IN with 2014 but DOWN goes the temperature!

WOW!   2014 arrives in New Year's Day and it is COLD in Iowa!  Well, not only that, but it is STILL COLD in Iowa, and it is now February 7. So far we have had 29 days that sported a reading of below 0. BELOW 0!!  Fall of 2013 saw local schools cancel classes in late August and early September because it was TOO HOT!,, 4 months later they have cancelled classes 4 times because it is TOO COLD!! Global Warming was and is a big farce, so I guess we will call it cold weather!


To date in 2014 the Coralville Water Department has repaired 3 water main breaks. MORE than usual but no unexpected. In January the City of Cedar Rapids had 109 water main breaks!! There goes the 'Streets budget'!!


I just read that the City of  Hayward, WI, has asked all residents to open at least one faucet in the house and let it run constantly with a stream of about a quarter inch or so. It is important to keep the water flowing to avoid freezing. The WHOLE TOWN!  I have been there  many times on fishing trips, and I would compare Hayward, WI, to....maybe, Washington, IA, without a town square. Nice town!


Do I attend the annual WinterFest in Coralville this weekend, OR do I acknowledge that everyday is WinterFest and forget it.. I am leaning towards going to see the new movie 'Monuments Men' this Sunday afternoon. Nothing we can do about the cold but complain, and it is cold for everybody, so why bother! Suck it up and pray for SPRING!


I was an attendee at the recent Brrrr Fest here in Coralville a couple weekends back. Nice event, nice size crowd and a well behaved crowd. This is a nice event here in Coralville. A lot of the proceeds will be  used for the July 4th celebration here in Coralville.


Coralville is like all other towns in the Midwest...,,, short on salt for streets.  I say 'good', as salt eats cars! Sand is messy and NOT good for carpets if it is allowed in the house (neither in salt!) and sand does not bother the water runoff like salt.. MORE sand and  less salt in my book.


I told my wife the other day that 'we should go to AZ for a week', and she said, 'we probably can't get TO the Airport, if we do make it the flight will be cancelled or the Airport on the other end will be closed!, 'so let's stay here and complain'... 


SO, let's all complain about the weather! IT won't help, but we'll all feel better about it!!

See you in Coralville!

REX