SOS: Serious Overload of Series discussion

Sandra wrote: "Michelle wrote: "We are having a nice day in sunny Scotland and it's.... 14C. Yeah! It's a lovely summer day, rain for the rest of the week though so I'm off out with the kids later, nice big long ..."

Lol, it's supposed to reach a high of 20C later. Do you know how many half naked people I will come across on my way to the shops... *shudder*
:)

And here we are in Aus, all rugged up with everything we can lay our hands on. LOL

I bet they'll look all whitey as well. ROFL.

Shelleyrae, I did wonder what happened to you :(

Wow. Alyssa was right. I don't need the weather channel because pretty much what weather Chicago/Toronto get, we get it the next day or so.

I enjoy the balmy heat of summer. Today we are expecting 27C (I don't even know how to convert that 85-90F?) and I say bring it on! Because, well you know,
Winter is coming! and then it will be -27C (which is really cold!)

LOL on the weather! I fondly remember (and still want!) "central" units for heat & a/c....

This year, we're mostly doing fans @ home (only low 30s C so far, but running @ 90% humidity......ugh!). We have heaters to drag out in the winter...but can really empathize with you, Sandra! We need to send you a bunch of kairo's (little warming packs that you can hold, stick on your back, stuff in your socks to warm your freezing toes....) and such! Winter seems to last forever, but it's truly short (and for you, too, right?) Hope it moves on to nice weather soon!

AH wrote: "Wow. Alyssa was right. I don't need the weather channel because pretty much what weather Chicago/Toronto get, we get it the next day or so.

I enjoy the balmy heat of summer. Today we are expectin..."

27C is 81F. My handy dandy time zone doodad can also do the weather around the world.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

Thanks Judithe ;)

What do they use inside the kairo packs. I have seen little packs made with wheat & a bit of lavender which you can heat up in the microwave.

And you're right winter doesn't last all that long here either. Thank goodness!

It's 63F here in Massachusetts at 8:30 am. It's only supposed to be up to 80 today.

Sandra, that's a cool website. Thx!

@Sandra~Adding that link! Thanks!

I have no idea what's in them, but just give them a few good shakes, and they're toasty warm for the next several hours! I'd send ya some, but they've been replaced with the cool-gel neck scarfs...pretty sure that's not on your "Want-right-now" top 10 list!

Enjoy the coolness, Mary!

Thank goodness for Central Air & Heat! I couldn't live here without them.

It's been in the upper 90's - lower 100's for a couple of months already. Still have August and September to go. We won't cool off a lot until mid October or even later. Unfortunately, the AC at work isn't working correctly (AGAIN!!!). I have a small fan at my window, but when I'm dispatching I'm a drenched mess!

January and February are our coldest months. We occasionally get snow (just a little every 4-5 years), but mostly just cold weather.

Judithe wrote: "@Sandra~Adding that link! Thanks!

I have no idea what's in them, but just give them a few good shakes, and they're toasty warm for the next several hours! I'd send ya some, but they've been repl..."

AH wrote: "Sandra, that's a cool website. Thx!"

That website is essential so I can keep track of people on here. LOL. It comes in very handy.

Judithe, they sound more high tech than I was thinking. If you only need to shake them it must be some sort of chemical reaction. Thanks for thinking of me but I don't think the postal service would like them going through the mail :D

Actually, your question perked my curiosity, and from what I read on the company's site, the mail seems friendly toward them! They are based on a chemical reaction, which started me thinking about WHICH kind of garbage they should be~we've got SEVERAL different collections, and I'm not always up-to-date on which items have changed status since the previous April! I'll have to ask another OZ friend (she's out Perth way, but used to be in a "neighboring" town), cause it's turning into a niggling, bothersome little thought!

Alternatively, maybe I should just go get some sleep and forget about the whole thing! Temps have dropped and theirs a nice breeze winding it's way through the house!

