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📣Shout out, check in. How's everyone doing? nt (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Jan 31 OP
All good here, Pants SheltieLover Jan 31 #1
Excellent! Glad to hear it! 🙏 💞 littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #5
How are you & fluffy pupper? SheltieLover Jan 31 #7
We're good. It's freaken cold. But a big flop so far on the precipitation delivery. littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #12
Glad you aren't getting hit with snow! SheltieLover Jan 31 #16
Sometimes. I just looked at a couple of sources ... littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #17
Awwwwww ty for sharing her pix! SheltieLover Jan 31 #21
She needs a bib. I'll let you know what happens. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #22
Lol a bib... SheltieLover Jan 31 #23
Cold dweller Jan 31 #2
26 feels like 15 with NNE13 mph winds... littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #8
Enjoying the gift of each new day that comes my way. anciano Jan 31 #3
Yes! Yes! Yes! 🙏❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #9
From the mountains of NC HappyH Jan 31 #4
You sound cozy. I hope we get more snow but just enough to ... littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #10
mostly I'm staying inside and feeding the woodstove. HappyH Jan 31 #13
Sounds like a plan. I think I'll have some soup tonight, too. I'd hibernate until April if I could. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #20
It's 3 degrees overnight bucolic_frolic Jan 31 #6
Where are you that's 3 degrees?!! Hang in there, bu. You know we love you. I'm glad you're fine.❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #11
This is the coldest 2 months bucolic_frolic Jan 31 #14
It's definitely been "an adventure" and I know we're going to see more deaths. littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #19
Finally able to drive to town today berniesandersmittens Jan 31 #15
Wow! That's great! Even though we're loners, that doesn't mean we're hermits! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 31 #18
My five females and I joshdawg Sunday #24
I feel kind of bad!! catchnrelease 3 hrs ago #25
🫶🏽🥹🫶🏽 blm 3 hrs ago #26
Solitude in peace is underrated. no_hypocrisy 3 hrs ago #27
84 and sunny in the Coachella Valley ... LSparkle 2 hrs ago #28

littlemissmartypants

(32,803 posts)
12. We're good. It's freaken cold. But a big flop so far on the precipitation delivery.
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:45 PM
Jan 31

I feel bad for the kids. The schools actually gave them a snow day and no remote learning at all. I hope they don't get their hopes up and get disappointed.

I could maybe make a snowman but you'd need a microscope to see it.

😆🔬🤓

littlemissmartypants

(32,803 posts)
17. Sometimes. I just looked at a couple of sources ...
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 03:50 PM
Jan 31

And it looks like my little circle of sunshine aka clear sky is going to start closing around 8 o'clock. So maybe NaNa and I can get some snow pictures tomorrow. I've got her wardrobe prepared.

She's the funniest thing when it comes to her outfits. She jumps into them. Usually, with less than accurate precision. But she knows the difference between a sweater and a dress and pj's. And we're working on some sign language now.

She loves her denim jacket that Santa brought her.

My heart. ❤️

She loves her denim jacket that Santa brought her.

My heart. ❤️

(@2diamondeyes.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T20:43:18.001Z

dweller

(28,003 posts)
2. Cold
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 01:45 PM
Jan 31

Cold cold cold and colder
23 degrees feels like 6
😖
Very little snow so far , prediction is for 2-4”
Down from 11-13” initially forecast
🥶




✌🏻

HappyH

(192 posts)
4. From the mountains of NC
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:07 PM
Jan 31

About 6 inches of snow, still snowing. 10 degrees with a brisk breeze. No snowplow up here yet, I’m thinking he might be busy.

littlemissmartypants

(32,803 posts)
10. You sound cozy. I hope we get more snow but just enough to ...
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:35 PM
Jan 31

Put a five pound black dog into to snap a picture. Not enough for a snow plow, that's for sure. 😃

HappyH

(192 posts)
13. mostly I'm staying inside and feeding the woodstove.
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:48 PM
Jan 31

going to make soup and baked potatoes for dinner and hibernate till maybe Tuesday.

bucolic_frolic

(54,497 posts)
6. It's 3 degrees overnight
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:16 PM
Jan 31

Life is a series of Zoom 2,5, and 12 steps, online doesn't work the way it used to, the meatballs - some of the finest heat 'n serve you can buy - taste like cardboard, big tech plagues me, and every time I type internet it comes out like internment. Other than that, I'm fine, thanks for asking.

bucolic_frolic

(54,497 posts)
14. This is the coldest 2 months
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 02:51 PM
Jan 31

in my 50 years here in Philly burbs. The past 2 weeks have been in this pattern, and same forecast 7 days out.

littlemissmartypants

(32,803 posts)
19. It's definitely been "an adventure" and I know we're going to see more deaths.
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 03:57 PM
Jan 31

Folks just aren't prepared for this mess. Stay safe! ❤️

berniesandersmittens

(13,127 posts)
15. Finally able to drive to town today
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 03:06 PM
Jan 31

Haven't been able to leave the hill in over a week. I like winter but dang this ice is stubborn!

joshdawg

(2,933 posts)
24. My five females and I
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 03:27 AM
Sunday

are getting along fairly well despite the cold and ice, which has just about disappeared, leaving only the cold air in its wake.
BTW, I'm the only biped in the house. Four cats and a dog.

catchnrelease

(2,141 posts)
25. I feel kind of bad!!
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 03:21 PM
3 hrs ago

Sitting here in SoCal where it's 80* while so many are dealing with the cold. The warm temps now do have a down side though. My plants are loving the sun, but it's too early for some of them to be blooming. My avocado tree has blossoms which aren't supposed to be here until closer to March or even April. We're supposed to get rain next week and will probably get at least a couple of days down around freezing before the end of the month. So all of those flowers will drop off which means no fruit this year!!

But in the big scheme of things, it's a small worry compared to so many areas of the country now. We do have ICE goons grabbing people in nearby areas, but it's nothing like in Minneapolis or other hot spots. And our protest rallies are not in minus zero degrees weather!!

Sending hugs to the other DU loners out there!! Stay warm!

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