Told neighbors if power fails the house is theirs to use and stay warm.

Leave the key under the doormat ... and a few beers in the fridge, please.

 

Leave the key under the doormat ... and a few beers in the fridge, please.

Have another beer eh !

 

Leave the key under the doormat ... and a few beers in the fridge, please.

Always and of course the combination to the safe.
Actually for these neighbors they have a key and know where the Jack Daniels is and the beer.

Ron

 

Always and of course the combination to the safe.
Actually for these neighbors they have a key and know where the Jack Daniels is and the beer.

Ron

Man ... now I want to be your neighbor. You must be the most popular dude in the whole block !

 

Man ... now I want to be your neighbor. You must be the most popular dude in the whole block !

My wife and I live in the house she grew up in. We are close with the neighbors. The neighbor across the street goes back a long way with my wife. Actually my wife baby sat his wife. Cal does plowing and we always have a clean drive during winter snow. Then too in addition to his motorcycle stored in our garage beside mine I have a bunch of his stuff in the garage. Most of our neighbors are the kids of the people who settled this street many decades ago. I like knowing the neighbors. We lookout for them and them us. I like that, reminds me of growing up where neighbors were always friends. It's a short street.

Ron

 

It's hitting.

 

It's hitting.
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Please tell me that's Celsius

 

Nope.
Here it is darkness to be followed by light tomorrow.

Oops. Misquoted George Carlin. Supposed to be from the "Hippy-Dippy Weatherman"
"Today's forecast calls for light. Followed by darkness tonight."

Went back and edited the post. But probably won't be seen by now.

 

Most of our neighbors are the kids of the people who settled this street many decades ago. I like knowing the neighbors. We lookout for them and them us.

When I moved into this house, as I was unloading my trailer I heard a lawnmower running in my front yard. Went to see who was cutting my grass. It was 79 year old Stanley. In that moment I learned what being neighborly meant. Stan was well known in the neighborhood. He passed away in 2013, and has been missed. He would snow blow everybody's sidewalks and the widow's driveways without asking for any compensation. That was his way. Neighborly love.

Since he left I've taken over the job. I used to clear his driveway for his wife Carole. Another wonderful person. Even called her "Mom" from time to time. Now she's in a home and one of her children lives in the house. He never cut her grass, never shoveled the driveway, never pulled the weeds. One afternoon I found her face down in the yard. She was pulling weeds at age 92. I had asked her three sons and one daughter to not let her do that - to take care of the property. Carole has many grandchildren and myriads of great grandchildren. Yet nobody would come around and help her.

I refuse to clear the driveway or sidewalk of a man who lived in his mom's basement for 10 years rent free, utilities free and never lifted a finger to help his mom. Carole even told me he'd come home and go in the basement and not even sit and eat dinner with her. For the life of me I can't understand how those children who grew up in that household never learned the lessons I learned by a 79 year old man cutting my grass ONCE! I have no respect for the children. And now that Carole is in a home I see that lazy piece of garbage cutting grass, shoveling the driveway and pulling weeds for himself. Great disdain for him! No respect for the other three either.

There is another senior in my neighborhood. Every Wednesday if you don't take your trash barrel in right after it's collected he goes around to several houses and will bring your barren back in for you. He and I also engage in snow blower races. We race to see who can get out there first and clear sidewalks. Lately I noticed his driveway was not blown for longer than usual. I thought maybe he's not feeling well, so I went and cleared his driveway. What the heck! He's cleared my driveway for my wife when I was out of town on a job assignment. He's a lot like Stanley, another man I highly respect and admire.

 

Please tell me that's Celsius

Denver doesn't use Celsius. Yes, "EEK" in deed. However, I suspect the high of 49˚F is uncommon. Denver is above one mile high. (5280' altitude is one mile)

 

When I moved into this house, as I was unloading my trailer I heard a lawnmower running in my front yard. Went to see who was cutting my grass. It was 79 year old Stanley. In that moment I learned what being neighborly meant. Stan was well known in the neighborhood. He passed away in 2013, and has been missed. He would snow blow everybody's sidewalks and the widow's driveways without asking for any compensation. That was his way. Neighborly love.

Since he left I've taken over the job. I used to clear his driveway for his wife Carole. Another wonderful person. Even called her "Mom" from time to time. Now she's in a home and one of her children lives in the house. He never cut her grass, never shoveled the driveway, never pulled the weeds. One afternoon I found her face down in the yard. She was pulling weeds at age 92. I had asked her three sons and one daughter to not let her do that - to take care of the property. Carole has many grandchildren and myriads of great grandchildren. Yet nobody would come around and help her.

