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Subject:	~~Week of January 19th Potpourri~~
From:	Leia
Date:	Mon, 19-Jan-2026 9:24:47 AM PST
Where:	SoapZone Community Message Board

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Getting into work was quite interesting this morning - Kris - 26-Jan-2026 6:15 AM
And I just got a text from my immediate supervisor. Our office is closed - Capricorn - 25-Jan-2026 5:55 PM
- Yay! Your life isn't worth ANY paycheck... - Wahoo - 25-Jan-2026 6:55 PM
P.S. I am now seeing the funky weird different font. EOM - ladyday - 24-Jan-2026 6:43 PM
- I have not seen the funky weird font yet. I wonder why only some of us - Kitchop - 24-Jan-2026 9:35 PM
  - neither have I. not on the phone, the ipad or the laptop. EOM - chloe - 26-Jan-2026 6:54 AM
- Ironically, until you just mentioned it, I hadn't noticed that the - Wahoo - 24-Jan-2026 7:13 PM
My laugh of the day...my dad really will eat anything <g> - Wahoo - 24-Jan-2026 5:22 PM
Weather Updates! Light Snow in SE Tennessee. Add your updates below. EOM - Sparky - 24-Jan-2026 6:14 AM
- we ended up with 13 inches of snow and about 1/4 inch of ice. - chloe - 26-Jan-2026 6:23 AM
- We had 8” by 1 pm. It changed to sleet for awhile. Now it’s back to snow - Kitchop - 25-Jan-2026 2:33 PM
- 7:45 am on Sunday. Hubby shoveled our back deck & sidewalk. 8 " of snow - Capricorn - 25-Jan-2026 4:49 AM
  - 8 inches is a good amount of snow... but now "holy cow" level. - Sparky - 25-Jan-2026 6:59 AM
    - It's still coming down at a pretty good rate. Now up to about 10" - Capricorn - 25-Jan-2026 7:21 AM
      - Sending prayers and good vibes that things stay manageable! EOM - Sparky - 25-Jan-2026 11:10 AM
        
        I just shoveled the walks and took a measurement. 12" and still snowing. EOM - Capricorn - 25-Jan-2026 11:58 AM
- I woke up this morning to -4° 🥶 And I couldn't even complain - Wahoo - 24-Jan-2026 5:14 PM
  - Yowza! Our weather has been wild all day. - Sparky - 24-Jan-2026 8:10 PM
  - Yikes! Where was he returning to that was -23??!!! EOM - ladyday - 24-Jan-2026 6:40 PM
    - St. Paul, Minnesota EOM - Wahoo - 24-Jan-2026 7:09 PM
- Right now it’s 12 degrees (real feel -5 w/windchill factor) in Brooklyn. I got - Kitchop - 24-Jan-2026 6:30 AM
  - I read this as "I went OUTSIDE for a swim" and thought "whaaaa?" - Wahoo - 24-Jan-2026 5:11 PM
    - Nope. It is a heated indoor pool and my swim was followed by a hot shower and - Kitchop - 24-Jan-2026 8:59 PM
      - I don't know why... I hate cold... but the idea of jumping in cold water - Sparky - 25-Jan-2026 7:01 AM
        
        I love the sauna in winter, fall and spring but rarely use it in summer. Plenty - Kitchop - 25-Jan-2026 12:43 PM
        A small part of me kind of likes the idea of trying a Polar Plunge ONCE - Wahoo - 25-Jan-2026 7:39 AM
        
        I was seriously considering it for this year, glad I didn't since it will be Fri - Kris - 26-Jan-2026 6:01 AM
        If a friend really wanted to do the Polar Bear Plunge, I might be willing to - Kitchop - 25-Jan-2026 1:06 PM
        
        😂 EOM - Wahoo - 25-Jan-2026 1:25 PM
  - Thankfully we have gotten no where near the amount of precipitation - Sparky - 24-Jan-2026 12:04 PM
damn, Mamdani/NYC is making the kids do remote school on Monday. - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 7:15 AM
- Apparently now our schools have to use their snow days before virtual learning - Kris - 26-Jan-2026 6:07 AM
- Ou diocese (Catholic) has dispensed/exempted everyone from the obligation to - Capricorn - 23-Jan-2026 1:53 PM
- Public schools must do a specific number of days to get federal funding. - Kitchop - 23-Jan-2026 9:55 AM
  - He spoke specifically to that point during the press conference. - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 10:33 AM
    - NYC historically tries not to use snow days because the sudden need for. - Kitchop - 23-Jan-2026 11:37 PM
      - I remember back when my girls (31 & 35) were in school and we sometimes had part - ladyday - 24-Jan-2026 6:37 PM
  - I've noticed that (or maybe just think that) too... - Wahoo - 23-Jan-2026 10:04 AM
    - Planned days off are a lot easier than unplanned days off for working parents - Kitchop - 23-Jan-2026 10:29 AM
- When I was a teen there, we had this Schools Chancellor named - Cassie - 23-Jan-2026 9:49 AM
- Our local schools often have "virtual" days - Sparky - 23-Jan-2026 8:42 AM
  - it's sad the traditional snow day is going away. EOM - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 9:33 AM
- It's funny you mention this...Tuesday, I drove by our local high school - Wahoo - 23-Jan-2026 8:15 AM
  - i completely understand cancelling for severe low temps. - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 9:35 AM
FBI probes Jim Irsay's death - CanaryFan98 - 22-Jan-2026 3:34 PM
those in the path - how is the storm shaping up for you? - chloe - 22-Jan-2026 11:43 AM
- The forecast keeps changing. The latest is 6-12 inches of snow. But - Kitchop - 23-Jan-2026 5:32 AM
  - They backed off 12-18" and we're at 12+" - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 7:21 AM
- I'm looking at either a day of cold rain or ice. It seems to change every hour. - The_Cat_Did_It - 22-Jan-2026 5:36 PM
  - yikes, i hope it's rain for you! - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 9:26 AM
- I think the ice will miss us but like Capricorn, we're supposed to get - Wahoo - 22-Jan-2026 5:22 PM
  - that's a LONG time to snow. I'm glad you'll be safely at HOME! EOM - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 7:15 AM
- They keep adjusting it. Earlier in the week they were saying we could - Sparky - 22-Jan-2026 4:26 PM
  - yeah, they were being super cagey about amounts till yesterday - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 7:13 AM
- It's supposed to start Saturday night here in W. PA and go through Monday. - Capricorn - 22-Jan-2026 2:04 PM
  - you'll be about 12 hours ahead of me. we start Sunday morning. - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 7:12 AM
Oscar Nominations 2026: See The Full List - Antwon - 22-Jan-2026 7:47 AM
- and once again, i have not seen most of these. EOM - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 11:43 AM
  - I’ve seen 4 of the 10 Best Picture nominees so far and they were all - Kitchop - 23-Jan-2026 11:30 PM
    - Bugonia sounds really interesting to me. EOM - Sparky - 24-Jan-2026 5:55 AM
      - Bugonia was one of my favorite movies of the year. Emma Stone and Jesse - Kitchop - 24-Jan-2026 6:21 AM
        
