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I've always enjoyed New Orleans winters. No doubts about it. They are mild to cool. Except this year, we've had snow twice in the same winter season. Right now the city is almost shut down because nobody has running water. We have yet to come above freezing this morning. I'm seeing news reports of various places around us where the weather is extremely cold even for a New Orleans winter. The "global warming" crowd had to change to "global climate change" because they saw temperatures falling all over the place.
There is a headline in Yahoo News regarding the Yakutia region (east of Moscow) where the temperatures hit -67 C (-88.6 F). When the Saints were in Minneapolis, the temperatures there were in the 13 F range by day and they were headed to 1 degree F for the night. A bit cold for my blood. We are a pretty easy area to live in most of the time, but when the major high-rise overpasses ice over, this city shuts down.
For those of you who were considering a visit to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, this year it is early and everyone will have to bundle up in warm costumes. Since Mardi Gras is based on Easter and Easter is a lunar holiday, the date varies. We have a month to warm up some, but I'm not betting on it being a really good warm-up. Probably won't see a LOT of skin-exposing costumes this year, though there will always be die-hards. But the human form of anti-freeze will be used to fullest effect, I'm sure.
The celebration this year will be extra special because it is the 300th anniversary of the founding of our fair city, a tricentennial year. We will have lots of parties - which we would have had anyway - but the promoters are looking for special talent lineups.
I hope that our southern hemisphere contingents from Australia and New Zealand are enjoying a warm spell. Plus of course our India and any South Africa members! I don't recall that we have seen too many from South America. Have I just missed recognizing them?
That earlier talk of anti-freeze gives me an idea. Perhaps I'll shut down this little chat in favor of taking precautions to keep my blood flowing without too many ice crystals. Cheers!
There is a headline in Yahoo News regarding the Yakutia region (east of Moscow) where the temperatures hit -67 C (-88.6 F). When the Saints were in Minneapolis, the temperatures there were in the 13 F range by day and they were headed to 1 degree F for the night. A bit cold for my blood. We are a pretty easy area to live in most of the time, but when the major high-rise overpasses ice over, this city shuts down.
For those of you who were considering a visit to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, this year it is early and everyone will have to bundle up in warm costumes. Since Mardi Gras is based on Easter and Easter is a lunar holiday, the date varies. We have a month to warm up some, but I'm not betting on it being a really good warm-up. Probably won't see a LOT of skin-exposing costumes this year, though there will always be die-hards. But the human form of anti-freeze will be used to fullest effect, I'm sure.
The celebration this year will be extra special because it is the 300th anniversary of the founding of our fair city, a tricentennial year. We will have lots of parties - which we would have had anyway - but the promoters are looking for special talent lineups.
I hope that our southern hemisphere contingents from Australia and New Zealand are enjoying a warm spell. Plus of course our India and any South Africa members! I don't recall that we have seen too many from South America. Have I just missed recognizing them?
That earlier talk of anti-freeze gives me an idea. Perhaps I'll shut down this little chat in favor of taking precautions to keep my blood flowing without too many ice crystals. Cheers!