Damned it is cold

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The temps have finally dropped. I beez a happy camper. I can actually
breathe. I'm going to fire up the Jeep and find me a decent grater at
Target to make my Spaetzle (sp). I'll make it on Sunday. Steven is way
busy this weekend and I want him to try it. He's got 2 bad cases to deal
with. If he can't get home, I'll take it to him. In the meantime, Gawd
only knows what will come outta the kitchen ;)

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise
 
Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> The temps have finally dropped. I beez a happy camper. I can actually
> breathe. I'm going to fire up the Jeep and find me a decent grater at
> Target to make my Spaetzle (sp). I'll make it on Sunday. Steven is way
> busy this weekend and I want him to try it. He's got 2 bad cases to deal
> with. If he can't get home, I'll take it to him. In the meantime, Gawd
> only knows what will come outta the kitchen ;)
>
> Michael
>



It's c-c-c-c-old here, too. Snow and ice, with a temperature of 27 and
expected to be down to 14 tonight and more snow on the way. It was 67
degrees on Thursday. Dang, what a change.
 
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The temps have finally dropped. I beez a happy camper. I can actually
> breathe. I'm going to fire up the Jeep and find me a decent grater at
> Target to make my Spaetzle (sp). I'll make it on Sunday. Steven is way
> busy this weekend and I want him to try it. He's got 2 bad cases to deal
> with. If he can't get home, I'll take it to him. In the meantime, Gawd
> only knows what will come outta the kitchen ;)
>
> Michael
Here in the 'Banana Belt' of the Intermountain West it is currently 12F. It
seems like the furnace is running constantly. I'm thinking lentil soup
today. Or maybe split pea, we haven't had that in awhile. I really should
do hash with the leftover beef pot roast but I'm not in the mood for that.
Janet
 
"itsjoannotjoann" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> It's c-c-c-c-old here, too. Snow and ice, with a temperature of
> 27 and expected to be down to 14 tonight and more snow on the way.
> It was 67 degrees on Thursday. Dang, what a change.

Currently -21C (I believe that converts to -5F) with wind chill making
it -27C. Yesterday the car was covered with a thick sheet of ice from
the previous night's freezing rain and it took over an hour of running
the heater on the car to get the ice to thaw sufficiently to be able to
break it.

--

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

Dom Helder Camara
 
On Sat 18 Feb 2006 08:17:56a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michel
Boucher?

> "itsjoannotjoann" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> It's c-c-c-c-old here, too. Snow and ice, with a temperature of
>> 27 and expected to be down to 14 tonight and more snow on the way.
>> It was 67 degrees on Thursday. Dang, what a change.
>
> Currently -21C (I believe that converts to -5F) with wind chill making
> it -27C. Yesterday the car was covered with a thick sheet of ice from
> the previous night's freezing rain and it took over an hour of running
> the heater on the car to get the ice to thaw sufficiently to be able to
> break it.

It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when I go out.

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA
 
Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when I
> go out.

Typically, Canadians go out without a jacket in that kind of warm
weather.

--

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

Dom Helder Camara
 
On Sat 18 Feb 2006 09:10:47a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michel
Boucher?

> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when I go
>> out.
>
> Typically, Canadians go out without a jacket in that kind of warm
> weather.
>

I did, too, when I lived in NE Ohio. When you get used to a temperature
range of 70-115° F, 39° feels like zero!

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA
 
10L45 AM and the sun is hining and it is -7! Going to get coler,
really colder tonight.
Ya gotta love Wisconsin or you would move!
 
"pamjd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 10L45 AM and the sun is hining and it is -7! Going to get coler,
> really colder tonight.
> Ya gotta love Wisconsin or you would move!
>
I grew up there and would go back in a minute if I could :{
Janet
 
"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat 18 Feb 2006 09:10:47a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michel
> Boucher?
>
>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when I go
>>> out.
>>
>> Typically, Canadians go out without a jacket in that kind of warm
>> weather.
>>
>
> I did, too, when I lived in NE Ohio. When you get used to a temperature
> range of 70-115° F, 39° feels like zero!
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright o¿o

And for some reason, I know not what, when you return to a colder climate
again (in the east or northeast), it will take 1-2 years to acclimate (sp?)
your body to not feeling that way. As well as being susceptible to all
kinds of colds and flues. IME.
Dee Dee
 
Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Sat 18 Feb 2006 09:10:47a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> Michel Boucher?
>
>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when
>>> I go out.
>>
>> Typically, Canadians go out without a jacket in that kind of warm
>> weather.
>>
>
> I did, too, when I lived in NE Ohio. When you get used to a
> temperature range of 70-115° F, 39° feels like zero!

In Celsius, it's only 3,8 degrees. Still, compared to the weather of
the last two days, we'd consider that mild and wear a light jacket if
there was a breeze.

