The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

[Yorky]

It's snowing in Barcelona!

 

[Lullabelle]

Snowed heavily this morning but soon thawed when the sun came out

Bitterly cold now and the roads and pavements are starting to ice over.

 

[Duck59]

The scene here:

I have deemed it necessary to pull out my gargantuan Icelandic wool jumper from the wardrobe and wrap myself in it. I got it in Reykjavik some years ago for about 75 euros, much more than I usually spend on clothes, but it's a beast.

 

[Lullabelle]

The scene here:

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I have deemed it necessary to pull out my gargantuan Icelandic wool jumper from the wardrobe and wrap myself in it. I got it in Reykjavik some years ago for about 75 euros, much more than I usually spend on clothes, but it's a beast.

I bought a wooly hat from there a few years ago, my head is the only thing warm

A very strong biting wind out there.

 

[Elawin]

I've got some thermal socks which are supposed to keep your feet warm down to -57F/-50C. I hope I never have to see if that is true.

 

[Kake Lover]

I went for a swim instead of a bike ride this evening! Now I have a hot water bottle on my feet!

 

[Elawin]

I've had my electric fire (a warm air stove type) on its lower setting 24/7 since Tuesday morning. Most of the time it has been keeping the house at 18C/65F, but when I go to bed, I still have a blanket, a duvet, and 2 throws on the bed. At the moment I also have 4 animal skins, very much alive animal skins , on there as well. I think they dislike the bitter cold even more than I do. It hasn't snowed since early Thursday morning, and it is a little warmer tonight though (32F/0C with a feels like temp of 19F/-7C), but I am not holding my breath. Later on today (Friday) it is supposed to be getting colder, with more snow. The cats are all indoor cats, and the mutt has showed no sign of wanting to go out, other than into the garden, since his very short walk on Tuesday. That was the last time I've been out too.

 

[Morning Glory]

At the moment I also have 4 animal skins, very much alive animal skins , on there as well. I think they dislike the bitter cold even more than I do.

Alive animal skins are a whole lot warmer than the dead kind.

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

So, we meet again, Mr. Snow!

 

[Duck59]

Still looking out at the frozen Arctic tundra. No trains, no buses, no newspapers, precious little. My exercise this morning consisted of picking up the phone and cancelling a dental appointment.

 

[Morning Glory]

Still looking out at the frozen Arctic tundra. No trains, no buses, no newspapers, precious little. My exercise this morning consisted of picking up the phone and cancelling a dental appointment.

Any food/beer?

 

[Duck59]

Any food/beer?

There is some food, hopefully enough for the weekend.

Happily, there is a mini keg of an Adnams pale ale, which together with sundry bottles of odds and ends plus a rather nice new bottle of Courvoisier, should see us through the next three evenings.

 

[ElizabethB]

Stay warm and safe all.

 

[Morning Glory]

Here is what its like at the moment - I'm really not happy at the state of my window boxes. Does anyone know if there is any hope of them recovering?

 

[Morning Glory]

...since I took that photo its been snowing again.