tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post3118601629099506418..comments2023-12-27T09:28:32.621-07:00Comments on Retired English Teacher: Weather ExtremesSally Wesselyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-7806955541110680272011-02-06T16:57:26.498-07:002011-02-06T16:57:26.498-07:00After college I wanted to learn to ski so I worked...After college I wanted to learn to ski so I worked at the Alta Lodge in Alta Utah -- never seen such snow...moved there in the summer and marveled at the 2nd story windows that were doors -- and then really marveled when we were walking out of those windows by November!I Wonder Wyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711651118123762132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-2955807385963917052011-02-06T11:28:36.724-07:002011-02-06T11:28:36.724-07:00We were just talking about how things have changed...We were just talking about how things have changed in the snow-day department. When I was a kid we rarely if ever had one. and all the photos I have show a LOT more snow than we typically have now. Now it sees as though if the temp drops a little too low, they close the schools. They say it has something to do with the buses, and maybe so. Still, it seems so extreme. I live in Michigan -- not, say, Tennessee -- so we're used to the snow and I don't understand why it happens.<br /><br />Now, in the case of the last-week blizzard, makes a little more sense. Still... have we wimped out since the days my dad "walked miles in the snow..." (And he did -- I drove it one day to see!)Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-66664804824680212382011-02-05T17:47:16.060-07:002011-02-05T17:47:16.060-07:00Just catching up with things.....Interesting about...Just catching up with things.....Interesting about Leadville and that you lived there. I visited Leadville in the late 60's and in the 80's. Really neat. <br />We are so lucky that the Cape has been spared all the snow mess. Tonight it is 42 and very foggy with heavy rain. Off-Cape roofs are collapsing under all the weight. Very scary for so many!<br />Always nice to read your words.MsGrayseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904170938207154612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-14365417699534269812011-02-05T12:41:47.682-07:002011-02-05T12:41:47.682-07:00I think it would have been a shame to not make a b...I think it would have been a shame to not make a big deal out of a summer's day in midwinter. :-)<br /><br />Your snow stories have made me cold, and made me remember growing up in northern Idaho where drifts often blocked our living room windows. <br /><br />I think I'll go make some tea and curl up with a good book now.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-38667563147394883872011-02-03T22:05:18.352-07:002011-02-03T22:05:18.352-07:00Ah yes.Snow and cold and extremes, I get that. The...Ah yes.Snow and cold and extremes, I get that. These days I have not done much walking at the pond and I miss it. Hope the warmth comes back soon. I enjoyed this post :)Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-23802367167426772952011-02-03T16:21:15.030-07:002011-02-03T16:21:15.030-07:00I love reading stories about the old days and how ...I love reading stories about the old days and how people coped then.<br /><br />Here in the UK people have gone soft too; the trouble is, very few here have a four-wheel-drive or winter tyres on their car and it is just too dangerous to drive in snow and ice; snow ploughs can't always cope either and everything comes to a dead stop.<br /><br />When it's like that we can't even get the car out of the garage.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-26857283747691056882011-02-02T23:27:07.652-07:002011-02-02T23:27:07.652-07:00One thing I am enjoying about retirement is that I...One thing I am enjoying about retirement is that I don't have to go out in the weather unless I choose to. Mostly I choose to stay home.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-32492374817747617522011-02-02T11:43:58.151-07:002011-02-02T11:43:58.151-07:00Linda, I'm sure he did. Who was your grandfat...Linda, I'm sure he did. Who was your grandfather. I would probably recognize the name. Small world...Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-36593081509019196042011-02-02T11:04:42.973-07:002011-02-02T11:04:42.973-07:00Ouch wind chill -45? I can't even imagine that...Ouch wind chill -45? I can't even imagine that! Schools are closed here too. Ice storm this time. Your Dad was tough. I find so many from That generation were. Stay warm and remember that spring will eventually come....I pray! Blessings, JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701170619308062747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-76055158591263083742011-02-02T11:02:48.681-07:002011-02-02T11:02:48.681-07:00Yes, Lynilu, that is how it still was in Leadville...Yes, Lynilu, that is how it still was in Leadville in the early 60's. We had a Stokermatic coal furnace that was located between the living room and dining room. It really only heated that part of the house. We also would grab our clothes and dress in front of the furnace. Sometimes we would sit on top of it.<br /><br />The back part of the house was heated by a small propane heater in the kitchen. My mother would put a pot of soup on it to simmer all day. I loved the smell of that soup when I got home from school.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-46737598266409688132011-02-02T11:01:05.243-07:002011-02-02T11:01:05.243-07:00My grandfather's last job before his retiremen...My grandfather's last job before his retirement in 1958 was superintendent of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad. I wonder if your dad knew my grandfather.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-27108859447503392172011-02-02T10:45:01.921-07:002011-02-02T10:45:01.921-07:00Sooooooo, we can blame this all on you, eh?
