General Hoohah & Voyeurism 06 Feb 2007 04:55 am
Greetings from the frozen tundra
I haven’t written of late and at some point perhaps I’ll address that fully. But, I have been reading my email and watching the comments here on the site and I’ve appreciated them even though I’ve not responded. Real life must of course come before websites but I’ve apparently left a bit of a hole that needs filling.
April, where are you? are you alive and well? … Chicago is indecently cold these days … please reassure your readers or whatever we are called on the net. –from Kate
“Readers” is as good a term as any I think. Regardless of the term you have motivated this posting.
I am alive and reasonably well. And you’re right, it is wickedly cold. Last summer I had decided to move south for the winter if need be–should I need the warmth. But each week here brought yet another reason to stay yet another week. Eventually, before I knew it, it’s Super Bowl weekend and I’m still here.
For the time being I do have warm accommodations thanks to a kind friend. It is not permanent by any means but while things are life threatening I do have some traditional shelter. I have learned in recent months that I can camp out in weather dropping to about twenty degrees without using a heat source. It’s not the ideal but it is possible with reasonable comfort even if “reasonable” means frost on my top blanket. But right now it’s negative eight fahrenheit and that’s just a wee bit too cold. So indoors I am.
It’s funny though how accustom to the cold I’ve gotten. Normally I’m the one braving the winter with sixteen sweaters on and shivering. That was of course in the housed days whereas now I’m far more subject to the elements and have rather handily adapted to them. Now I have to turn off the heat in the room I’m sleeping in as I’ve grown used to ice cold air and plenty of blanket weight upon me.
on 06 Feb 2007 at 8:55 pm 1.Chuck said …
April, believe it or not I was wondering about you recently.
If you’re good to 20 deg with no heat, I’ll stop whining at a temp not nearly that low.
Good to hear that you’re alright!
on 06 Feb 2007 at 10:59 pm 2.April said …
Well, “good” is of course a relative term. About 40 degrees is still the lower end of the comfort range. The chill below that is hardly desirable but I can still sleep and wake feeling rested. Right now though I couldn’t imagine being at all safe or comfortable as it’ll be just three degrees tonight.
Probably after this weekend I’ll venture back out as it’ll be over twenty degrees at night. That way I can save my favors for the next chilly burst.
on 07 Feb 2007 at 1:27 pm 3.Kate said …
April, thanks for the update, good to know you are ok. I’ve migrated to south Florida for the winter and I’m wondering why I ever spent winter anywhere else. Take care.
on 11 Feb 2007 at 12:15 pm 4.Rallywolf said …
Ive never commented before but I have been following your website and noticed you havnt posted in quite a while. good to know your doing okay.
on 15 Feb 2007 at 11:21 pm 5.Eric said …
If I were to live in my vehicle I would invest in a cheap remote starter with a panic button. The few times I’ve camped out in my dodge dakota the remote start came in handy. I was able to start and warm the cab before crawling out from under my sleeping bags. Also the panic button helps keep nosey people away.
on 05 Mar 2007 at 10:01 am 6.mary said …
Thanks for the update.