Dr Who Fan wrote: I lived too many years in the windy city and do not miss those bone chilling winds off Lake Michigan - especially when the "hawk is talking" walking downtown in the "canyon" as they call it.

I did figure you might have lived in Chicago, by your cat posts. I'm in the burbs, and it's colder out here.

Now you are in Texas. Cold front moving in. Stay warm & safe.

Everyone stay warm and safe. You also Vic.

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Well I wasn't going to use the phone book as more than a step on the floor, in front of the cooler, the book's only 2-3" thick.

But thanks for kind words.

Current temp 42.3F, feels like 34F, predicted low tonight 26F, chance of rain 2%, chance of snow 0%.

My short overweight friend makes a set of steps out of breeze blocks for those occasions.

I don't have any cinder blocks handy, I wish I did, I just got done using the cooler near the sink in the kitchen, can't do that on the other side of the room, tried, won't work, see below.

Fumble, Crash, break... Cleaned up all debris, changed Graces water... Grace needed clean water anyway.

I'm now tired, I did find the cooler would withstand My weight, but I will need a new cooler if I do that too many times, so a heavy duty ladder will be required in the near future, to the tune of somewhere between $184(4') and $212(6'), lovely, but both have a 500lb weight rating, so there is not a lot of choice.

I tried getting up on the cooler a 3rd time, and not near the kitchen counter where I found I could use one of My arms to pull Myself up, I found even with a Las Vegas NV 2006-2007 phone book(on the floor as a step), I could not get on top of the igloo legend 72 cooler of Mine, so a ladder it will be.

But I got two CFL lamps(28w, 14w ea) replaced w/an LED lamp(9w, 850 lumens), lots of dusty cobwebs, yuck! The shade is now clean. But it works and looks like Daylight, and it's bright.

Now I just need the pilot for the gas heater relit, the park knows, but Matt is absent I think. Otherwise the air in here will get cold again.

So in a bit I'll head to the Post Office to pick up some plastic nuts for the rear bathroom ceiling lamp shade.

My legs are tired, but otherwise everything is ok...

Meanwhile the current temp is 51.6F, the predicted low is 28F, I think I'm going to make some lunch.

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Well I wasn't going to use the phone book as more than a step on the floor, in front of the cooler, the book's only 2-3" thick.

But thanks for kind words.

Current temp 42.3F, feels like 34F, predicted low tonight 26F, chance of rain 2%, chance of snow 0%.

My short overweight friend makes a set of steps out of breeze blocks for those occasions.

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Tornado Watch here.

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Getting ready for the Arctic Plunge/Polar Vortex in Texas:
ARCTIC FRONT ARRIVES TODAY – MUCH MUCH COLDER BY SUNDAY MORNING

Our well-advertised cold front is making good strides across the northern half of the state this morning. Temperatures in Amarillo have dropped down into the teens already with winds gusting around 30mph. As suspected, frontal timing has been bumped up a bit from yesterday which will bring the front into the DFW metro area by noon, Waco by evening time, and encroaching on the greater Houston metro area just before midnight. Folks behind the front so far this morning have seen temperatures drop a good 20 degrees within about 20 minutes after its passage. Winds behind the front are expected to be quite blustery with 20-30mph sustained winds with higher gusts.

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Kind of cold last night with a light frost down to 29ºF
High today in the mid 50's with lots of sun.

Well I wasn't going to use the phone book as more than a step on the floor, in front of the cooler, the book's only 2-3" thick.

But thanks for kind words.

Current temp 42.3F, feels like 34F, predicted low tonight 26F, chance of rain 2%, chance of snow 0%.

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CHICAGO (WLS) --
Another weekend winter storm moved into the Chicago area Friday afternoon, bringing snow, ice and bitter cold.

I lived too many years in the windy city and do not miss those bone chilling winds off Lake Michigan - especially when the "hawk is talking" walking downtown in the "canyon" as they call it.

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Vic, you be damned careful trying to climb on that cooler with a dang phone book on it to change light bulbs.
If you fall and ring your bell, Grace is not going to be able to pick you up.
Just sayin'................

And as to the weather here.
Got a half a foot or a little more yesterday evening. Laid off a bit last night, but another round with a few more inches is headed in later this morning. Along with rising winds and dropping temps.
Dunno if I am gonna get out the snowblower this afternoon or just wait and brave the wind chills to do it tomorrow. (Secretly hoping that my neighbor takes pity on my as he did last year and brings over his John Deere tractor/blower to help me out.) I did thank him profusely in the spring for having done so.

