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[suki_blue]

Three inches of snow outside, no heating. How typical.

It'll be several days before the blockage causing all the problems can be cleared, but Grandad and I are in good spirits. At least we are now I've given Grandad a stern talking to. Mentally, he can sometimes be quite unstable, but I've managed to snap him out of his childish behavior and now we're both doing whatever we can to 'survive the cold' as he puts it. Portable heaters, hot soup, blankets, Scooby Doo hot water bottle -- just like the war :o/

And now I am cooking the roast dinner we should have had yesterday. OMG, the kitchen is so lovely and warm.

The other plus is that I'm wearing my favourite woolly jumper that I normally can't ever wear because it's too thick and I feel like a sheep in bears' thermals.

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[shi-koi.livejournal.com]

We haven't had central heating since we moved in, over a year ago, and there's snow outside. --shivers-- No double glazing or carpets either.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Eeek, sounds freezing! I hope you have some warm jumpers!

[lucy-locket.livejournal.com]

Oh balls, I hope it gets sorted soon and I'm glad you're in good spirits.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Thanks, luv. I hope so, too!

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Warming food always helps and at least you're home too so grandad isn't on his own.

I have a jumper like that - I knitted it out of wool that is thermal and it's too hot to usually wear. Lovely this weather though :)

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Oooh, sounds nice! That the only good thing about this weather -- we get to wear our fav jumpers.

[shapinglight]

Oh dear! It never got fixed?

Hope you and grandad manage to keep warm.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Nope, it apparently require lots of men with buckets so we're just waiting for that. There must be a bucket shortage.

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

What a crap time to lose your heating! Sounds like you're quite cosy, though, as long as your grandad's OK. I find that candles warm the place up a bit (or make you feel warmer, anyway ;-)

I've just got back from a 3 hour pleasure trip -- a third of the way to work & back again. There are no trains between London and Cambridge, apparently, but they let us get part way before they told us. So I'm 'working from home' (as you can see).

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh no! How frustrating! I suppose it's better to get stuck going to work than to get stuck coming home.

[fortassetu.livejournal.com]

I know I hardly ever comment on your LJ, but I would like to say that we have around 6 inches [and heating, thank God], and I love the fact that you have tags that say "blimey it's cold out there" and "i would like to complain". ♥

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thanks, I like comedy tags :OD

Wow, six inches! I hope it clears soon!

[tabaqui]

Eep! Snow and no heat isn't fun! But i'm glad you two are getting on and doing all right.

*warm hugs*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I'm really dreading the morning when I've got to get up early and ~shivers~ have a bath. Eeep!

[tabaqui]

Ack!
So long as you have hot water.... Haul a space heater into the bathroom and close the door and let the heat and steam fill it up! And make sure you dress in there, too.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I am glad you can at least cook now. They'd best repair that heating soon!


Gabrielle

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I really hope it gets done pronto. I'm reasonably okay with the cold, but it won't take my grandad long to lose patience with it all.

[saifai.livejournal.com]

we're both doing whatever we can to 'survive the cold' as he puts it. Portable heaters, hot soup, blankets, Scooby Doo hot water bottle -- just like the war

LOL - Sounds like my own Grandmother. Hope you'll be able to stay warm. *sends warm thoughts* And keep up the good spirits. Always a good thing. :)

Yay for getting to wear the sweater! I've got one like that too. ;)

[literati.livejournal.com]

Damn! *bundles you both into warm blankets*

I hope they sort everything out soon. *smish*

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

~~~toasty warm heating vibes~~~

I do not envy you your adventure in heatinglessness - I did it a few years ago. The coldest week on record for over ten years here, battling a horrendous case of the lurgy. The landlord goes off on holiday and the very next day the heating and hot water die. For a week. I was blue. Sheesh.

[laazikaat.livejournal.com]

I'll have some of your cold, please, please, please. We're sweltering in a record-breaking heat wave over here. 45 degrees Centigrade the other day. Train lines buckled.

The parrots in the front garden came to sit in the shade of my veranda with wings stretched out, away from their sides, panting. One baby king-parrot found the bird bath and sat squawking happily in it. Roll on Autumn.

Shame we can't send each other a little of what we have.

[lelaina-c.livejournal.com]

It's still not fixed? :( *gives you lotsa blankets*