everyone keeping warm tonight?

[fizzgig]

it's in the mid-teens in northern colorado and the nws is saying there's a 100 percent chance of snow tonight.

i just got home and into my jammies and i still can't feel my toes x( looks like a good night to curl up in my robe and a mug of hot chocolate

hope you guys are keeping warm :hi:

[havocmom]

1. Fanning myself, actually.

Thinking the next hot flash will have me outside (23 degrees here) in my tank top.

Wish I could siphon off some heat and bottle it for the rest of you!

[fizzgig]

5. i would gladly take the extra heat from you

hope you can get comfortable

[havocmom]

14. Snow is gone here. I think it would be more comfy to roll down my front walk

and MELT the snow (when it is around) instead of shoveling. But I may get dizzy(er)

[fizzgig]

20. i'm sorry i'm giggling

but that image is just too much

[havocmom]

27. Old broads rolling along sidewalks? Hey, it's greener than the snow blower!

Course, Frosty prefers the snow blower

[fizzgig]

30. i bet you and my mom could get the walks cleared pretty quickly

frosty can just deal :P

[laylah]

52. I am not quite

sure how to take THAT comment :P

[SPKrazy]

2. Not as warm as I'd like to be

would rather be cuddled up with someone special

blu :hi:

:loveya:

:hug:

Oh :hi: Kagehime, how's it going? :D

[fizzgig]

7. cuddling would be great right now

i'll be able to do that soon enough but we'll see how pleased he is when i stick my cold feet on his legs :rofl:

[Redstone]

3. The sleet has just ended here in Connecticut. We're all buttoned up, and have

the propane fireplace ready to take over if the electricity goes out.

Redstone

[fizzgig]

buttoning up sounds like a good plan

hope your electricity stays on

[lost-in-nj]

4. HI!!

I am wearing a sweat shirt....cotton pants
and ugg slippers

but I will be cozy under my covers.....

only need them
and a dream....

:7

yanno????

:hug: :hi:


lost
where are they when you need them.....?

RIGHT?!?!?!?
:)

[fizzgig]

10. sometimes i'm tempted to go to bed early

just so i can snuggle down in the blankets

hope you are well :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

6. It's only 56, so I'm ok.

Thanks for asking though.

[fizzgig]

11. rub it in, why dontcha

:P

[triguy46]

8. I am, but there are nearly 1,000,000 still without power in Oklahoma.

How about some lounge vibes sent to the 400,000 homes still in the cold and dark?

[fizzgig]

12. i've been thinking about them lately

i hope everyone makes it out of that ok

[lost-in-nj]

13. you are right....

man, I was there last year
not fun......


hope they get power soon


VIBES......positive vibes...

stay warm.......

and safe.....


lost

[SPKrazy]

17. Vibes

:hug:

warmth

hopefully the weather will be warmer tomorrow

and good vibes to all the workers out there risking lives to restore power too

:hi:

[triguy46]

19. There has been an amazing number of crews from across the country...

hundreds of trucks, guys working 16 hours a day.

The path of the worst of it followed a line from OKC to Joplin, 30 miles each side. Missed me by 8 miles.

[SPKrazy]

22. yeah i know

it stayed well west of here

but we've had some bad ones here, and they suck

it is amazing how trucks come from all over and bring crews and when you don't have power you feel like it's the military coming to rescue from an oppressor :shrug:

or something


glad you missed it friend

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. It was 37 here today!

And the icicles were like missiles falling off the trees. They even had to close a street where a TV tower was sending icicle bombs careening down onto cars.

[fizzgig]

15. yikes!

i hope no one was hurt

i knocked some big icicles of the gutter over my door tonight...i really didn't want them falling on my head

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. It's been an event here every winter for as long as I can remember

I have heard all kinds of stories about people being killed and injured by these icicles but I don't know if they are urban legends or really true. All I know is that I don't go anywhere near that tower this time of year! :scared:

[fizzgig]

29. sounds like a good idea to me

:scared:

[Jamastiene]

16. The temperature is currently 65 degrees here in Rockingham, NC

and I'm hot natured. It feels like it's hotter than forty hells right about now to me.

[fizzgig]

18. how bout is smoosh some of the cold thru the tubes for ya?

i would rather be cold than hot, it's easier for me to warm up than cool down

[Jamastiene]

21. Yep, same here.

Back when I was younger, I was the polar opposite. Now, I can't stand the heat. There is no cooling down for me once I get hot. It actually makes me feel dizzy and nauseated when I overheat, which I seem to be doing a lot lately.

