A White Christmas in New Orleans
Dec. 25th, 2004 10:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
infrogmationThe ground is covered with white cold stuff-- sleet and pinhead hail that's been popping down for hours. It's a good day to stay indoors. I'm glad Entergy (the local power monopoly) got the electricity back on in this neighborhood-- some of us were without it for up to 5 hours yesterday. As anthracite coal is alas no longer commony retailed in town, electricity is important on days when the temperature is in the 30s F.
Those who spend the whole summer whining "I can't wait for the cold weather" are hereby sentenced to spend the whole day standing outside.
I hope it isn't like this Monday morning, as I have no experience driving in the stuff. I'll probably get up early and take the streetcar if the streets have a slippery frozen covering, even though that means I'd have to walk further in the damn stuff.
How about we move the city further south? Can we detatch it from Louisiana and have some tug boats tow it? Where to-- somewhere close to Cancun, perhaps?
Those who spend the whole summer whining "I can't wait for the cold weather" are hereby sentenced to spend the whole day standing outside.
I hope it isn't like this Monday morning, as I have no experience driving in the stuff. I'll probably get up early and take the streetcar if the streets have a slippery frozen covering, even though that means I'd have to walk further in the damn stuff.
How about we move the city further south? Can we detatch it from Louisiana and have some tug boats tow it? Where to-- somewhere close to Cancun, perhaps?
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Date: 2004-12-25 08:47 pm (UTC)Snugs and cuddles and warm thoughts to you. :)
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Date: 2004-12-25 08:51 pm (UTC):)
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Date: 2004-12-25 10:14 pm (UTC)A White Christmas in New Orleans
Date: 2004-12-25 10:18 pm (UTC)Some locals thought the earlier hail was snow. I may not know much about such things, but I can tell the difference. Hail falls and goes "bonk"; snow floats down. We're getting that floaty stuff.
First snow here since 1989. And this is enough to actually stay on the ground in little patches-- maybe the most we've gotten since the legendary snow of 1963...I'm sure the tv weatherists will tell us.
Okay, for all my gripeing about the cold weather, I just had to go out on the front porch and catch a few flakes on my tongue. Hey, we don't get much occasion to do that down here.
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Date: 2004-12-25 10:20 pm (UTC)TV says the buses and streetcars are shut down. Yeah, we have no idea of how to deal with snow down here.
Re: A White Christmas in New Orleans
Date: 2004-12-25 11:48 pm (UTC)News says first white xmas in NOLA since the 1950s.
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Date: 2004-12-26 02:08 am (UTC)I stood outside and tried to catch some on my tongue.. don't think I succeeded. :P
Btw.. in summer I do wish for it to be COOLER.. not cold. Personally, my idea of "winter" is 50-60 degrees.. cool enough to wear those light long sleeve velvet shirts but not cold enough to freeze.
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Date: 2004-12-26 02:11 am (UTC)I poop on your pitiful New Orleans snow.
I poop on your pitiful New Orleans snow
Date: 2004-12-26 03:15 am (UTC)But...but...
Our cockroaches can eat your puny excuses for bugs like popcorn!
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Date: 2004-12-26 04:54 am (UTC)Shoot, all it takes to deal with snow is a good shovel, a heavy car, and a warm coat. ;)
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Date: 2004-12-26 08:37 am (UTC)::shakes head:: the fates, the fates...
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Date: 2004-12-26 07:49 pm (UTC)Naked.
-- Schwa ---
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Date: 2005-01-03 06:36 pm (UTC)i heartily agree with that! thankfully it went back to being nice and warm.
oh! "Hi!" found you through
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Date: 2005-01-05 11:25 pm (UTC)Hiya
Date: 2005-01-06 06:25 pm (UTC)Re: Hiya
Date: 2005-01-06 06:43 pm (UTC)