        I always enjoy Emma Stone. EOM - Sparky - 24-Jan-2026 12:07 PM
        
        Me too. Love her. She is great in Poor Things. If you haven’t seen it - Kitchop - 24-Jan-2026 12:21 PM
I was off today...all this talk of Christmas motivated me to make - Wahoo - 21-Jan-2026 7:05 PM
- That's pretty much the recipe for my mom's nut cocoon cookies - Kris - 26-Jan-2026 6:11 AM
- I love those! I also make them (as my mom did). Didn't make them this year, but - ladyday - 24-Jan-2026 5:36 PM
  - They really aren't hard to make! Definitely quicker than any kind of - Wahoo - 25-Jan-2026 7:42 AM
- Sound delicious! EOM - Sparky - 21-Jan-2026 9:06 PM
I had off on Monday. I had thought to go out and brows a few stores. - Capricorn - 21-Jan-2026 3:44 PM
- A Monday on a Tuesday is never good. I hope the rest of your week has been - Sparky - 22-Jan-2026 4:56 AM
  - Thanks Sparky! The last 2 days have been better. Here's hoping tomorrow - Capricorn - 22-Jan-2026 2:06 PM
Ugh...I have a cold sore on my lower lip and it huuuuurts. - Wahoo - 20-Jan-2026 6:40 PM
- i don't get those, but they LOOK LIKE they hurt. i hope it goes away soon! EOM - chloe - 21-Jan-2026 7:25 AM
  - Thanks! I've been putting some medicated gel on it in hopes of - Wahoo - 21-Jan-2026 7:33 AM
and finally, the xmas decorations are down. - chloe - 20-Jan-2026 1:15 PM
- I took ours down the weekend of Jan 10/11. It was time EOM - Capricorn - 21-Jan-2026 3:38 PM
  - i felt that way last week. - chloe - 23-Jan-2026 11:43 AM
- You've got a number of my neighbors beat <g>. I wonder if - Wahoo - 20-Jan-2026 6:38 PM
  - post-christmas depression is a real thing - chloe - 21-Jan-2026 6:58 AM
    - i am the same way. Things look sad after Christmas - Sparky - 21-Jan-2026 7:20 AM
      - Yep, same. Not only that, but it's like some folks are just so ready for - Wahoo - 21-Jan-2026 7:32 AM
- The last of ours came down on Saturday... - Justathot - 20-Jan-2026 5:40 PM
  - placing furniture in a room is hard. - chloe - 21-Jan-2026 6:56 AM
- You did good... it's down before Valentine's Day! EOM - Sparky - 20-Jan-2026 3:40 PM
  - little wins! LOL EOM - chloe - 21-Jan-2026 6:54 AM
Tule Fog is back...but I got cortisol shot on Friday, so I'm not in - Cassie - 20-Jan-2026 12:12 PM
Who wants to hear some drama? - Bunky - 20-Jan-2026 11:35 AM
- it is always amazing to me how many people think the - Sparky - 20-Jan-2026 1:05 PM
  - So much this! Maybe she'll learn. Hmm maybe not. EOM - Bunky - 21-Jan-2026 9:21 PM
  - *this* EOM - Wahoo - 20-Jan-2026 6:35 PM
- What an idiot! Sounds like good riddance to me. EOM - Cassie - 20-Jan-2026 12:09 PM
  - Agreed. EOM - Bunky - 21-Jan-2026 9:21 PM
They’re predicting snow and ice this weekend… - Bunky - 20-Jan-2026 11:25 AM
- Right there with you! The high today was 12°...12! It was 0 when - Wahoo - 20-Jan-2026 6:33 PM
  - Re: How do you guys deal??? That's insane. EOM - Bunky - 21-Jan-2026 9:22 PM
    - Lots of layers <g>. Also lots of indoor time EOM - Wahoo - 22-Jan-2026 5:18 PM
- Get outta my head! EOM - Sparky - 20-Jan-2026 1:06 PM
Dolly Parton celebrates 80th birthday with new photos after recent health issues - Leia - 19-Jan-2026 8:02 PM
Valentino, Designer to Hollywood, High Society and Royalty Alike, Dies at 93 - Leia - 19-Jan-2026 9:35 AM

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