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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 2:01 pm
LOL BR, I am totally convinced that if I was hit with snow, I'd melt!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 2:27 pm
It's still a little brisk for me at 70!
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 2:31 pm
Ya know Texi, I am starting to think that you are a little masochistic. LOL
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:14 pm
LOL, in Tex's defense, we're the same here. When you have temps in the summer in excess of 115, anything under 70 is absolutely freezing. Yup, I admit it, I'm a big baby when it comes to cold weather.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:16 pm
Go get her Ginger!! Its the sun I miss the most in winter, so often its cold, and dreary, the sun is so far away, and the clouds just cover it all... and I dont mind the cold, as much as I miss not having snow, its really not fair to have 20 degree F weather, and NO SNOW - esp when just a few miles away, there is a BLIZZARD!! (Lake effect snows!)
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:23 pm
omg, I hate snow, hate it hate it hate it. I would rather it be 20 degrees below zero than to have snow. Snow in NYC is a disaster.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:24 pm
I just went shopping,and I think it's funny to see what people are wearing when it's "winter." You've got people in shorts and ts,people in light jackets, people in sweatsuits,and people in big,heavy jackets with shorts.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:26 pm
I am just the opposite. I love rainy days, overcast, but I really enjoy a crisp, sunny winters day. I am really into extreme weather. We don't see too much of that in N. Cal. but I am sure if we did, I would hate it. We do get the flooding, and about 8 years ago a tornado touched down less than a mile from where I live. It was sooo exciting. Lighting struck in our yard last year and surged our power till it blew a fuse and knocked out our power for 2 days. That kinda sucked, but exciting none the less. I like when it rains so hard, you can't see through the showers. I am wierd, I know. But, like I said, if it was all the time I'd probably hate it.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:43 pm
Latest weather forecast: Arctic cold front headed our way right now, dangerous wind chills tonight. Then they showed pictures from Chicago and Michigan, to show us just how awful it will really be, as if we needed a visual. Like Reader, the worst part to me is the lack of sun, but dangerous wind chills are a close second. I'm packing, Ginguh, and I'll pick you up on the way by! Thanks, LadyT, I think I'll save that to perk me up in the coming months. Annie? PFFFFFFTTTTTT!! <and she used to be so nice >
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:47 pm
http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/Christmas/marshmallow.html
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:50 pm
That's ok, now I think I am getting sick so I am chilled like it was cold.......guess that's what I get for being a smart alec!! 
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:52 pm
Mak, it is supposed to warm up a bit here, actually they are predicting 51 for Wednesday and 57 for Thursday, weird. But, I won't complain. Just hurry up and get warmer. Mak, pick me up, I will go with ya.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 3:52 pm
i'm with escapee, here in napa, we have the same EXACT weather (are you near me escapee?) i always look forward to the first rain of the year. what i can't handle is this cold wet fog. it hurts my joints so bad. it also doesn't help i've been taken off all meds right now. that's my gripe for the day. i had an ekg this morning to see if the xx medications have affected my heart. and then onto something new! ooooh lovely. NOT!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 4:40 pm
WOW Ginger you will be warmer than us, they are saying it's gonna get really cold Wednesday and Thursday and then go up again.......no wonder I am coming down with something.

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 4:41 pm
was planning on wearing some suede pants to a party tomorrow night....might fry! At least you get to wear winter clothes!! I buy them and wear them maybe 4 times a year....they last a long time around here!!!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 4:55 pm
Landi, we are not too far away....I am north of Sac a ways.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 5:25 pm
I'm griping because Annie may be getting sick. That would take all the fun out of harassing her with snowballs. Get well quick! My summer clothes go out of style before they ever fade or wear out.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 5:28 pm
Hippy, we have that here too, again its 26 F, with wind chill its 14 I think they said... and DS 16 (and others btw) are in SHORTS!! And when I shop I always keep my coat in the car...
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 5:37 pm
i wear birkenstocks (usually without socks) all year long. my feet get so hot.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 6:04 pm
Gargle and pop a couple aspirin now, Texannie. Have chicken soup or something with garlic tonight! It's 8 degrees here right now (at 8 pm my time)--and, taking into consideration the wind chill, Weatherbug says it feels like -1. I just returned from walking Herc in our new snow (from last night into this morning)--got maybe 2" tops, but it is plenty icy out. Herc wore his coat and new black booties (which stayed on!!!!). I wore long underwear (Microwear-Cuddl Duds--tops and bottoms); jogging pants; a heavy sweatshirt; a relatively light but windproof coat; knit hat; old leather gloves, and a scarf tied at my neck! Herc has been (pardon me) farting all afternoon, but didn't want to go out in the cold. Unfortunately, it was a short (and, ahem, unproductive) walk. Took me longer to get us both dressed! And now I'll have to do it again. Supposed to go up to 50 on Wed!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, December 20, 2004 - 8:57 pm
Mak and Reader -- just come to our little county. We've had winter snow warnings the last three nights; tonight we're supposed to get an additional 4 - 8 inches! We've also had some nasty wind off of Lake Michigan so "drift busting" has become a necessity -- not just a hobby! I love cold and snow -- especially when I can curl up in front of a fire place and enjoy the Christmas lights! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 7:02 am
Thanks Mak, I will be back to snow ball throwing status soon I hope!
