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Hope everyone is keeping well. All good here. Finished work until 6th January. Keep safe and have a good day xx

Not doing bad. Work is a bit more chaotic than normal, and SP's "Christmas spirit" is a bit dim this year -- we didn't even put up the tree, though we did switch out the prints on the walls for winter set.

It’s good to see you, Fae, and I hope you and S are doing well.

Not been on in quite awhile -- I need to start checking in more but life has been... life. Hope everyone is doing ok.

Thank you so much!!!!!

Our "newer" member @Gary L has taken the leap and posted his first story this Dec 15th, "The Last Potter". I know he has been worried about this, but he did a great job with this tale, and I wanted more of it! It reflects many things in Gary's real life, including his love of his Wiener Dogs. I urge everyone here to take a look. Well done Gary.

Thanks for the good thoughts, all. And I was wrong. It was a freaking 7.0. That’s wild. When you consider a 7 is ten times as strong as a 6.0, it becomes apparent why 7 and higher quakes are both rare and usually destructive. There was very little structural damage here. We don’t even have a cracked window. Man, I love this little old house.

Good to here you and the cats 🐈 are OK.

It is really good to hear you and yours made it through with just one casualty (poor reindeer... ), Wayne.

Glad you're okay. In a way, I think earthquakes are scarier than hurricanes. We know those storms are coming and can prepare. Earthquakes and tornados hit out of the blue. RIP Rudolph.

We had a rather significant quake today in Northwestern California. Ratings have varied between 6.0 and 7.3. I'd put it around 6.3-6.4, just based on past experience: no way it was a 7. We shook quite a bit and for quite a while. The cats were spooked and ran around like crazy things till they found a hiding spot, and the whole house shook and groaned. But this little dwelling has been around since 1940. It has yet to fall, and there have been far stronger quakes in its history. We lost a single ceramic reindeer. Other than that, there was no damage and no injuries. So I'll take it. I hope everybody is doing well out there.

My day just got better! Thanks @Reader1810 🤗🤗

Give that squirrel an Oscar!

This clip has showed up on my YouTube homepage multiple times. I think the universe is telling me I need to share this “dramatic” actor with you lot, so here you go. https://youtube.com/shorts/j0QMAjm97xc?si=ImjeWgCqcXbaDHwT PS: I hope you're all having a great day!

In North East Ohio 50 miles south of Cleveland we have been lucky and had a dusting of snowfall. 50 miles to the North East of us, they have had over 5 feet plus of snow over the past few days with more expected the next few days. Roofs are caving in, trees are coming down from the weight of the snowfall and roads have been closed very often lately. Lake Erie has been at record temps, and until it freezes over this is expected to continue.

I work outside all year long. If I had my druthers, spring and fall would be preferable. Winter over summer because, as @kbois says, you can always put another layer on. That being said, I remember as a teen daytime Temps this time of year being 30's f (single digits c ) . This morning the weather geeks was talking about how Temps were 10* below avg. 2 min later he was talking about global warning. Ok, so if it's colder than avg isn't that a good thing? Wouldn't that, if maintained long term, lower the average to what we had 50 yrs ago, thereby relieving global warming? Just saying, they don't get to complain about global warming, then complain its too cold!

I had to look at what that was in American. 28f Overnight tonight it's gonna drop to 18f, or -8c I hate it

I feel the same. I'm only in southern Ohio but it's awful. tim I can't even fathom Canada lol

No, thanks. Last week we dropped to -2c at 6am, when I was outside waiting for a bus.

You can have ours

Totally agree. Here it’s 7 pm, 21°C and I’ve had to put the heating on as the air coming off the sea is so damp. Walked evil daughters of Satan (aka Greta and Lilebeth the mini wieners) and gosh was it “chilly”.

I don't mind the cold. I hate cold and raining. Have a good day all.

I totally get it. I've lived in the north. I've lived in the mid-atlantic and now I'm in the south. Frigid temperatures hit me harder now whenever I'm exposed to them. Not having a proper winter coat doesn't help either. On the flip side, I'm completely over the heat and humidity that swamps Florida for 4-6 months. Not to mention that dreaded "H" word. If I had to choose hot or cold, I'd choose cold. You can add more layers but there's only so much you can take off. 🤭 Have a good day everyone!

Here it should be “winter-lite”. Instead, balcony windows wide open and a nice 20°. It’s not cold enough to make oranges change from green to orange!

Okay. I hate to be this person, but I've had it with the cold. I'm tired of walking out in the morning to temperatures in the teens and low 20s. I'm tired of the sleet, ice and frost. Of the sharp edges and cold corners. I don't understand how northerners live like this.