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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Finally! #165715 02/05/2007 1:41 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky We are having actual, truly, COLD weather! The HIGH today is only supposed to be about 20ºF (-6.6 C); when I woke up, it was 5º (-15). YAAAAAAAAAYYYY! I even had the window open a crack, to make sleeping better! (Sorry, I know this has nothing to do with language; but I'm just so happy!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Finally! #165716 02/05/2007 1:45 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass yes, well it was -17ºF here when I got up this morning. <grump> Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Finally! #165717 02/05/2007 2:15 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Here, too. <grump> Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Finally! #165718 02/05/2007 2:39 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park This morning low was 10 (f)--yesterday's high was 17(f) but the wind is fearse, and it feels colder. (i have a weather 'station' that records high's and lows, (inside and out) but it doesn't record wind speed/gusts) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Finally! #165719 02/05/2007 2:54 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Quote: We are having actual, truly, COLD weather! The HIGH today is only supposed to be about 20ºF (-6.6 C); when I woke up, it was 5º (-15). YAAAAAAAAAYYYY! I even had the window open a crack, to make sleeping better! (Sorry, I know this has nothing to do with language; but I'm just so happy!) No! No! No! No! I can't accept this, Jackie! you know How I Suffer for the lack of frost!!!!! Give it back to us, this cold . It does not belong that far south and you don't even want to skate..... Jealous! Jealous -- -- Last edited by BranShea; 02/05/2007 6:47 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Low Temperatures #165720 02/05/2007 7:10 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando Here in Orlando we got ALL THE WAY DOWN to about 50(f). Of course, there were deadly storms; the price you pay for eternal warm weather, eh? ============== Thanks to those of you who expressed concern (in PM) for my safety. It is so nice to feel recognized and appreciated by such a scholarly group! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Finally! #165721 02/05/2007 8:21 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky It's not that I don't want to skate--just over a nice, solid FLOOR instead of open water. And, you'll have to apply to Canada for that wonderful cold air; they're the ones who granted it to us. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Finally! #165722 02/05/2007 9:08 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague I grant you fully the pleasure of the thing I'm missing 't Was 'the window open a crack' that caused my emotional disorder. We still have a chance. We had a winter that started 11 Feb. and gave a whole deepfrozen month. 6 days of hope. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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