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Karuuna
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 9:43 pm
This isn't a gripe so much as it is a major rant. Read on with caution.... Tonight my ten year old son played in a championship game through a local indoor soccer recreation league. My son's team is truly *recreational*, they play for fun. The team they played is what's known as a competitive travel soccer team. They hire a professional coach and play in local leagues as practice and travel the country to play in tournaments. They practice almost nightly and live and breathe soccer. During the season, our team lost to their team once and beat their team once. It was the first loss this team had experienced playing in the rec league in 3 years. So tonight in the championship game, they cheated. They slammed our players into the boards, tripped them intentionally, pushed them from behind. At first the refs were calling the fouls and just turning the ball back over to our team, which is typical in our league - most fouls are accidental. They're not used to seeing blatant and COACHED (and that's the part that really burns me) fouling. About 1/3 of the way through the game, our goalie was stopping the ball by falling on it. The rules call for no one to kick at the ball when the ball is close to the goalie and the goalie is down. But their player blatantly kicked our goalie in the head, and scored a goal. No foul was called. At that point, our coach pulled the refs aside and pointed to our bench. Of the 12 kids playing, three were sitting with ice packs on some part of their anatomy. One other was being bandaged, two others were bleeding. The refs got the point and started pulling yellow cards for fouls. (Essentially that means they recognize the foul was purposeful, and a 2 minute penalty is given) When they did, the other team's coach called the ref a "f**king idiot". The coach got carded, and a kid got pulled out for a two minute penalty for the coach's foul. Before the game was over, there had been 11 yellow cards for personal fouls (3 on the coaches for unsportsmanlike conduct) and one red card which ejected a kid from the game. Turned out to be the coach's son. I've been the occasional outlandish behavior by a parent or coach at a youth game, but never EVER have I seen this level of intentionally coaching at this age for kids to play dirty, mean and illegally. Afterwards, I talked to the owner of the indoor arena where we play, who also helps manage our rec league and she assured me that she would look into forbidding them from playing again. But somehow that doesn't feel like enough. I know there really isn't anything else I can do, but the frustration of seeing their coaches behave the way they did, and to encourage their players to play the way they did, and not being able to do anything makes me nuts. All I can do is hope that karma works. Sigh.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 10:37 pm
Ack Kar, I'm sorry the kids and parents had to go through that! I know how you feel. With Little League we've seen the same. For t-ball (4-6) and coach pitch (5-8) our games are pretty simple. Every kid plays, every kid hits, they rotate positions each inning, and most important, they don't keep score and count outs. They do acknowledge outs, but the kids continue to run bases after being tagged, they bat til they hit, and they continue batting til all the kids have had a chance to hit on that team. They do this so the younger kids learn that playing is fun, they learn the rules without having to worry about getting out, they learn how to play, and the focus is never on winning or losing since everyone wins. Last season we had 4 coach pitch teams. Ours and two others were great to play, the kids had a terrific time, us parents sat chatting no matter what team our kid was on. Fourth team was bad to play against. It was all about winning for them. Coach kept score, he'd throw a fit when after getting three outs the other team would continue to bat, and insisted his kids were done with the inning when they had their three outs. Never looked like the kids were having fun on that team, and worse when the other three teams would realize they had to play them you could hear the groans and "I don't wanna's." I will say in almost five years of little league, thats the only bad experience we've had or seen. One of our friends coaches the senior girls (14-16) and everytime I've watched them play, they're out having fun. Sure they hate to lose, but they take it good naturedly. None of the teams we've been part of have had that win or else feeling to it either. It's a shame stuff like that happens. Kids should be out there having fun and learning how to work together, not worrying about winning, losing, or getting hurt cuz the other team has been coached to win at any costs.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, December 22, 2004 - 12:12 am
Kar, I have to chime in with the same horror stories for hockey, and the feeling of helplessness is overwhelming, in the end I respected my kids feelings, I let them know how I felt and why, and today 10+ years later, I feel the values that I tried to instill are important to them also... but they are so jaded when it comes to this "political" arena, that when it comes to politics (and believe you me, in travel, politics is HUGE, money talks, but so does "who" you know!) my kids have a bad taste in thier mouth. There is no way I could ever sit still and allow that to happen. Once in soccer (5yr olds ASYO, NOT travel, no keeping score) the storm was so horrid, I couldnt believe they didnt call the game, I complained later only to be told by parents on my kids team, well you stayed, so we did! Ugg, oh, and when we got home we learned we were under a tornado advisory, a touchdown had occured not more than 10 miles from where the teams were playing - AT 5!! My sons high school lacrosse team, club sport. Politics. So many boys were getting hurt for rules violations, I complained to boards, and the schools superintendent assured me that if such and such occured, no game played. Senior Game. Such and such happened, political parents stand up to say we're better, faster, stronger, we can break said rules.... I stand up and voice "uh, no, I dont think so, the super assures me that... yada yada" Needless to say, my younger son never played the game again. BUT both boys understand the principles I've tried to instill in them... it doesnt make it right, it doesnt make it easier, but you have to show your son that its not right, and you have to follow through, it helps if you are part of a group, and not standing alone...
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