tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post75627295951527039..comments2024-03-28T20:40:18.960-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Winter is Here!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-20060388922201656462022-11-28T17:09:56.860-05:002022-11-28T17:09:56.860-05:00One day and gone would be my dream too, but that&#...One day and gone would be my dream too, but that's not going to happen here. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16992319175870242462022-11-28T12:02:24.581-05:002022-11-28T12:02:24.581-05:00I'm late to this post, as usual. Sheesh. But...I'm late to this post, as usual. Sheesh. But I hear ya about walking on slippery surfaces. I avoid it. And the snow sound absolutely beautiful. I'd love it to last ONE day and be gone for the rest of the winter. LOLdonnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-35733738043016244522022-11-23T07:14:20.726-05:002022-11-23T07:14:20.726-05:00It's wise not to chance walking alone in the w...It's wise not to chance walking alone in the winter. Especially since you live alone and no one would come looking for your if you fell and didn't come back when you are supposed to.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-72839891634059128452022-11-22T19:34:21.466-05:002022-11-22T19:34:21.466-05:00Our first snow was just a little over an inch and ...Our first snow was just a little over an inch and mostly melted by the next day -- a good way to begin getting acclimated to winter. I always end up switching to working out on my boring stationary bicycle once the roads get icy and going out to walk no longer makes sense.Jean P.https://stepintofuture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-486809968923453162022-11-21T10:47:44.849-05:002022-11-21T10:47:44.849-05:00The woman who exercises obsessively is really quic...The woman who exercises obsessively is really quick to jump up from the lunch table to get people whatever---water, coffee, silverware. When we say something like "I can get my own" she'll say, "I need the exercise." She's skinny and I'm far from an ideal weight and I often wonder if she thinks about that fact and how silly it is to wait on me when I'm Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-211304086416794322022-11-21T10:39:05.831-05:002022-11-21T10:39:05.831-05:00I wonder about anyone who likes exercise *too much...I wonder about anyone who likes exercise *too much* and has to keep moving or else. I think, what are they trying to avoid? I'm sure they'll say they're working toward something [longevity?] but I dunno. Gotta learn to sit still with yourself at some point.Ally Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017098395188176477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82116103885234976852022-11-20T11:10:23.531-05:002022-11-20T11:10:23.531-05:00We've got two foot over three days. five feet ...We've got two foot over three days. five feet in 40 minutes is an emergency. Nothing will move until they get dug out. Our trucks and plows have been out non-stop. Got woke up twice last night with the snowplows in our complex. We're getting a week of above freezing tempts coming up so I so Buffalo gets the same. Weather patterns are changing and becoming more dangerous all over. Climate Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61506985896128586852022-11-20T11:00:21.271-05:002022-11-20T11:00:21.271-05:00I heard that Buffalo, NY got Five FEET of Snow in ...I heard that Buffalo, NY got Five FEET of Snow in Forty Minutes, Holy Hell, that's National Emergency inclement Weather, which seems more commonplace now, doesn't it? As well as Florida's nonstop epic Hurricanes and the Fires on the West Coast, Climate Change is real. It's Colder here off and on than usual, I don't like it, Cold makes my Joints ache and I don't want toBohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53267703324718222412022-11-20T10:43:30.230-05:002022-11-20T10:43:30.230-05:00I misunderstood. I haven't found a way to add ...I misunderstood. I haven't found a way to add photos in a comment either. I don't use Flickr either or even cloud storage.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16090078605634803322022-11-20T10:14:17.044-05:002022-11-20T10:14:17.044-05:00That scanning business works for me if I want to p...That scanning business works for me if I want to post photos to my blog, but if I want to add them to a comment, there's no way -- at least, none that I can find. I used to have a server I used, but I gave that up because of the cost. If I used something like Flickr, I could probably link to that, but I prefer to stay off some of those sites.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-81124280603973119962022-11-20T09:25:33.329-05:002022-11-20T09:25:33.329-05:00Heated sidewalks are not the norm or common up her...Heated sidewalks are not the norm or common up here. Our downtown area has them but this is the only place in the suburbs that I've seen them. I don't get around much so there could be more public buildings with them for all I know.<br /><br />If you put 'snow plowing' in the "search this blog" box you'll find three posts I wrote about it. The third one I wrote aboutMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34002179632418108722022-11-20T09:18:39.589-05:002022-11-20T09:18:39.589-05:00I've scanned photos into my computer that I ca...I've scanned photos into my computer that I can then share online. Would that work for you? I've also taken digital pictures of old photos which aren't as good as scanning but it works.