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Post by lagatta on Dec 13, 2011 2:28:04 GMT
I understand, spindrift. Here I believe anyone with money converted their single-glazed Victorian windows to double-glazed many decades before, sometimes even in Edwardian times or at least before the Second World War. But we have, or at least had, utterly frigid winters. And alas a lot of the later, more plebian replacements did not respect any style.
Yes, that kind of damp cold can be far worse than severe but dry cold, as long as one is dressed for the latter.
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Post by rikita on Dec 13, 2011 10:42:46 GMT
i slept till like 11 today, and i am still tired. outside it looks like it was already late afternoon (it isn't even 12 yet). i think i should just sleep through winter and stay awake all summer...
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Post by spindrift on Dec 13, 2011 21:33:27 GMT
we had a storm last night with high winds and rain lashing the windows. It was so noisy that is kept me awake for nearly an hour! Today we had overcast skies with lowering grey rainclouds edged with a sinister yellow I feel low pressure in the atmosphere
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Post by foreverman on Dec 15, 2011 10:39:19 GMT
we had a storm last night with high winds and rain lashing the windows. It was so noisy that is kept me awake for nearly an hour! Today we had overcast skies with lowering grey rainclouds edged with a sinister yellow I feel low pressure in the atmosphere How did your new gutters handle it, Spin, no leaks I hope
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2011 19:03:40 GMT
We have inherited the British storm.
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 16, 2011 16:14:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2011 18:34:13 GMT
François Baroin had to give up his round glasses for contact lenses because everybody called him Harry Potter.
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Post by rikita on Dec 16, 2011 20:39:29 GMT
wow, the weather got even nastier today, lots of rain, and then rain and snow mixed. that was while we were in the sauna though, so we were nice and warm at least. just the way home was cold.
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Post by rikita on Dec 16, 2011 20:47:50 GMT
but i realized a few days ago that now is the time of the year to listen to the christmas oratorio over and over again... so that is helping me fight the winter blues right now...
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Post by lagatta on Oct 17, 2012 1:46:04 GMT
Oh, it is getting to be that time of year again. Not many hours of light... Really must fight the blues.
On the other hand, they have finally finished repaving my street after infrastructure work that started on 10 April...
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Post by onlymark on Oct 17, 2012 8:15:35 GMT
A warm 31 degrees yesterday, a little cloud cover but forecast for 33 degrees today. The rest of the week will be hovering above 30 degrees but next week probably all the way down to mid-twenties. Sunrise is at 6.45am and sunset about 6pm.
I think I'm quite lucky.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 19, 2012 23:11:35 GMT
I can't imagine you are likely to have the blues as you might in places much more northerly or southerly. Is Jordan low-lying, mostly? You can get quite a bit of cold rain and even snow in Levantine countries with higher ground.
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Post by onlymark on Oct 20, 2012 6:20:23 GMT
I used to get the blues when I lived in Europe, but not really now. A lot of Jordan to the south is relatively low, but here in Amman I'm at over 1000m, so I do get some shitty weather.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 20, 2012 18:54:42 GMT
I don't think I get seasonal affective disorder...but I find the winter quite difficult. There's not much to do in the garden, no bumblebees to make me smile....the madness of yuletide and all the associated stress. It's dark when I go to work, and it's dark when I come home...
BUT
There are the bonfire parties on November 5th, the lights and fireworks of Diwali...when the 'Golden Mile' is open until late at night with lovely Indian food shops brightly lit selling delicious food...the bonkers shopping before christmas...the bonkers shopping after christmas...being snug indoors and then realising that it's snowing outside...going to christmas markets...feeding the birds in the garden... working over the holiday and decorating my lab coat with tinsel and holly....the Dr Who Christmas Special...looking through seed catalogues in January planning what I'll be growing in the next season....
I think I'm trying to cheer myself up ;D
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Post by lagatta on Oct 26, 2012 1:14:45 GMT
That is nice, cheery. I hate winter. Those events do sound cheery. (Sorry).
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Post by lagatta on Feb 9, 2014 3:10:13 GMT
Not so much winter blues, but extreme fatigue, for no reason. It isn't horribly cold, as it had been in much of January. I had a normal night's sleep, and woke up feeling fine. After a short walk running errands, I had to sit down at the bank branch (they are actually open for a few hours on a Saturday) as I was feeling very exhausted and light-headed. I feel grey and rundown, and look my age (usually I don't).
I feel better now, but was worried for a moment. Suppose this is normal, as we've had a very hard winter.
