OT 'BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!'

Interesting, it was +42C here the other day. We lay about drinking cold water and periodically getting in and out of a cold(ish) bath.

David

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David Hare-Scott
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snipped-for-privacy@wi.rr.xx.com expounded:

Thanx, Ingrid. It's supposed to be 35 on Sunday....we'll be outside in shorts!

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Ann

snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com expounded:

No, actually, schools are closed to give everyone a four day weekend. Well, not everyone, just those lucky enough to be off on Monday. Mainly teachers

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Ann

Heidi expounded:

I'm no Up'er, I'm from Grand Rapids, but I too remember putting plastic bags over my feet so my feet wouldn't get wet in my boots. And I also walked to school, uphill, both ways :o)

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Ann

well actually last week the Lowes I work at set out the seed trays, compressed Jiffy pellets and a display of seeds from Sutton's and Ferry Morse. I've already succumbed to buying some to try again. Despite that Lavatera is considered an annual in England, it's a perennial here. I also had to try the Agastache Apricot Dprite and will sow the seeds tomorrow so they'll have time to stratify. Along wiht the sowing of white Nigella and the Iceland poppies. The Nigella is named Mrs Jekyll White . I also got some packages of wild gaillardia's. I adore those flowers! Now if only my unusual rolled petaled gaillardia's I happened on two years ago as a leftover seedling in a four inch pot at Lowes and that returned last year and had more flowers that I carefully allowed to dry between flowering before I gently crumbled the seeds back into the pot the original plant was living in. Then I got the new White FLower Farm catalog and what greeted my eyes but my rolled petaled gaillardia they call Fanfare..........so I had it first!! WOW! I sent Victoria my picture and made a picture of the catalog's picture so she could see the photo. I only hope mine returns with more plantlets this year! Looking forward to the Hellebore's now............and the emergance of the Blood Lily tongue. madgardener up on the ridge, back in Fairy HOller overlooking English Mountain where it was bEOutiful today, Eastern Tennessee, zone 7, Sunset zone 36

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madgardener

Yes, but... Did you have to climb over the top of 6' - 9' snow banks as well as walk up hill both ways in -30 F the way I had to in northern MN? ;-)

John

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B & J

"B & J" expounded:

Nah, you got me beat....but I do remember if the temperature went below -10 they cancelled school, cuz we did all walk there. No family had two cars so the kids could get a ride!

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Ann

That evil little thought crossed my mind too! Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

Heidi wrote in news:zAZNb.16804$cQ1.940212 @twister.southeast.rr.com:

Arragh, went to Home Depot last week and they had a lonely rack of mostly flower seeds and single packs of cell trays. Lowes had nothing, but outside in the garden area, *everything* was cleared out and the lady who asked me I was looking for anything in particular (you could hear the echo, it was so empty) seemed to be waiting for something (like a big truck load to come in). Weather has been up and down, though ... 70F one week, 40F the next. (Southern VA, prob. a little south of Frogleg).

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In a (rented) house that was designed by a clown, dark roof with no insulation, in Stroud NSW. As you surmised in Australia.

We had 50mm (2 in) of rain the night before last - yipee! I can go on with tree planting and stop had watering for a while now.

David

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David Hare-Scott

hmmmmmmmmm well we got our seed display a couple of weeks ago and set it up last week. Including the seed trays and Jiffy peat pots. Maybe since it's southern Virginia it's later? But I do hope we get more seeds because the ones we have will be picked over by the time the serious seed starters decide to buy their stuff. I gotta remember to ask about more seeds for February........ madgardener

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"madgardener" wrote in news:4009ddc6 snipped-for-privacy@news.vic.com:

yeah I feel it was kind odd, because I could have sworn Lowes had stuff available at the same time last year. maybe it was the screwy weather messing with my sense of time. But in other news, a barge carrying a huge crane ran into a drawbridge some where around here, such that the drawbridge got stuck open, but not high enough to clear ships and they had to delay a lot of ships. wouldn't be surprised if it caused truck freight to get backed up a little too.

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I had to walk a total of 4 blocks on a nice level sidewalk. Sometimes it was Raining or Foggy!! the worst thing we encountered was "Old Lady Grumpo" who would wait at her dining room window and screech at us, "You kids STAY OFF my grass". So of course, perverse little monsters that we were, we would all be sure to put a foot on her lawn. Emilie

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MLEBLANCA

As a former teacher, that is an EVIL thought. If we had closed schools every time the thermometer reached -10 in MN, we would have missed at least half of January and part of early February. The one day schools were closed because of extreme cold (-40 state wide), we teachers were required to make up the time on a Saturday.

When temperatures reached -20 or lower during the years I was teaching, I made it a point to walk the mile to school because it was too much of a hassle to worry about my car starting. Everybody had a set of jumper cables in the trunk, but there were times when vehicles had to be towed to a heated garage in order to get them started when gas lines froze.

John

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B & J

Imagine anyone having to walk four blocks to school in rain or fog and having to contend with a grump on the way! I'm surprised your parents weren't charged with child abuse. ;-)

In all honesty, I don't miss the extreme cold and snow a bit. Getting out of northern MN was the best "move" we ever made.

John

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B & J

SE Virginia, at the bottom of the peninsula. You in Va Beach? It was

78F here two weeks ago Sunday; 21F ("high") the following Saturday. Right now it's a mild 37F. With rain.

And it's not "a big truck," it's The Big Truck, or a series of The Big Trucks that supply Big Box (and even smaller chain) stores. I get *so* tired of making a special trip for advertised specials and having some (usually) helpful and sympathetic clerk tell me "it didn't come in on the Big Truck." Or "we ordered it, but the Big Truck didn't bring any."

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Frogleg

Hey - want to come teach in NH? We could use you and its warmer here! Seriously, there a lot of cases of frostbite the previous two days - kids just weren't dressed properly for the cold and lots of buses ran late 5-10 minutes. I can imagine between that and the heating costs (there is a constant stream in and out of all the buildings), it was the wiser move.

It really comes down to proper dress - if you have it you're fine, but heaven help you if you have no clue.

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

Frogleg wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

yeah, I'm in Va Beach, but right next to Norfolk. Pretty crazy weather, huh? One day I thinking, hey I should have started some seeds weeks ago and the next day it snows.

Funny you should mention the Big Truck ... I went to the Janaf OfficeMax today to get the spindle of $9.99 DVD-Rs. Was there right when it opened, asked a clerk where to find them and she says "sorry sold out" ... and the store just opened! It wasn't like there were hoards of people walking around with spindles. But then she's say there's a truck coming in tommorrow.

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