
Journal Entry 11.10.2014
Another 55 day.
Today was winter prep day. Raked leaves. Got the snow tires put on
vehicle. Put the down jacket in a convenient spot. Pulled out the ice
scrapers for car, snow shovel for yard. Good use of some vacation time!
We’re forecast to catch a portion of the “Polar Vortex” that will be
working its way south during the next couple of days. Lows will be in
the teens… and I go to work before the sun rises, so appreciate having
stable tires for icy roads.
I may be “ascending”, but I’m also a practical person. Grounded. And
trained, through years of hiking and backpacking to be prepared for
pretty much anything. I also have meals that I can eat cold if necessary
in case the power goes out… and a warm sleeping bag. And two cats, LOL,
to share warmth.
I live in a rental house with single pane windows. I do have thermal
drapes, which helps, but the furnace will be going on quite a bit in the
next couple of days. I’ve kept the heat off or low as much as possible,
but there comes a time when you need to keep the house warm, just so
the pipes won’t freeze.
And I’ll be going to the store tomorrow, before we get the forecasted
snow and ice on Wednesday through Friday. The temperatures are going to
be doing quite a lot of ups and downs, so we could have real icy roads
by the weekend.