tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post113042835979598305..comments2024-03-29T05:18:41.556-04:00Comments on The AC is On: Rockin, Not Shakin Ms JournalAnvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130901715971722802005-11-01T22:21:00.000-05:002005-11-01T22:21:00.000-05:00I've never hear the term toque before. I would cal...I've never hear the term toque before. I would call it a bobble hat. In my opinion the avoidance of turning on the furnace on is the perfect excuse to bake a lot of fattening goodies. <BR/><BR/>However, my husband is a southern in many ways and her is warm Texas he has already turned the heat on. It drives me nuts, because I am of the breed more likely to be wearing long-johns and a bobble hat to avoid turning the heat on before a certain date.Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322778291206842093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130785062931811662005-10-31T13:57:00.000-05:002005-10-31T13:57:00.000-05:00John,What do you consider cold where you are? At w...John,<BR/>What do you consider cold where you are? At what temperature do you turn your furnace on? We turn our boiler on when the nights are below 0 but if it is sunny out during the day and the temperature is even slightly above 0 we turn it back off. Good insulation and solar heat help I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130683712107027602005-10-30T09:48:00.000-05:002005-10-30T09:48:00.000-05:00Lol...what a lightweight I must be! I've had my he...Lol...what a lightweight I must be! I've had my heating on for weeks!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I sympathise with the cat &bed thing, our new kitten, despite being only about 6 inches long seems to need all the bed for nocturnal games....that include pouncing on my face when she's not gained attention any other way....with claws that have not yet learned to retract :o/gemmakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575349964533883253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130627114488178812005-10-29T19:05:00.000-04:002005-10-29T19:05:00.000-04:00No heat in our house yet either. I just checked t...No heat in our house yet either. I just checked the thermometer in the kitchen -- indoor temp is 58.3 degrees F at the moment. It has been cold (at least by our standards) this week, but we are expecting highs to be back in the 70s next week...<BR/>We are expecting our first frost tonight, though. Guess I'd better get my house plants in.swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130592236121337422005-10-29T09:23:00.000-04:002005-10-29T09:23:00.000-04:00Haha...now I'm really laughing! Can't even do my ...Haha...now I'm really laughing! Can't even do my own math. That's the kind of mistake I used to rag my students about...the infamous <I>careless error</I>.swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130549742587470652005-10-28T21:35:00.000-04:002005-10-28T21:35:00.000-04:00Hey Swamp. I think you're right, but you're wrong....Hey Swamp. I think you're right, but you're wrong. I'd be getting 10%. So, let's just say that The Rocks gets 25%. Eh?<BR/><BR/>It's in paragraph 6, Norma. Your eyes were probably glazing over by then. lol Apparently, my brain was fogging up too.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130539674959209052005-10-28T18:47:00.000-04:002005-10-28T18:47:00.000-04:00You Canadians are such a brave, hardy group. We j...You Canadians are such a brave, hardy group. We just turn on the heat when it drops below 40 here. <BR/><BR/>Did I miss something or someone? Why do you only get 20% of the family bed?Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130537980338469542005-10-28T18:19:00.000-04:002005-10-28T18:19:00.000-04:00LOL, I never heard the word toque and had to go lo...LOL, I never heard the word <I>toque</I> and had to go look it up just to be sure you weren't making it up.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and not to be picky or anything but...<BR/>55% + 35% + 20% = 110%<BR/>You are really only getting a meager 15% of the bed!swamp4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500364141244115390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130533178889319842005-10-28T16:59:00.000-04:002005-10-28T16:59:00.000-04:00I'm still hanging laundry outside to dry. It come...I'm still hanging laundry outside to dry. <BR/><BR/>It comes in covered with leaves, and takes a LONG time to dry, but I refuse to hang it inside until I absolutely have to. <BR/><BR/>As far as heat goes, it goes on once it hits sixty degrees in the living room.<BR/><BR/>I like it cold.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065893613028995685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130532300866919412005-10-28T16:45:00.000-04:002005-10-28T16:45:00.000-04:00Linda's right, we ARE having lovely weather in Win...Linda's right, we ARE having lovely weather in Winnipeg right now, but we HAVE had to turn the furnace on a few times already.<BR/><BR/>I LOVE the toque. Tres chic!Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130518851303807752005-10-28T13:00:00.000-04:002005-10-28T13:00:00.000-04:00Here in Winnipeg, we are basking in 17 degree temp...Here in Winnipeg, we are basking in 17 degree temps. No need for the furnace yet!