Wow its cold

So yeah -- I don't know if western weather is a big news item back east, but maybe this should be. Its very cold out here. Its been in the range of 4 degrees all week. Today it got to a miraculous 20. And its been snowing off and on for days.

Added to this: Xcel (the only real energy provider in the Denver area) is running out of fuel and power. So, in order to continue service for anyone, they've had to institute rolling blackouts for the Denver area. This means no power and no power means no heat. Our power was out for a while this morning and because of it I was really late getting to work.

Our apartment is already really cold. Its been hovering between 58 and 60 degrees in our apartment, because the heating system just can't deal with this weather. Add onto that the hours this morning with no heat at all -- its fucking cold out here.

(The movie Enron immediately jumps to mind when I think of this situation. If you haven't seen that, you really should. Not only is it infuriating, its also a really well done doc.)

Work was cold too. The store was overrun with people buying things on sale and with every new customer was another open door.

Just wow. I think this is the coldest its been since we moved here.

Kold Kitty

Kold Kitty, originally uploaded by applesticker.

This is my cold kitty. He's balled himself up on my coat and fluffed all his fur up. Been like that for several hours now.

Its cold. I know I said that before, but its really the biggest thing on my mind right now. I'm wearing thermals under jeans, a sweater, socks and slippers, and my thick bathrobe over everything. I'm thinking about wearing a hat to bed tonight, since the bedroom is the room with the least heat.