First day of winter.

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According to the radio, December the first is the first day of winter - and what a way to show it. We had arctic winds all day yesterday followed by a few inches of snow which made the roads treacherous under foot and wheel.

I managed to drive to work only to have most of my patients cancel - well some of us had sense - so I did the Guardian and Times crosswords. Doing some visits in the afternoon, I saw a man lying in a side road, so I stopped to assist. He was 90 years old and had popped out to get a paper slipping on some ice on his way to the shop. He'd hurt his hip, and at that age a very possible fracture - they don't always hurt very much. I called the paramedics and waited with him until they arrived. He'll have an evening being poked prodded and X-rayed, poor bugger, but better than lying in the street.

I came home on some country roads which hadn't been gritted and that posed a little more of a challenge than the main roads. When I parked outside the house, I noticed from the marks in the snow that I was almost inch perfect to where I'd parked the night before.

Two rather sleepy felines were very happy to see me if only to relieve their boredom and extreme hunger. Hazel used to feed them about twenty times a day - since she died, they get a bit stroppy having to wait until I get home for elevenses, lunch, tea, dinner and supper, plus a snack before bed. I think sometimes I spoil them, but it's nice to have two purring hot water bottles.

Angharad.

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cold weather in florida

It was twenty seven this morning and when I went to work my windshield was frozen over. So much for sunny warm Florida.

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Jenna From FL
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Jenna From FL
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It is a long road ahead but I will finally become who I should be.

What snow.

Nary a flake has been seen hereabouts, but the local wisdom is that the Steel Works adds a couple of degrees to the local temperature.
Pity they'm poor boogers up t'north and aat east but here in sunny Port Talbot we're not really sure what snow is. Maybe we'll find out about some later on.

Still loving your stories darling.

P.S Didn't respond to your ephisode last night, we got burgled. They broke into my Tranny Van but didn't find any tools, (or toys.) Bloody nuisance though they broke the passenger window. Van is now parked up hard against my washouse wall to prevent entry. They're repairing it at 1700 tomorrow. I might sleep in the van tonight.

Cheers for now. Watch out for more snow and mind how you go.

Bev.

Growing old disgracefully.

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The Animated Radar for Buffalo, NY

I was greatly surprised to see the Radar for Buffalo this afternoon. It is as if there is a hose sitting in the middle of the lake and a straight stream of Weather is pointed right at the City. They have had huge traffic jams over it, while a friend a little south of there got an inchor so. This midwest weather is beyond reason to me, but very fun.

Much peace

Khadijah

They got hammered

Enemyoffun's picture

They got hammered. They've been talking about it non-stop on the news. There's a real mess there. Luckily I live north of the city because we didn't get any of it.

Winter solstice

The first day of winter is December 21 this year.

Mr. Ram

Midwinter's day.

Astronomically Dec 21st is Northern 'Midwinter' insofar as it's the occasion of the sun's southernmost declination before starting to 'come back'. However Meteorologists have this strange penchant for ignoring Astronomical accuracy simply to accomadate the earth's oceanically caused 'temperature time lag' some six weeks behind the sun's passage. Astronomers might have you believe that the first day of winter is approximately six to seven weeks before December 21 if you deem each season to equate to 3 months.

That would approximate to Nov 1st.

Chose your date.

Global travellers often chose to adopt Astronomical criterion because there are different seasons in different parts of the world. For example Tropical zones tend to have only a 'Dry Season' and a 'Wet Season' Temperate zones often have 'The four Seasons'so loved by musicians while high latitudes only ever have a bloody winter. Then of course there are the torrid desert zones.

(Oh shut up Bev, you're rambling, (and boring.))

Still lovin' it Angie.

keep on truckin'.

Love and hugs.

OXOXOX

Beverly.

Growing old disgracefully.

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Winter

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We get snow sometimes in April.

Winter?

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Nah, first of Summer... well that's the theory. It's been pissing down and pretty cool. Probably a few pee'd off tourists about, I mean most don't trek down here for the museums. Bloody Nina.

Kristina

You mean ...

... you chickened out of cycling to work? Shame on you :)

Before I bought my old 2 wheel drive Higgins trike, I rode single fixed for Winter commuting in just about all weathers - 27 mile round trip - and I often got to work when the guys who worked for me failed in their cars. If it was very bad I used to ride in Hunter wellies in case I had to walk. I'm rather feeble these days though and either walk or stay home.

Good job you were around to help the poor chap who'd fallen over, though. Pity you couldn't use Cathy's blue light to heal any fracture. Lots of Brownie points for taking care of him.

Robi

Chickened out

Just woken from three hours sleep after a 19 hour emergency shift. I walked in,on deep (a foot) fresh snow over ice. Just deciding now the roads have been cleared whether to get the mountain bike back out and ride in for something nice from the supermarket. It;s only a mile each way, but walking is SO unnatural!

What about spiky tyres?

Here in the Colonies of America, I have seen picies of blokes riding their bikes on the ice with bloody dangerous looking spikes on their tyres. I think it must have been for a bit of fun. I'd not want to think of falling on them. Then they would be "bloody". :)

Khadijah

Sounds to me...

...like the old bloke is fairly lucky you happened along.

Of course, when it's turning to freezing mush in your part of the world, it's just the opposite here in the winter-less north of New Zealand. I think our last recorded snow was in 1988, and it only lasted for a couple of hours in a high part of the countryside a couple of hours from here.

Late on Friday afternoon present time, the temperature here is a balmy 21° (that's Celsius of course, around 70°F.)

Reading through your blog post, Angharad, I can see how you bring something of yourself and your daily life to Bike.

Positively Summery


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