I'm like an iquana

[dani_meows]

If it gets much colder I think I too, will hibernate. Probably won't fall out of a tree due to not being in one. But this weather is not weather I am equipped for.

When I looked yesterday there was only a ten degree difference between us and Munich, Germany. That should not be the case darn it.

Tomorrow it'll be in the mid sixties for at least a day so hopefully it'll warm up inside our house. We don't have heat. And I'm cold and cranky.

I did however get another cute pair of slipper socks, they have a gray cat on them. The cats won't let us have the electric throw I bought a few years ago and I'm regretting not buying a new one but at that time it seemed we would follow the normal winter pattern of just a day or two of extreme cold followed by sixty degree days. It doesn't predict another forty degree day thankfully this week so hopefully I'll be warm.

I know once the hot season arrives I'll long for these days as I see our power bill each month.

I made some icons played some videogames and otherwise did nothing. This weather is terrible for me accomplishing anything.

How do people in the great frozen North deal with this bullshit for more than a few days?

Comments

[immortalje]

Depending on the region, they probably have heating! There's also nothing better than lazing around wrapped in a blanket. Or under a blanket. It keeps warm and is incredibly comforting.

The weather is kind of crazy though. The rest of my family who live in central Germany had a lot of snow this past week. My mother worked a couple of extra days from home to avoid having to drive. My sister-in-law did a slow slide into a ditch (thankfully without harm to her or the car) and my cousin had to do a whole lot of shovelling mostly on her own as her parents were on vacation and the neighbours were also gone (they live up a hill with just three houses) and I'm not sure what kind of shifts her husband is currently working. In contrast to that, we only had one day with snow as the temperatures can't decide which side of freezing they'd like to be.

Hopefully the weather stays warmer so your house has a chance to warm up again.

[dani_meows]

True, technically I have heating but since I haven't turned it on in at least six years It'll be burning dust and I'm not certain it wouldn't be worse than putting on layers and drinking tea! I do enjoy the electric blanket cuddles with cats. That might be the only nice part.

Definitely agree about the crazy weather! This marks the second time in my lifetime spent in central Florida that snow was a possibility! Last time that happened before that was the year I was four when I got pneumonia before hand after a series of lung based illnesses and they wouldn't let me go outside to see it lol! (Which obviously I get as an adult.)

I'm always glad Ian works from home when it rains since some drivers seem to forget how to drive when it rains, bet that's much worse with snow and ice! I'm glad your sister in law wasn't hurt!

The weather for the rest of this week seems like today will be warm and 68, then it'll be cooler for a few days but not as cold as this week, then warmer. So that gives me hope that this whole polar vortex is done for the year. As multiple days of freeze warnings are not for me lol!

At least we didn't have to shovel snow! I don't even know where we would get a snow shovel!

[immortalje]

There are always people who underestimate the risks of the weather even if it shouldn't be an unknown. There are different tires for winter and summer that follow different regulations and you're supposed to switch between them (or have a version that suitable for both) and some people don't bother. I think there are fines and using the wrong one can get you automatic partial blame in case of accidents even if you're not at fault. And then there's the ice you just can't see until you hit it - by car or while walking.

I think most people here are careful though or try and find alternative methods of travel. Then again, there are people who still ride their bike in this weather. If mine was in working order, I might do it. I certainly did in the past. Depending on how well I expected streets and bike lanes to be.