I'm laughing here in Houston, folks, because it's 25 degrees. I'm not laughing because it's cold, but because of the Houstonian's reaction to it. Now, understand that we are about 20 degrees lower than normal right now, so I get that. It is cold. But Houstonians are freaking out. I mean, it's just COLD, fer crying out loud. It's not even going to rain! Not even sleeting, snowing, storming, or hailing, although I did see a little puddle on the side of the road that had iced over a little. A group I belong to decided to cancel their monthly meeting because it was predicted to have a low in the 20's. Sheesh. My feeling is, put on an extra sweater, a jacket, don a pair of gloves, and you're all set.:-)
I used to live in Los Angeles, and they were the same way about rain. Gridlock, school closings, mass hysteria, dogs mating with cats, the moon crashing into the Earth: you name it--and that was with a summer shower!
But, it is a good excuse for me to give away some free books. So, just to let you know I'm still around and giving stuff away, I've got unsigned copies of Liz Carlyle's WICKED ALL DAY and Elizabeth Hoyt's TO DESIRE A DEVIL to give away. All you have to do is respond to this post and tell me how cold or hot it is where you live today. The person with the coldest low temp and the person with the warmest high temp wins (and I WILL check, so no fibbing). Include in your comment which of the two books you'd like to win when you respond. US and Canada mailing addresses only, please. I'll select a winner by 8pm tomorrow, January 9, 2010. [Note: date corrected. Apparently, I went a week into the future for a moment, it was so cold.]
Good luck!
TJB
27 comments:
well according to my thermastat right now it is 2F right now. But hey I'm good with that. When I woke up yesturday it was -30F yes that is a Negative! Now, THAT was cold.
According to our lovely weather man, 20 miles away in town, the high today in Casper, Wyoming is 24, the low is 16.
Heres the link I used.
http://www.kcwy13.com/weather.php
Hope you stay warm.
It's 19 a heatwavw. I'd like to win Wicked All Day.
Google says high's in the 71-76 range inland where I live in San Diego. http://www.google.com/ig#max77
To Desire a Devil would be my choice!
I'm in Texas and it's 21 degrees. Can you believe that? Last year the winter was so mild we could wear shorts.
I'm in Central Florida and it's 51 degrees. The high will be 56 and the low 33...BUT it might SNOW tonight! Seriously, they are predicting snow in central florida! It's crazy, but I've never seen snow so I can't help but cross my fingers and get excited.
I was thinking last night that 23 felt warm. Today, it's 12. My garage door is complaining.
No need to enter me, as always. Not with THIS TBR pile!
I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book for you.
I am in Omaha, NE and we are expecting a low of 24 tonight. The highest temperature we have reached in the last few days is expected tomorrow and that is 0. Those are not wind chill temps, they are actual temps. And may I mention the 7 ft snow drifts surrounding my house!?!?! yuck!
My dashboard says 57 with expected high of 65 today. All I know is, I have to hang the laundry. -- willaful
It's a balmy 28 degrees here in Massachusetts today. That's tee-shirt weather for a hearty New Englander! Wicked All Day would be my choice (hard choice, btw!).
Margay
well in NC a few days ago it was about 24 or 25. that's cold for us! and it was supposed to snow, too! but then it warmed up to 45 and rained. sigh.
when i lived in CA a few years ago, the hottest it got was 110, no humidity. talk about chapped lips! and thank God we had a pool in our back yard!!
haleymathiot@yahoo.com
We have hit 76! Woo Hoo!
To Desire a Devil would be my choice!
Forecast for ...... Saskatchewan:
Dated: 1700 UTC JAN 08 2010
TODAY TONIGHT
Sunny Clear Cloudy
Periods Sunny Sunny
Hi: -12°C
Lo: -6°C
not bad compared to yesterday.
yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net
I'm not going to win on either side. Our high today was in the 20's.
I live in VA and the daytime high was 23 degrees F and tonight is going to be in the teens! It's been that way for a while now. Three weeks ago we got two feet of snow. Yuck, lol.
Please enter me in the contest!
tradingaddress at gmail dot com
43 degrees & raining - par for the course here in Oregon!
janemaritz at yahoo dot com
Not sure what the day's high was, but it is currently 28 degrees with snow falling
Hi When I woke up this morning at 6AM it was -18degrees Celcius (ie. not Farenheit). That's pretty cold Edmonton weather although we've had some -34degrees Celcius this winter too.
To Desire a Devil is what I'd love to win. I'm a follower. polo-puppy-fluffy AT hotmail (dot) com
Sigh. You Canadians are gonna make me get out my Celcius to Farenheit conversion chart, aren't you? :-)
Hey, all, remember to tell me WHERE you are when you tell me the temps. I have to be able to check it. And tell me which book you want, so if you win, I don't give the one you want away to the other winner.
Okay, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
TJB
I live in missouri and my hearter wnet out soo my housegot beloew 10 and itw as like 30 or so here with snow and ice on the ground was freezing a tiny space heater and my stove still didnt help much
mortalsinn@yahoo.com
We were in the low 30s and had a bit of flurries here in NY. I would love a chance to win Liz Carlyle's book.
Last night it was 19 degrees. It is now 21. (In Pennsylvania)
I'd love to win Liz Carlyle's WICKED ALL DAY.
Please enter me. walkerd@primus.ca
I live in MD and the world stops when it snows. Now I don't mean like the 21 inches of snow we got a couple of weeks ago. I mean 1/2 inch of snow.
And don't let snow be in the forecast. The grocery stores are packed with people buying bread, milk, and bathroom tissue!
Goodness!
Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 AT gmail DOT com
We are in South Dakota Yankton! Yesterday and this am our actual temp was -20 degrees! With a windchill yesterday am of NEGATIVE 40! NOT KIDDING! I have never been so cold! LOL1
OOOps I do stand corrrected the OFFICIAL temp was -17 yesterday! (winchill -40!)Dont want to be cheating! Great news we warmed up to 3 above this afternoon!
Yesterday morning it was -30C. This morning it had warmed up to -21C. Now it's -14C. Red Lake, ON.
I'd like a chance to win Wicked all Day.
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