The Uninitiated Cajun Weirdo in WI

And just like that...i got a weather alert that snow is expected in the next few hours. Wasn't supposed to snow tonight or this week.

Hey...maybe I WILL finally get a White Christmas for the first time ever. Only took 46 years! 🤣

Weve always said the same thing in Louisiana.

Oh, I already had a coworker offer me their car for six months after we found ourselves down to one unexpectedly. I love everything about it so far...just wish I could figure out the weather 🤣

Or...I'm doing better than most of my breathern would. There's obviously a reason my alma mater doesn't have an alumni association chapter here and it's one of the few states without one.

LOL...I'm not, like, mad about it or anything. I'm just confused. I'm trying to figure out how to navigate my new environment, but every day is another curveball. Being that I'm from South Louisiana and all I knew about snow before was "BAD!", I'm doing fairly well.

And again, yesterday was 8-14° and I was okay in just a parka (no gloves, scarf, or beanie). It's currently 29° and I'm absolutely FROZEN.

NONE of this makes sense.

Dog is basically refusing to poop outside now. If he can't hold it any longer, he runs out, finds any ground lacking snow (usually the sidewalk), poops, and then runs back to the door. I literally have to drag him to pick up his poop and bring it to the wastebasket.

Snow from Thursday is still on the ground, but it hasn't snowed any more yet. There isn't snow in the forecast, but as I've documented, that absolutely doesn't matter.

I can promise you one thing: Little Man Dexter is NOT happy about all this snow. I walked him last night and he just GLARED at me. It's like he was daring me to drop trou and squat in the snow to poop. Nah, Little Man...I'm good.

Welp...a 24+ hours constant snow fall resulted in the most snow ive ever experienced. I'm sure that will be wiped out in a month or so. Oddly, I wouldn't consider it "cold". How does that work?

I’m a gun owner, and I respect the rights of responsible gun owners. That said, the second amendment will continue to be watered with the blood of children until the laws change.

I'm so fucking sick of this. We need to protect our kids and our teachers. We need sensible gun laws. Parents shouldn't be scared to send their kids to school. I shouldn't be worried about my grown daughter going to work everyday.

This timeline is bullshit.

Documenting my first winter in Wisconsin wasn't supposed to include a school shooting a few miles from my home. I went through so many of these in Texas, but this one HURTS. I mean, HURTS.

By "fun", I mean "horrific experience where you instantly feel like you're drowning when you walk outside."

I honestly thought Louisiana was bad, but at least you knew it was pretty much always 90°+ with at least 95% humidity and about a 99% chance of rain everyday. The steam coming from the ground just just an added sprinkle of "fun".

So...seriously...HOW does the snow work here? ISTG, the radar is clear and it snows or the forecast calls for snow and nothing or it snows when it's 35°.

Like, at this point, just throw out the forecasts and say, "Yeah, it's Wisconsin. Have fun out there!"

It is currently 13° and it feels downright WARM. I am even outside without a beanie...just the hood of my parka. Knees are a bit cold, so I guess I need tights when it the temps drop again after this weekend.

CL boots swapped out for slightly too big Hunter wellies. Two pairs of thick socks helps. Isotoners swapped out for North Face gloves with actual touchscreen usage. Hands are still cold, but it's better.

Documenting my first winter in Wisconsin:

Yesterday, I reached my coldest temperature yet. It was 0°. Yes, ZERO DEGREES...until 10:00am!

I've learned that my Isotoner gloves are not intended for 0°. I've also learned that my knee-high Chinese Laundry boots are not intended for snow.

Good morning from Hayward, Wisconsin!

I'm going to die...

Yet another day in the Frozen Tundra and a new thing I learned: temperature doesn't matter. It's 30° today, but feels like it's 9°. It feels colder than it did two days ago when it was in the teens. This is the "warmest" day this week so far, but NOW it's supposed to snow?!? Make it make sense!

Me (a year ago): "OMG! IT'S 35°! I'M FREEZING TO DEATH!"

Me (last night, watching the Bills snow-covered game): "What? It's *only* 29° there?!?

What a difference a year and a few thousand miles makes.

Also, over the weekend, it got down to 11°, which is officially the coldest I've ever experienced.

I'm told we haven't hit the "bad part" of winter yet.

Yay.

I'd always been told "Southern women are the most beautiful in the world." I disagree. Women here don't look any different than those in the South. In the South, you have the luxury of dolling yourself up from head-to-toe. Here, you gotta bundle up and dress for function.

Stupid Southernisms...

Also, the wind...the second I'd put on any makeup, all the tears from my eyes and snot from my nose just ruins it. And aside from work (where I sit hidden behind monitors), no one is going to see me. If I'm outside, everyone is looking down to shield from the wind.

As I continue to document my first winter in Wisconsin...MAKEUP.

Seriously, what is the point when it's this cold? I mean, there's another day of it snowing when there was no snow in the forecast, but it's so cold that I have to totally wrap my face in SOMETHING, so any makeup would get rubbed off.

I’m happy for the Biden family. This has been a long and undeserved nightmare. May they find peace these holidays.

"Way to go, Joe!" Says Rep Jasmine Crockett about the pardon of Hunter Biden. "We have a 34 count convicted felon that's about to walk into the WH. So for anyone who wants to clutch their pearls now, I would say take a look in the mirror."

TREE TOPPER COMPLETE

Forgive me if this is petty but the next account I’d like to surpass here on Bluesky is CNN.

They helped normalize Trump at every turn and did nothing to help tell the truth about Kamala. Time to show them what we think.

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