Chris in VA Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 to get out and do...something...before the blizzard hits! I get this way (antsy and want to hurry and leave to do one.more.thing) when there's some sort of deadline looming or even when something dangerous is happening--I mean, I HAD to leave the house when I first heard about 9-11 on the TV and watched the Pentagon aftermath on the library TV because I had gone there. (No knotted knickers b/c I just used a highly dramatic example, pls.) I'm just saying I feel this way and I really don't know why. Does anyone else do this? I do stay off the roads and such when an actual weather event hits; I'm not saying I run into fires or anything--just...this antsy, gotta do something feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes! I went to Target and Petsmart yesterday even though we didn't need a thing. I just wanted to get out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes, we went out to lunch yesterday for no reason except that I knew we'd be home for a few days. I thought the snow was going to start earlier today. I'm planning on making all the kids go on a really long walk with me in the early afternoon today. And I just got back from CVS because I wanted some more coffee. But I think I just as much wanted to go out, knowing we'd be home for several days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Not me at all, but dh is a little like that. And it's much worse if he's been home and not gone anywhere a couple days. I just like staying home. I'm the kind that wants the weather to be bad enough that I have a "good* reason for staying home and not getting much done. :p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWeasley Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 We're not living somewhere that expects large amounts of snow, but I find having small kids pretty much kills any desire to go out in winter for no reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes! We went out this morning about an hour before the snow hit. Our tradition is to pick up a dozen doughnuts. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Pre Cabin-Fever Fever? :p 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 to get out and do...something...before the blizzard hits! I get this way (antsy and want to hurry and leave to do one.more.thing) when there's some sort of deadline looming or even when something dangerous is happening--I mean, I HAD to leave the house when I first heard about 9-11 on the TV and watched the Pentagon aftermath on the library TV because I had gone there. (No knotted knickers b/c I just used a highly dramatic example, pls.) I'm just saying I feel this way and I really don't know why. Does anyone else do this? I do stay off the roads and such when an actual weather event hits; I'm not saying I run into fires or anything--just...this antsy, gotta do something feeling. Maybe this explains Quill's snoverreaction phenomenon?! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 My recycling was sitting on the curb. I decided that it wasn't going to get picked up. So my going out was taking bags of paper and cans and bottles to a county collection site. Ds was happy to get out. And I'm glad I did it. My neighbor's stuff is still out and the snow is accumulating. The recycling trucks never come during a storm. So, neighbor's stuff is going to sit and get buried. I think I will ask him to pull it soon. The stuff is piled in front of my house and I don't think I should have to look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes, I do that. I get restless and unproductive. I really want to go to the library right now, even though they close in an hour and I have tons of reading material here. This is only slightly related: Whenever there is an expected weather event I feel compelled to buy tube cinnamon rolls to bake. I just... want them. I know I am not the only one because more than once there's been a crowd around the Pillsbury/store brand display of tubed dough products during the days/hours before a storm. It's particularly weird when a power outage is expected. Can one bake those in a gas grill? (For all I know, it's doable.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 All county facilities closed at 1 here. No library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yes, I do that. I get restless and unproductive. I really want to go to the library right now, even though they close in an hour and I have tons of reading material here. This is only slightly related: Whenever there is an expected weather event I feel compelled to buy tube cinnamon rolls to bake. I just... want them. I know I am not the only one because more than once there's been a crowd around the Pillsbury/store brand display of tubed dough products during the days/hours before a storm. It's particularly weird when a power outage is expected. Can one bake those in a gas grill? (For all I know, it's doable.) I haven't tried it, but Google says it's possible! This orange technique looks fabulous: http://saynotsweetanne.com/2013/camp-food-cinnamon-buns/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I haven't tried it, but Google says it's possible! This orange technique looks fabulous: http://saynotsweetanne.com/2013/camp-food-cinnamon-buns/ Oh man! Now I wish I'd bought some! (I resisted, darn it.) :-) I will save this for next time though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Chris! Hope you made it out! I'm not sure where you are, but we were socked in by mid morning. Dd is near DC, and I think it started there around 1. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) I went out to Kohls this morning to go b-day shopping for my son whose b-day is Sunday. It was nice to get out and it was hours before the snow started falling here. When it first starts snowing I always want to just get in my car and drive around a bit. I used to go to the store as soon as the first snow flakes would start, but not anymore. Driving here has become worse over the years so I just stay home. Now I want cinnamon rolls and it's way too late. Edited January 22, 2016 by PrincessMommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Hmm.. I wonder if there's still time to head out and get a McDonald's tea-flavored sugar water drink? I might need one of those when I'm snowed in. You just never know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Yes, I do that. I get restless and unproductive. I really want to go to the library right now, even though they close in an hour and I have tons of reading material here. This is only slightly related: Whenever there is an expected weather event I feel compelled to buy tube cinnamon rolls to bake. I just... want them. I know I am not the only one because more than once there's been a crowd around the Pillsbury/store brand display of tubed dough products during the days/hours before a storm. It's particularly weird when a power outage is expected. Can one bake those in a gas grill? (For all I know, it's doable.) Our treat of choice seems to be Devil Dogs. I never, ever buy those (I'm addicted to them, I'll eat them all given the opportunity), but when we're about to be snowed in, suddenly Devil Dogs seem like a GREAT IDEA! I just got back from BJ's, and they were among the items I brought home :thumbup: I wonder if this feeling of needing to do something or go somewhere and the whole snoverreaction prep thing are just manifestations of a deeply ingrained survival instinct? Even though we know the likelihood of disaster is fairly small, we feel the need to hoard provisions and work to keep ourselves and our families warm and safe. I guess in the human timeline, our relative comfort and ability to keep ourselves alive fairly easily is a pretty recent development. Edited January 23, 2016 by ILiveInFlipFlops 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Devil Dogs! My parents moved to Ohio from CT when I was 5. They (esp Dad) LOVED Devil Dogs, and they weren't available in our part of Ohio. Thanks for the memory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I get it. It's like nesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Devil Dogs! My parents moved to Ohio from CT when I was 5. They (esp Dad) LOVED Devil Dogs, and they weren't available in our part of Ohio. Thanks for the memory! :thumbup: They're the only treat from my childhood that still tastes the same as I remember! Edited January 23, 2016 by ILiveInFlipFlops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 I always found them dry as dust. But I can easily down 4 or 5 of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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