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With the record cold, blizzards, and the tornadoes that the cold front caused in the Lower 48, we've had an unseasonable warm-up, here. (Please note I'm not trying to equate warm temps with the horrible events to the south.)
For the last few weeks, we've had subzero lows and single-digit high temps. But on Friday we had a high of 43, 48 yesterday, and it's already 41 degrees at 8:30 a.m. today.
The Friday warm-up was accompanied by rains, turning the roads and parking lots - all solidly frozen - into ice-skating rinks. Walking is hazardous, to say the least. It now appears that about half the snow has melted, and large patches of pavement have appeared. A typical drive now entails dry pavement, wet pavement, black ice, and water-covered ice.
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| Jan. 2, 2011 |
Yesterday, the power went off in our part of town at 3 pm. We sat at home with kerosene lamps for awhile, and then decided to go out for dinner. Lights were on again when we returned at 6:30, but going out was the alternative to buying take-out, and eating in the dark at home.
So that was our New Year's Day. Let's see what January 2nd brings.
2 comments:
It hit 60 a couple of days ago. Followed by thunderstorms and rain. The back area behind the house is a soggy mess, Barkley is sulking because I won't let him go play with his Christmas toys in the impending mudpile.
It's back to sixteen though this morning. Cold but a little more normal.
Happy New Year!
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