Thursday, February 15, 2024 Partly Cloudy Windy cool to warm 66 Degrees 5:02 p.m.
The weather thing on the computer says that the current temperature is near record setting. The wind makes it coolish but it is nice. Much better then the zero temps we had last month. It was cold this morning, about 30 degrees. There was ice on the birdbath, It melted as soon as the sun came up.
It has been a quiet day around here. Across the turnpike crews have been working on the electric thing. i don’t know what it is called as it looks a bit different then the usual things one sees around. This town is busy replacing old water pipes as they had quite a few break during the cold weather. And the pot holes are getting filled in and patched all over East Tennessee. I guess it takes a week or so of freezing snowy weather to brig out all the repair and replace crews.
There are those who are strongly complaining about their electric and water bills. They are a bit high, but most people wanted to stay warm so didn’t turn their thermostats down as it was very cold so they turned them up to 75 or higher. They were warm. Now the being warm and cozy has cost them. Ours was higher but we kept ours at 68 and wore sweaters and sat with throws when watching TV. Not to bad. We left the water dripping in the back bathroom, warm water, so we didn’t have any broke pipes. Yes, the water bill was higher then normal but not by much. Also, we are not on the end of these four town homes so that probably helped also. We did loose an azalea bush to the cold. The holly bush looks great but the rest don’t look to good. Spring is nearly here and we shall see what to do then.
That is about all the news from around here today. The police Sargent that was murdered last Thursday was laid to rest yesterday afternoon. The man who killed him was arrested Tuesday afternoon and is behind bars. He was due in court this morning but I haven’t watched the news to see how that turned out. his brother is behind bars also with a million dollar bond. He will stay there I believe. The man who killed the Sargent doesn’t get bond. His girlfriend is out on bail. hers was $6600.00 I believe. So glad they are where they belong. The killer was on the ten most wanted list. He was found in a vacant home in east Knoxville.
Quote of the day: ‘It is the simple thing of life that makes living worthwhile; the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, and living close to nature.” Laura Ingalls Wilber, 1867 – 1957; American Children’s writer. “Every good and perfect gift is from above; coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights; who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:12
Have a wonderful rest of your day. Make it a productive, pleasant, positive and fun day.
Blessings