Another Sunny Day
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83777)
United States
January 27, 2016 9:29am CST
The sun is shining brightly this morning and the snow is starting to melt a little. About half of the snow on my deck has melted and it's nice to see that big pile getting lower and lower.
Schools are closed again today (that's 3 days in a row so far). My grandchildren are thrilled and have been enjoying playing outside. My daughter isn't as thrilled as they are running in and out, tracking in wet snow and she's getting tired of drying off the dog every time he wants to go play outside with the kids.
I'm sitting here enjoying my coffee and thinking about those snow days when my kids had off from school. I had radiators in my old house and they were always covered with mittens, hats, coats and boots. They were perfect for drying those wet, snowy clothes. Even the cat would love to lay on the radiator.
I really wish I had radiators in my house now as I think they do a better job of heating the house.
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@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@ladyduck I have the heating vents in the floor in my house now. It's a combination heating/air conditioning and it blows dust everywhere
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@DianneN (247183)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 That means you need to have the ducts or vents cleaned, Marilyn.
@LadyDuck (472500)
• Switzerland
28 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 We do not have vents, we have built in pipes in the floor where the hot water circulates keeping warm all the rooms. It is gas operated, very clean and effective.
@BelleStarr (61225)
• United States
27 Jan 16
I remember those snow days too and all the fun we had. I have never lived in a house with radiators but we just hung them in the laundry room.
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@BelleStarr (61225)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 lol I like them when I worked too, I had a great boss who said stay home!!
@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@bellestarr snow days are so much fun when you're a kid and school is closed.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
27 Jan 16
I know what you mean about those old radiators. They were so useful too Marilyn.
Enjoy your coffee too friend
I had lived in a house up North that had the old radiators too, I miss them.
Although I dont miss the bills.
I had lived in a house up North that had the old radiators too, I miss them.
Although I dont miss the bills.1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView my house with the radiators was old so yes, the heating bills were high.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
27 Jan 16
Radiators - wow, a blast from the past...they were good for drying wet gloves and scarves too. No sun here, so you have an advantage. Enjoy your day.
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@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@abbygreenhill that's what I remember...radiators covered with wet gloves, scarves, hats etc. Perfect for drying all those snow clothes
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 I don't have to worry about that any longer.
@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@jabouk what I have now is forced air heating/air conditioning & the vents are on the floor. It heats (or cools) the house but then it gets cold right away. With the radiators I used to feel the house stayed warmer longer and I had my chair right next to one 
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 Mine is behind me as I type, and they are useful for drying clothes too.
@DianneN (247183)
• United States
27 Jan 16
We never had those radiators, so I threw my kids' snow suits and mittens into the dryer. After lunch, they headed out again in nice warmed outerwear. As a teacher, I loved sleeping in on snow days, but disliked having to make them up at the end of the year, or worse, making them up during vacations. So I retired.
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@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@DianneN my grandchildren have been home now for three days after the blizzard we had over the weekend. The buses are having a hard time with the roads but so far they are going back tomorrow with a delayed opening. Snow days are fun for both teachers & students but not if you have to make them up. I know you're enjoying being retired!
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@DianneN (247183)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 Love being retired. Don't miss anything about teaching, except my cute kids and my teacher friends.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
28 Jan 16
Glad the kids our enjoying the snow days. We had some crazy snow this morning then the rest of the day turned out sunny and not as cold. Supposed to be 50 by Sunday so i'll enjoy that for sure.
@Juliaacv (52333)
• Canada
27 Jan 16
We have hot water heat, they are really small short rads, that keep the floors so nice and warm. And its a natural gas boiler, so its not too expensive to operate, we just had a new one installed last summer.
I'm glad that your snow is melting, I read that online earlier today that last weekend's dump is melting, and that's good because there was just so much of it.
@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@amadeo the temperatures were fairly nice today and with the sun a good portion of the snow is melting.
@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@amnabas yes, the grandchildren have been off from school for three days after the blizzard we had over the weekend. They got an unexpected school break
@just4him (318848)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jan 16
I can see those radiators used like that. My grandmother had radiators in her house. We never did.
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Jan 16
I remember my mom laying our gloves and hats on the radiators. Us kids like being close to them too.
@Marilynda1225 (83777)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@tahasif our sunny day has managed to melt a good bit of the snow. Spring will arrive in a few months
