The following post is not for the faint of heart. If you're even remotely religious, are offended by bad language, or are accustomed to the high-brow writing here at ROATM, then turn away. Now.
I'm not one to complain much. Oh, I'm sure you may find a quibble hither and yond in the archives, but by and large, I'm not one to bitch....especially about the weather. I mean, I'm fully aware of the conditions that my zip code brings. The temperatures in Nebraska range from 100+ in the summer to sub-zero here in the winter. We get snow. We hunker down when the sirens warn us of severe weather. In other words, we get it. Not only that, but we usually wear it like a badge of honor. We clean up/dig out and move on with our lives.
But......
This is fucking ridiculous. Yep, that's right. We're breaking out the f-bombs, kids. Some facts:
- Omaha has received 32 inches of snow in the last 4 weeks. The city's average for the year is 31 inches.
- Omaha's high temperature for the past 10 days has averaged to be 7 degrees. 7. Seven.
Put those together and what do you have? A lot of fucking snow that won't go anywhere. No big deal, right? Just wait for the plows, put on the YakTrax, maybe throw in a treadmill run for one day and then head outside for a run the next day, right? In theory, yes. I have no problem running around, over, and through snow. It's the temperatures that are just brutal.
In fact, here's the ROATM 3-Day Outlook: Today - high of 4, but getting colder. Friday - High of -4. That's not a typo and it's not Celsius. Negative fucking 4 degrees is the warmest it is going to be tomorrow. Saturday - a balmy high of 0 with a low of -25 degrees.
I've been on a treadmill for the past 2 weeks and it doesn't look as though that's going to change anytime soon. Oh, and my training starts next week. Awesome!
Stay warm, kids.
18 comments:
I'm getting an artic blast down here even and I gotta say, I don't like it one bit and ya'll can keep your freezing cold weather in the North!
Yeesh.
The fact that you don't have to go to work eliminates your ability to bitch. At all.
What pisses me off is that I was planning to vacation in Florida to escape the snow.
WTF do I go now!
Get Al Gore on the line.
Holy crap! A high of -4! I would cry. This is why I apparently can never live in Nebraska.
If you want to feel a little bit better, look up the weather in North Dakota!
It's a wee-bit cold in Denver, too. We've had snow on the ground since October ... and that's a rarity. It almost always gets really warm in between snow falls. ENOUGH! I'm becoming pretty intimate with my treadmill and I don't like it.
You're blog's a lot of fun. Thanks :).
I vote you man up, put on some layers, and go outside.
Yeah. It's not quite as bad here in Denver, but it's been cold. Where the hell is my global warming? I'm not recycling again until I see some warmer temps!
You said 'fuck!' And about a subject as banal as the weather (though I guess your weather isn't banal). Why does your most foul language warm my heart? I dunno, but it does.
I usually ignore your posts, but that disclaimer....
I just couldn't turn away
yep, life is hard. be a man. and don't look for any sympathy from a kansan...not like it's a lot warmer here either.
What is this "high brow" writing you speak of?
EFF YOU SNOW/COLD/WIND. There, that felt better. Just think, once this crap does start to melt, than we won't even be running in it, we'll be practicing the long jump in the monster puddles. I heart wet shriveled up pruney toes!
That is sooooo cold! I don't know how you do it!
Normally, I would tell you to pucker your vajayjay and get out there. But, this IS cold. Swear on brother. F'ing cold.
Say as many cuss words as your heart desires. I agree. Damn cold.
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