I’m Not Built for This

It’s not raining outside, it’s not snowing, but it’s too icy to be outside walking without risk of catching cold.

I’m not built for this kind of weather.

That one day of snow was tons of fun and I wouldn’t mind more snow but, truth be told, I am a warm weather California type, not built for this depth of cold.

Just the few minutes I've been outside in the last week or so, has left me with the sniffles, coughing, sore throat and an earache.

If I’m not mistaken, coughing and a sore throat are signs of Covid. So, of course, I freaked out a little until I realized I haven’t lost my sense of taste.

At any rate, not wanting to risk getting full blown sick, I’ll be spending the weekend indoors.

On Monday, as I was getting dressed for that morning’s workout, checking to see how bad getting to the Pain Cave was going to be, I found outside was raining and snowing at the same time or had snowed during the night, and the rain was washing it away.

Leaving the Pain Cave, snow and rain turned to simultaneous hail and rain.

It's beginning to feel like the end of the world as we know it, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Folks a few miles away in the Crestline and Big Bear area are in a dire situation — snowed in, running out of food and propane.

I heard one guy on the news say he made it out of the area (drove) to get his wife’s diabetic medicine, but now can’t get back up the mountain.

My Dr. Spock common sense logic thought him a stupid arse, because ... able to finally make it down the mountain, why did he not take that as an opportunity to evacuate the area with his wife in tow.

People get attached to material things, don’t want to leave their home and possessions behind and, looking at the "Help" sign some residents stranded on the mountain have written in the snow, I can’t but wonder why they don’t just hike outta there for the time being?

BTW, the patio in the first video — the one that the rain had not yet washed away its snow, is the bad energy unit the new tenant just moved into.

First impression is that inasmuch as the new guy is keeping a low profile, has not been out and about since he moved in, he's the quiet introverted type, not going to be providing much blog fodder.

On the other hand, perhaps he's not been seen out and about because whatever is in that unit has already dragged him into whatever portal it comes from.