One the bright side, by later Monday or Tuesday, the deep freeze retreats, and the kitties shall see some upper twenties and maybe even very low thirties for temps.

Meow.

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I understand Vic & Grant. If I lived in California would not want to leave.

Have a touch of arthritis so the cold does not help.

We had to buy some space heaters.

Shoulder blades since I was at least 40, Hips and elsewhere since I was at least 43.

Today I felt terrible, I was so tired, maybe it was the effort at installing 6 LED lamps and 5 shades, 1 shade is awaiting some nuts that are down at the Post Office, I hope they fit too, plus there are 2 LED lamps for the gas range hood on the way, the last 2 LED lamps will be a beast to install, as the glass shades need cleaning.

I'm hoping a Las Vegas NV phone book and a large igloo legend 72 cooler will allow Me to replace 2 cfl lamps, with 2 led lamps, without a ladder, the least would cost Me $183.96 for a 4' step ladder(Green Bull), a DeWalt 6' step ladder would be $211.89... Both amounts are for a 500lb capacity step ladder delivered to Me.

I was told I looked sick, I just felt really tired, but I did get some food from the local food pantry, My house has more than enough chicken(2), canned veggies, and mashed potato mix(3 bags), not to mention peanut butter...

Night.

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I understand Vic & Grant. If I lived in California would not want to leave.

Have a touch of arthritis so the cold does not help.

We had to buy some space heaters.

I bet the stores had a big rush on them there. LOL

I understand Vic & Grant. If I lived in California would not want to leave.

Have a touch of arthritis so the cold does not help.

We had to buy some space heaters.

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[quote]Come visit me, Vic.

CHICAGO (WLS) --
Another weekend winter storm moved into the Chicago area Friday afternoon, bringing snow, ice and bitter cold.

I spent one winter in Naperville on a project we was working on and it was all outside, I was so sick all winter and just couldn't shake it.

When they said the project had ended and come home(after 6 months) They didn't have to say it twice, I was out of there.

We have a saying here: "No way, Jose."

Even if I could, I'm not leaving Grace My cat behind, besides I know it's colder there, I do watch the weather channel, and I just turned the gas range off.

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Come visit me, Vic.

CHICAGO (WLS) --
Another weekend winter storm moved into the Chicago area Friday afternoon, bringing snow, ice and bitter cold.

Snow began falling in the city shortly before 4 p.m. and while the snow is light, it is so cold that even light snow will stick.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from noon Friday to 6 a.m. Sunday for the Chicago area. Travel conditions will deteriorate.

It will not be a consistent snow storm, said ABC 7 meteorologist Cheryl Scott. Friday night's snow will taper off in the early morning hours, and some areas could see some freezing drizzle during that break. Then another round of snow will begin Saturday night and into Sunday morning.

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Well it's going to be a cold night tonight, My gas central heater's pilot light is out, again, so the PC is going to have to do the job overnight, and maybe for the entire weekend here in Yermo CA.

I'm going to call someone who lives in the park on Saturday, another $75 I can not afford currently.

Inside temp 73F, and dropping. My osteoarthritis is not going to like this...

The temp outside is 45.7F, feels like 37F, predicted low 34F...

I now have the gas range on, for a bit, it's cold inside...

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Here snow is mainly for the Mountains, for the deserts, it's the occasional treat in the winter time.

As the snow provides water for downstream users outside of winter.

Negative temps are not normally seen here, though last it really snowed here, the temp did get down to 20F for a bit.

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Well Gordon it sounds like you really want to see if the generator runs.

Two of my sisters live in upstate New York (buffalo area ) and one dreads seeing it come. And it looks like a big one this time.

As kids we had to walk to school 1 1/2 miles in that white fluffy stuff and froze our butts off..

In short I don't miss the stuff at all. LOL

I definitely don't envy Buffalo, but we haven't had a good blanket of snow in quite awhile. We had a terrible ice storm in January of 2009, though, which knocked out power for over a week, and after that is when we got the whole house generator installed.

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Well Gordon it sounds like you really want to see if the generator runs. LOL

Two of my sisters live in upstate New York (buffalo area ) and one dreads seeing it come. And it looks like a big one this time.

As kids we had to walk to school 1 1/2 miles in that white fluffy stuff and froze our butts off..

In short I don't miss the stuff at all. LOL

20lb sack of kibble for the kitties.
Dunno if we'd make it 'till spring, but the weather is forecast to moderate a bit within a week or so.

I have 45 pounds of hay for my bunnies, and that will last 3 months.

I could see myself as an over-winter manager of a place like the Overlook, in The Shining.

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