--

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

Dom Helder Camara
 
Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> hitched up their panties
and posted news:[email protected]:

> On Sat 18 Feb 2006 08:17:56a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michel
> Boucher?
>
>> "itsjoannotjoann" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> It's c-c-c-c-old here, too. Snow and ice, with a temperature of
>>> 27 and expected to be down to 14 tonight and more snow on the way.
>>> It was 67 degrees on Thursday. Dang, what a change.
>>
>> Currently -21C (I believe that converts to -5F) with wind chill
>> making it -27C. Yesterday the car was covered with a thick sheet of
>> ice from the previous night's freezing rain and it took over an hour
>> of running the heater on the car to get the ice to thaw sufficiently
>> to be able to break it.
>
> It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when I go
> out.
>

39 is nothing. I want some bona fide winter weather. I'll never be able to
breathe unless it gets cold. I think it's in the mid 30s now. At work on
Friday it went from 65 to 30 in a matter of a couple of hours. I mean it
changed rapidly. I'm praying my chant to the weather Gods "Please just
give me a week of frigid weather"... ;)

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise
 
"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> hitched up their panties and
posted news:[email protected]:

>
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> The temps have finally dropped. I beez a happy camper. I can actually
>> breathe. I'm going to fire up the Jeep and find me a decent grater
>> at Target to make my Spaetzle (sp). I'll make it on Sunday. Steven
>> is way busy this weekend and I want him to try it. He's got 2 bad
>> cases to deal with. If he can't get home, I'll take it to him. In
>> the meantime, Gawd only knows what will come outta the kitchen ;)
>>
>> Michael
> Here in the 'Banana Belt' of the Intermountain West it is currently
> 12F. It seems like the furnace is running constantly. I'm thinking
> lentil soup today. Or maybe split pea, we haven't had that in awhile.
> I really should do hash with the leftover beef pot roast but I'm not
> in the mood for that. Janet

I'm doing Spaetzle (sp). I'm not in the mood for pot roast. Done had it
too many times already.

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise
 
"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> hitched up their panties and posted
news:[email protected]:

>
> "pamjd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> 10L45 AM and the sun is hining and it is -7! Going to get coler,
>> really colder tonight.
>> Ya gotta love Wisconsin or you would move!
>>
> I grew up there and would go back in a minute if I could :{
> Janet

Never lived there but loved visiting my aunt and uncle. I'd move there in a
second ;)

Michael

--
“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise
 
"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> hitched up their panties and
> posted news:[email protected]:
>
>>
>> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> The temps have finally dropped. I beez a happy camper. I can actually
>>> breathe. I'm going to fire up the Jeep and find me a decent grater
>>> at Target to make my Spaetzle (sp). I'll make it on Sunday. Steven
>>> is way busy this weekend and I want him to try it. He's got 2 bad
>>> cases to deal with. If he can't get home, I'll take it to him. In
>>> the meantime, Gawd only knows what will come outta the kitchen ;)
>>>
>>> Michael
>> Here in the 'Banana Belt' of the Intermountain West it is currently
>> 12F. It seems like the furnace is running constantly. I'm thinking
>> lentil soup today. Or maybe split pea, we haven't had that in awhile.
>> I really should do hash with the leftover beef pot roast but I'm not
>> in the mood for that. Janet
>
> I'm doing Spaetzle (sp). I'm not in the mood for pot roast. Done had it
> too many times already.
>
> Michael
>
Today it's 32ºF with a forecast of high 35 & snow. DH has decided the
furnace is making too much racket. (I've told him since November it's making
too much racket) and has decided to shut down. Now we are without a furnace
on the main living floor. He ran to the hardware to get some 'nuts and
bolts' none of which fits. He said, "You may have to go to the other floor
to stay warm." Good show!
****-ed-ly,
Dee Dee

OB: However, on second thought, I'm making bread today. Yesterday I started
the poolish and left it in the refrigerator overnight. Today I have added
the poolish to the flour and it is now sitting for 3 hours. Then it will
pour it out and let it sit for another 1 hr. Then it will be cut and
formed and put onto 3 baking pans in the refr overnight. I'm thinking
(wildly) where in the heck am I gonna find room in these two stacked- to-
the- gills refrigerators to put in 3 baking pans for an overnight rise --
perhaps my cold main floor (will it get to 40º? - no!) will be the answer.
This is the "Sweet Rustic Bread" Recipe from Crust and Crumb.
This morning I was going to only do 1/2 of the recipe, but then I went ahead
and did it all -- now I am wondering just what to do with those 3 pans.
Any help, Janet?
Dee Dee
 
In article <[email protected]>,
Michel Boucher <[email protected]> wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > On Sat 18 Feb 2006 09:10:47a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> > Michel Boucher?
> >
> >> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
> >> news:[email protected]:
> >>
> >>> It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when
> >>> I go out.
> >>
> >> Typically, Canadians go out without a jacket in that kind of warm
> >> weather.
> >>
> >
> > I did, too, when I lived in NE Ohio. When you get used to a
> > temperature range of 70-115° F, 39° feels like zero!
>
> In Celsius, it's only 3,8 degrees. Still, compared to the weather of
> the last two days, we'd consider that mild and wear a light jacket if
> there was a breeze.

