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Random Thoughts 18: The Year of Fire
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I was copied on emails from a Kyle in another department for almost a year before I discovered she is a woman. There was also a Casey that I read her emails for a couple of years thinking she was a woman. Nope, he is a man.
Some notes about Iceland:
*Normal thermostats where you control the room temp. Everything there is on a different system. There is NO forced air, the heat just radiates. So the air is very still and it's hard to sleep (for me).
*Over the counter cold medicines are non-existent, and pharmacies are open for VERY narrow hours. You cannot even buy aspirin in the grocery stores.
*They use very low powered overhead lighting, so dim that you can't read in the normal room lighting. You have to place what you're reading directly under the nearest lamp.
*Duvets. Have I mentioned how much I despise Duvets? I started taking the cover off the quilted part, and using the cover as a sheet (remember there's no thermostat control, so the rooms are HOT even with the windows open).
*Sunlight: although we had about 18 hours of daytime, we only saw the sun on the day we left. Of course! The weather there was in the 40's with rain about 60 percent of the time and wind about 30 percent of the time.
*"Wind" is kind of an understatement. I was using my walking sticks, but there was one day that I nearly got blown over leaving the hotel, so I opted to stay back so that I wouldn't slow down the group with my instability. Several hours later, THEY returned, with the rest of the day's activities cancelled because the wind was too exhausting.
*everyone in Iceland is tall. Furniture and plumbing are designed accordingly.
*All of the rooms were twin bed configuration. Apparently they don't believe in sleeping in the same bed.
*trees. The government gives landowners an allowance to plant trees, and we saw them in windbreak lines around the homesteads. However, they were rarely taller than 20 feet, and there were no forests, or even woods, to speak of...just lines of trees here & there. Because...wind.
All in all though, it's a beautiful country, with green fields of grass, moss covered lava flows, black sand beaches, lava flows, dramatic cliffs and volcanoes, and huge glaciers. Two of the people in our group were very excited because they touched and walked on a glacier for the first time ever, and that was fun to see.
*Normal thermostats where you control the room temp. Everything there is on a different system. There is NO forced air, the heat just radiates. So the air is very still and it's hard to sleep (for me).
*Over the counter cold medicines are non-existent, and pharmacies are open for VERY narrow hours. You cannot even buy aspirin in the grocery stores.
*They use very low powered overhead lighting, so dim that you can't read in the normal room lighting. You have to place what you're reading directly under the nearest lamp.
*Duvets. Have I mentioned how much I despise Duvets? I started taking the cover off the quilted part, and using the cover as a sheet (remember there's no thermostat control, so the rooms are HOT even with the windows open).
*Sunlight: although we had about 18 hours of daytime, we only saw the sun on the day we left. Of course! The weather there was in the 40's with rain about 60 percent of the time and wind about 30 percent of the time.
*"Wind" is kind of an understatement. I was using my walking sticks, but there was one day that I nearly got blown over leaving the hotel, so I opted to stay back so that I wouldn't slow down the group with my instability. Several hours later, THEY returned, with the rest of the day's activities cancelled because the wind was too exhausting.
*everyone in Iceland is tall. Furniture and plumbing are designed accordingly.
*All of the rooms were twin bed configuration. Apparently they don't believe in sleeping in the same bed.
*trees. The government gives landowners an allowance to plant trees, and we saw them in windbreak lines around the homesteads. However, they were rarely taller than 20 feet, and there were no forests, or even woods, to speak of...just lines of trees here & there. Because...wind.
All in all though, it's a beautiful country, with green fields of grass, moss covered lava flows, black sand beaches, lava flows, dramatic cliffs and volcanoes, and huge glaciers. Two of the people in our group were very excited because they touched and walked on a glacier for the first time ever, and that was fun to see.
Obligatory: "Everyone is tall to you."*everyone in Iceland is tall. Furniture and plumbing are designed accordingly.
Seriously though, thanks for sharing. This is probably as close to Iceland as I will ever get.
But did you see the Aurora Borealis? I'm guessing not, due to clouds and 18 hours per day of sun. Sorry you missed one of their highlights.Some notes about Iceland:
*Normal thermostats where you control the room temp. Everything there is on a different system. There is NO forced air, the heat just radiates. So the air is very still and it's hard to sleep (for me).
