Redwaterlily's Ramblings

just don’t feel like writing…and no time!

redwaterlily — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:21:06 +0000

been too damn busy to even read a newspaper – not like we really actually have a newspaper worth reading in Delaware. Still job hunting – I think that makes me feel blah and unable to write. Oh well, hang in there with me, will you. I will be back, as always.

FINALLY!!!!!!!

redwaterlily — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:54:49 +0000

2 weeks later I finally have my car back again. I had to inch it back and forth to turn it ON THE SPOT (you can do that with a Honda Fit, really – you can) and by removing 2 feet of snow from the hood, windshield, and top of the car. FREEDOM…..cabin fever will finally be gone. So far the snow on the driveway was too high for my little fit to make it anyway – but now it makes it and so I was finally able to free it. I AM SO HAPPY!

My driveway yesterday and today

redwaterlily — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:58:06 +0000

Roof collapses everywhere

redwaterlily — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:13:22 +0000

From what I understand the roof collapsed at the Big Lots in Milford (not too far from where I live) as well as a roof either caved in or collapsed at the Milford Walmart. If you have a flat roof – get out there and clear it off!!!

As I see it…

redwaterlily — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:15:47 +0000

the pictures on delawareonline.com regarding the snowfall in Sussex look all a lot more harmless than the view out of my windows. They show a few inches of snow while I was stuck up to my “you know what” trying to walk to the pole building. The snow is higher than the snowblower, so I can’t use it. All the trees lining the driveway are so full of snow that they are not only drooping but entire tress are laying across the driveway. My pussy willows were almost flattened but I was able to shake the snow off of them. In the backyard you can’t tell where the deck ends and the above ground pool starts. The snow came all the way up to the third step onto the deck. Another few inches and our Satellite Dish would have been under the snow. The snow is all the way up to the top edge of the AC units.

buried in snow

redwaterlily — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:03:48 +0000

looks like over 2 feet, close to 3 feet outside our house. Power off since 3am this morning, just came on, think it will leave us again. House was down to 50 degrees – effin cold. can’t leave the dogs alone though.

OK

redwaterlily — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:54:06 +0000

it can stop snowing now

The snow is still falling

redwaterlily — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:05:21 +0000

Not as much as we had earlier, but snow nonetheless. I can’t even tell you how many inches we have, because we live in the snow-hole – meaning, when everybody around us seems to have gotten 1 or 2 inches, our backyard shows 5 to 6 inches. Crazy. It is so pretty outside. I went to get gasoline and tried to get the snowblower started but – the damn thing wouldn’t start. Oh well. I figured I’d have fun cleaning out driveway — all 300 feet of it — but I guess I will have to do that tomorrow. Wonder why it wouldn’t start.

I went to Milford earlier to get milk and bread and the gasoline – and 113 was HORRIBLE – it didn’t look as if ANY road crews had been there and from the time I left my house until I got back here 2 hours later, I did not see even ONE truck out clearing Route 113 – NOT EVEN ONE. Ridiculous, don’t you think?

OK, who will start “Gambling Liberally”?

redwaterlily — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:45:26 +0000

Delawareonline.com: Governor Jack Markell signed legislation legalizing table games into law Thursday, setting up an implementation process that should have patrons playing with real cards and dice in as little as four months.

I am really excited about this. I am not a SLOTS player at all – I find them rather boring. I also never quite understood why we had casinos in this State but that Slots was all they had. What would be the difference if you added Poker or Blackjack – or any other table game? Dover Downs already sports a fake roulette table – I’d rather have a dealer then a screen and it ads jobs as well. I love not only playing but also watching Blackjack and Poker. While I won’t be able to play for financial reasons, knowing that I can without driving to Atlantic City is awesome!

AActually, to be honest, what bothered me was not so much there we only had slots, but that you couldn’t even pay with CASH at Dover Downs – getting all those quarters if you win and putting them into the machine is half the fun!

Let it snow again?

redwaterlily — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:35:39 +0000

It’s been so cold so if we get snow, at least the cold will be worth it!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AT 1 AM; AND FOR DORCHESTER, SOMERSET, WICOMICO, AND WORCESTER COUNTIES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR SUSSEX, TALBOT, AND CAROLINE COUNTIES FROM 7AM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES…STAY TUNED TO WBOC OR LOG ONTO WBOC.COM FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

I hope the snow makes it to Sussex – though it looks like it will be moslty south of us. I have yet to build a snow-woman this year!