Our Morning Coffee and Weather

[Sir Henry]

I normally keep my thermostat at 68 but with the cold I turned it up to 70 in case I loose power. I just checked and it’s 73 inside. Even in the cold the sun warms the house.

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I have a lot of windows.

[Ernie]

Ordered cat food from Chewy and FedEx passed by my street yesterday claiming the inclement weather did not allow them to deliver. Sun was shining, street was plowed and clear as well as the driveway. Today it is colder and snowing. Tracked the truck and he was heading away from me so I chased him down. Cat doesn't understand "Sorry, I don't have any food for you". FedEx is not my favorite.

[Mags]

Little bit of surprise rain last night. But cold East wind has already dried that up by sunrise.
36' and sunny this morning. Maybe 47' later. Sunny expected next couple of days.

[markiver54]

Ordered cat food from Chewy and FedEx passed by my street yesterday claiming the inclement weather did not allow them to deliver. Sun was shining, street was plowed and clear as well as the driveway. Today it is colder and snowing. Tracked the truck and he was heading away from me so I chased him down. Cat doesn't understand "Sorry, I don't have any food for you". FedEx is not my favorite.

Quite the shame! decades ago, FedEx used to be the premier delivery service, but in my opinion, they are now the most un-dependable worst.

[Sir Henry]

The high yesterday was -14F and it’s -27 right now. It won’t get above zero for five more days.

[cooperhawk]

Fair, -22°F, Humidity 75%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.65 in
Dewpoint -27°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Sunny and cold, with a high near -3.
Wind chill values as low as -23.
Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

Have you ever tried to lodge a complaint to FEDEX? Yesterday our neighbor up the road about a mile
came to our door with our Starlink Mini I had ordered for the RV. FEDEX delivered it to their house by
mistake and even photographed their front door and sent me a text with it. I'm glad we have honest neighbors.

So I tried for an hour to complain to FEDEX. If you call the number and actually get through, the robot voice will hang
up on you if you answer on item wrong. I finally gave up and tried their Chat. No better. My guess is they don't want to hear complaints.

[Hatchdog]

While not anywhere close to Sir Henry and Coop (thankfully) we are having the coldest day of the season today at 12 above. Not sure what the high is supposed to be but probably in the mid 20’s. Got a nice fire in the stove plus I’m letting the furnace run at the same time. I’ll do this until the house gets up to the set temp of 69 and then turn it down. Normally I use the stove to bring the temp to 69 and then turn the furnace on to maintain the temp. With the temp today I want the whole house to get heat as the stove mostly heats the great room area including the kitchen and dining room.

Not much planned other than filling up the firewood rack on the patio and taking the dogs for a hike.

[CT_Shooter]

Have you ever tried to lodge a complaint to FEDEX? Yesterday our neighbor up the road about a mile
came to our door with our Starlink Mini I had ordered for the RV. FEDEX delivered it to their house by
mistake and even photographed their front door and sent me a text with it. I'm glad we have honest neighbors.

So I tried for an hour to complain to FEDEX. If you call the number and actually get through, the robot voice will hang
up on you if you answer on item wrong. I finally gave up and tried their Chat. No better. My guess is they don't want to hear complaints.

I have a FedEx account to manage deliveries. When logged in, it provides a link to make a claim (https://www.fedex.com/en-us/customer-su ... laims.html). You might find it helpful. I don't get too many deliveries from them, but I've never had a problem.

[cooperhawk]

I have an account and tried to use it yesterday. It is not user friendly.

[Mags]

This morning, a clear and frosty 27'. Maybe 46' later.

[brm4450]

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My wife had her first book published and is having a book signing event today, I’m busy just being the gopher. Everyone have a great day and weekend!

[CT_Shooter]

My wife had her first book published and is having a book signing event today, I’m busy just being the gopher. Everyone have a great day and weekend!

What a great day for both of you! Congratulations to Mrs. BRM. I hope the book is a smashing success.

[markiver54]

Big congrats to Mrs. brm.

[JEBar]

our high today has been 29 .... at 5PM its dropped to 27 on its way to an overnight low of 24 ....they say we have a "heavy mixed precipitation of largely sleet and freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations ranging from one quarter to one half of an inch. Locally higher ice amounts are also possible across the Piedmont. Total sleet and snow accumulations up to two inches" .... the prediction is, the slick stuff will move in sometime after 10PM and hang around to some time after noon tomorrow .... we are about as ready as we can get .... history indicates we can expect the power to go out, we can only hope it will hold off doing so until after daylight

[markiver54]

our high today has been 29 .... at 5PM its dropped to 27 on its way to an overnight low of 24 ....they say we have a "heavy mixed precipitation of largely sleet and freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations ranging from one quarter to one half of an inch. Locally higher ice amounts are also possible across the Piedmont. Total sleet and snow accumulations up to two inches" .... the prediction is, the slick stuff will move in sometime after 10PM and hang around to some time after noon tomorrow .... we are about as ready as we can get .... history indicates we can expect the power to go out, we can only hope it will hold off doing so until after daylight

So far so good here in WNC Jim. Supposed to begin here around 9:00 or 10:00 PM.
Be safe.

[Sir Henry]

Currently it’s -20F with a gentle 4 mph breeze. High today will be -4F. In three to four days it might get above zero. Ice fishing is in full force with huge trailers (ice houses) and trucks on the lakes.

[cooperhawk]

Fair, -17°F, Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.36 in
Dewpoint -20°F
Visibility 10.00 mi
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -15.
Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Darn, it's cold.

[brm4450]

Currently: -7
Hi: -1
Low: -10
Feels Like: -22
Don’t feel like going outside much today, Mass and that’s it. Everyone have a great day and stay safe & warm!

[JVogler]

At 11:00 AM it's 18degrees, 4-6 inches of snow. It stopped snowing but my wife hears something hitting our windows , probably sleet or freezing rain. Breakfast was homemade bread pudding,butter and syrup and my usual half pot of coffee.

[Oldbrass]

24 and and icy in central south Carolina this morning, didn't lose power so the coffees on