Can't take anymore Snow/Cold!!!!!!!!

[valleythriftshopper]

Another snow storm in progress in New England.  For those who don't live in warm places like FL or AZ would you agree that it has been a miserable winter?  I can't take much more. 

I am not much of a flannel jammy person, but I saw an adorable "new" vintage jammie set at the SA.  It was $5.00 which isn't super cheap, but they looked so warm & cheery I had to get them, plus they are mint & unworn so I was willing to cough up the 5 bucks.  I have been gravitating toward warm comfy looking things lately, where usually by this time of year I am done shopping for winter stuff.  I was even looking for an electric blanket last week, but couldn't find any in stock locally. 

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Anyone else been influenced by this miserable winter in you thrift shopping?

[SecondhandSophisticate]

O, please stay warm!  It sounds so cold up there!

If this is of any comfort to you, we are under tornado watch here.  A tornado did actually touch down here today,  there has been some damage, no lose of life that I know of.  We are expecting very strong and potentially harmful/dreadful storms. You know, just like what happened in TN, which killed several people and destroyed the homes of many.

It's always something for all of us, lol.

Put your jammies on and toast marshmallows. I have to go clean out the tornado shelter (read: closet),just in case

[valleythriftshopper]

Yes I suppose I should be grateful we don't have to worry about tornados, wild fires & even hurricanes for the most part.  There was a weird episode of heavy rains two years ago that destroyed a nearby mobile home park situated next to a river that flooded.  Luckily no one was hurt, but some had to be rescued from their homes.  Southern NH was hard hit by that storm though, there was a recent episode of Home Makeover where they built a NH family a new home. 

Hope you don't have to spend anytime in that closet!

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Blessings to you and yours in the frozen Nawth. We hope we don't have to spend any time in the closet, ummm, shelter either.

I am a native New Englander and the winters there always made me sad 

Even though I have lived through several hurricanes and the fires of 1998 and tornadoes here--my house was hit by lightening twice in 2004. My house caught on fire, the firemen couldn't find it, it was in between the walls, the strike happened 10 feet from the bed where my husband and I were watching The Sopranos, on Easter Sunday 04 and we are lucky to be alive--I still prefer all this to winter.

Ciao!
SeSo 

[foutchie]

I'm in Missouri, and we got hit with an ice storm yesterday thru this afternoon - I, too, am sick of winter!  - but I do love your jammies!  I haven't been anywhere to thrift at all lately, having withdrawal staying in......
Wow - hit by lightening, how scary!!!!

[Jay2TheRescue]

O, please stay warm!  It sounds so cold up there!

If this is of any comfort to you, we are under tornado watch here.  A tornado did actually touch down here today,  there has been some damage, no lose of life that I know of.  We are expecting very strong and potentially harmful/dreadful storms. You know, just like what happened in TN, which killed several people and destroyed the homes of many.

It's always something for all of us, lol.

Put your jammies on and toast marshmallows. I have to go clean out the tornado shelter (read: closet),just in case

That reminds me, when Susan & I stopped by Goodwill on Sunday we saw these sock monkey jammies that she just loved, but when we got to the front there were about 20-30 people in line, and only 2 registers open.  I suggested (and we did) what I have never done before.  We took the Pj's and hid them inside a circular clothing rack to purchase later when they were better staffed.

-Jay

[superiorgirl]

Yes, it seems like it's been an eceptionally long winter. I can't even think about griping about it yet - we've way too much more of it ahead of us. Yesterday when I came to work it was -21 and that was the straight temp, not windchill. We had blizzard warnings up from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning. Our area thrives on winter sports, so I'm doing my best to just shut up and suck it up!!!
(mumbling to self....)

As for how this impacts thrifting....it makes it crummy. Not many people are cleaning out their closets or attics when it's so nasty, which means they aren't donating stuff. It's slim pickings right now.

Stuff I have picked up recently: 3 purses, some of those chalkware/plaster fishies that go on bathroom walls, a picture frame so I can try mosaicing it with broken china bits, a lunar globe, a blankie for my parrot (she likes to snuggle fabric) and wool sweaters. I guess it's not all bad.

Nice jammies! Don't forget to marshmallows in your cocoa and stay warm.

[goodaim]

I can relate to the bad winter weather - here in west Michigan, we're already over the average seasonal snowfall of 80" - we've gotten about 90" thus far.

Sunday was really bad, with blowing snow and windchills in minus 30's. I'm sure some areas had it worse with even more snow and cold, and yes, I'd already commented to my husband that at least we hadn't suffered loss of life or property like those folks down south last week. That would be awful!

