Woke and started work to a grey sky. It was quite damp and I actually finally bumped the thermostat up to 70°F for a few hours just to take the chill off the house. I'd woken up with a headache from the arthritis in my neck and was out of sorts during the morning; it let up later in the afternoon and I was able to do some chores during lunch and wash three loads of clothes.

About midmorning I noticed snow flurries drifting about outside. Later they turned into sleet. Then I quit paying attention, so when I took Willow outside when I'd finished up, I was quite surprised to find everything wet, the brick front steps slick with ice, and the grass a bit crunchy. Oddly, the lock to the back gate was not frozen!

I didn't expect James home quickly, and I was not surprised. He called me at 5:30, saying he was just leaving work and had already taken a fall out in the parking lot. It took him 90 minutes to get seven miles. He's limped about for the rest of the night. The news has been full of car crashes, people skidding off the road, and every ramp on the freeway being closed down (some of them are still backed up since rush hour!).

Anyway, I scanned some old Christmas photos while I was waiting for James and they are here.

[DAMN! Not only is James hurt, but it looks like the fall killed his netbook!]

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I hope both James and the netbook come out of it all right... no broken hips or knees needed...

# posted by  Anonymous : 12:43:00 AM

 

I hope James recovers quickly. Damn....I hate ice.

# posted by  FiveAcres : 9:29:00 AM

 

His back is just slightly sore; he went in late, after the ice had melted, fortified by Aleve.

Still working on the netbook. He hadn't used it since October and the battery was drained. It has a problem with the power cord making proper contact with the unit when you plug it in (the connection ON the netbook). I plugged it in this morning and am getting it to charge the battery. I just went over there and carefully turned it on, and it boots up, and gets into Firefox, and connects to the wifi. It's either that connector plug, or there's a loose wire in the A/C plug. I had that problem years ago with my tape recorder's A/C cord. It would only work if it were curved in a certain direction. I finally got some wire and electrical tape and curved the A/C cord permanently into that position.

# posted by  Linda : 11:33:00 AM

 

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