Ice

Dec. 17th, 2005 10:04 am
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Well, the weather prophets proved out. Why do they only get it right when you'd rather they didn't? Anyway, the snow turned to sleet and then to freezing rain. Not much ice on the trees, as the air warmed up and the specific heat of wood is rather low. But the roads, the sidewalks, the cars....

Scraped off Wife's car for her trek to work, decided partway through the process that the most energy-efficient mode would be to start the damned thing and warm that layer of glaze from the inside. (My energy-efficiency rating, not the car's. Let's keep our priorities here.) I hope my car will thaw in the course of the day without outside intervention.

Time to switch into winter survival mode in the Great North Woods.

Also time to switch to holiday infestation mode, with Sister arriving by air this afternoon. Should have scheduled that storm for today rather than yesterday, close the airports. But I have hopes for the NYC transit strike. First, she has to reach LaGuardia...
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