Cold Weather is Not Good for a Butterfly

United States
March 12, 2017 8:12am CST
So tired of this crazy weather. One day it is sunny and quite warm and the next day it is frigid and frosty. We are expecting another snow storm on Tuesday with accumulations up to 12 inches. Woke this morning feeling quite warm under the blankets and didn't want to get up. When I did toss the blankets aside I quickly realized that we had run out of fuel during the night. I have a pot of water on the stovetop and the oven going to help warm it up in here a little bit. Also have the space heater running and I am sitting in front of it wrapped in the warmth of a blanket. Tried to get the hubby to get his butt out of bed and fetch some fuel, but he is not moving. March is a funky month when it comes to weather patterns. You never know what will happen. Unfortunately, Old Man Winter isn't ready to release the Northeast from his grip just yet. My wings are stiff from the cold weather. This has been a bad year for my arthritis. I am not one to take meds readily for pain so I muddle along and hope that Mother Nature will get with the program soon. The sun is shining now, but it was the big goose egg when I woke at 7. Hoping it will warm up soon. How is the weather your way?
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@LadyDuck (472083)
• Switzerland
12 Mar 17
It's sunny but today is cold. Yesterday has been a warm day, but today the cold is back. At least we should have sunny days for the next week.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I am so looking forward to warmer temperatures. Although we will have to deal with mud season, I am okay with it as long as it is warm.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
Going to be cold this week, but hoping that the week to follow is warmer.
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@LadyDuck (472083)
• Switzerland
12 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly I have checked, it should be cold in the morning, but not too bad in the mid hours of the day.
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@Juliaacv (51362)
• Canada
12 Mar 17
It is bitter cold here today also, and there is snow in our forecast also
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• United States
12 Mar 17
I am so sick of winter. Wish this would move on and bring us some warm weather!
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@Juliaacv (51362)
• Canada
12 Mar 17
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
12 Mar 17
Snow in the forecast? Do NOT want it!
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@BarBaraPrz (47670)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Mar 17
Yeah, we're being threatened with more cold and snow... I don't like it, either. As the song says, "Little Jack Frost, get lost, get lost."
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• United States
13 Mar 17
I hope that tomorrow's storm will be our last.
@BarBaraPrz (47670)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly You and me both!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
12 Mar 17
It's as usual down here. Sunny and glorious! Somehow I got a bad sunburn on my cheeks, yesterday. The sun is getting much stronger. Hang in there. Winter will be a thing of the past before you know it!
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• United States
13 Mar 17
@DianneN I have been hanging in there for so long that my fingernails are about to snap!
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• United States
14 Mar 17
@DianneN oh yes we are! They say 18-24 inches possible. Yay!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly Ooooo, I heard about the nasty blizzard coming tomorrow. Are you in it's path?
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Mar 17
We are heading into autumn but March can be really, really hot sometimes.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
I have seen from your posts how hot it has been there. Not sure I could function in such heat.
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• United States
13 Mar 17
@JudyEv I can't wait to retire. Keep reminding my husband that this is going to happen in a few years. I don't believe he thinks I will truly do it!
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly Luckily, being retired, we can just vegetate/hibernate inside until it gets cooler.
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@miesse2 (226)
• Canada
12 Mar 17
We're freezing here too. I am not willing to unleash my plush blanket and venture into the cold! I think we are expecting snow this week to and I am just so done with cold already! Hopefully we shall see the beautiful weather soon, I have been daydreaming about swimming!
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• United States
12 Mar 17
I just want to take a walk! It is too cold to go out even though the sun is shining.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
@miesse2 I am sitting in front of a space heater with a blanket covering me. My hands are cold and it is not easy to type. Woke the hubby about 10 minutes ago. He apparently went back to sleep.
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@miesse2 (226)
• Canada
12 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly It's too cold here too. I can't even get out of my blanket never mind go outside
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
13 Mar 17
We've had about the same weather and we are expecting the same storm. I am not looking forward to it and i hope we don't get as much as their saying. Stay warm and hope your hubby got fuel for you guys by now.
