Is this hawaii?

Got to golf this weekend, always a nice treat for December.

OMG WEEKEND FULL OF 50s AND FOG I HATES IT SO MUCH

This weekend was awesome. I'm travelling to Milwaukee for work now, so I left the cold, windy, overcast weather and got back to Atlanta to temps in the 60s. I spent all day Saturday drinking outside at bars.

 

Side note: I have a question for you cold-weather pro's...

 

When the weather is really bad, what kind of shoes do you wear into work? I can't go traipsing through the snow, slush, etc-covered parking lots in my loafers. Do you wear boots and then change your shoes when you get into the office? Or do you wear something that can handle the outside elements while being acceptable in the office?

Edited December 15, 201411 yr by dasox24

I just changed my car battery in the parking lot at work. I don't recommend this to anyone

I just changed my car battery in the parking lot at work. I don't recommend this to anyone

 

Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

 

It could have, but it didn't

Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

You ready to kill the New Years Resolutioners yet?

WTF is up with Wednesday?? Mercy.

WTF is up with Wednesday?? Mercy.

That b**** is tricked out. Guess it'll happen hanging out with that f***ed up family.

WTF is up with Wednesday?? Mercy.

 

HUMP DAY!

WTF is up with Wednesday?? Mercy.

 

Weather forecast for Wednesday: 99% chance that at least one of the first five people you talk to will complain about how cold it is.

Weather forecast for Wednesday: 99% chance that at least one of the first five people you talk to will complain about how cold it is.

 

That is pretty low to be honest.

That is pretty low to be honest.

 

At least 1% of Soxtalk live in California/Nevada/Texas.

At least 1% of Soxtalk live in California/Nevada/Texas.

 

Those are the guys who will post things about how it isn't snowing there and it is 70 degrees....

So the older part of my house as well as some other upstairs areas tend to not heat well when it gets arctic around here. The first floor has radiant heat and the top floor has its own air handler with a coil. I finally had a guy over to check if we could add some vents or something to the rooms as well as get my heated floors in the basement functioning.

 

Of course it turns out the guy who installed the air handlers etc previously when he renovated the house did it in such a backwards way that there is really nothing to do but start from scratch. On top of that my boiler is 22 years old and is on its last legs in theory.

 

Just another thing this do it yourself guy did that I have to fix. Luckily the electric is fine because the plumbing, insulation, and now HVAC are all f***ed up. f***ing old houses man, f*** this weather.

Edited January 6, 201511 yr by RockRaines

So the older part of my house as well as some other upstairs areas tend to not heat well when it gets arctic around here. The first floor has radiant heat and the top floor has its own air handler with a coil. I finally had a guy over to check if we could add some vents or something to the rooms as well as get my heated floors in the basement functioning.

 

Of course it turns out the guy who installed the air handlers etc previously when he renovated the house did it in such a backwards way that there is really nothing to do but start from scratch. On top of that my boiler is 22 years old and is on its last legs in theory.

 

Just another thing this do it yourself guy did that I have to fix. Luckily the electric is fine because the plumbing, insulation, and now HVAC are all f***ed up. f***ing old houses man, f*** this weather.

 

Isn't home ownership f***ing great?

I'm in Milwaukee for work this week. I know it's not even that bad, but -11 with the wind chill last night when I walked from my hotel to get dinner was miserable. I've never felt anything like that. And I know I have it easy. At least I'm in a hotel with a valet for my car. I can't imagine having to shovel my sidewalks, scrape the car, etc before work in the morning. I really feel for you guys.

 

Also, today I learned that I've worn out a hole in the sole of one of my loafers. I can thank the snow/slush for that. I've been wearing a wet sock at work all day. Miserable.

Isn't home ownership f***ing great?

I know we got lucky in that this house has most of the things we needed and they are adequate, but jeez replacing stuff is always expensive. We are sticking in this house for awhile so I guess it makes sense to do it, but 30k for every single project is steep.

Those are the guys who will post things about how it isn't snowing there and it is 70 degrees....

Correction...it is not snowing here and it is 80 degrees f*** its cold here.

Can't just blame it on diy previous owners, though my house has its share of problems from that. There's plenty of contractors out there that do shoddy work, don't follow code, don't follow industry standards etc.

 

I probably wouldn't try tackling an entire HVAC system though, that just seems nuts for a DIY.

Correction...it is not snowing here and it is 80 degrees f*** its cold here.

 

I would have bet on Tex first, but you were on the list.

Can't just blame it on diy previous owners, though my house has its share of problems from that. There's plenty of contractors out there that do shoddy work, don't follow code, don't follow industry standards etc.

 

I probably wouldn't try tackling an entire HVAC system though, that just seems nuts for a DIY.

The guy added a whole addition himself and the plumbing and HVAC is just half-assed. He cut some corners, for example, instead of peeling off the old wooden siding, adding insulation and putting on siding, he just put new siding over the old one.

The guy added a whole addition himself and the plumbing and HVAC is just half-assed. He cut some corners, for example, instead of peeling off the old wooden siding, adding insulation and putting on siding, he just put new siding over the old one.

 

That sounds like a wonderful little place for things to go like carpenter ants

Schools up here closing tomorrow. How did I ever survive as a kid when it was cold? Sissy kids these days