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222197140433385319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130514028319806992005-10-28T11:40:00.000-04:002005-10-28T11:40:00.000-04:00No! You take off! LOLWe call it a beanie here. Cal...No! You take off! LOL<BR/><BR/>We call it a beanie here. Call it what you will, they keep the heat in!Valerie - Still Riding Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148433989184665687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130511634619004872005-10-28T11:00:00.000-04:002005-10-28T11:00:00.000-04:00I am trying to hold off turning on the furnace in ...I am trying to hold off turning on the furnace in sunny Chicago. I'm wearing a heavy long sleaved shirt, a sweatshirt, and parka liner as I write this. When I have to put another layer of sweatshirt, I'll know it's definitely time to turn on the heat.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303928618967944030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130479979703109572005-10-28T02:12:00.000-04:002005-10-28T02:12:00.000-04:00I love this longer discourses. And the flourish w...I love this longer discourses. And the flourish while typing and wearing a toque? Very impressive.Melodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705323208228362504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130476472240532542005-10-28T01:14:00.000-04:002005-10-28T01:14:00.000-04:00I see that even with the big chill going on, you a...I see that even with the big chill going on, you are loyal to your Diet Coke. At least you don't even have to keep it in the fridge to keep it cold. ;)Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130472077169980772005-10-28T00:01:00.000-04:002005-10-28T00:01:00.000-04:00What's scary is that it's pretty cold here already...What's scary is that it's pretty cold here already. That's not normal. You sound like we do in the summer. You guys don't have to turn your a/c's on forever compared to us. We try and try to hold out till June, but I don't think I've ever made it!<BR/><BR/>Okay, I'm a little confused now. I read your link to the blog about dialects and whatnot. Am I British? I say mobile (moble) and schedule (skedual). I've never heard anyone say it any other way, either. Well, the South was mostly made up of conservative Britians, so maybe that's why! I didn't know about using presently like that, though, and I thought that was pretty cool.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369978641581682398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130465970529242632005-10-27T22:19:00.000-04:002005-10-27T22:19:00.000-04:00I'm laughing my frozen buns off here, AC. That ph...I'm laughing my frozen buns off here, AC. That photo is hilarious! Remember Bob and Doug Mackenzie, the "hosers" from SCTV? That pic reminds me of them.<BR/><BR/>"Take off, eh?" LOL!!!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337368222656258247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130464377857287052005-10-27T21:52:00.000-04:002005-10-27T21:52:00.000-04:00Now I know what a toque and a toboggan are. ;)Now I know what a toque <I>and</I> a toboggan are. ;)Meadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200771118045164229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130462841593505232005-10-27T21:27:00.000-04:002005-10-27T21:27:00.000-04:00Yes, PBS, but although you're American and I'm Can...Yes, PBS, but although you're American and I'm Canadian, you live significantly further north than I.<BR/><BR/>Loner: perhaps it's the path of the current jet streams.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130462214755454822005-10-27T21:16:00.000-04:002005-10-27T21:16:00.000-04:00My tiny little dog takes up 55% of the bed space. ...My tiny little dog takes up 55% of the bed space. We turned our heat on about a week ago. Yes, I know we're wimps but I was afraid the pipes might freeze!PBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672893473413051922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130453988132814962005-10-27T18:59:00.000-04:002005-10-27T18:59:00.000-04:00Love the photo :-).. I understand completely. I d...Love the photo :-).. I understand completely. I don't wear toques (never heard them called toboggans before) but my computer chair almost always has a fleece sweater wrapped on its back... just in case. These days my internal thermostat is a little out of wack.<BR/><BR/>We ignited our furnace about a week ago.. but since then the weather has turned warmer and I have yet to hear its hum. <BR/><BR/>I'll bet you have warm feet.. ask Rocky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130439782708702682005-10-27T15:03:00.000-04:002005-10-27T15:03:00.000-04:00Unbelievable - you turned on your furnace the same...Unbelievable - you turned on your furnace the same day we did - it is in the 50's during the day and we had our first freeze last night - weird - you'd think that a huge distance like that would have meant winter a lot earlier for you all!Lonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174528539177489353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1130435693731912522005-10-27T13:54:00.000-04:002005-10-27T13:54:00.000-04:00I was beginning to wonder if you had frozen up the...I was beginning to wonder if you had frozen up there. I'm glad all is well with Cat, Cuppa and yourself. As regards long johns, I've read that the old-timers up there kept them on all year long, without changing. Their leg hairs would pop through the fabric, keeping everything well anchored. Does that happen to their caps as well?Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611054014237422noreply@blogger.com