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Post by bjd on Feb 9, 2014 6:46:56 GMT
Maybe you need some magnesium, lagatta?
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Post by lagatta on Feb 10, 2014 0:56:24 GMT
Could be. I have calcium-magnesium supplements. I'd stopped taking them; I don't think I need them in the summer when I'm eating really fresh, local food, but think I'll resume them in the winter.
I do feel much better today. I was careful to eat a lot of greens, and get enough sleep. As you know from your son, who is much younger than I am, it has been horribly cold here, and even very far south of here in North America.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2014 1:07:58 GMT
How about Vitamin D supplements, lagatta? I swear by them for us Northerners. I pray we all pull out of this soon. Best Thoughts.
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Post by mich64 on Feb 10, 2014 15:20:01 GMT
Glad to read you are feeling better Lagatta. A good dose of natural vitamins through your diet probably felt good. Last night I made myself the most brightly coloured salad I could. Spinach, red and yellow peppers, purple cabbage, tomatoes, onion and topped with some feta cheese and a little olive oil. Today I am going to have some asparagus. I too recognized feeling slow the past week and thought I would try a vitamin boost. This winter has been so cold here and I have to admit everyday I wake hoping to see signs of warming, however, -20C again this morning. I fear a quick melt will happen this year.
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Post by lagatta on Feb 11, 2014 23:40:51 GMT
Yes, I'm trying to eat fresh vegetables, but sometimes am not even hungry. And no, that is not a good basis for a healthful diet.
Now I'm really an ornery old cuss, complaining about this and that arthritic ache (right now, my left elbow; actually the ligament right above my elbow.
I have some very fresh flatleaf parsley; it looks as nice as local stuff in the summertime. (Though certainly doesn't have as much flavour, or vitamins). Always nicer at Milano (Italian supermarket nearby) than anywhere else, and usually a bit cheaper than chain supermarkets. Will put that in something.
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Post by mich64 on Feb 12, 2014 4:09:02 GMT
I have to admit that I am becoming a bit cranky too Lagatta. It was -32C with the wind chill when I woke this morning. Our normal average is -6C. I am so eager for a break in the weather to improve my spirits. The renovations and all that has entailed is not helping matters. I had another bright salad for supper, added some avocado today. Maybe I need more protein, I think I will put a pork roast in the slow cooker tomorrow morning.
The gymnast that I help out called asking me to come and review her routines that she will be competing in a few weeks so I have that to look forward to.
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Post by lagatta on Dec 4, 2014 13:12:20 GMT
It's that time of the year again! I was out at a pharmacy (one of those large ones that sell household items as well) buying dish soap, and there were "house brand" potato chips on sale, 4 for $3! No, I didn't buy any - what the hell is a pharmacy doing selling "house brand" junk food anyway?
But the fact that I ached to eat such crap is a clear sign of the winter blues, when I had perfectly good homemade food at home, including some tiny yellow potatoes.
They aren't announcing a winter as horrible as last year's, which was the worst in decades - I'm still paying off my heating debt - but I loathe winter. Yes, it can be very pretty in the countryside here. But at least in the city I live near a métro station!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2014 13:32:47 GMT
I heard on NPR this a.m. quite the contrary, that this winter is predicted to be quite severe. I hope they are wrong. We are still having very mild weather but, the early darkness always messes with my head. If my husband and i aren't out the door by 4pm to take our dog for a long walk, it is dark before we are even half way through the distance we would like. I hate it!!!
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Post by mich64 on Dec 4, 2014 18:40:46 GMT
December 21st is my husband's favourite date. Slowly but surely the days begin to get longer, every minute makes him feel better.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2014 18:42:01 GMT
My father's birthday is December 20th, and he says that December 21st is the best present he could ever get.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2014 19:22:55 GMT
My only problem is how late dawn is right now. I am up at least two hours before the sun rises.
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Post by lagatta on Dec 4, 2014 23:35:11 GMT
I remember working at a preperatory meeting in Copenhagen ... around the 15th of December. Moreover the skies were grey, so I only got a vague lightening of the sky for a few hours.
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Post by rikita on Dec 16, 2014 7:10:34 GMT
this year, it seems, my approach to the winter is sleeping much too little and else being so busy i barely notice it is winter ...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 7:27:00 GMT
When we're holed up in our little cabin, we come in when it gets dark, I cook dinner on the woodstove, we drink wine and talk, maybe watch a tv show on the ipad. We have no electricity so everything runs on batteries. "What time is it? Is it time to go to bed yet?", he asks. "It's 6:30 pm", I say. We laugh and laugh.
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