⛩ and the aftermath

  ⛩ in the ' boro. a damp day. gray and windy. but warmth started about ten.
melt is on

icicles fell or were knocked off. driveway black and clear

thus. icy pellets / sleet / freezing rain. not that I can tell

I shovelled off the west back deck, b / c the crew did the side access to the deck and the east side deck. Surprise light snow and bits of ice. There was ice build up in the downspouts and I shook the ice out. used the heat gun to speed up the melt.

then I poked the nearest icicle and snow avalanche - and 200 # of ice and snow detached itself in a chain rection
this occurs b / c there were heating cables turned on. instead of hanging from the roof or gutters, these icicles hung on the snow bridge over the gutter. 
# 200 lbs of ice on the ground is # 200 that doesn't need the gutter 

❄ ... ' this is the winter of .....

 ❄ ... our discontent ... [come on, everyone quotes Shakespeare ]

and it is ! Again. a bleeding mix of snow and ice and whatnot.
the shake out. Scarborough might get 5 -6 inches of snow. Ice and pellets or freezing rain ... who knows ?

we are hunkered down again.  

' boro is white and high winds - that's it. our environment is storm

the aftermath. snow that was not too deep but heavy and sticky. Each shovel full was a load. The much feared ice / sleet / freezing rain didn't materialize or may still be in the offing.
The crew came and snowblowered the mess off the asphalt [ TG ]

The city plow went by - however, you had to have a generous spirit to appreciate its pass by.
The forecast said that this lot of white stuff might be difficult to budge.

So far. the really bad missed us

🧑‍💻 on FE 17 in the ' boro

 🧑‍💻 ... some preparation will be needed throughout the city.
Suggestions of a mix precipitation event - snow, sleet or ice
And snow could be a dump.

however, outside the window. sunny, slightly hazy sky

The plan. Make run to the donation store
Clear out : Xmas tree [ 6 ft ], electronics [ incl phones, wires , DVD player ]
Expecting some scrutiny re : tree and some electronics or wires or cables 
Pull up and read the signs. No one home. Thus, unload the lot.

Low on gas. At Shell pumps, the machine offered up to $ 50 use of Air Miles, yes. And they used Air Miles and Can Auto Assn. The window for carwash flashed by - I missed it. Went out the cashier and got a ticket
Oops ! line up was 9 cars at 5 min a go. That's right. Sat for close to and hour
Upshot, truck is sparkly clean and I polluted the environment

Hard to evaluate. Good or bad day

Sadly. there appears to be not much improvement in the junkiness of the workroom

Oh well.We take these days and times - as we go -and try our best

As well there was some snow clearing up on the roof. Decided that if I could knock some crap off the edges, ice and snow etc that that's less melt going down the pipes and less trouble down the road 

the aftermath. the work room is not as cluttered as stated. Picked up some garbage. Created a new pile of clothes for donation. Apparently, I am not size 34

thus. a good effort today

hibernate tomorrow. watch the sleet and ice and mayhaps snow careen around in the 50 km winds

🚝 on the 16 the of FEb

🚝 .... in the ' boro. sunny,blu ish skies. not much wind movement. temperature headed above freezing [ ? and pray ]

the internet. ask anything. lots of free advice. however. the best part is when you ask and get 32 000 hits
b/c then you are not alone

today. how to tell if the ' wool ' socks that you bought are WOOL.

yessiree Bob. take a strand and hold near a flame.
Wool curls away from the flame
Synthetics [ most likely ] will pill and ball in melting 

🏰 XV of II

 🏰 .... ' boro outlook form the window on the street. dull, grey skies and black road and white lawns

temperature to be slightly below freezing but a + + day is coming. wind is stirring

quite the OK day. Everything in moderation

✈ and yes. a flight is booked. London, UK

already asking, how do I avoid the jet lag [ mega jet lag actually ]

and it seems that my estimate of ' four days ' to punch thru jet lag was not extraordinary.

advice was to get out in the sun. avoid alcohol [ no ]. no napping the first day but wait til bedtime proper [ not sure about that one ]

 

💖 .. tis the Day

 💖 .... Valentino Day

' boro got a light dusting by mid afternoon yesterday, very little overnight. 

not much doing at the ranch

exercised. I've altered the place slightly. I decided to slowly rev up to 115 BPM by steadily pacing at 3 MPH. The goal to establish a heart rate and then back off the pace as I begin the calisthenics and weights etc.
I use a high bar to stretch my back and raise myself a bit.
I do push ups and leg / arm kicks
Free weights, include overhead lift [ front and back ] and curls
I practice motion w / the lacrosse stick and ball [ twirl and pick up the ball ]for variety
Free weights for arm swings and light curls
angled arm swings
back stretches and leg raises

Thus.my Average BPM is up [ typically, 113 to 116 ]. However, calorie burn is pretty much what I always achieve, a tad higher.
Overall, feel not bad or extremely tired. i.e. not exhasuted

 

🏍 .... along to Feb 13

 🏍  ... in the  ' boro, might hit 32 F. But sunny, and clear.

research as at now centres on UK flights
well, we are up to $ 9 500 all in [ oops ?]

sun is beaming and all sorts of possibilities exist

over the last six months, I've re - watched ' Arrival ' by Denis Villeneuve. Cast, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whittaker.
the story line is, Alien spaceships arrive and set up shop around the world. each region responds in its own way.
the main story is in the U.S. and Adams and Renner.
the alien [ called heptapods ] use a vocal language that is different from human sounds Plus a written communication that is ' alien ' Aha.
the written part is akin the circular paw prints. As you identify animals via their prints, the alien language of circles is like that.
turns out that the circles are modified and repeated to convey meaning. 
the kicker is that soon the linguists realize that the heps. are writing front to back and back to   front 
OR put this way, the heps. know what the final message reads before they start their circle dance
and likely, they experience past,present and future all at once.

got a little lost. At Xmas, I got gifted the book or short story ' Story of Your Life .... ', the literary sourde for the movie. 

Egad. I can pretend to follow the text but lacking the hepatpod ability, I am nowhere at the end of the story. 
I understand the words but cannot piece together how the sum functions