<br /><br />Not sure I'd like all your all-day rain but if you need it, then it's a good thing.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-27015552464966373782022-11-20T09:12:59.993-05:002022-11-20T09:12:59.993-05:00I've had asthma since I was a kid therefore ex...I've had asthma since I was a kid therefore exercise has never been my friend because I am addicted to breathing, as I'm sure you are too.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28171591938409533262022-11-20T03:21:47.440-05:002022-11-20T03:21:47.440-05:00I have to say I'd be in the same place as you-...I have to say I'd be in the same place as you--I have Asthma AND COPD so cold air is a total no-no for me. My lungs would shut down and I'd just drop down and die on the spot. Not what I'd call a good day!Tehachaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973382680508334105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85883729808831805022022-11-20T00:02:43.233-05:002022-11-20T00:02:43.233-05:00I'm surprised and interested to learn about yo...I'm surprised and interested to learn about your snow-plowing business and also about the heated sidewalks. Here in the Seattle area, we have so little snow and so many hills (hills basically on every street) that we're no very good at handling it when it does come. Best to just stay home and wait until it's over. This fall we've been blessed with blue skies on most days--little Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-92139178890899512682022-11-19T21:16:29.012-05:002022-11-19T21:16:29.012-05:00Well, no snow here, but we sure did have a winter-...Well, no snow here, but we sure did have a winter-like day. It was about 40F, with a stiff north wind and pouring rain all day. Of course the rain was welcome; it's the first time I've seen water in the ditches for nearly three months. Still, it was a bit brisk out there. We'd planned to celebrate a friend's birthday at a restaurant on Galveston Island -- you should have seen the shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43508247676583670512022-11-19T19:39:53.650-05:002022-11-19T19:39:53.650-05:00I hate being cold so where ever your at enjoy some...I hate being cold so where ever your at enjoy some of that warmth for me.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59812231848207099712022-11-19T19:39:09.104-05:002022-11-19T19:39:09.104-05:00That kind of what I think but someone pointed out ...That kind of what I think but someone pointed out that those who live healthy may die with less pain and not linger around near the end, quality of life rather than quantity. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53286675152289548462022-11-19T17:44:08.261-05:002022-11-19T17:44:08.261-05:00Had to go out today to a funeral but I wasn't ...Had to go out today to a funeral but I wasn't driving. The roads were awful but people were driving safely and only saw one crashed car on the ..back of a wrecker. I used to like to shovel show, too. It felt good on my back, stretched out the crushed vertebraes. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55895971757263615572022-11-19T16:55:52.704-05:002022-11-19T16:55:52.704-05:00I am lucky that my oldest son lives with me and he...I am lucky that my oldest son lives with me and he loves to shovel! We have only had flurries so nothing to shovel yet! <br />Stay safe and stay warm inside!Ellen D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-54184037845383750082022-11-19T15:58:16.952-05:002022-11-19T15:58:16.952-05:00Could be worse you could live in Buffalo. LOL I h...Could be worse you could live in Buffalo. LOL I had a doctor who was very thin, vegetarian, ran before work. He was even on Oprah. He collapsed on side of road with a heart attack while running. When he didn't come home his wife drove his running route and saw him in the road. He did everything right. Sometimes I think when it's your time it's your time. So grab those fries. :-)Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-11016637309969661852022-11-19T15:50:20.667-05:002022-11-19T15:50:20.667-05:00Warming up here, the snow cat is cuteWarming up here, the snow cat is cuteJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-1789196144131765102022-11-19T15:37:11.713-05:002022-11-19T15:37:11.713-05:00We not only had the first major snow storm of the ...We not only had the first major snow storm of the year but our first power outage. It last 4 hours long which is short and the back up generators kept the hallways warm and the one outlet in each apartment working. If we get a longer power outrage I have a folding chair and table and a portable light I can haul out into the hallway and we can have a party.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39946644631139661132022-11-19T15:32:24.446-05:002022-11-19T15:32:24.446-05:00It really bothered me that my husband's cousin...It really bothered me that my husband's cousin died do suddenly and she did everything right. I hate it when things don't make sense.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59870465746931391082022-11-19T15:26:33.360-05:002022-11-19T15:26:33.360-05:00I have ice trackers on my boots but they are not e...I have ice trackers on my boots but they are not easy for me to get on and off my boots and I can't wear them inside less I chance damaging floors and carpeting. I need to practice doing that.<br /><br />Glad you have a dog walker, Crazy fur babies don't know what's best for them.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com