Amazingly cold . . .

Accidental capture

Wow, I know that New England can be cold but the temperature this morning is not going up. We're at a whopping 6 degrees in bright sunshine and just feeding the birds was a chore and I'm wearing a complete set of long johns. Looks like it'll be in the extreme cold range for us all day. The schools have delayed by up to two hours because of the cold not because of snow. I left East Granby earlier than usual yesterday because of a snow squall which blotted out the sun but when I got to 91 South the sun popped out again. Pretty wild stuff to be driving in for sure.

We took a ride to Zip's this morning because they were celebrating Nancy's twenty-fourth year of working there! Goodness, we hadn't been in a long time but decided to stop in to see her. She still remembers our order! The Diner is such a neat throw back to the good old days. The menu doesn't change; the faces are the same; the service is the same and that can be comforting in this age of murderous, fanatic, brutality. Taking the spotlight off of the media and talking heads filled with fear mongering and asinine commentary is good. Listening in on conversations of normal everyday people on their way to work, eating breakfast helps bring you back to reality. What reality? The reality that the supposed defenders of truth, justice and the enlightened way don't dare to fight the barbaric Islamists in every way possible. Kill them now without hesitation wherever they are. Yes, without trials and a media circus. Governments know where they are but get caught up in the foolishness of giving them a say and defending them. No more excusing radicals. Destroy them. Okay, I guess that's the end of my rant for today.

P&D's Pop has been working hard this morning shoring up the four outside doors in this old house. The frigid air is getting through no matter what we've done previously. Every little bit helps to keep out the cold. I'm still thinking we should replace the five windows in the kitchen because this is a very cold area. But it's probably not worth the cost especially if we hope to sell this old house. No matter what we do it'll never be cost effective. We're comfortable but still have to turn up the heat and dress warmly. Phooey!

Quote:  In the history of man it has been very generally the case, that when evils have grown insufferable they have touched the point of cure.    ___E.H Chapin (We can only hope that this is true.)