*Over the counter cold medicines are non-existent, and pharmacies are open for VERY narrow hours. You cannot even buy aspirin in the grocery stores.
*They use very low powered overhead lighting, so dim that you can't read in the normal room lighting. You have to place what you're reading directly under the nearest lamp.
*Duvets. Have I mentioned how much I despise Duvets? I started taking the cover off the quilted part, and using the cover as a sheet (remember there's no thermostat control, so the rooms are HOT even with the windows open).
*Sunlight: although we had about 18 hours of daytime, we only saw the sun on the day we left. Of course! The weather there was in the 40's with rain about 60 percent of the time and wind about 30 percent of the time.
*"Wind" is kind of an understatement. I was using my walking sticks, but there was one day that I nearly got blown over leaving the hotel, so I opted to stay back so that I wouldn't slow down the group with my instability. Several hours later, THEY returned, with the rest of the day's activities cancelled because the wind was too exhausting.
*everyone in Iceland is tall. Furniture and plumbing are designed accordingly.
*All of the rooms were twin bed configuration. Apparently they don't believe in sleeping in the same bed.
*trees. The government gives landowners an allowance to plant trees, and we saw them in windbreak lines around the homesteads. However, they were rarely taller than 20 feet, and there were no forests, or even woods, to speak of...just lines of trees here & there. Because...wind.
All in all though, it's a beautiful country, with green fields of grass, moss covered lava flows, black sand beaches, lava flows, dramatic cliffs and volcanoes, and huge glaciers. Two of the people in our group were very excited because they touched and walked on a glacier for the first time ever, and that was fun to see.
Unfortunately it was the wrong time of year for that, even if we didn't have cloud cover the majority of the time.
I agree, everyone is tall to me.Obligatory: "Everyone is tall to you."
Seriously though, thanks for sharing. This is probably as close to Iceland as I will ever get.
But I'm talking about the fact that most of the women were at least 8 or 9 inches taller than my statuesque five foot nothing (yes, I'm down another inch since last year). And the men were well over 6 foot. Thank goodness it wasn't crowded at all...I would have been freaking out.
Unfortunately it was the wrong time of year for that, even if we didn't have cloud cover the majority of the time.
I agree, everyone is tall to me.
At least in the Netherlands there are a lot of tourists so not EVERYONE is tall.
CycloneErik
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Draft 1 of kiddo's fall schedule is done. Maybe we'll breathe in there.
I'm glad the school parts come easy to her. We'll need that with all the travelling around.
Growing pains for each:
1. I'm so going to miss our just sitting around, doing class, and reading.
2. She's looking at moving past some classes that she's finished, or done tons of past their real time for her (i.e. she's outgrown them in skill and all). I see some growing pains there for poor kiddo, but some cool stuff, too.
3. Holy crap, we're going to be busy. Maybe I should teach her to be more boring, like me.
I'm glad the school parts come easy to her. We'll need that with all the travelling around.
Growing pains for each:
1. I'm so going to miss our just sitting around, doing class, and reading.
2. She's looking at moving past some classes that she's finished, or done tons of past their real time for her (i.e. she's outgrown them in skill and all). I see some growing pains there for poor kiddo, but some cool stuff, too.
3. Holy crap, we're going to be busy. Maybe I should teach her to be more boring, like me.
Every year I do this, I think it couldn’t be worse. But it seems like especially in September and October until fall sports are done, it’s gonna be a “blink and it’s prep for thanksgiving” kind of situation.
I hope you helped him and his fellow Nigerian prince relatives by wiring him 5 grand.
As long as we are talking about tall...Unfortunately it was the wrong time of year for that, even if we didn't have cloud cover the majority of the time.
I agree, everyone is tall to me.
About two years ago I had problems with - how would Coach Hines say it? - the terlet so I replaced the upstairs one. I decided to get one of the taller height ones since we have no munchkins in the house anymore. We loved it so when I had to replace the downstairs one this year it was a no brainer. I really notice when I sit on someone's normal height one now like last weekend when we visited some friends' cabin.
What's the difference between your feet swinging on a short one and a tall one? They are still swinging...
Solution:
What's the difference between your feet swinging on a short one and a tall one? They are still swinging...
Solution:
The kids bathroom step stool I had as a kid was much cooler. It was a wooden step in the shape of a turtle.
Dude's definitely going to run out of characters...