I would love some snow right about now. Too bad you can't really send it online. It's the thought that counts though. :pals:

[fizzgig]

26. silly question

but you're keeping yourself hydrated, right?

take care of yourself :pals:

[Jamastiene]

33. If drinking way too much Dr Pepper counts, then yes.

You keep warm. :pals:

[Deja Q]

23. Electric blankets, pillows, old fashioned blankets, and more pillows.

[fizzgig]

24. sounds cozy

[kedrys]

28. 54 here, sitting next to the open atrium door

in my shorts and a ratty t-shirt.

Sending some heat your way. :hi:

[fizzgig]

34. sounds nice

i really can't complain much about the winter because it seems like we'll actually have a real winter...but i'm going to complain anyway :D

[rurallib]

31. heating the house with corn in Iowa

third year - works great! we are cozy at 25 degrees.

[fizzgig]

35. with corn?

how does that work?

[rurallib]

37. It's a stove with a hopper for kernels

Kernels are augered in a few at a time depending on how high you want the heat. Corn has a lot of calories so it burns very hot. Has a blower to circulate the heat, plus we run the blower on the furnace.
A million BTU of corn now costs @$6 to $7. A million BTU of natural gas is @$30 last I heard and LP is even higher. I will pay @$800 for heat this year. Corn keeps us pretty comfy down to @10 degrees then we use the wood stove and if it get colder we kick in the gas furnace.
Here is some info - http://burncorn.cas.psu.edu/
Since we got ours they have been improved dramatically and they now have furnace add ons. Just be sure you can get clean, dry corn.

[fizzgig]

43. that's pretty cool

there's my new fact for the day :)

[RFKHumphreyObama]

32. Well yeah I guess

What else would you do in the middle of summer? :shrug:

[fizzgig]

36. then i hope you're keeping cool

:hi:

[VenusRising]

38. It's 35 here.

You've seen what I'm wearing today. :P

We also have a small fire in the fire place and the Mr. is stretched out on the couch covered up reading The Amber Spyglass. I've never seen him not be able to put a book down before, but His Dark Materials trilogy seems to be different.

So, we're staying warm. We'll see about tomorrow. :scared:

:hi::hug:

[fizzgig]

39. hdm is an amazing series

i just finished the subtle knife for the millionth time...i still cry toward the end

and i'm jealous of the fire place...i miss having a wood burning stove

:hug:

[VenusRising]

42. I've been kind of waiting for him to finish the last book.

I want to reread them, and I can't very well do that if he's got the last book. He's usually a savorer of books taking his time. I just consume books like the best ice cream ever made. Now that he's into it and moving along. I can restart the series. :P

You can come over any time you want. I even have marshmallows. :)

[texanwitch]

40. It is 50 something right now, but it will get cold on the weekend.

I am now wearing a t-shirt with the windows open in my loft upstairs, the cold people downstairs have the heat on.

[fizzgig]

41. i bet the loft is nice and comfy

how are you enjoying it?

[texanwitch]

44. I love my loft space.

The space upstairs was never finished so there were never walls to deal with.

I love my housemates but it is nice to have my own space, worth all the work and money.

I like colder temps in the winter, they do not so having my own space was important.

I am still not totally finished working on the loft but about 80 percent there.

The rest of the work will get finished by and by.

[fizzgig]

46. having your own space is so important

and it's gotta feel good to have done it yourself

[texanwitch]

49. I had some help with the heavy work but I am doing the rest by myself.

I am thinking about building a upper space so I have two levels, now I have everything on the floor level.

The roof is high enough, so now I just need to save up the rest of the money.

The bathroom was a little expensive but worth it, we have two bathrooms downstairs but with 5 people a third bathroom was important.

I like my private space, and in the summer it is very windy up here with the windows open.

I have a little kitchen up here, nothing fancy.

Looking forward to using the little wood burning stove this weekend.

[Ellen Forradalom]

45. It's been brisk around LA

Mild during the day, but when I swim outdoors at 5:30 am...BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[fizzgig]

47. swimming outdoors at 5:30?

that sounds a bit chilly for me

[Ellen Forradalom]

50. it takes a bit of persuading myself

to get my ass out of bed, yes.

[Canuckistanian]

48. Mid-teens, mid teens......

OK, that must mean about 13 to 16 degrees Fahrenheit.

Damn, that's only -10.5 degrees Celsius.

I lie awake at night dreaming of -10 degrees.

Here, it's about -17 Celsius. That's about ONE DEGREE to you.

[fizzgig]

51. we'll get there before the winter is over

after awhile, it all feels the same

[hfojvt]

53. I'm not. It's like a big chill.

It's a cold world, and you need your friends to keep you warm.