Harry Potter Fans With No Life

Same here. Winters in Maine start in November, sometimes October, and last until May! lol.

Had that wicked rain and wind storm (50+ mph) a few days ago. Some how, my power stayed on, thank goodness. Muggle Son lost his for about 4 hours, which isn't bad in that type of storm. Still lots of folks don't have theirs back on yet. Have to wait for the winds to die down before crews can safely work on downed lines. Wasn't too bad yesterday but cold nights are making a return. Oh joy.

The first week of the month was colder than a well-diggers ... um... feet. The first two weekends in December are Christmas Market, which used to be a fairytale send-off to start Christmas. Now its much more commercial and has lost the quaintness, but there are still chestnuts roasting in the park in the middle of Town, and horse-drawn wagon rides through town with the driver spouting Historical tidbits about the area. The first week this year was close to 9F/12C with gale force winds. It was too much fun for me, so I waited to go the second weekend. That weekend was sunny and 40sF/4-5C. I went with my granddaughters and we had a ball (until the sun dropped behind the western ridge whereupon temps plummeted and we decided it was time to get some food and head home).

Have I ever mentioned that if my ancestors were as sturdy and tough as I have become, we'd still be living in caves in the British Isles or Germany...

There are a lot of authors in this state, so every year one of the best features at Christmas Market is the first floor of the old townhall building full of local authors. It is just so wonderful to see how many different genres are represented and to talk with them. The kiddos make a beeline to it, this year was no exception.

And then more gale force winds hit last week. The Electric Company decided it was too dry (it absolutely is), so they cut the power off for whole sections of the grid for the day, so that if a pole goes down or a wire snaps it can't be an out of control fire before they even know there's problem. They turned it off about 10 am one day and 5am the next windy day. It only was turned back on after dark - or the next day. I didn't lose the electricity, but somehow my internet connection was disrupted by it. One of the worse days, I got out of my car and a huge gust came up and pushed me backwards. I ended up hiding behind the car until the wind went back to a better level, 'didn't have much else I could do.

This week Denver was setting record highs or tying the existing ones.

* sigh *


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Had a nice January thaw, though my driveway is still a bit on the icy side. Surprised...nope. Been snowing quite a bit lately; at least it's the light, fluffy stuff, easy to move. Freezing temps about to start up again this week. Oh joy. If it's freezing in January, wonder how bad February will be, which is what we normally call February freeze. uh oh?

You're getting all the snow.

Our resorts pretty much only have machine-made snow (which is yucky compared to real snow). Just about every vacation rental around here has had cancelations because there's crummy skiing... Lots of "usual" winter events have been canceled.

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the weather has been insane (more insane than usual) this winter.
Don't remember experiencing anything like it before (but then again, I am old and forgetful sometimes)
Temps have been up and down like a yoyo ... -20C one day, +20C less than 48 hours later - or vise versa. Rain when the temps rise in the AM, then snow when the temps plummet (seriously plummet) in the afternoon. And the cycle has repeated itself over and over again. What an incredibly icy year! And lets not forget the winds ... LOL ... wind pushing a vehicle or person over ice is so much fun, right? Guess that's what makes us tough (or stupid) ... not sure which. Most likely a bit of both!

The last snow storm a few days ago is now flooding streets in the nearby city. A foot of snow with -23C and today +19C ...

What a movie that would make ... the power struggle between Big Bad Winter and the Lovely Fresh Spring.

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