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What the fuck is going on?
Every time I run out of beer, I consider killing myself. It might be easier than the short walk to the grocery store in this arctic nightmare. I grew up in Upstate NY, I’m used to the cold, but this has been unbearable. Windy, grey, and freezing. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen the sun.
I haven’t showered in about a week because it’s so fucking cold. The temperature hit 48 degrees yesterday, but it was windy as hell, and whenever it gets above 40 the central heating in my building shuts off. Today it goes down to 17, and these shifts in temperature make people sick.
Watching the news, there’s no longer anything that could surprise me. If ICE can kill a white mother with impunity, they can kill you. My prediction: Trump decides to build a wall between the US and Canada. He’s insane enough to try it, and regardless of your politics, what he’s been doing is crazy and wrong and he means it. We’re going to invade Greenland. We’re going to start World War 3 and it makes sense in a Trump kind of way. It’s easier to attack before Europe is finished rearming because of the stupid decisions you made months ago.
The man is a demented old lunatic. He’s getting richer while we’re getting poorer. Is this really worth feeling like a tough guy sticking it to the “libs”? MAGA is like the chickenshits who made “friends” with bullies in grade school, but stupider. They don’t understand that the bully could turn on them at any time.
Our country is hell. A frozen hell. And I have to wander out into the tundra to get more beer. I should just buy a bottle of whiskey, a lottery ticket, and a gun and get this over with.
I'm mostly hunkered down waiting for the ice storm, sick with a cold. I spent the day trying to figure out where the main water valve shutoff is in my crawlspace, in case the pipes burst. Also hauled wood into the garage in case I need 3-4 days of fires. I'm planning for 4 days indoors, with likely loss of electricity. Right now, I'm grateful because I found the valve and, hey, at least I have a fireplace. I hope NYC doesn't get the amount of snow they are predicting. Get that beer!
You’re obviously stronger than you let on. This too shall pass.