Sounds good, sweet dreams :)

Sandra wrote: "Well, I've got ducted a/c just don't like turning it on cause I don't like paying the elec bill. LOL

Definitely have hot water bottles & elec blankie. I love my elec blankie. LOL

Sydney doesn't g..."


It totally makes sense...it just took me by surprise. :) I used to live on the Oregon coast and would laugh when people from Portland would come to the beach to escape the heat. It was usually only 3 or 4 degrees cooler, but at the beach there are no A/C units anywhere. It would only get hot for like one week a year so what was the point, right? Same thing, just flip the temps from where you are. I must be more used to the cold since it just seems really weird to not have heat.

I hear ya on the heat bills though! A big section of my house has those 20+ foot vaulted ceilings and they make my house the pits to heat.

Oh well, I have my books to keep me warm! :D

I hear ya on the a/c, Steph. We're never ending here in Chicago--high gas bills in the winter for the furnace, and high electric bills in the summer for the central air. And I get a month or so break in the spring and fall. :)

My husband is the a/c junkie, so on my days off from work--unless it's crazy humid--I leave the windows open then hurry and close them and crank the air about an hour or so before he gets home from work. Lol. But he works in the heat, so he just wants to freeze his ass off at then end of the day, after sweating it off all day at work. ;)

And Lol AH @ Winter is Coming. ;)

I was waiting for someone to get that.

Laura Lulu wrote: "And Lol AH @ Winter is Coming. ;)"

LOL!

LOL AH :D No winter here, but any break in this humidity would be welcome.

Hubby said there's another major typhoon heading our way; supposed to hit Sunday. He gets all excited like a kid hoping for a snow day. Hope I don't lose power before BSB shelf announcement! Just in case, modmates, if you don't see the shelf announcement here say by noon JP time on Sunday, something's up and I'll need one of ya'll to post it for me.

Yeah, A/C bill is a killer here.

@Sandra, LOVE that site! I use it all the time to calculate time zone differences.

Laura Lulu wrote: "I hear ya on the a/c, Steph. We're never ending here in Chicago--high gas bills in the winter for the furnace, and high electric bills in the summer for the central air. And I get a month or so bre..."

Where are you in Chicago? My brother lives on Ontario at Lakeshore. I'm "across the pond" in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We've got some serious heat coming this weekend. Enjoy your AC!

Not Laura but i am in chicago. I saw that about this weekend. It is beautiful right now in the windy city. But man is it going to be hot and humid. And hubby wants to go to Six Flags.

I have 2 good friends that live in Grand Rapids. :)

Steph wrote: "Hubby said there's another major typhoon heading our way; supposed to hit Sunday. He gets all excited like a kid hoping for a snow day. Hope I don't lose power before BSB shelf announcement! Just in case, modmates, if you don't see the shelf announcement here say by noon JP time on Sunday, something's up and I'll need one of ya'll to post it for me...."

*confused look* Uh, Steph, this weekend is only the 16-17th. Or do you expect to be out of the loop a whole week if it's bad....:(

LMAO!! Thanks Christina. Oops! Yeah, so, no excuse really ... lack of sleep maybe? Ignore me.

Exams fried your brain, understandable. ;-)

But I'm glad we caught it, because, you know, eager beavers are chomping at the bit to start this round...

Erato said:"I hear ya on the heat bills though! A big section of my house has those 20+ foot vaulted ceilings and they make my house the pits to heat."

We've got the same Dana, with fans on poles for summer.

Steph said: "@Sandra, LOVE that site! I use it all the time to calculate time zone differences."

Me too!

Glad you caught that Christina, I had a confused look as I was reading it too!

I did a double take on that one too but then I figured maybe she's used to losing her power or internet for a week at a time.

Surely you jest, Mary. I don't remember a day where Steph wasn't here somehow :)

Yep! Fried Brains! Sorry for the mixup. I'm sure I'll have power back on before the 24th. :D

*blush* Yeah, ok, thanks for airing my addiction to the world. LOL! >;) I just can't live without ya'll!