One strategy I do to keep warm is re-read some Laura Ingalls Wilder (thrift shop buys, of course). For those not familiar with her, she wrote of growing up, mostly in very cold places like WI, SD and MN back in the 1870's and 1880's. It's mind-boggling to my modern brain to think of how cold they must have been - no central heat, no cars with heaters, no indoor plumbing. In one book, The Long Winter, they are stranded in a SD town during several months of winters, with very little to eat. Pretty rough times. People may talk of the good old days, but they weren't always so good!

As far as thrift shopping, I've gotten out when I can in between snowstorms. Got a sweater last week, which made me feel warmer!

Bundle up, drive safely, and make soup and chili when you have the time, all you in winter weather locales!

good aim

PS valleythrift shopper, you mentioned southern NH. We did a rather whirlwind tour of New England last summer, and one of my favorite memories was taking some backroads in southern NH on our way to a herb farm called Pickity Place (near Mason, NH) - beautiful New England countryside, the kind the rest of us see on jigsaw puzzles and calendars!

[Tammy]

What annoys me is all these little snowfalls we get of 3-6".  I want it to save up and have 1 big one - the kind you can't get to work.  Every winter should have at least 1 snowday, don't ya think? 

I can add to the jammies thread too.  Last week we were in Sal Army and I found a pair that had love me love my dog with little doggie prints all over it.  I might just go back tonight and see if it's got a 1/2 price tag yet.  If so, it's mine!

[alexandra]

In Western NY, it hasn't just been cold -- it's been windy.  Like 70mph gusts.  It seems every other night a new wind pattern is blowing in.  The cold, I can take -- but this wind has been ridiculous (we had one tree get the SUV's windshield...).  It's pushing all the water from Lake Erie up on the shore so we're actually seeing flooding!

On the bright side... with all this cold, it's so nice to walk outside on a 30 degree day and think "wow, it's finally warm!"  The other good thing is that no one is thinking of buy Top-Siders or other good quality summer shoes at the thrifts... so it isn't such a gamble to wait for them to be marked down to 99 cents.  Hence the two pairs of like-new white Keds I got last week for a buck a piece.

Winter does have it's uses...

Thriftily,
Alexandra
www.livingwithoutmoney.blogspot.com

[Good Buddy]

I suggested (and we did) what I have never done before.  We took the Pj's and hid them inside a circular clothing rack to purchase later when they were better staffed.

Right out of The Book of Hoff

[oceangurl]

Oh so sorry everyone is having a time with the snow and all!  I can remember growing up in Conn walking to school in 3 feet of snow and with every step I took would sink down further, that stunk seeings as I was only 4 feet ll inches, still am! Ha! lol! Seriousley I (like Seso) am in Florida and we also had a tornado warning issued yesterday, so we here also have our demons to battle, Last yr. a hurricane wiped out alot of homes here in my town, only l mile down the road was devastation, our friends home was damaged badley, roof and limbs everywhere, we all got together the next day and cleaned up the yard and helped them as much as we could, it was pure chaoes, newtrucks everywhere, redcross teams going around house to devastated house, big resturants (like Outback steak house) going around in hummers and passing out food luncheons to all homeowners, who were busy cleaning up their yards and taking stock of damage, on the news every minute, it was like being in another world and was definatley something that I will never forget! By the grace of God we were spared, we have a mobile home on 5 acres, but two houses down the house was demolished, we had so much to be thankful for and I will be eternally grateful so see we should all just pray that we have the strength and endurance to just hang on when we are faced with these crazy weather patterns, thanx for listening! Didnt mean to elaborate but I guess this topic hit a sore spot!  

[Mattie]

I suggested (and we did) what I have never done before.  We took the Pj's and hid them inside a circular clothing rack to purchase later when they were better staffed.

Right out of The Book of Hoff

Yep, you put 'em on hideaway!  Al would be proud.

[Mattie]

I am not a jammy girl, so my winter thrifting focuses on lightweight cotton turtleneck pullovers.  They're perfect under a sweatshirt then under a motorcycle jacket.  I pull the turtleneck collar all the way up so I don't get any wind between my helmet and jacket.  I wish I could find lightweight glove liners with long arms.  My sleeves always shimmy up under my jacket, and that inch of exposed wrist between sleeve and glove gets COLD! 

[valleythriftshopper]

I suggested (and we did) what I have never done before.  We took the Pj's and hid them inside a circular clothing rack to purchase later when they were better staffed.

Right out of The Book of Hoff

Yep, you put 'em on hideaway!  Al would be proud.

I have been in the SA on numerous occasions when an employee has discovered someone's "stash" hidden in the racks, waiting for 1/2 price day.  I like the term "hideaway".  I done a few hideaways in the bric-a-brac section while I go look then up on Ebay to see if they are worth buying.