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• United States
13 Mar 17
He did finally get up and fetch some fuel. Said he didn't feel well so he tried to sleep in. Well, he was cozy and warm and I froze. LOL.
• United States
14 Mar 17
@Blondie2222 I hope you get some rest and feel better. I have to work both Tuesday and Wednesday, but only in the morning.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
13 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly well sorry you had to freeze but hope it got warmer as the day went on. We have snow storm coming starting tonight into wed up to a foot of snow. I'm already planning taking tomorrow and wed off work as i'm not feeling well anyways. Just attempting to go in today and try to make it a half day.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
12 Mar 17
It's hot in my country as now it's drought season. In fact it's too hot. I feel like I could melt one of these days. But when the morning come, it's too cold.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
I don't function well when it is too hot and add humidity to that I will wilt.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Mar 17
I'm sorry you ran out of fuel through the night. I hope it warms up for you soon. It's warm here like always which I don't care for much.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
I have to wake the sleeping bear. I know he is going to growl, but I let him sleep for 3 more hours than I did. I am not comfortable.
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
12 Mar 17
WE are freezing here also.
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• United States
13 Mar 17
brrrrrrr, sick of winter!
@Tampa_girl7 (50526)
• United States
12 Mar 17
I am freezing . It is in the 30's, which is cold for Mississippi
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• United States
12 Mar 17
Yes that is unusual for your area. I would be happy with 30's right now. It has been in the single digits here and only in the lower to mid 20's during the daytime.
• United States
12 Mar 17
Brrrrr it's pretty darn chilly here too but I'm grateful that my house is warm. We're supposed to get that storm on Tuesday too and it's a sure sign that March is not going out quietly.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
If we get too much snow I may end up cancelling my afternoon clients and stay home. I refuse to drive when the road conditions are bad.
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Mar 17
How is your weather? Did Stella reach you?
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• United States
15 Mar 17
Stella is still hovering over us. It is still snowing. We have almost 2 feet of snow. Not liking it at all.
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• United States
15 Mar 17
@DianneN I only had one client from 9:15-11:30. Had to run errands after that.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
15 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly That's just awful!!! I hope it stops soon. I assume you didn't venture out to see clients today?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Mar 17
Days and days of sunny in the 80s weather here in Southern California.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
I do love the changing seasons, but I am not fond of the winter months. The older I get the more I dislike it.
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@jujunme (2501)
• United States
12 Mar 17
My weather is the same as yours, since i live in the Northeast as well. The other day it was 69 degrees and i thought Spring had arrived early, as you know i was quite wrong.
• United States
13 Mar 17
Yeah we got fooled! My cats were going nuts and begged to go outside.
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
14 Mar 17
It is 50 degrees this morning, quite cold for Florida and will only go up to the high 60s. Colder weather the next two days.
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• United States
14 Mar 17
I'll take that over what we are getting now!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Mar 17
cold, no snow today, saw snow yesterday, day before ppl were in shorts
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• United States
13 Mar 17
Mother Nature is definitely off her meds.
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• Centralia, Missouri
13 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly yeah, this is quite the sway mood wise
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
13 Mar 17
Cloudy with a chance of I hope, meatballs.
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@KristenH (33393)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
12 Mar 17
I hear you, Butterfly. It's 21 degrees and cloudy. Too cold for me to go outside.
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• United States
12 Mar 17
It was the big fat goose egg at 7:00 this morning. The temperature is slowly rising, but it isn't supposed to get too much warmer today.
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@KristenH (33393)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
12 Mar 17
@ElusiveButterfly Real cold over here today with sun. The same all week long.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Mar 17
Cold weather came in last night. Had to turn the heat on for the first time lately.
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• United States
13 Mar 17
Our heat runs constantly. Can't wait for warmer weather!