Cell phone shot of dormant Winter crop
You’ve seen them. THOSE people. They are outside on a 22 degree day in short sleeves and slippers doing some sort of house/lawn/car repair. The cold doesn’t bother them. Meanwhile you’re huddled inside with the flu, hacking up a lung, the slightest movement of air making you convulse in shivers.
But then that’s just it — you think to yourself, “Dang, I would be cold even if I didn’t have the flu. I’m cold all winter.”
Why are some people impervious to cold, while others can dress out in eight layers of clothes until they’re unable to bend their arms or legs, and still be shivering?
It’s a mystery of Mother Nature. Or Mother Someone-or-other.
And while I’m here, a word or two about neighbors (and you know which neighbors you are):
If your teenage son is going to start his loud car early in the morning to warm it up and leave it running for 20 minutes, there is no need for him to spend five more ear-splitting minutes revving the engine full force as he’s leaving.
Ah, but I’m ranting. Really, I have great neighbors and I’m sure you do, too. It’s just that when the really cold weather hits, some people tend to be too cold to think. But that’s true of some people whether they’re neighbors or not.
So, I’m just asking, when the temperatures go way down, try not to kick thoughtfulness out the door. Not everybody handles cold weather well.
One more little piece of Winter etiquette to consider: It costs money to heat our house. Know that if you knock on my door and start trying to sell me something or save my soul, I’m not going to stand there holding my door open to hear your spiel/sermon.
And no, I’m not letting you in.
LOL Becky great rant and hope you get feeling better real soon!!!
Thanks Steve! And I hope your Winter has been good and that you have been well!
You tell em. I have a friend who tells the religious peddlers, hold let me get a pencil, I want to get your address so I can come to your house and tell you about my religion!! Laughing……
Oh gosh, that’s a good one, Cindy!
Omg that was soooooooo funny Becky
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Hey there girl!! How are you and the kids doing?! Probably a bit warmer than the rest of us in the USA at this point, lol! I haven’t talked to you in ages!
LOVED IT BECKY!!!! 🙂 BUT LOOK OUT A WINDOW & SEE WHO IS AT THE DOOR— IF YOU DON’T KNOW THEM— OR SOMEONE YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE– DON’T OPEN THE DOOR!!!!!!! 🙂 NOW WITH MY MCS– I HAVE LOTS OF SIGNS ON MY DOORS SAYING –NO PERFUME– NO TOXIC CHEMICALS —- ETC ETC- ETC– SO IT TAKE GUTS TO KNOCK ON MY FRONT DOOR!!!!! 🙂 DO YA WANT SOME OF MY SIGNS???????? 🙂 BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD BE USING TOXIC KILLING SCENTS & TOXIC KILLING CHEMICALS ANY WAY!!!!! 🙂 NOW THE KID WITH HIS CAR— ALL I CAN SAY IS— MAYBE SOMEDAY HE WILL GROW UP & THINK OF OTHERS— 🙂 SOOO GLAD TO HAVE YA BACK BLOGGING— 🙂
Ah, a window that faces the porch would be wonderful, Sonda! Frank was going to rectify the problem by installing a peephole in the door, but the metal was so tough it broke his drill bit, so no peephole. Good idea about the signs! I’ll have to think up a good one to hang on the door! Our neighborhood is relatively quiet except for the one loud car — I try not to get too mad about it since my own son has a loud car as well, lol. Fortunately the neighborhood only has to put up with it when he visits, and he is a little more thoughtful about it! Thanks so much Sonda — it’s good to be trying to get back in the swing of things!
NO WINDOW– WELL THAT IS THE PITS!!!! 🙂 HEE HEE YESTERDAY — SOMEONE KNOCKED ON OUR FRONT DOOR— MOST PEOPLE AREN’T BRAVE ENOUGH WITH ALL MY MCS SAFE HOME SIGNS!!!! 🙂 GARY WAS GONE– AS HE USUALLY ANSWERS THE DOOR– I OPENED IT — AS IT SOUNDED LIKE OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR’S KNOCK– OPENED THE DOOR– & THERE WAS SOME GUY SELLING SOMETHING— THERE IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE ANYONE SELLING ANYTHING DOOR TO DOOR– ON OUR PRIVATE RESORT — BUT THERE HE WAS— I SAID– I AM NOT INTERESTED– & CLOSED THE DOOR— WELL THE GUY STOOD OUT THERE & KNOCKED & KNOCKED & KNOCKED– & KNOCKED– I THOUGHT ABOUT CALLING THE RESORT SECURITY TO GET RID OF THE JOKER– BUT HE FINALLY WENT AWAY!!! I’M SURE SOME ONE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED SECURITY ON HIM!!!! 🙂 NEXT TIME– I’LL LOOK OUT THE WINDOW!!!!! 🙂 HEE HEE
He was either desperate or couldn’t read! And how lame does a person have to be to have a door shut in his face and then think, “Hmmmm, I think I’ll knock again and see if she shoots me this time.” Some people! I’ll have to get onto Frank about trying again to get that peephole installed in our door in case your lame-brain salesman heads over this way, lol!
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Good rant, Becky. 🙂 I’ve always been one of those mysterious winter creatures who thrives in snow and ice and freezing temperatures, but that seems to be changing as I get older. Or maybe it’s true what my husband has been saying — that I’m softening up here in a warmer climate. Lately the cold feels, well, COLD.
Maybe the same will happen to my husband, Robin — he’s always been warm-natured, so moving here from Texas didn’t seem to phase him much. But lately he is having trouble dealing with the cold. Do you think our internal body thermostats change when we change climates? I’m beginning to wonder if that isn’t true. It looks like you all have been getting hit a lot with some pretty bad weather this winter — I hope the bulk of that is over where you are. It can certainly be confining!
Stay warm – easier said than done. What works great is one of those grain filled things that you put in the microwave to put on an achy muscle (I don’t know what they’re called) – heat one up and drape it over your shoulders next to your neck. Warming my neck seems to warm my whole body.
I’ll have to look into one of those, Gal — just thinking about something warm around my neck makes me want one! I’ll have to ask around to find out what they’re called and where to get one. It would probably make my never-ending sore throat feel better as well! Thanks for the tip, Gal!!
Heat packs – that’s what they’re called. I bet it would make your throat feel better. Stay warm 🙂
Thanks Gal! I’ll look for them!
BECKY—- STOPPED IN TO SAY I HAVE REALLY MISSED YA—— HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU & YOUR FAMILY!!!!