I was already planning to braise some short ribs and finish a bottle of kefir in a loaf of country white bread. Good timing!
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A website in Boston provides “The French Toast Alert System”.
The French Toast Alert System has been developed in consultation with local and federal emergency officials to help you determine when to panic and rush to the store to buy milk, eggs and bread. <
The levels of the Alert are described a couple of screens below the current prediction.
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It’s minus 17⁰ C where I am right now, in southwestern Ontario.
I’m making Mac and Cheese tonight. I also stocked up on refrigerated soups, and a friend gave us some home-made soup.
I plan to order Guyanese.chicken roti for take-out tomorrow night. I love eating curries when it’s cold out.
Cheese Fondue is a winter food for me. I have a pack of ready to heat fondue in the fridge, but I won’t be making it this weekend. Maybe next week.
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Great, thx so much!
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I was texting briefly with my sis today, telling her how MF cold it’s gonna be from tonight on for about a week 
— between -18˚C / -1˚F (low) and -5˚C / 20˚F (high), and how the shelves were cleared of many items.
Her reply: TP and pasta. I said: nope — milk, bread, eggs… aka the French Toast Index.
Cultural differences are real 
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F’n hilarious 
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I am SOOOO thankful I went to pick up a few things last night at Market Basket. The news was showing insane lines at a large(r) MB today/tonight with all 26 registers open with lines up to 8-10 deep.
The French Toast Alert System is alive and well and at Defcon 1 in New England.
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All this talk about warning systems is making me crave a trip to Waffle House.
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That’s practically tropical!
currently -13F air temperature right now. We had a high of -9F today. Might get above 0 by Sunday afternoon in the twin cities of mn.
Made homemade pizzas tonight so I’m stocked with leftovers for my crowd
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You’re welcome!
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Yikes.
My PSA is: Always be prepared for a power outage in stormy weather. And check on your neighbor(s) if your spidey sense tells you they may be in need.
Now on the amusing side: My husband and I were doing our errands yesterday when he had to hit the brakes because of a traffic jam in an unexpected spot. Cannabis dispensary! Every single spot in their spacious parking lot was full, with a stream of cars waiting to even enter the lot. We don’t partake, so that was a different sight for us. None of the stores nearby—grocery store, TJ’s, liquor store—had anywhere near that kind of scene happening. 
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My phone will be plugged in 95% of the time during tomorrow’s storm. I don’t think we’ll lose power near us since it’ll be so cold the snow will be light and fluffy vs the heavier wet snow they’ll get to the south of us. But you never know!
And I drove past a new-in-my-town dispensary before New Year’s Eve and almost the same thing…almost every spot taken in a very large parking lot!
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We’ve also got gas for the snowthrower, and husband tested it yesterday. We technically don’t need the snowthrower because we have a plow guy who helps us. But the person who is supposed to clear our 80-something neighbor’s driveway is reliably unreliable, so we’re prepared in the likely event that we’ll have extra snow clearing to do. Stay warm!
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Maybe it’s bc our tiny town now has FOUR dispensaries (big university), but business looked as usual. They sure were offering a lot of snow day deals, though
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We haven’t had to use our snowblower the last two winters, and my PIC is pretty sure it’s bit the dust in the meantime. It was already on the feeble side. Our neighbor is often nice enough to take are of our driveway & the sidewalk in front of our house. Here’s hoping he does it this time, since I can’t help shovel 
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Hope your shoulder is on the mend. You definitely need to stay away from that snow shovel! I had a shoulder injury of my own in recent years (TMI to explain here) so I know that care and time are essential.
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Yeah, baby steps (grips? holds?). My PT told me by the end of February I’ll feel like a new woman.
Imagine how excited my PIC is about the prospect! Bahahahahahaha.
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Is there an aisle in a nearby supermarket labeled “MUNCHIES”? They could have a tie-in, maybe.
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