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Post by Sysop3 on Jan 1, 2019 0:38:41 GMT -5
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Post by Sysop3 on Jan 1, 2019 0:45:34 GMT -5
High Hopes that all the Bablonians have the best of everything - from rihes to weather to love - in the coming year!  |
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Post by mouse on Jan 1, 2019 2:45:29 GMT -5
a very happy new year to all
its still pitch black here.. cannot see a thing so that indicates its still misty or cloudy...but its not raining though temps have gone down
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Post by fretslider on Jan 1, 2019 6:47:41 GMT -5
A Very Happy New Year to all Babylonians
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Post by beth on Jan 1, 2019 11:22:14 GMT -5
A Very Happy New Year to all Babylonians ... and to you, fret. :) Hope you have a good'un all year long. |
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Jessiealan
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Post by Jessiealan on Jan 1, 2019 12:36:16 GMT -5
Lovely calendar, S3.
Wishing a good day and a very happy NY to us all.
Mild and rainy here. More like March than January.
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toby1
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Post by toby1 on Jan 1, 2019 21:38:40 GMT -5
Seasons greetings from Toby, It is surprisingly mild here in Narragansett, I saw deer tracks in our garden and the students are all returning to do another slog at University of Rhode Island. We had to laugh when they departed just before Christmas, they all had massive bags of dirty washing they hoped Mummy would do. The Police were visiting the Student accommodations checking to see if the out-of-state registered cars owned by the Students were all kosher, some were not !
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Post by mouse on Jan 2, 2019 4:01:33 GMT -5
still an all over grey with some mist... temps have noticibly dropped again.. quite a frost this morning and still absolutely still... not a breath of wind and so quiet too... perhaps every one is still recovering ….
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Post by Dex on Jan 2, 2019 11:48:17 GMT -5
Well, here we go, back to the grindstone til Super Bowl and then Easter.
No more big holidays for awhile.
Enjoy what we've got to work with and hope el nino continues. Rainy today but not cold.
Toby, the college kids are usually a happy lot, no matter what condition their clothes are in. Wish them well. They have years to go before retirement.
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Post by mouse on Jan 3, 2019 3:58:45 GMT -5
the paths pavements and roads are quite dry for the first time in weeks and weeks
still rather cold and grey
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Post by beth on Jan 3, 2019 9:32:27 GMT -5
the paths pavements and roads are quite dry for the first time in weeks and weeks still rather cold and grey It's dry here, too - dry, cloudy and chilly. It isn't often our temperature is that much alike! |
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Post by mouse on Jan 4, 2019 4:13:34 GMT -5
this morning its a moderate frost.. but rather cold
Marks and Spencers do thermal vests now[long sleeves].. either plain or animal prints..daughter got me a couple last year and I think they are great in that one doesn't feel bundled up at all
and we got a phone call from DIL in Paris to say please send a couple over for granddaughter as its freezing going to and from school
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Post by annaj26 on Jan 4, 2019 7:19:23 GMT -5
Simply put, it is cold! The temps are supposed to go up into the 40sF as of this afternoon, bui this morning is in the 30sF with a chilling wind. I have the day off and am going to drive daughter to school in a few minutes.
Mouse, exactly what is an English "vest"? Is it like an American sweater or jacket? Here, vest means a sleeveless garment you wear over a blouse or shirt but more for a matching "out-fit" than for any practical reason.
I think a few people are just now starting to figure out tax time is coming up and still, the government offices are closed down so where should they send their tax forms to determine whether they will pay out or receive a refund. The shutdown has been going on 2 weeks, so employees will have a pile of work waiting for them when (if?) they return. Didn't Trump stop to think about the mess he's creating?
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Post by mouse on Jan 4, 2019 9:01:28 GMT -5
Simply put, it is cold! The temps are supposed to go up into the 40sF as of this afternoon, bui this morning is in the 30sF with a chilling wind. I have the day off and am going to drive daughter to school in a few minutes. Mouse, exactly what is an English "vest"? Is it like an American sweater or jacket? Here, vest means a sleeveless garment you wear over a blouse or shirt but more for a matching "out-fit" than for any practical reason. I think a few people are just now starting to figure out tax time is coming up and still, the government offices are closed down so where should they send their tax forms to determine whether they will pay out or receive a refund. The shutdown has been going on 2 weeks, so employees will have a pile of work waiting for them when (if?) they return. Didn't Trump stop to think about the mess he's creating? a vest is an under garment worn by men next to the skin and by women next the bra.. made of cotton or wool or one of the new synthetic materials.. light and fine knit and never bulky .. womens are more shaped than mens it is scooped neck and long or no sleeved[so it doesn't show under sweaters/blouses etc ]I stopped wearing them at 12-13 but have come back to them in the last few years during the really cold weather the garment you describe here would be a waist coat or gilet[two very different things ] www.marksandspencer.com/l/lingerie/vests-and-camisoles?scroll=16198 |
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Post by beth on Jan 4, 2019 9:08:59 GMT -5
I'm not sure we have anything like that. The closest would be a "turtleneck", similar to what you said but with a high, roll over neck. Maybe an "undershirt"? That would be the closest but mostly for men.
The vest sounds nice for cold days but maybe too warm to be comfortable inside?
We do "layers" when it's very cold. Helpful but not always too comfortable.
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