I remember -20 degree weather when we used to live above 8,000 ft. up
above Denver Colorado. Shoveled LOTS of snow in those temps! I'd work up
such a sweat, I'd be out there shoveling in jeans and a t-shirt! Still
wore a hat, scarf and gloves tho, just had to take my coat off.

No wind, no humidity so it did not feel that cold anyway.

Gods I hated what snowplows do to the front of the driveway. :-( You'd
just get it cleared and they'd make a new ice berm right in front of it.

That cra* was heavy to move too...

I don't miss it.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson
 
In article <[email protected]>,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 39 is nothing. I want some bona fide winter weather. I'll never be able to
> breathe unless it gets cold. I think it's in the mid 30s now. At work on
> Friday it went from 65 to 30 in a matter of a couple of hours. I mean it
> changed rapidly. I'm praying my chant to the weather Gods "Please just
> give me a week of frigid weather"... ;)
>
> Michael

Glad to see I'm not the only one that has trouble breathing when it's
hot. :) That's why my power bills are a bit high during the summer. I
run the AC set no higher than 72!

It's a fight with my dad sometimes about running too much heat in the
house in the winter. He likes to run around in minimal clothing, then
run the damn heat! :p

It also costs a LOT more to run the furnace than the AC.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-*****." -Jack Nicholson
 

>
> OB: However, on second thought, I'm making bread today. Yesterday I
> started the poolish and left it in the refrigerator overnight. Today I
> have added the poolish to the flour and it is now sitting for 3 hours.
> Then it will pour it out and let it sit for another 1 hr. Then it will
> be cut and formed and put onto 3 baking pans in the refr overnight. I'm
> thinking (wildly) where in the heck am I gonna find room in these two
> stacked- to- the- gills refrigerators to put in 3 baking pans for an
> overnight rise -- perhaps my cold main floor (will it get to 40º? - no!)
> will be the answer. This is the "Sweet Rustic Bread" Recipe from Crust and
> Crumb.
> This morning I was going to only do 1/2 of the recipe, but then I went
> ahead and did it all -- now I am wondering just what to do with those 3
> pans.

Answering my own question after putting some thought to it over early
dinner -- pork loin, steamed broccoli & cauliflower & left-over
potato-celery-cheese soup (and a small glass of wine).
I will put these 3 baking pans into the "cool-warm" bags you buy at Walmart,
with a couple of ice blocks in them. Too bad I only have two of the bags,
so I will put the other in a ice-cooler with ice blocks in it.
Whoo! Whoo!
Sooo happy,
Dee Dee
 
On 18-Feb-2006, "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 39 is nothing. I want some bona fide winter weather. I'll never be able
> to
> breathe unless it gets cold. I think it's in the mid 30s now.

Maybe I should move to your side of town; in Kirkwood by St. Joseph the
current temp is 16F (actual temp, NOT windchill) and that's the highest I've
seen today.

--
To email, replace Cujo with Juno
 
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> hitched up their panties
> and posted news:[email protected]:
>
> > On Sat 18 Feb 2006 08:17:56a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Michel
> > Boucher?
> >
> >> "itsjoannotjoann" <[email protected]> wrote in
> >> news:[email protected]:
> >>
> >>> It's c-c-c-c-old here, too. Snow and ice, with a temperature of
> >>> 27 and expected to be down to 14 tonight and more snow on the way.
> >>> It was 67 degrees on Thursday. Dang, what a change.
> >>
> >> Currently -21C (I believe that converts to -5F) with wind chill
> >> making it -27C. Yesterday the car was covered with a thick sheet of
> >> ice from the previous night's freezing rain and it took over an hour
> >> of running the heater on the car to get the ice to thaw sufficiently
> >> to be able to break it.
> >
> > It's cold here too, 39° F. I might have to put on a jacket when I go
> > out.
> >
>
> 39 is nothing. I want some bona fide winter weather. I'll never be able to
> breathe unless it gets cold. I think it's in the mid 30s now. At work on
> Friday it went from 65 to 30 in a matter of a couple of hours. I mean it
> changed rapidly. I'm praying my chant to the weather Gods "Please just
> give me a week of frigid weather"... ;)

Dropped from mid 50's yesterday down into the 30's. Today the high was
31F and now it's 24F. Pretty gusty winds too. Froze my butt off.

While I don't really hate cold weather - I just hate the attendant snow
and inevitable ice because sidewalk treatment eschews salt or other melt
accelerators, or people openly flaunt city ordinance and don't clear
their walkways.

But last weekend we got a foot of snow. This weekend there is hardly a
trace of that snow, just little dirty piles where plows piled it in
certain places.

It has been a seriously weird winter. But my preference is for some
place where it's in the mid 80's during the day, and the low 60's to mid
50's at night.

That would be perfect. I'm told what I'm describing is Hawaii but there
has to be someplace else that's suitable.
 
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