What are you doing today?

[Back in the fold]

Winter is merciless today . It started last Friday with an ice storm and three inches of new snow then sub zero temperatures and now the wind is piling up drifts everywhere . The wind might be a good thing . It might be signaling a change to something different . . . . or something worse .

 

[Alice B]

my house normally drops to 63 at night, office got down to 57 last night with a space heater in it. North side of the house, when the wind is up, it's up. Living room with wood stove was 66 when I got up, back bedroom with the chicks about 70. My room room probably got to 64 but incubator has most of my little thermometers at the moment

 

[GaryE]

The fish palace has dropped 2 degrees celsius, but is holding steady now at 20c. Even the dog doesn't want to go far now. She went on strike and refused to walk past the end of the driveway this morning. I think she's in a conspiracy with my cheekbones, which also don't appreciate the frostbite winds.

The snow is clean and bright, and it is lovely to look outside. I'm planning my vegetable garden and researching good native pollinator attracting plants and where I can put them. Always look on the bright side of life.

Summer will come.

 

[gwand]

Where is global warming when you need her?

 

[Alice B]

This is global warming, wandering polar vortexes. The problem is mainly Texas construction. Central heat and air in Texas run the ductwork thru the attic, except for 2 story houses (which usually have it between floors). Because cold air drops and air conditioning is our major issue, attic ductwork makes sense for AC.. Warm air from the furnace does not drop, the cold wind chills the attic so when I run my central heat I am blowing money thru the attic and out the vents, but the house doesn't get much warmer. So I don't use central heat. I put magnetic sign material over the vents and heat down here where I live. But since I can't stand my room hot and space heaters are a major fire hazard, i don't heat my room, with its old wiring, with a space heater. i do heat the office and back bedroom that have all new wiring.

 

[gwand]

I’m thinking of taking a dip in my 60 gallon tank. The temperature is set to 77F.