Yes, I've been hibernating. The temps have been in the low teens the past three nights, so I thought it was time for us old bears to crawl into the cave and get some sleep. I believe there is something to the hibernation instinct, because I've had no ambition since the cold arrived, and I've been eating everything in sight.
This weather would be considered mild along the Canadian border, but here in Texas, things slow way down. Most houses aren't built for extended cold weather, so water pipes freeze, and space heaters cause fires. Two houses burned down in Tyler yesterday when space heaters were not used properly.
I had to run a kerosene space heater in the garage for a few hours to protect all the plants we stored there last fall. The price of plants has skyrocketed the past couple of years, so I try to winter-over everything I can. Yesterday morning, before I got the heater operating, the thermometer inside the garage read 32F, but I don't think any of the plants got nipped.
According to the latest forecast, the weather should be getting back to normal tomorrow. As for me, I'm ready for spring.
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Cold?
COLD IS A RELATIVE THING.
65 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Upstate New York plant gardens.
60 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Upstate New York sunbathe.
50 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Upstate New York drive with the windows down.
40 above zero:
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and wool hats.
People in Upstate New York throw on a flannel shirt.
35 above zero:
New York city landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Upstate New York have the last cookout before it gets cold.
20 above Zero:
People in Miami all die.
Upstate New Yorkers close the windows.
Zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico .
People in Upstate New York get out their winter coats.
10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Upstate New York are selling cookies door to door.
20 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Upstate New York let the dogs sleep indoors.
30 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Upstate New Yorkers get upset because they can't start the snow-mobile.
40 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops.
People in Upstate New York start saying...'cold enough fer ya?'
50 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Upstate New York public schools will open 2 hours late.
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