>>> that's enough house for a family of four, five, or even six.
>>>
>> That is NOT my house. Those are condos on the other side of the golf
>> course. That was a picture of the condos across the way.
>>
>> Sheldon, you've seen photos of my house. You complained about them, as
>> I recall. Saying they looked like something a "realtor" would take.
>> Sorry, I'm not a professional photographer. Even if I was you'd find
>> some reason to bitch about them.
>>
>> Jill
>
>Oh, and by the way, I think your house is too large for two people. All
>that land, the barn, the used to be rented out guest house. You're
>lucky you're still able to take care of all that property.
>
>Jill

I take care of it just fine, and I can well afford to pay for whatever
needs doing... I've never complained about the costs. I don't know
why you live in a place that you constantly complaine about how much
it costs... you can just leave... you have nothing invested.

On 1/29/2014 1:32 PM, wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:53:02 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>>> This is the first time I have ever encountered icy weather this far south.
>>>> (I've lived in this area twice in my life.)
>>
>>> Oh dear! Take care and stay warm!
>>
>> Jill had *baby* winter weather....rain and sleet. <yawn>
>> I wonder if the club is offering a special blizzard meal today. heheh
>>
>> G.
>
> Yes, that's a good way of putting 'baby' winter weather. It was
> snowing when I left at 8 a.m. had to really clean the car off at 12
> noon and just now before leaving for home had to do it all over again.
> Greasy, slip sliding along roads - you KNOW it's bad when nobody is
> speeding or lane cutting
>
You're lucky you have "lanes". Highway 21 way the heck out here (St.
Helena Island, SC) is a two lane road with marsh on either side. Barely
even room to pull the car over if you need to, much less pass someone.

Jill