After a rough night of weather in the Chicago area my wife and I decided that we would get to the airport very early. The roads could be bad and we also wanted to make sure we were there early … Continue reading
Yesterday evening we started to get severe storm warnings coming up over the programming on TV. This is quite normal, we get bad storms here (though usually they’re only really bad far away from the city). But when the weather … Continue reading
Ever since Sheila and I went to the beach the other week, my skin has been slowly peeling. It’s kind of hard to evade the baking sun here (it’s out all damn day), and I’ve probably had a whole Summer’s … Continue reading
A Trip to the Social Security Administration Office
5/2/2008. Listed in the Family category. Leave a reply.So, it’s 5:20am and Sheila and I leave home as normal. Sheila starts work at 6am and I usually walk her there then just walk back – but not today! Having just gotten my Permanent Resident’s Card I am now … Continue reading
What a delightful evening! We have both bedroom windows open and had the back door open. The air temperature is about 53°f / 12°c and it feels lovely and warm. The house is a steady 70°f! Our cat is carefully … Continue reading
I walked Sheila to work this morning and guess what I smelt? Summer! Yes, as we walked by the expensive restaurants on Rush Street, we both got a whiff of Summer. Like I explained last Summer, this city does stink … Continue reading
Snow? Chicago has had 88 Million Cubic Yards – so far!
You know, I have to laugh. I remember well a few years ago when the UK got what was officially recorded to be 2 inches of snow, there were people trapped on the M25 (road that circles London) in their … Continue reading
Number of Weather-related disasters rising?
11/24/2007. Listed in the Damn Nature, You Scary! category. Leave a reply.According to Oxfam, the number of weather-related disasters have risen greatly in the past 20-30 years, which I find interesting… Isn’t it only maybe 150 years at most since we stopped thinking bad weather was the wrath of God? We … Continue reading
