Cold Weather

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We are gearing up for winter storm Cora that is supposed to hit tomorrow. Already the start time has slipped back by several hours. Despite that, a number of closures have already been announced.

I don’t know exactly how cold it was when I walked this morning. I replaced batteries in one of the outdoor thermometers, and its screen refused to show the temperature. At first I thought the cold broke it, but later at 9:30 it showed 14 degrees. In preparation at 8:00, I added one thing to my normal clothing – pulling the hood of the sweatshirt over the knit hat Karen H. made for me years ago. Legs encased in only jeans stayed warm. People visibly waved back at me, and one even waved before I did! I imagined they were rewarding my dedication.

Holly stopped her car on her way to work and voiced what everyone really thought – you are crazy. I wish she had asked me, “Are you crazy?” If she had, I would have given her John’s stock answer, “No, but it helps.”

I made an emergency run to Dollar General for tissues, batteries, and hand lotion. I had gotten eggs, milk, and bread three days ago. That’s what David calls ingredients for French toast — the items most people get the day before a storm. Mine was ordinary shopping, not part of the storm frenzy. I found my car has a glove warmer!! My gloves were too big to fit in coat pockets, so I turned to put them on the car seat. That’s when I found the glove warmer – strong sunlight shining on the seat. When I came back, the gloves were toasty warm.

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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      1. Let’s do that! I know when I went to the bathroom at 4:30 AM this morning, it was snowing. We had about a half inch accumulated then. At 8:30 AM, it looks like we have 2 inches.

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  9. OMG!! I completely forgot my car has seat warmers! And they get warm fast. I’ve been driving around freezing waiting for my car to warm up when I go somewhere. Thanks for the reminder. (Sun is good, too.)

    We are looking at 5 inches of snow starting tomorrow evening. I might bundle up and go for a walk. I love walking in the snow at night. Less traffic and everything is quiet. I’ll think of your dedication to walking while I’m out. 🙂

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  10. Good luck with this storm Anne … I kept hearing it would be hitting “the Carolinas”. We’re still in the Deep Freeze here and getting 2-3 inches of snow tomorrow, what will be our first measurable snowfall this season.

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      1. That’s good … snow is good as you miss it. You had some photos a few years back on your back porch/deck as it piled up. Our snow began in earnest mid-afternoon. We are getting 2-4 inches they say now.

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  13. I had to convert the temp 72 degrees F is 22 degrees C, for me 22 degrees isn’t that cold but since I am not stupid I know that other factors come into play that affect how cold it would feel, like the wind chill, and what part of the world you are in.

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