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Thankyou @jude07. I've been silent the past three days because we've been in the midst of this Polar Vortex, with below zero temperatures (which I can tolerate) but snow, snow, snow. I don't have snow tires on my walker! 😥
I really miss my daily walks. The sidewalks haven't even been cleared of snow, so it might be a while 'til I can get out there again. As well, I have just been put on a blood pressure medication and a blood thinner, so it's Adjustment Time for the body (again). Not feeling so great right now. This, too, shall pass. 😔 The weather is supposed to be better tomorrow, with "snow and rain", if that could be called better. Lol. Warmer though, so the snow will melt. Under all this manure, there must be a pony somewhere!! 😊
My best to all. Laurie

Hi,
Stay in and walk around your house. My grandfather many years ago in Chicago took his walker outside, and fell in the snow and broke a hip. My good friend called me yesterday and said her 96 year old dad fell on the sidewalk in light snow and was in emergency surgery for a broken hip.
Seniors need to be especially careful.
Glad I’m in California.

I'm afraid -20F will keep me indoors again - but it's supposed to get better this week. Going to get out the yoga mat and do some stretching.Just heard from my winter neighbors, who are hunkered down in South Texas at 23F with no electricity - only the few with campers or generators have heat right now, so they are doubling & tripling up in tiny spaces. (Bye-bye Covid precautions) My cousins in Dallas have to leave their water taps all running to avoid frozen pipes. I never thought I would hear this, but my husband says he's happy to be in Minnesota, where we can handle this weather.
Stay warm & safe everyone!
Sue

@sueinmn, Yes, TX is woefully unprepared for the arctic weather and I've also been remembering how life in your state and others are so much better equipped and prepared for the severe weather. So many heart wrenching media reports of desperate attempts for heat and the deaths caused from carbon monoxide poisoning. People are taking extreme and often dangerous measures to stay warm in these unheard of sub-zero temps in my part of the state. Who would have considered weather as another possible super spreader event but it is happening.

A neighbor called Sunday night to say that the furnace once cycling off would not automatically restart. I immediately told her to grab their toothbrushes and spend the night in my guest room. Also asked if they'd tried unplugging and re-plugging the heavy electrical cord for the furnace which had worked for me one time. She called back to say that it had worked and they would "stay put" unless it failed to work later. Although Monday was a holiday, they were able to get their ac/heat repairman out and he corrected the problem.

Although I've had both Moderna vaccs and she'd had one (don't know about her partner), I readily admit that I was concerned after hanging up about covid exposure. My home is large and I know they have also adhered closely to CDC guidelines but still the thought was worrisome.

Even with the outdoor faucets wrapped, the slow faucet drips and open cabinets in bathrooms, two friends called saying that their bathroom pipes near outside walls had frozen. Local news is now reporting frozen pipes all over town and cautions about flooding from the thaw that may start at week's end. Sending best to all to stay warm and dry, safe and well during this difficult weather period.

I had my 2nd Pfizer with some fatigue and some leg pain but a easy inside wait as the line was so short our weather (Ca.) Was windy and 58 this week. Trees came down. Branches everywhere on cars and houses so glad more are vaccinated even though we still have to be careful

Oh @artist01, I know the feeling. Our town is quite small and most roads aren't even pathed, much less plowed by the city. I have been snowed in for the past 4 days and my SUV is at the bottom of the hill because it would not make it up the mountain to my house. It's my own personal little snow white twilight zone. Luckily, the dog enjoys romping around in the vast blankets of snow up here, so that keeps me quite entertained! 🙂

@sueinmn, Yes, TX is woefully unprepared for the arctic weather and I've also been remembering how life in your state and others are so much better equipped and prepared for the severe weather. So many heart wrenching media reports of desperate attempts for heat and the deaths caused from carbon monoxide poisoning. People are taking extreme and often dangerous measures to stay warm in these unheard of sub-zero temps in my part of the state. Who would have considered weather as another possible super spreader event but it is happening.

A neighbor called Sunday night to say that the furnace once cycling off would not automatically restart. I immediately told her to grab their toothbrushes and spend the night in my guest room. Also asked if they'd tried unplugging and re-plugging the heavy electrical cord for the furnace which had worked for me one time. She called back to say that it had worked and they would "stay put" unless it failed to work later. Although Monday was a holiday, they were able to get their ac/heat repairman out and he corrected the problem.

Although I've had both Moderna vaccs and she'd had one (don't know about her partner), I readily admit that I was concerned after hanging up about covid exposure. My home is large and I know they have also adhered closely to CDC guidelines but still the thought was worrisome.

Even with the outdoor faucets wrapped, the slow faucet drips and open cabinets in bathrooms, two friends called saying that their bathroom pipes near outside walls had frozen. Local news is now reporting frozen pipes all over town and cautions about flooding from the thaw that may start at week's end. Sending best to all to stay warm and dry, safe and well during this difficult weather period.

Oh @artist01, I know the feeling. Our town is quite small and most roads aren't even pathed, much less plowed by the city. I have been snowed in for the past 4 days and my SUV is at the bottom of the hill because it would not make it up the mountain to my house. It's my own personal little snow white twilight zone. Luckily, the dog enjoys romping around in the vast blankets of snow up here, so that keeps me quite entertained! 🙂