There's currently a lot of drama about the weather here (and eastward from here).
Half the time, they completely miss the forecast for our area, and we get none of the precipitation they are forecasting. We have a weird atmospheric (Geomagnetic? Magic?) dome or something over us that usually blocks precipitation that is heading right for us. It will stop falling just west of town, then start again east of town, or the radar will show the leading edge of the cloud split like a giant amoeba, half going north of us and half going south, and then joining together again once it is past us. It's definitely strange to watch.
Maybe by the time this posts, I'll know how it went; whether it was much ado about nothing, or if they got it right this time.
The temperature now is colder than normal, but not colder than it usually gets at some point during the winter. Temperatures have been fairly mild so far this winter. I've lived in places where it got much colder than this on a regular basis. I can handle it just fine. For that matter, snow doesn't bother me at all. Freezing rain is a different matter.
The sad thing about being a prepper is that I didn't get to participate in the mad dash for supplies before this winter storm. I missed all the fun. I live prepared, so it's just a matter of checking to make sure things are in order. And checking on my parents. And the porch cats.
Oh, sure, someone in the family decided to buy some last-minute things, but none of them were necessary. She was already at the store because that's where she works, so it was just a matter of seeing what was left and standing in line.
I also rescued a kitten off the porch just in time. Just before it got cold and the freezing mist started. She's lucky, whether she knows it or not.
I'll let you know if the storm gets us and I see woolly mammoths marching stoically into the wind and snow.
Tips are nice.
