Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!

Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Feb 05, 2014 4:10:40 am PST #19150 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

We gots the snow. Maybe 5 or 6 inches? I'm on the train. I wish I had gotten my good boots out of storage as the ones I'm wearing have little tread left, which makes walking in the snow more energy-intensive. But hey, I gota good workout.


flea - Feb 05, 2014 4:17:49 am PST #19151 of 30000
information libertarian

The good thing about this storm, here, is it's actually really warm. If they can get things plowed and salted it will be fine in very little time. I got all sweaty doing the work-related walk to the post office at 8:15 (jumping through 6 inches of slush in the streets).


-t - Feb 05, 2014 4:32:58 am PST #19152 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Stay safe, people in snowy places!

I broiled my breakfast instead of baking it so the bottom is cold. Oops.


Fred Pete - Feb 05, 2014 5:00:54 am PST #19153 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

We had a little ice this morning. Enough to slow things down but not really stop them.


brenda m - Feb 05, 2014 5:02:37 am PST #19154 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

People are saying today is the worst commute here all winter.


Hil R. - Feb 05, 2014 5:05:21 am PST #19155 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

About 8 inches of snow, and the university has a delayed opening, but is still open. I just tried shoveling out the snow around my car, and there's just no way that's going to happen with just me shoveling. So, I guess I'm staying home today.


tommyrot - Feb 05, 2014 5:10:17 am PST #19156 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

People are saying today is the worst commute here all winter.

Huh. I'm glad I didn't drive then.

Actually, I haven't driven my car in 11 days. I'm gonna need to do some digging to get it out now.


Calli - Feb 05, 2014 5:48:54 am PST #19157 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

We just have rain down here in NC. And the occasional coal ash spill into our rivers, but that's not a problem for anything except people downstream who want to drink or something. (No, not the sewage spill into the drinking water supply--that was a different event.) I know water contamination is not an NC-specific problem, but the 24+ hour lag between knowing there's a problem and informing the public might be. I'm a little annoyed.

I had a tai chi class at a new location last night. It was rather fun, and a bit less "martial arts for old people" than my previous class. OK, it's still martial arts for the middle aged, but that still feels like a bit more of a workout than my previous class. And the instructor was nice.


Zenkitty - Feb 05, 2014 6:16:28 am PST #19158 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

It's rainy and warm here - "warm" being one degree above freezing - but my co-workers in NJ are getting slammed with ice and snow.

My friend A. and I have been congratulating ourselves for having predicted a bad winter Old-Farmer-style, from the extra-fuzzy caterpillars and excessive spiderwebs last summer.


Amy - Feb 05, 2014 6:25:22 am PST #19159 of 30000
Because books.

No power, no heat, no hot water. All is ice and downed trees. My phone isn't even fully charged. Argh.