I refuse to clear the driveway or sidewalk of a man who lived in his mom's basement for 10 years rent free, utilities free and never lifted a finger to help his mom. Carole even told me he'd come home and go in the basement and not even sit and eat dinner with her. For the life of me I can't understand how those children who grew up in that household never learned the lessons I learned by a 79 year old man cutting my grass ONCE! I have no respect for the children. And now that Carole is in a home I see that lazy piece of garbage cutting grass, shoveling the driveway and pulling weeds for himself. Great disdain for him! No respect for the other three either.

There is another senior in my neighborhood. Every Wednesday if you don't take your trash barrel in right after it's collected he goes around to several houses and will bring your barren back in for you. He and I also engage in snow blower races. We race to see who can get out there first and clear sidewalks. Lately I noticed his driveway was not blown for longer than usual. I thought maybe he's not feeling well, so I went and cleared his driveway. What the heck! He's cleared my driveway for my wife when I was out of town on a job assignment. He's a lot like Stanley, another man I highly respect and admire.

Some of that is pretty sad. Several years ago I laid my bike down. That night my son and one grandson were up here for Kathy (wife on walker). They stayed two days till daughter and granddaughter arrived. They stayed a few days till my sister arrived for a week. Neighbors also looked in on Kathy, same neighbor who plowed my home while I was down in Columbus, Ohio for the holidays with family. I just got home a few hours ago. We always look out for neighbors and my wife is now 75. She came to this house when she was 13. So she has been here awhile. I have only been here for 35 years. Being here reminds me of where I grew up and I like it. After my dad passed we all took care of mom and just figure that's how it should be. I have seen too many families where it's everyone for themselves and that is just plain sad.

Ron

 

That's the very definition of "Community". People looking out for one and other. Imagine a world where everyone was like that.

 

That's the very definition of "Community". People looking out for one and other. Imagine a world where everyone was like that.

Ehh...not since they've embedded "Common Enemy " strategy in people's mind.
Community has gotten an abbrv of "Common Enemity" in this world's glossary. :-/

 

Rain likely today. Four storms expected in the next seven days. None of them expected to be a big storm.

As for common enemy - there's validity in that. There's no good reason why my opinion which may differ from your opinion should turn us into mortal enemies. I respect your point of view. Even if I don't agree with it.

 

About 22 F this morning and after a -7 F it's welcome. Now by weekend they are calling for 55 F. Here being Cleveland, Ohio US.

Ron

 

About 22 F this morning and after a -7 F it's welcome. Now by weekend they are calling for 55 F. Here being Cleveland, Ohio US.

Ron

That's quite a shift. 62 degrees. WOW! I'm impressed with 20 degree shifts, but those are usually one day differences. Still, 62 degrees. MMM mmm MMM MMM mmm!

 

After the ice storm and between the current wind storm it was pretty nice for a day. The break was great for beach fishing. I wish I was there.

 

Glad this isn't MY home.

 

That's quite a shift. 62 degrees. WOW! I'm impressed with 20 degree shifts, but those are usually one day differences. Still, 62 degrees. MMM mmm MMM MMM mmm!

Normally we seem to ease into winter and summer. Lately spring and fall seem nonexistent. Problem here is we did manage several 90 + degrees which warms up the lake. Since Lake Erie is shallow and the western basin really shallow it warms quick. Winter brings cold arctic winds down from Alberta so we have an Alberts Clipper. The cold arctic air just draws water off the warm lake and then deposits it as snow when it hits landmass. If we get enough bitter cold eventually the lake freezes over and the lake effect snow machine is done. This year is really weird as we just had sub zero and by Friday back into the 50s. Anyway yeah, got to my sister's on the 22nd and at 11:00 PM it was still 45 F. Then 8 hours later it was -7 and actually more like 6 hours later. Today in Cleveland. Ohio it was mid 20s and by Friday they say mid 50s. Beats me?

Ron

 

Lately spring and fall seem nonexistent

Same around here ( Northern Utah )

Wildest swing I've ever seen was when I was in Houston in 1994. January, one day it was 90˚F, next day we had an inch of snow. Day after that it was 88˚ and then the very next day we had freezing rain. I'm just glad I'm not there any longer. Summers are sweltering with humidity in the 200% range - or so it felt like it. Then last year's winter brought wide spread power outages due to insufficient robustness of the power grid which lead to a lot of misery. Don't remember if people died, probably did from various issues. If I recall, there were issues with carbon monoxide from generators and barbecues with charcoal inside the house. Very sad situation; but I'm glad I wasn't there.

The next week shows several atmospheric disturbances bringing a lot of moisture. We need it for sure. Beyond the 7 day forecast it looks like yet more rain and snow. Welcome as far as water is concerned, but wearisome when you have to shovel the driveway every day it snows. This morning the driveway is partially covered. At the deepest it's about an inch deep. Closer to the house the driveway is clear. Obviously snowfall flowing to the south and depositing along the fence.