It's supposed to get cold this next week. Every time that I've looked at weather forecasts, the predictions have only been even colder than the last time (maybe I should stop looking?). Currently, they are saying that temperatures are going to stay in the negative digits (Fahrenheit) even for the "highs," and that we could see the lows get to negative 30 (that's without a wind chill). If so, this will be one of the coldest weeks that I have seen in this area since we moved up here in 2015.
I'm hoping that our septic system (which we had redone a few years back) was done well enough that we don't have to deal with the ice blockages that affected our cabin during cold spells before it was done. I also asked Rowen (who enthusiastically agreed) to knock down the ice pillars that have been forming up to the exhaust from our heaters. The one for the garage heater was taller than I am.
I'm also not looking forward to the inevitable ignorant remarks along the lines of "Well, so much for global warming." Sure, I get that some of them come from people who are just remarking on the irony that such cold temperatures can still happen even when the average temperature of the Earth is at record-breaking highs, but some are clearly from people who are still struggling with the concept of the "globe" in "global." I just need to keep my temper and not reply with my own cold snap.
I'm hoping that our septic system (which we had redone a few years back) was done well enough that we don't have to deal with the ice blockages that affected our cabin during cold spells before it was done. I also asked Rowen (who enthusiastically agreed) to knock down the ice pillars that have been forming up to the exhaust from our heaters. The one for the garage heater was taller than I am.
I'm also not looking forward to the inevitable ignorant remarks along the lines of "Well, so much for global warming." Sure, I get that some of them come from people who are just remarking on the irony that such cold temperatures can still happen even when the average temperature of the Earth is at record-breaking highs, but some are clearly from people who are still struggling with the concept of the "globe" in "global." I just need to keep my temper and not reply with my own cold snap.
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