🔥 .... coziness in the ' boro

 🔥 the story.
Routine furnace maintenance. Crack in the heat exchanger.
New furnace required. And water heater is too old to chance a failure
Cold cold day on Monday. And just as cold through Thursday [ install date ]

We had space heaters and a fireplace room.

' boro had some snow fall not an inch
snow means a low pressure system is around and temperature reads 28F. Colder tonight tho '
ditto w / massive wind chill some 20 degrees

chores involved returning alcohol containers
dropped in at Skyland for the hot table and sundries. Also, we are trying golden threadfin [ like sea bream ] hope we like sea bream

sort of an alternate to Cpt Highliner breaded  ......... something

🛢it is Feb 5 in ' 26

 🛢...what are you doing ?
Us. we are getting ready for a no heat day. liar. we have space heaters running
our furnace and water heater get replaced.the furnace was deemed unfit for use. the service type found a crack beginning in the heat exchanger
and the water heater is old ish. will it fail maybe .... maybe not
but if it fails completely and bursts ..... flood s will happen

on the positive side. today will be warmer than yesterday by a bunch

looking ahead. still on the cold side. minus C temperatures - up and down for two days
culminating in near zero and then positive for two days
yes. close to freezing or above

OK all done and very early, say 1:30 P

🫘 fevrier quat

 🫘 ... it s bean a long time .....

' boro is cold [ see, that s not news ! ] bright. pale blue sky and not much stirring
Sitting typing and coffee in hand

the world opens up, like this small

🥐 .... come to the cabaret ...

 🥐 ... I made my mind up back in Chelsea, when I go I go like Elsie ...

' boro. foreboding. 30% chance of snow. Mild c.f. the last ten days 
I dug out the side steps and stone descent to the backyard.In case, the service types need to bring in furnace and water heater that way. The chairlift on the stairs narrows the exit downstairs by 1 /2 

The downside might be crossing the lawn [ I shovelled but the footing will be soft and bumpy.

Also, dentist day. cleaning and checking [ ????? ] yes !!!!!!
homeward. I stopped at  Real McCoy Burgers. right on the corner coming down Bellamy. I call them the second best burger in Scarborough, thus people won't argue. BEST BURGER IN THE  BORO { TOUGH LOVE BABY }

the temperature dropped through the day, as the wind shifted more N than earlier. Little flakes off and on

OH ! great fries. second best fries in Scarborough [ hee hee ! ]

🐹 ........ ?????

 🐹.... the Shadow knows !

in Wiarton and Puxatawny and other locales - momentous omens portend

We shall see said the Keeper

' boro is headed for 22 F w/ a huge wind-chill a relatively clear day bringing 10 % chance of snow
wind is 5 mph out of the NW [ cold for us ]

sunrise 7:32 A and sunset at 5:29 P

follow up from the groundhog reveal : Puxy Phil says 6 more weeks of winter . Wiarton [ Ont ] early spring.

this AM. ventured out for the paper and took a snap of Mt Saint Landfair [ snow plow hillock ]

awaiting the HVAC person for furnace cleaning

meanwhile, I shredded receipts and documents [ some were marked June ] lazy people have that happen
this is a productive morning ??? or proof of total laziness
on the bright side, a great use of a hibernating day
I saw a quote ' I live in summer and survive winter ' she was Nordic - I think

🛟 welcome to the ' boro on I of II

  🛟 the weather pattern holds.cold. clear skies. the city is in the throes of snow removal in specific areas and buildings

yes. hibernate is the word

however, we did venture out to Shoppers Drug Mart. we travel approx 1 1 / 2 miles further to visit Cliffcrest. Ostensibly better parking .... til Food Basics arrived. Still a handy place. Our bank, SDM and the Liquor store

cold. sunny. and tempting. I checked the back gutter and all seemed clear.

 

🧑‍💻 XXXI and closing out the ..... 31

 🧑‍💻  and so fast and so cold

the view is sharp and bright. Sun reflecting off snow. Blue sky and FYFO. bit of wind [ I think ] recall much is pretty stiff w / the cold

thus hibernate. one of the guys sent an advert for ice fishing .... no, I don't think so

hibernate is the key

reflect. on all things good
last year at now, I was stiff and sore. limping etc
Today, managed to get socks on [not much aggro ] and walked to the coffee station [ read kitchen ] b / c that was paramount.
really, I thought my hip / groin and leg woes were permanent or likely to improve slightly.
fast forward and I should / am grateful

hope ...... 'rebellions are built on hope '