Sandra wrote: "Glad you caught that Christina, I had a confused look as I was reading it too!
..."

I can imagine. "Wait! What??"

I'm sure she's used to my craziness and brainless moments. ;) She was probably shaking her head while giggling at my nonsense.

Darn! My vacation starts on the Saturday before Bingo.....I was hoping I didn't have to work another whole week.

Steph wrote: "I'm sure she's used to my craziness and brainless moments. ;) She was probably shaking her head while giggling at my nonsense."

Yep, I was. hahahahaha

Kristen wrote: "Where are you in Chicago? My brother lives on Ontario at Lakeshore. I'm "across the pond" in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We've got some serious heat coming this weekend. Enjoy your AC! ..."

I'm not really in Chicago, Kristen, I'm in the suburbs, about an hour southwest. But it's just easier to say Chicago around here--then people know the general vicinity of where I am. If I said Monee, IL, people would ask, "Where is that in IL?" If I say Chicago, they know. :)

Sandra wrote: "Steph wrote: "I'm sure she's used to my craziness and brainless moments. ;) She was probably shaking her head while giggling at my nonsense."

Yep, I was. hahahahaha"

Knew it! ;)

Babbling AKA Christina wrote: "Exams fried your brain, understandable. ;-)

But I'm glad we caught it, because, you know, eager beavers are chomping at the bit to start this round..."

*Looks at all the 'eager beavers', points wand at them* It's actually not too bad yet. Last time, Steph had to like start the game as soon as she could cuz there was some mad pacing going on. I think everyone might make it this time without going crazy.

*continues skipping around, waving wand, and throwing confetti* Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! Tra-la-la la-la la-la.....

I'm expecting the pacing to start around next Wednesday. LOL. Getting in supplies and snacks ready just in case :)

Sandra wrote: "I'm expecting the pacing to start around next Wednesday. LOL. Getting in supplies and snacks ready just in case :)"

Hey! You forgot the booze...

Well, after last time, maybe I should abstain???

thunk...

Abstain, Zaanodes? Blasphemy!!

*starts a blender up* Magarita time!

Alyssa wrote: "Abstain, Zaanodes? Blasphemy!!

*starts a blender up* Magarita time!"

Ok. Who's driving me home??

Not me - if you are even THINKING of abstaining I volunteer to drink yours too! I need something really cold to drink now.....no liquor in the house.....maybe I'll stick a beer in the freezer!

Cindy, just pop on over to Arkansas. I have vodka in the freezer, coconut rum, vanilla rum, spiced rum (clearly I like rum!), and beer. Also I have piña coloda mix. Yum yum. I'll have to have some tonight when I get home from work. It will console me now that Harry Potter is over and I feel like I have nothing to live for!!! *exaggerating slightly*

I'd love to pop over - but I have to be at work at 6:30 in the morning.....I hate working Saturdays! It's getting so bad I am even considering trying to get a job that just came up at another station. Weekends off, but I would have to go in at 5:00 AM. I did it for years, but I was younger then. A lot younger!

Zaanodes wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I'm expecting the pacing to start around next Wednesday. LOL. Getting in supplies and snacks ready just in case :)"

Hey! You forgot the booze...

Well, after last time, maybe I shou..."

I'd never forget the booze .... LOL. I always have some on hand, didn't need to get extra ..... though if you're all coming to the pacing I might have to revise that. ROFL

LOL! Ya'll crack me up!

I'll definitely be coming....but my full-fledged pacing won't start until Friday night. That's the last day I have to work before my vacation time starts!

I'm in, too! Should we put in drink orders?

Maybe to make it easier, we'll just do a BYO.

Can someone send a plane for me? :)

'K! But will share, too! ;D Got ume-shu~very nice chilled for the northern hemisphere or with a bit of hot water added for those in the southern hemisphere!



Now off to do a little practice pacing so I don't injure myself when the date gets closer!

Is it too late to enter?

Practice pacing....probably not a bad idea. Need to build up my stamina!