*Winter Survival Questions**

**Daisy and Delilah** · 02-06-2007, 09:39 AM

I came up with a better idea. Since I'm starting to feel bad for all of you and feeling really guilty myself for almost living the "Life of Riley"(in comparison)........why don't all of you come on down to Florida and get thawed out?

Winter and summer curtains? I've heard it all now. Who knew???

Stay warm everyone!!!

It's chilly here this morning but certainly nowhere near the dreaded "zero"(or worse

).

**BC_MoM** · 02-06-2007, 11:16 AM

It's -33C right now, and "feels like" -43C.

**Maresche** · 02-06-2007, 11:56 AM

I love the idea of summer/winter curtains. We replaced all the windows in our house a few years ago but with settling some of them already don't close tight. They wouldn't be expensive to buy/put together and every little bit helps when it comes to saving energy.

Our house also has a zoning system where we can keep different rooms at different temps. For example, our bedroom is kept at 64 degrees while Mimi's room never falls below 68, our basement rarely gets heat or AC because we spend so little time down there. This alone has saved us a boatload over the past 3 years.

**areias** · 02-06-2007, 11:59 AM

It is, once again, 55 here. Cold, I'll tell you. It was too cold to go outside this morning..LOL.

**Blue_Frog** · 02-06-2007, 12:53 PM

Ahh... but the best part about the sub-zero temperatures? Staying inside beside the fire wrapped up in a big fluffy puffy comforter, with a hot chocolate and baileys and a pile of dogs, watching the fluffy snow fall and cover the trees.

(until you have to get up in the morning and shovel all the no-longer-fluffy-now-super-dense snow off the drive to get to work)

**cassiesmom** · 02-06-2007, 04:10 PM

A tropical heat wave...

The temperature is up - to - 7 F! Woohoo, we broke zero! Tomorrow's forecast high is 18 F. The only good thing about an unexpected snowstorm is that snow on the car conceals how grossly dirty the car is because it's been too nasty cold to go to the car wash. Hurry up, spring!

**elizabethann** · 02-06-2007, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by cassiesmom

A tropical heat wave...

The temperature is up - to - 7 F! Woohoo, we broke zero! Tomorrow's forecast high is 18 F. The only good thing about an unexpected snowstorm is that snow on the car conceals how grossly dirty the car is because it's been too nasty cold to go to the car wash. Hurry up, spring!

I have to laugh at your post. I had to put something in my wagon's trunk this morning and ended up getting all filthy. I had that white dirt from my car all over my mittens, pants & jacket. It was gross.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 02-06-2007, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by cassiesmom

A tropical heat wave...

The temperature is up - to - 7 F! Woohoo, we broke zero! Tomorrow's forecast high is 18 F. The only good thing about an unexpected snowstorm is that snow on the car conceals how grossly dirty the car is because it's been too nasty cold to go to the car wash. Hurry up, spring!

WHOA!!! All the way up to 18 tomorrow? Break out the shorts and flip flops!! I've heard the weather reports for Chicago all over the news all day. I know alot of you are really starting to do a "Spring Dance"