I wa...Sooooooo, we can blame this all on you, eh? <br /><br />I was struck by learning you lived in Leadville. I lived in Salida from 1951 to 1953! I attended school there 2nd and 3rd grades, then my family moved to NM. We lived in an old two story duplex with no central heating. The house was warmed by the coal burning cook stove and a huge pot-bellied stove in the living room. The heat rose through vents in the floor to the bedrooms on the second floor. Getting up in the morning was brutal!! Dad always got up and started the fires, but it took a while for the house to warm up, so we jumped up, grabbed our clothes (always laid out the night before) and dashed down to dress beside the roaring fires on the first floor! What an experience!Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-7365447254043839442011-02-02T09:52:55.237-07:002011-02-02T09:52:55.237-07:00I think litigation is most likely the key word her...I think litigation is most likely the key word here. If that is what it takes, I do think closure during extremes is the responsible thing for school districts to do. For instance, if the heat goes out, or pipes freeze, what do they do with a school full of kids who can't get home because the parents are working? In Colorado Springs, the policy used to be that once schools were in session, they did not send students home because of the myriad of problems that would cause. The schools were responsible once school was in session to make sure the kids were safe, warm, or that they got home safely.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-398011026507013082011-02-02T09:42:21.752-07:002011-02-02T09:42:21.752-07:00Temperatures like those are just brutal. Good to ...Temperatures like those are just brutal. Good to know that they have the sense to close the schools.<br /><br />Schools never closed when I was growing up -- we just dealt with it. I think it's more responsible now to think of life and limb (and yes, litigation)!KathyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723937251892708482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-61407699414698849842011-02-02T06:55:46.694-07:002011-02-02T06:55:46.694-07:00It's cold here, for the PNW, that is (I think ...It's cold here, for the PNW, that is (I think it got to the mid-twenties last night) but clear and no rain for a change. I've been watching the weather across the country along with the news coming out of Egypt with a great deal of concern. I am one of those people who moved to Colorado from somewhere else, but you are a native! I had to learn to drive in snow and even got studded tires once... for my bike!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-16932887877746281312011-02-02T06:53:15.784-07:002011-02-02T06:53:15.784-07:00i am so ready for spring and summer to get herei am so ready for spring and summer to get hereRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-42231136612947383002011-02-02T05:04:24.383-07:002011-02-02T05:04:24.383-07:00Loved the memories, I can so relate. Had to laugh ...Loved the memories, I can so relate. Had to laugh when your poor Dad went to all that trouble and no one showed. <br />When I grew up in Ohio, I can't remember a snow day. We loved it when it was cold enough for the lake to freeze for then our walk to the bus stop was much shorter. <br />There were times when we stood in the freezing cold with numb feet and hands and were giving the bus 5 more minutes to show or we were going home. It always creeped over the hill in time and we went to school.<br />Here, schools close all the time. I am jealous.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-75906241026711158992011-02-02T00:50:01.727-07:002011-02-02T00:50:01.727-07:00Wow! You really do have the weather extemes! My ...Wow! You really do have the weather extemes! My daughter is in Chicago and she said it was a complete white-out. This sure has been an incredible winter. Ummmm... snow in July? That's amazing!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.com