still no dice

It's -12°C again (that's 10°F for old-fashioned types). The weather keeps tempting us with thaws, but then it'll snap back to below freezing. I think I might start my garlic in little pots, and then transplant them in the spring, which is kind of a no-no, but it might work.

Today, I am thankful for the capitalist abomination that is Wal-Mart :-)

Because they are only two blocks away and they have extension cords. I got into my Cabrio this morning to go to work, turned the key, and -- vuh-vuh-vuh-vuh-vuh-vuh-nothing. Luckily the previous owner put a block heater in, so that's why I found myself walking to Wal-Mart in half a foot of snow, against a wind chill factor of -20° C.

While I was there, I bought myself a toque and two sweaters for the journey home. I shoulda bought some boots too.

So much for my garlic! I still hadn't put it in the ground last week, when the temperatures were near 10° C, and I think it's a little late now. I also didn't get the chance to put down any sheet mulch, so I might have to make a compost-heavy mulch in the spring. Unless this cold snap goes away.

It's actually really fun. We haven't had this sort of extreme weather for at least a decade, if not more. It makes me feel amost Canadian! Everybody's reduced to going 7o km/h on the highways, and in the town you see cars and trucks skating around corners. And it makes you feel closer to strangers, because you know the same thing is on everybody's mind: wow, is this weather ever nuts!

So, now I guess I'm just gonna chill (ha ha) at home and wait for my engine to warm up.