Happy New Year....Brrrr...from cold Raleigh! My New Year blog...

[NRaleighLiberal]

Felt like a good morning for a blog - no politics - just life (and gardening!).

Hoping I can run into some of you on my speaking tour this year!

http://www.craiglehoullier.com/blog/2018/1/1/happy-new-year-heres-to-a-memorable-2018-for-us-all

Thanks to all of you for your friendship, support, commenting on my often rambling OPs, the kind words when we lost our dog - it means a lot.

Oh yeah - we just MUST to a DU meetup or two in the RTP area....it's been far, far too long!

[Siwsan]

1. Today is my Grandniece's 2nd birthday. She is in Asheville. It's 22 degrees!!

I was there for her first birthday, and the weather was DEFINITELY far warmer.

Not sure how far below zero we dipped, last night. Last time I had checked it was -6. We are up to a balmy 10, right now.

I am counting on Florida being HOPEFULLY nice and warm when I fly there, in 3 weeks, for my niece's wedding. I desperately need to thaw out.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. We love Asheville! FL should be nice....

we were there last Jan and it was balmy indeed!

Happy New Year - enjoy your trip!

[earthshine]

3. I'm in Asheville. 17 deg F

This may be the worst cold spell I've experienced in the ten years I've been here.

It's chasing my wife and I out. We're moving to someplace warm. Yesterday, we set our sights on Las Vegas.

The worse the global warming gets, the more cold spells will fall on the east coast.

Global warming goes to the Arctic and pushes that Arctic air down to us. The Arctic melts and the Carolinas freeze.

Big industry is thrilled. They now have access to Arctic shipping lanes and oil resources. Global warming is profitable.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

4. How in the world can you stand that heat?

can't put smilies in title.

Send some up north. Double digit temps here are just a dream.

Mi.

[earthshine]

5. Well put ...

The worst part is the need for internal house heating. Dry, dusty air.

My feet are freezing, but my upper body is sweating!

It wasn't like this when I moved here from NY ten years ago.

I'm getting too old to be cold.

[uppityperson]

6. Happy New Year, may 2018 be a low drama more fun year

Thank you for continuing and sharing your blog. Rereading older ones, pesticides in strawbales makes why I had such a difficult time growing anything in mind make sense. Next time I'll be more careful. Do this pesticides wear off so it's ok to use them in composting the next year?

Stay warm.

[jpak]

7. Happy New Year from Maine - -23o F this AM

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Went ice fishing this morning - took me an hour to start and warm up the car

Power auger wouldn't start.

Too cold for the propane heater too - but we got some nice trout.

My sun porch was 70o when I came home - the cats loved it.

Fresh trout, and my home grown squash and potatoes for suppah tonight!

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Kicking