Funny, I was just glancing back at archives from a year ago and apparently this time last year we had had some snow.
I say "funny", because this week (last week) is the first time I've thought "ok, NOW it's Fall." Because this week it was noticably cold.
Yes, I turned my radiator on a few weeks ago, and yes I put an extra blanket on a few weeks ago, but this last week? All the extra blankets were needed and windows got closed and the radiator is getting turned up and I needed gloves and a hat to be outside.
It got suddenly cold.
So yeah, now it's cold. Now it's the cold we'll likely have for the next few months. And that's in part due to the clear skies (that bring glorious sun) so I suppose the rainy days will be warmer, but still... the onset of cold felt very sudden. It's as if we got half way through Fall before actually getting Fall weather.
Whoops. Double Whoops!
I have an (older) Apple laptop, and some of you who do as well, may know the frustration of the charger cords. They are absolutely the weak point of these devices and constantly fray and break. Especially, it seems, for me, probably due to the angle of my cord compared to where it has to plug in and where I spend most of my time. So because this part breaks so much, I get tired of paying the $100 for the replacement I know isn't going to live all that long. Last time I got a replacement I tried to fortify the break point, but it still went. And then I ordered a slightly cheaper one off of Amazon. It didn't come from apple, but arrived with all apple branding, so... I figured it was real enough. *shrug* It frayed as well, and this time the protective coating was only slightly split so I left it for a while, intending to get some electrical tape to seal it up for a while. Which is why I was not so happy to hear and see it spark when I went to plug it in...
