Another weather rant

Oh well, I suppose there will be many more by the time the winter is over (and it hasn't even started officially)... I just can't stand this colourless cold depressing weather.

After about 15 cm of snow that we got Friday night, the snow turned to rain during Saturday and it has rained most of the time since. The oversaturated slushy mess covering every surface where the snow hasn't been removed contains just enough ice crystals to resemble snow on the outside. But try stepping into it and you're up to your ankles in ice cold water. Definitely no time for walking around. And I miss walking and taking photos. But with the 'merry' December in sight there will be even less time for such activities as December is party time.

I hate parties, by the way, where I have to spend time with people I don't care about doing things I don't enjoy. And there are always some I just can't avoid.

Pft

It's snowing again and that's all I have to say.

Weather report (sort of)

Oh well, after the snow had ceased, we were supposed to have a couple of cloudless sunny days. Fat chance, though, for this to come true in the cold season. Truth be told, we did have a little sunshine yesterday but today the sun struggled in vain to burn away the misty clouds hanging low above the city. Pieces of blue showed up around midday just to be veiled in mist again only minutes later. And the temperature never rose above freezing. This is about to end, though, as we seem to be in for several days of snow/rain, starting tomorrow. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Word verification titbits

Has anyone else noticed that blogger seems to be giving amusing word sequences as word verification lately? Well, with no other idea what to write about I decided to collect some on my blogging rounds, and here are a few recently noted:

cringic
woomers
ossapt
nonal
beenesse
disses
fried
latte

White stuff

Oh well, it's here... the wet slushy nuisance, a.k.a. snow...

Sunday madness

A Sunday for Slovenians is a day for trips and lunches outside. So, particularly if the weather happens to be fine, all the roads are crammed with 'Sunday drivers' - folks who only take their precious steel horses out on special occasions, and then drive with max 60% of the speed allowed, careering left, right and centre in the process, turning off the road without a signal or stopping in the middle of the road ditto... you get the picture. And whenever I happen to find myself on the road on a Sunday, I'm bound to get stuck behind such a dawdler.

And a favourite destination for your average Slovenian on a fair Sunday is any one of the hills within reach from any of the cities, possibly with a church and an inn. So, all the hilltops become stuffed full with vehicles and humans swarming all over the place. You can't get a seat in the inn unless you reserve a table a few weeks in advance. And even when you do get the table you have to wait for your ordered food (provided you're lucky enough for a waiter to notice you at all) so long you almost die of hunger in the process. When the food finally arrives (of course, some things are missing, some are different from what you ordered but you dare not complain lest you had to wait another two or three hours for what you should have got long ago) you're past the hungry stage and hardly manage to take in a few mouthfuls before giving up. And for all these pleasures you are charged a hefty bill.

I was invited to such a treat today. I'm still alive but only just. At least I didn't have to pay.

Waving goodbye

This is probably one of the last leaves we'll get to see this late autumn. The pic is two days old - there was no blue sky since, just dull grey sky and wind and tonight lightning and thunder and a huge drop in air pressure. If we're lucky we may again see some clear sky tomorrow or Sunday but afterwards it seems we're in for some snow and more snow and yet more snow.

I hate cold and snow! Who wouldn't if they were once stuck in snowdrifts, the bitter northerly wind howling around the van, for over 20 hours!