HAPPY NEW YEAR from DOWNUNDER

[Leo Tanner]

Froze here again.  Gonna start chargin admission ta my skating rink.

Where the heck did everybody go?  I swear it wasn't me who pharted.

[Arcey]

Hey.

Two a’clock ‘n right at 33°. Run errands, hit three places. Lined jean jacket, open. Tee shirt, jeans ‘n crocs, no socks. Managed ta miss a breeze what really weren’t all that much. Man, hit an open spot ‘n woke right up.

Got in the station wagon ‘n felt a vibration. The baby Glock was shiverin’. 

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Well, i'm still on this side of the daisy's. Saturday night into Sunday late didn't feel like it. Come on like gang busters, didn't know which end to take care of first

26 here, winter advisory up for tomorrow, possibility of at least 6" by the time it's all said and done. hopefully I'll be up an perkin' enough to deal with it.........Buck

[Texas Lawdog]

It's about 36 right now, which will probably be the high for the day. Cloudy and overcast. Arcey, you might need to get the baby Glock a winter jacket.

[Arcey]

Sounds like that damned thing the fat lady brings home from school, Buck. So far so good this year.

Reckon I’ll get it a sweat sock, Tex. What I use ta transport the single actions.

[Leo Tanner]

I aint been round no kids lately an somethin got me anyhow.  Buck is right, it strikes quick.  Some bug owes me yesterdays breakfast.  Didn't even feel it comin, just said 'hi' all of a sudden when I was lookin at the mail.  Learned I can run a lot faster than I thought.  Hope ya feel 100% soon ma friend.

[Texas Lawdog]

I've had a pot O beans on today for supper with some homemade tamales and a salad. Good comfort food.

[Arcey]

Andi’s first year full time. Still livin’ here. She’s all balled up in the den when she weren’t in the head. I kidded ‘er ‘bout it. Hour ‘n a half later – my turn.

Now days when the fat lady comes home with it, I just grab the print edition ‘n head ta the head.

[Leo Tanner]

It's a real endurance run when yer mouth is full an the second wave is comin.  I never realized it were a mile batween my kitchen an my latrine.  Seems better taday but I wouldn't put it past it ta be playin games with me.  Skipped lunch but fully intend on havin ma Reuben sammich tanight.  Mebbe two just ta show it who's boss.

[Delmonico]

It's a real endurance run when yer mouth is full an the second wave is comin.  I never realized it were a mile batween my kitchen an my latrine.  Seems better taday but I wouldn't put it past it ta be playin games with me.  Skipped lunch but fully intend on havin ma Reuben sammich tanight.  Mebbe two just ta show it who's boss.

Your gut is the boss or rather the thing at the back end of the gut.

Home now, we closed an hour early.

[Leo Tanner]

Your gut is the boss or rather the thing at the back end of the gut.

Home now, we closed an hour early.

Well then I will have time ta catch up on ma readin.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Had boiler problems in the garage I had to deal with 'fore I left fer verk so I didn't get in here. Boiler guy came and gerryrigged it until his gets the part fer it.

We could get 3" of snow 'fore tomorrow night.

Slim

[Leo Tanner]

At least it's " and not '. 

[Silver Creek Slim]

At least it's " and not '. 

That's fer sure.

Slim

[Texas Lawdog]

More freezing rain forcast for overnight. I'm glad I don't have to drive in that morning traffic anymore. The beans and tamales were sure good tonight. I think I may have enough left over for lunch tomorrow. Leo, could you save me a Rueben sammich in case I don't have enough for lunch?

[Leo Tanner]

Leo, could you save me a Rueben sammich in case I don't have enough for lunch?

You bet.  Just enough fer one more but I am satisfied.
Cold again, time ta stoke the fire fer Cawfee.  Chili an aig burritos ready when ya wake.

[Texas Lawdog]

Cawfee is on, it should be good and strong.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Corned beef and swiss on rye..............YUM!

Expecting snow this afternoon. My gut owes me a complete swiss steak dinner that I didn't get to keep Saturday evening

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee and grub, pards.

Got 1.5" of snow overnight. 'Tis 20 and light snow. "Light snow. An additional inch or two of accumulation expected. Highs 24 to 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph."

Slim

[Stu Kettle]

It Quit snowing here about noon yesterday, got less than a foot.  It's 2 below this morning and both pick-ups started.  First test for em, got em both last spring.

[Arcey]

Moanin’, folks.

33° ‘n overcast. Today: Rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 1pm. High near 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight: A chance of rain before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind between 7 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Spit a mix of crud for awhile after midnight. Phone rang at five with the school system’s ‘bot tellin’ the fat lady ta go in two hours late.

Just looks wet from what I can see.

[Arcey]

Phooey………

Was gonna do a pot ah snaps. Thought for sure I had some ‘taters. Nope. Then I thought for sure I had a back up can of ‘em. Nope.

Ain’t real comfortable out. Still, I’ll take it o’er sweatin’. But if were spring, summer er fall my hind parts woulda been in the station wagon headed ta the farm market right about now……

[Delmonico]

7F here, WC -11, got a few hours to decide if I'm gonna drag my cold inta work, thinkin' about not doin' it, boss offered me to go home early yesterday.

[Leo Tanner]

Ice rink is closed taday due ta lack of ice thank God.  It's settin up ta rain but at least we aint freezin.  Went outside without ma ears covered an didn't even notice. 

I'll be havin chili verde fer lunch, the stuff keeps forever just about.

Y'all have a good un.

[Arcey]

Damn. ‘Cept ta take the trash out been in all day. Mebbe I shoulda gone ta the grocery. Might tomorrow. Done tore the place up ‘n managed ta find nothin’ worth cookin’. The other stuff I’d wanna play with is froze.  Gotta yard bird out in the garage box. That’d need ta water defrost startin’ this evenin’. Dunno.

Gonna do L/O Swedish meatballs on rice fer supper. Planned than anyhow. But I wanted snaps with it. Tomorrow, the last of the ham onna sandwich ‘n the last of the beef vegetable soup inna bowl. After that gonna haft ta thaw sumthin’ or certainly hit the grocery.

Strange. There was so much waitin’ ta be chomped on just a few days ago……