Ed_The_Gypsy
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It has been 18F the last few nights. If it gets any colder, I will have to put on a T-shirt.
There were several damaging tornados in the New Orleans area yesterday, and some forum members have been asking if I am OK. So, I just wanted to let everyone know that Frank and I are fine and so are our homes.
It was pretty scary for a couple of hours but my suburb was pretty much undamaged as far as I can tell. My suburb did not get the 2 inch diameter hail and 70 mph winds that were predicted for us even just a few minutes before the storm passed us by.
Sadly, some other parts of town (like some parts of New Orleans East, for example) look badly damaged in the photos. I haven't seen any damage first hand because the last thing they probably need is a bunch of lookie-loos right now. So, I have stayed near home. Consequently I don't know anything more about it than other members do.
I was just wondering that exact thing and was going to send you a message. Glad you survived unscathed. That storm seemed a bit unusual for NOLA, and I was surprised as it was gorgeous in north Texas.
It was in the 50's again. Snows melting, there's less every day. Sad, hopefully we get some more.
I have noticed that I am getting fussy about temperature inside my house, now that I have the new HVAC system installed. I think I have become a hot house flower.A couple of days in the mid 80's. A little too warm for early Feb and I'm not ready for it. Don't know if it's old age or what, but it seems like my window of comfortable temps is shrinking.
I have noticed that I am getting fussy about temperature inside my house, now that I have the new HVAC system installed. I think I have become a hot house flower.
We had several tornados in the suburbs and surrounding small communities on Tuesday, as well as one that hit New Orleans. The tornado that hit New Orleans turned out to be an EF3, the strongest tornado we have ever had in the city since they first began keeping records. 300 homes suffered major damage, and 33 people were injured but amazingly nobody was killed.
Everything in my suburb is fine. Today was a sunny day with blue skies, and cool weather in the mid 60's.
We haven't had any snow to speak of for over a month. The roads are dry and it is almost all gone in the fields. I think it got up in the 50s today. Mid 50s tomorrow. Snow predicted for Saturday night. If we don't get some soon, it will be a very dry summer.
I think I'm good between 50 and 75 degrees. I need to find a place that stays in that range, but isn't crowded or expensive.
Saw that New Orleans was hit by 7 tornados Tuesday. Extremely amazing that nobody was killed. I assume that most houses do not have basements to retreat to. Where do you go for shelter?
The freight train sound is sure sign to seek shelter. A friend of mine tried to ride out a tornado in his basement less house with his dog while his wife and kids went to the neighbors basement. He heard the train sound, the window blinds went horizontal, and he got into a closet under a stairwell just before the tornado leveled the house. The firemen dug him out - no broken bones, just a bunch of cuts and bruises. He probably would have been killed if he didn't make it to the closet.
Don't know if it's old age or what, but it seems like my window of comfortable temps is shrinking.
I've noticed the same thing. While I never liked cold weather, now I really hate it. And thirty years ago I didn't mind 100°+ temperatures, I even liked it if the humidity wasn't too high. Now I wilt and have to retreat to the A/C if it's over 90.