Got up this morning, did the shit, shower, shave routine, and then heard on the radio that the current temperature was -29* with a wind chill putting us down to -40*. I'll remind you that the farenhiet and celsius scales meet at -40*. Damn, that's cold! When I heard that, I was headed in to iron a dress shirt for work and said, F#$%** it, I'm not going in today! I'm not usually a great big ol' wuss when it comes to winter, but that's ridiculous. The local radio station calls it 'Officially Stupid Cold' and I have to agree with them. Lately, I've got to the point where as soon as I get cold, my knee caps jump, my butt cheeks shiver and my hips lock up to the point of being barely able to walk. Not a pleasant sensation.
I haven't tried to start 'Blue' yet and when I do, (have to go get smokes) I'm fairly certain that she'll let a great big groan out of her and ask me if we really have to go out.
Not too concerned about missing the day. I started with a new company recently that has 30 guys in the field. Since I'm used to lining up work for 60 guys (by myself), making sure that 30 are kept busy is pretty much a piece of cake. I've been there since the first of September and I've already got enpugh work lined up to keep the lads busy until next August so I spend a lot of time lately twiddling my thumbs (which makes for extremely long and boring days).
I know about Stupid Cold. I spent one year, three days and ten minutes here.
ReplyDeleteStay warm, Deb.
That should have been "three days eight hours and ten minutes..."
ReplyDeleteWhat?! I've never even HEARD of temperatures that cold! Wishing you luck!
ReplyDeleteWe were officially the second coldest place in the world yesterday, right behind the south pole. Somebody hold me!
ReplyDeleteBuck
Those kind of stories that you related happen quite often here in Alberta. I think there's an unwritten code that people live by when conditions get bad, we seem to look out for each other more. Why is it only when things are bad any more?
Dani
I'd invite you to come up and have a visit with your dear old Auntie, but I think being the hot-house-flower you are, you'd freeze to death and then your mother would have to kill me!
OK, Deb. I will officially stop complaining about the weather here in Washington. We're having a heat wave in comparison.
ReplyDeleteStay warm!