It's still supposed to be really cold for a couple of days. As far as I can tell, I've got everything prepared. Saturday will be the last day of semi-reasonable temperatures. But it won't be as bad as 2021. But who knows? The whole thing is crazy. Existence is not merely absurd, it is flat crazy. It goes beyond "a tale told by an idiot". It's a screaming lunatic with a loaded gun.
Saturday should be a nice enough day but then sometime in the late afternoon or overnight a strong cold front, first of two, might lower our temperatures a lot. But there's no precipitation of any kind associated with this event, at least not here, and Monday we have warming. A couple of very cold mornings, however. IF the forecast turns out to be accurate.
Very cold but also dry and everything subject to change, day-to-day and even hour to hour-- such is meteorology. By this time I should be familiar with this dismal winter song and dance routine. But I still find it annoying. I can deal more easily with extreme cold if winds are light and we have at least some sunshine, and no snow or ice whatsoever. I'm also annoyed by scumbags who want to buy my house. Real estate vultures, in other words. They should rot in hell.
I'm starting to see a little dust in the air. And I'm dealing with stuff. Gee, I really detest our Governor. Abbot, Paxton, and that other shithead whose name always escapes me are all cut from the same soiled scrap of toilet paper-- in my humble opinion. How about some VISTAS?
I'm starting to see headlines about this new Covid variant but they seem sensationalized. I'm as vaccinated as anyone can be, but I don't know whether the latest vaccine offers any protection or what degree of protection. I've seen no signs of local hospitals under any strain. I suppose if you are in poor health, have numerous risk factors, and have not been vaccinated at all, you are likely to have severe illness if you are infected with JN.1, but even a case of the flu would be risky for such people. So, although I think, I just don't know. Wait and see. The latest winter storm does not seem to have any potential to bring us any particularly severe winter weather. There's nothing very much out of the ordinary in the extended forecast. No precipitation of any kind. But since weather forecasts are subject to change without notice, from day to day, who knows? Again, I must wait and see.
The local "freedom to choose" one's energy provider is not likely to make anyone very happy. In fact, it seems that in every case one must pay a hefty deposit, enter into some sort of long term contract with a nasty early termination fee, and I wouldn't be surprised to find that most of the options available are actually mini-ENRONs, and likely to fold within a few years, leaving you dead in the water, with no electric service. Researching the many options is a time-consuming affair, and I think many do not realize how much they will have to pay upfront, and that their electricity will cost them MORE. I had about 12 cents per kilowatt hour with the local utility. I've seen options up to 16 cents, and the best deal I've found so far is at 13.9 cents with a $150 deposit. Most of these "companies" are more like brokers than generators and I expect rotten service. I called up one customer contact number and found someone who must have been in India. Local? What does local mean anymore? This is shit for the birds.
