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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 8:48 am
Cold here and a lil bit of frozen stuff coming down, hasn't gotten above freezing in a couple of days so the stuff that was covered by the rain is still frozen. I'm lucky that I have a winter coat because of watching soccer games in Jan/Feb and my daughter has her letterman's jacket. The best part is that I FINALLY have hot water coming from my faucets for the first time since Saturday, lol. I had a nasty leak under the slab and they had to turn the hot water off until they fixed it.
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 8:59 am
Annie, I got a full length black wool coat (originally $300ish) for $30 on Ebay, lol. Brand new with tags. Woohoo! We're cold and rainy here, but no ice.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 9:01 am
Oh, and the flannel sheets are a big help.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 9:03 am
I love flannel sheets. It's been too warm this winter for me to enjoy mine much, but tonight is supposed to dip below freezing, so I can break them out!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 9:05 am
Hermi, this was a first for me. I don't have to wear socks to bed with the flannel sheets. lol I got rid of the electric blanket years ago since it is usually so mild here.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 9:25 am
Oh, I have a fleece jacket! was just sort of joshing around with Chili! ;) my ds keeps flannel sheets on year round. and btw, finding flannel sheets in houston in any other month besides December and January is almost impossible!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 9:55 am
Rosie our utility bills are going to be outrageous this month. I'm already dreading opening them. My heater ran all day yesterday and has been running all night for the past week. I just got back from taking the kids to school and it's 12 degrees out there. Kids were playing out in the field but they had most the blacktop cordoned off because of ice. We usually have low humidity, but I think it's more that we're not used to cold weather like this for more than a day or two each winter, plus I'm a big old baby about the cold, lol. Like Sea commented on the houses last night, our house was built in the 50's and the only insulation we have is what we've put in, which isn't very much at all.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:00 am
We are in the middle of an ice storm here, same one Ladytex is in. Bigdog and I both brought two light to medium weight jackets to Texas, thinking we could wear both at the same time if we had to. Bigdog wore both of his when we hiked the one tenth mile to the road this morning to see if we got a newspaper delivered. We did. I was going to say it is sleeting and raining out there now, but I just glanced out the window. Snow!!! Dang! Temp of 31 Farenheit. If we can just get a couple more degrees of heat, it will be okay. I am praying for the power to stay on.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:04 am
i hate ice, i hate cold. hell, i just plain hate winter anymore. i went to work yesterday - power was on there, and was still out in many people's homes who work there. got in my full 8 hours. no problem. went back today, regular time - lights still on, warm - well, warm for there - it's a very cold warehouse type building. 10 minutes after 7, power out again! they decide to wait until 8 to send everyone home in case it came back up...no such luck! we were supposed to call at 10 for a message on the phone system (that was an hour ago my time), now the phones are down as well! i called one of my co-workers to see if she knew WTF was going on...she said power was out all down that street of work all the way to the next major intersection (a couple of miles east!) ACK! already having to miss work, and either take vacation, of which we have precious little of to begin with...or take no pay. AND we were supposed to be in the running for a decent-sized bonus, but if we aren't there to work, we can't close out the month in good shape. HATE HATE HATE IT! (sorry...rant over)
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:10 am
Awww, Jbean. I'm so sorry. How frustrating. Its not fair that they would charge you for this day either through vacation leave, docked pay or a lost bonus. That sucks.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:13 am
No kidding, it's not like ya'll are not going in because you don't want to. You have no choice. I'm sorry, Jbean!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:46 am
IT was 22 degrees this morning INSIDE MY CAR! Stupid me for not putting it in the garage. JBean, I believe that they can't force you to use vacation or dock pay if they won't allow you to work. I could be wrong though. Maybe it's different from state to state.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 10:55 am
War, we are finally getting your weather. LOL Its 18 right now and we have ice on what's left of the trees. Its very pretty but I'm glad I don't have to be out in it. Still not much snow, though.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 11:00 am
It's 29 here at Noon and is supposed to get up to 38 today but be back down to 24 tonight. I don't think we're going to make the 38. The good news is, except for shaded places, the ice is gone. My gas and electric are on average billing which comes in very handy at times like this.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 11:09 am
SNOW you should hear the kids screaming in the hallways "It's Snowing!! It's Snowing!!" It's so cute.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 11:14 am
Lady, just remember what's probably under that snow. ICE My new boss from Amarillo came in this morning and said he can't believe how people here act in this kinda of weather. They don't close schools there unless there is at least 12 inches of snow. I told him that he is seeing what ice storms are like for the rest of Texas.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 11:36 am
My mom has this thing- it's not a heated blanket but it's a pad you put under your sheets and it has a timer so like 20 minutes before bed you turn it on and it heats up the bed for you, then turns off awhile after. Plus, it has seperate settings for both sides. I love it!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 11:43 am
Juju2bigdog needs to stop eating her spinach. Her powers are out of control.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:17 pm
Yep, Juju is in Texas! LOL We are in a sleet storm right now. The icicles are forming. The trees are turning whiter. I'm looking forward to the snow, since we haven't had any in 28 years.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:25 pm
Yall might want to send Zuzu back to Washington.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:27 pm
lol, mocha
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Tater
Member
03-19-2003
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:41 pm
Jbean ask some questions. Some Business' have insurance to pay for unexpected days off. It covers their losses and employee wages. They just don't like to submit the claim and would rather you use a day off or vacation. Check them out!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 1:15 pm
didn't this freaky stuff happen last time she came down here for the winter???
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 1:24 pm
Juju2bigdog is innocent!!! Sleet rain snow here, 28 degrees. I am trying not to be scared. The houses are pretty isolated, and I don't think we could get out if we had to. I am pretty sure we couldn't get the car out to the road. This is HILL country, Texas. There is ice on them thar hills.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 1:41 pm
Juju2bigdog is innocent!!! Who says? Even if you can get your car down to the road, you might want to rethink trying. You may be just fine driving on icy roads, but these Texans are not. Staying in your nice warm and cozy digs looking out over the river would be better. Oh oh the power is blipping here!
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