The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Goofyernmost]

We're supposed to get some icing overnight here. The DPW has already been out today, pretreating roads in the area.

If you are talking about those cute strips of salt brine they put down you'd probably get better results just going out and peeing on the road. There really isn't enough salt in that to make much of a difference unless it is immediately when it starts to rain or snow.

 

[93boomer]

I would if I could get out of here. Currently ICE Not bad and dh is almost home but it's going to get worse over the next couple of hours Send wine

Wine is on its way!!

 

[Figgy1]

Wine is on its way!!

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! We should be ok as it's supposedly going to warm overnight but I trust the local weather dude as much as the groundhog that got cooked into the fried rice tonight

 

[MouseDreaming]

I would if I could get out of here. Currently ICE Not bad and dh is almost home but it's going to get worse over the next couple of hours Send wine

The roads aren’t bad, but everything else is coated in ice. My lights keep flickering, and the rain keeps coming. Currently eating a Panera cookie to deal with the stress.

 

[Figgy1]

The roads aren’t bad, but everything else is coated in ice. My lights keep flickering, and the rain keeps coming. Currently eating a Panera cookie to deal with the stress.

{{HUGS}} Stay safe, warm and inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sending some pixie dust your way

 

[donaldtoo]

It was still 86 degrees here when I left the office at about 6:15p…

 

[donaldtoo]

Best shot I could get of the waxing crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter in the western sky this evening…!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Yeah, government doesn’t get those, either. Local government, anyway. People tend to assume village hall is closed, which makes it a relatively quiet day for dh.

Yea, a lot is closed ‘round these parts, as Austin is the seat of Texas gov’ment. Which meant, as per usual, traffic was delightfully light…!!!
Glad your hubby had a quiet day…!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Anyone else here have a Disney-themed Lock Screen (I think that’s what it’s called)…?
I’ve had this one for years…!!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

It was still 86 degrees here when I left office about 6:15p…

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It's supposed to get to 86 here tomorrow. And thank all of you for reminding me why I moved south. Sure we have an occasional hurricane or even fewer tornado's, but only an occasional snow of any accumulation storm and even fewer freezing rain storms, but there are some and that closes us down for a week regardless of the degree of bad weather.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Anyone else here have a Disney-themed Lock Screen (I think that’s what it’s called)…?
I’ve had this one for years…!!!

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Here’s mine.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Anyone else here have a Disney-themed Lock Screen (I think that’s what it’s called)…?
I’ve had this one for years…!!!

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This is the one I use most often, sometimes I change it to a disney Christmas picture that I’ve taken.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Anyone else here have a Disney-themed Lock Screen (I think that’s what it’s called)…?
I’ve had this one for years…!!!

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My wallpapers/lockscreen photos for my phone/iPad/computer are all photos I've taken. On the iPad, it's of Diamond Head in Hawaii. On my phone, the lockscreen is a photo I took at Aulani, though it's all nature (I was standing on some rocks I wasn't supposed to be standing on...). And then my wallpaper is EE. My computer rotates wallpapers, so it's got WDW photos, SC, Hawaii, California...hoping to add some more photos to that mix soon.

 

[donaldtoo]

It's supposed to get to 86 here tomorrow. And thank all of you for reminding me why I moved south. Sure we have an occasional hurricane or even fewer tornado's, but only an occasional snow of any accumulation storm and even fewer freezing rain storms, but there are some and that closes us down for a week regardless of the degree of bad weather.

Yea, that freak freezing rain storm we had a few weeks ago was somethin’ else.
The Texas A&M Forest Service estimates the city of Austin had about 31% of its tree canopy affected, totaling about 10.5 million trees. As per the video I posted last week, there’s still tree debris piled up everywhere waiting to be picked up, and they say it’ll be months before it’s all cleared.
That being said, not many whole trees actually went down, just tons of branches. So, except for a few small places, you really can’t tell any difference, as we’ve always had so many trees around here anyway.
It was a bit nerve wracking at home for those coupla’ days just watchin’ TV and such, and hearin’ all the cracking and falling branches.
In the 46+ years we’ve lived here, we’ve had our share of ice storms before, but, the damage from this one is unprecedented.
I figure it was just mother natures way of pruning what was long overdue for a pruning (lots of tree huggers ‘round these parts…!!! )
Plus, the vast majority of it’ll grow back over the coming years…!!!

Texas A&M Forest Service estimates 10.5M trees damaged from winter storm

31% of Austin’s tree population was impacted by the storm.

spectrumlocalnews.com

 

[donaldtoo]

My wallpapers/lockscreen photos for my phone/iPad/computer are all photos I've taken. On the iPad, it's of Diamond Head in Hawaii. On my phone, the lockscreen is a photo I took at Aulani, though it's all nature (I was standing on some rocks I wasn't supposed to be standing on...). And then my wallpaper is EE. My computer rotates wallpapers, so it's got WDW photos, SC, Hawaii, California...hoping to add some more photos to that mix soon.

My monitors at the office are a night shot of SSE.
It just stays static, no rotating for me…!!!!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

My monitors at the office are a night shot of SSE.
It just stays static, no rotating for me…!!!!!

Yeah, I like seeing different things. Also, I'm like, "Well, they're all so nice; I can't pick just one!"

Phone:



iPad...

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Background to my phone is still from my last Epcot visit

 

[Figgy1]

I hate the sound of branches cracking when I'm trying to sleep

 

[Figgy1]

 

[Figgy1]