[Brokenfriend]

The storms seem to be calming down. We are suppose to get under a inch of snow tomorrow in the mid-Alantic area. BF

[Mari]

Dear Friend,
Normal weather is back!!
That's good.

M.

[Dmom3005]

I'm not sure how much snow we are going to get.

Donna

[Mari]

Hi,
The heater is running. It's March.

Very strange.
I feel confused.

M.

[waves]

Originally Posted by Mari

Hi,
The heater is running. It's March.

Very strange.
I feel confused.

LOL. I know what you mean.

i remember one time... one particular day... back when i was living in California. real hot day, i had to have the AC on full blast all day... then at night it got nippy enough i had to switch to heat. this happened in mid JUNE!!!! (and no, i did not live in a desert area or mountains!)

weather can be real wiggy sometimes.

~ waves ~

[Yellowfever]

Hurraaay March Weather. It is sunny here in NY with 58 degrees temperature

[waves]

Originally Posted by Mari

I hope tomorrow brings nicer atmosphere. i

Hi Mari,

We appear to have had a very light dusting of snow overnight - at least, mom thinks it is snow - I thought it was frozen heavy dewfall. (That's how light it is.) Temps now are above snowpoint and it is sprying again and it will probably continue. Looking out at 9:05 am, I see it is a gray day outside, completely overcast.

Nonetheless, I feel like putting some Spring In My Step, and might indeed walk over to the eyeglass place and set the ball rolling. It is a short walk... not a stone's through, but in my down and really not far - closer than the post office.

I have adequate clothing and protection for rain, and since I won't be riding buses etc etc, iI might even "stoop" to using an umbrella if it is called for.

In general, I find it too a bother to carry an umbrella around - it gets wet so it's hard to put inside of bags, even if you do, then it adds weight, if you keep it out, it's cumbersome and one risks setting it down "momentarily" and leaving it someplace. Yes, that is my anti-umbrella spiel.

It's odd really, because as a stand-alone object, I *love* umbrellas. I reall enjoy "umbrella-sighting" when it rains... I appreciate some of the patterns I see. I recall one I had as a child, it had pretty swans swimming around its periphery, and its colors were yellow, red, light blue and white. I loved that umbrella. When I used a car, I was a big fan of umbrellas. Indeed I kept them everywhere: one in the office, at least one at home, and typically two in the car (one to use, and an extra in case the first got displaced. (I lived in a place where rain and consequent umbrella displacement were frequent.)

But enough about uh-humbrellas!

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EVERYONE

Here's wishing you all a bright sunny day - or whichever sort of day you'd prefer - perhaps for many that would simply involve some warmer temps than you've been having!

~ waves ~

[Mari]

Originally Posted by waves

Hi Mari,

Nonetheless, I feel like putting some Spring In My Step, and might indeed walk over to the eyeglass place and set the ball rolling. It is a short walk... not a stone's through, but in my down and really not far - closer than the post office.

Waves,

COOL.

Go out and execute a task or two.
Report to us about the rain experience.

I agree with the umbrella. Except I tend to "over" carry them if that makes sense. I have at least one (usually more) available to me at any place.
Of course, IF it is raining I might not take it out and open it at all for the fact that it is awk and a little water is o.k.

I do hate the once a year drenching that happens early in a work day when I am not with clothes that can dry out in a becoming way. jk.

M

[waves]

Originally Posted by Mari

Waves,

COOL.

Go out and execute a task or two.
Report to us about the rain experience.

Thanks Mari! I am partly washed. MY USB cable that connects me to the internet is flaking out - so it looks like I will also be heading to the store... on the bus. Good news is I've already started getting dressed!

I agree with the umbrella. Except I tend to "over" carry them if that makes sense. I have at least one (usually more) available to me at any place.
Of course, IF it is raining I might not take it out and open it at all for the fact that it is awk and a little water is o.k.

Oh I know what you mean ... I lived in that general neck of the woods for most of my life. I once ended up with about 5 umbrellas in my car (not on purpose, just by virtue of carrying them there out of possible or actual need, and then not removing them). Somebody from the office saw the "stash" and got a big kick out of it. Asked me what the heck I was doing with them and got an even bigger kick out of the explanation. They couldn't get it. I should have just shut up.

I also carried at least one towel - not because I had read The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, but because I found I had genuine need of one on multiple occasions... Such as getting drenched in a three second dash from office to car (due to my office umbrella(s) having inadvertently ended up in the car ), then needing to to sit my wet self on the dry upholstery to drive home. Or wearing really nice shoes and, in order to preserve them, running barefoot to the car, and having to dry off the feet to drive safely.

Yes, I suppose there are Wellington's but I was always more for the barefoot thing. I suppose I should count myself lucky never to have been hit by lightning in those whereabouts! Not like it was lacking!

Here, I sometimes see umbrellas I like at markets and such, but relucantly pass them by. Even when it "pours" by local standards, it is but a drizzle to me and unworthy of an umbrella, all the more unworthy of the hassle of hanging onto one through crowded public trans in addition to all of one's usual belongings, purchases, etc.. Having a car in which to keep these things. I seriously think people here would drown in a subtropical rain "shower." They have never seen drops as big as one's thumb... I think some would certainly faint, if not drown in that kind of rain.

I do hate the once a year drenching that happens early in a work day when I am not with clothes that can dry out in a becoming way. jk.

For my current whereabouts, I do well with a waterproof hooded jacket and waterproofed shoes or boots for rain here, as well as clothes which "hold" their form. (Jk or not, some clothes certainly do dry out in a very unbecoming way! )

Only once, in the decade I've been away (here), have I caught a drenching here. There was a 30 second anomalous dumping as I was crossing a busy street to catch a tram - no turning back. It was during late spring or early autumn... cool enough to be uncomfortable when wet, and the water itself was COLD... Yuck! 1.5 hour commute home with cold outside as evening rolled in, wet from waist down because my jeans had got soaked and dripped down INTO my boots! 'Can't say an umbrella would have helped much in that case, though.

Right... time for.... OMG I was going to say lunch but it's almost time for LOST! (I missed it Friday evening - this is the repeat for that).

~ waves ~

[Mari]

Originally Posted by waves

Right... time for.... OMG I was going to say lunch but it's almost time for LOST! (I missed it Friday evening - this is the repeat for that).

~ waves ~

Hi,Waves,

I think I have access to episodes of LOST again.
What episode are you up to and how many do you see a day?
Do you see like one episode M,T,W,TH? Four days a week?
Does your mother enjoy the show with you?

Mari