Sitting ’round, talkin’ ’bout the weather
Posted on December 29, 2006
Not much going on this week. Most of the people at work took the week off since the clinics are closed. People kept asking me if I was planning on going anywhere, but I said I had work to do, which is true since I’ve been doing some stuff online and I actually went into work today for a few hours.
I have some relatives who live in Colorado, and they got dumped on from a snow storm. Big blizzard, made all the papers, yada, yada, yada. My brother was planning on going from Denver to Colorado Springs to visit my mother, but the snow made him reconsider. I also heard Alamosa got the record low in the nation a day or so ago with -7 F. When I lived there I remember putting up with some pretty cold temps – in the -30F to -50ish.
Since I don’t have a car and walk everywhere, I’m pretty stoic when it comes to weather. The main reason is that I always know I can tell myself, “I’ve been through colder weather than this.” I remember going to school in -30 degree weather in Alamosa in the late 1970′s. That was a big cold spell when it didn’t get above 0 F for days. I think they only canceled school when it got to -40 F because they didn’t want to risk kids getting frostbite while waiting for the bus. I also remember the police driving their cars around and using their loudspeakers telling people not to go outside. I think the news people mentioned something like any exposed flesh would freeze in less than 15 seconds in those temps. I don’t remember if the temps took wind chill into account. Alamosa was always a windy place. It drove people almost literally insane. Somebody even tried to use it as an excuse in a murder trial. Anyway, that’s why I can tell myself I’ve been in worse weather.
It doesn’t matter at all here in Indy. The temps have been fairly pleasant, only requiring a light jacket. It rained on Christmas Eve and into Christmas, probably remnants of what hit Colorado days before. Somehow, “I’m Dreaming of a Wet Christmas” doesn’t have the same ring to it (sounds salacious though :-D). The rain did turn to snow – barely – late in the evening of the 25th/26th, but by the morning it was melted. The forecast is for more rain over New Year’s, which will likely be the remnants of what’s hitting Colorado now. I’m not planning on going out, but I am thinking of going to the liquor store tomorrow. Not big on champagne, but if they have something cheap, I might think about it, otherwise I’ll be looking at some Woodchuck cider or similar. Maybe I’ll get some Kreik Lambic or Framboise. Both are pretty good and have been available the rare times I’ve gone to the liquor store. I like those tart drinks.
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