Good Morning Everyone!
It is snowing a little bit, (and much less than I had expected to see too).
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As I was checking on the weather, this has just been brought to my attention from my Stormcenter 2 Personal Forecast page...
"THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT."
And I was SO very intrigued by that! YAY! They must have changed their minds again!
...Coming back inside about an hour ago, (after taking "The~Whinebag~Mildred~Dog" back out to her kennel), my NOAA Weather Radio had been blasting to the high heavens... And scaring the dickens out of Miss Punk I might add, (who HAD been fast asleep on the couch when I had gone outside moments earlier)...
But after that split~second of relief, the Stormcenter then added the following statement... In effect now is a WINTER STORM WARNING... SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH EXPECTED. LOOK FOR A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING. THE STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE."
Well, ain't that just hunky-dory???!!!
And I did finally get the chains for my Cub Cadet... (the box was MINUS the linkie~thingies though).
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And so, we had gotten them on, and at least TRIED to secure them... Then to take it for a 'test drive'...
...Pretty darned comical, that. (I hadn't even gotten OUT of the old garage by the time those chains came off)! We did get a good laugh out of it though... We were frozen already for the Pete Sakes, (and to have cried over it would have only freeze~dried any tears to our faces)...
So we tried a different way, but then neither of us had the strength in our hands to tighten it right. Derek and Casey had come to visit later, and had gone out to take a look. (I was already asleep; having gotten up a little after midnight yesterday). A note on the table when I awoke said if it didn't work just to call over to Dereks and that he has some stuff that will make them work fine.
(Thank you Derek)!
It is still a bit upsetting because all the pieces SHOULD HAVE been there in the first place... Those chains were NOT cheap~ probably because they came from the Peerless Chain Company. (Gee, does that mean that nothing is too expensive for my little Cub Cadet)! hehehe Hey, it's a Princess Snowplow!
Anyway, I DO love to awaken to those notes! (And yes, I can appreciate them even now when I am so b**chy). I awoke with a nasty head once more, but it seems to be a bit better right now... (knock on wood please)... As you well know, I do not even like me like this...
So, it was perfect also to wake up to a note from one of my 'sales' in one of my groups. I have had some siding laying around here. And had put it up for sale last month. I listed it as "For Sale" and included "Best Offer". I had also noted that whomever wanted it that they should come with a trailer to accomodate all of the long pieces. Long story short, the guy that ultimately wanted it, came without a trailer, filled up the back of his truck with some of the shorter pieces, said he would be back in the next few days, and off he went. (This was well over a month ago). I have tried repeatedly to contact him, to no avail and no reply; and so I simply listed it over again. (I also added that "For Sale" and "Best Offer" deos not mean FREE)! hehehe... Even a plug wooden nickel would have helped out a bit, ya know?
But in relisting it, the rat has come out of his hole, and has taken offense to what I had written... (Too bad, so sad)... He had emailed me last month, saying that HE thought it was free, (and honestly kids, if I am going to argue about it, then THAT would make me pretty pathetic, so I told him it was no big deal). He repeated that he would be here "in the next few days" then to get the rest, that he needed to borrow a trailer. (I am thinking that none of his friends trust him anymore either to even borrow him a trailer)... So after my latest listing, this rat reappears, and then dares to take offense?
Win some; lose some... (In all reality, I could care whether he ever sends me that wooden nickel or not, because I do not have to look at his face in the mirror every morning). I've got my own to worry about.
(And now it is official, my own "Whine~Session" has now come to an end)...
Besides, I am thinking that it is much MORE important for me to ignore that mirror and to keep an eye 'outside' for the next few days. (I swear that I am cold to my bones just thinking about it). Time for soup and many, many crackers! ...And time to crank up the heat a notch or two, and to make sure that everyone I know and love is safe and secure throughout.
We will have enough time too, to be making a few necessary potholders, (if you were wondering what the picture at the top is all about)!
I also have to get tons of rummage stuff into the house and get everything marked and tagged. So, yes, we WILL have enough to keep us busy for quite a while!
Stay warm, and have a "wunnaful" weekend, whereever you might be!
XOXO
Anne
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