kathrynzj says: "I'm heading from unseasonably warm temperatures and no snow to a place of GREAT SNOW. Sadly, for reasons that don't need to be boringly laid out here, I am sans decent winter boots at the moment so I need to find some... NOW! In the meantime I am shaking my head at myself. How could I possibly be without one of the key essentials for living in my environment? Every area is different."
What are the 5 key essentials needed for where you live?
Out here in God's country where I live, it is the land of extremes. So it really depends on what season we are talking about in terms of essentials. In the winter, we all know not to leave home without the " car kit" which is a coffee can containing a candle, matches (preferably waterproof), candy bars, something bright like a red bandanna, flares if you are really savvy, and of course a pile of blankets, extra boots (yes kathryn, we all have more than one pair), and a fully charged cell phone. This is perhaps a wee bit tongue in cheek, though people's lives have been saved by living on chocolate bars and melted snow till help could arrive.
The big essential for me is warm clothes, in layers....lots of them!
Then of course in the "other season," (that would be road construction) you'll want a good book to read or listen to while you sit in traffic, something in the cooler to drink and possibly some bug spray to deal with mosquitos the size of hummingbirds that will dive bomb you after you open the windows for ventilation.
Yes, we really do love living here!
And bonus - what have folks looked twice at you for because you wore it out of place.
Nobody really looked at me funny. I mean, it was Wal-mart and I was not even wearing pjs...but the day it snowed, I went there in a wind jacket and a baseball cap, just because it's getting on towards Spring and I am really ready. I felt very daring!
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I am very lucky that road construction does not plague the roads I frequent. Doesn't mean I don't encounter it when I venture forth to other places, but at least it's not part of my daily grind.
There's really something to be said for the reality of having to be prepared for extremes or weather complications. Doesn't always make the weather pleasant, but at least you are braced for it. And it sounds like you are indeed braced!
Road Construction...love it!!!
ha! we also have Winter and RoadWork. lol.
good play!
Arch support - or lack of same - did me and my three pairs of boots in. I recognize that road construction season.
Thanks for playing!
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