staying warm

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Tammy @tammys85 (31416) • Baltimore, Maryland 20 Jan

Brrr. It's been cold all week, and tonight is no different. Ah, winter on the East Coast. It'll be slightly warm tomorrow and Thursday, and then back to being pretty cold again. Actually, we're looking at snow this weekend. I ran...

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Got a lie in ….all activities are cancelled !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11375) • United Kingdom 3 Jan

So the alarm went off early this morning ….just as I forced myself to leave the warmth and comfort of my bed we had a text ….football has been cancelled due to snow. Yay ! The alarm was reset for an hour later….. More snooze time...

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Shall we compare?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169477) • United States 30 Nov

It is 21F right now where I live. That is about -6 C, so it is a little chilly. Today we do not have the winds that were going up to 40 mph.yesterday. We keep our house at 67 F/21 C usually. Once in a while I will crank it up to...

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comparing temperatures

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Well, they are all closed still

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169477) • United States 6 Jan 25

I think I read that all the state highways in Kansas are closed. I don't know for sure, and I am not going to drive out and check. Just going to stay at home. Personally, I would like tomorrow off as well, just because it is so...

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snow closings

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What did you do during the winter storm?

sexysilver @sexysilver (928) • United States 22 Feb 21

so the other week temperatures dipped down to the single digits, with a wind chill going to below zero... and many places losing power... Thankfully, a friend of mine didn't lose power at her place, and she opened up her home for...

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Early Morning Coffee

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 12 Nov 19

Good morning everyone and good evening to those of you just getting in from work and relaxing at home. I'm up early this morning and relaxing with a cup of coffee with my laptop propped up in bed. It was an early day for the...

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Still Cold - So I'm Crocheting Slippers!

Kyla Matton Osborne @Ruby3881 (1963) • Canada 5 Apr 16

It's still chilly here in our little valley, although the weather is supposed to be positively balmy by Thursday. I'm snuggled up under a blanket, and I've decided to crochet a pair of comfy slippers to warm my feet. So if I seem...

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Spent $60 on hats and gloves!

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 20 Dec 15

Kids sure are expensive! And keeping them warn is a huge expense! Thankfully it hasn't been really cold yet this winter. Normally by now we've already been hit with a few feet of snow, and I'm stuck scrambling to gather up enough...

hats and gloves

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Staying Warm For Less

TheIrishClog @TheIrishClog (985) • Ireland 27 Feb 12

Although it's not nearly as cold here as it is in many other countries, as a cold person with cold hands, feet and nose, I'm sitting here today shivering. We have no home heating oil at the moment as we simply can't afford it....

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At what point would you seek public assistance?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 17 Dec 10

I just heard a blurb on the radio about a woman seeking assistance with her heating bills. I think everyone should be able to be warm in the winter but this struck me wrong because I hold different values than she apparently does....

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for the first time in about a week now...

TnWoman @TnWoman (1895) • United States 13 Feb 09

hello everybody here at Mylot. for the first time in about a week now, i finally had to turn on my central heat this morning inside of my house. burr. it got down in the thirties last night here in Middle Tennessee and when i...

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How do you keep warm in the winter?

teapotmommommerced @teapotmommommerced (10359) • United States 14 Dec 07

I live in Central California USA. We only have one power company and that is PG&E. They are very expensive and to run a central heater it costs over 120 dollars a month. I keep our heart at 65degrees F durning the evening and...

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Heating with a Kerosene Heater

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45941) • United States 13 Nov 07

Years ago my ex-husband and I used a kerosene heater to heat our apartment. It took so little to heat the place. Most of the heat from the lower apartment warmed the place. But we used the kerosene heather to raise the...

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Does your cat or dog

TerryZ @TerryZ (22076) • United States 12 Oct 07

Always have to be covered up? Now that the colder weather is coming in my cat Molly loves to have a blanket on her when she is sleeping.LOL Why is this? Doesnt their fur keep them warm? My other cat Maggie hates to have a blanket...

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