Your Weekly Antics The Fridge Licker Edition...11-17-22

Here we are, mid November and if we only had our daily weather to rely on so we'd know what season we're in, we'd all be screwed. In the course of 5 days we've had all seasons. We went from gorgeous skies and a high of 72 degrees last Saturday, to 37 degrees, snow and ice this week. The week before that we were dragging our fans back up from our basements because we had already taken the AC's out of the windows. Windows were wide open, even at night, and all were enjoying the fresh fall air. Not anymore - that all came to an abrupt halt Wednesday night when that vixen Mother Nature decided to mess with us yet again and began sprinkling her unwanted snow flakes all across the land - or across the 02 anyway - for all to see. We wonder why Thanksgiving and the holiday's have snuck up on us - that's because none of us have any idea what time of year it is no thanks to the weather that clearly has it out for us. Buckle up kids, this time next week we could hit 90, or have a foot of snow on the ground, you never know. Here's what I've got...

1. One flurry that soon turned in to a wintery mix of rain and colder temps naturally gave us some white lawns and wet roadways. Listen up school aged children of The Woo...just because your new Superintendent of Schools is from California and may still be acclimating herself to our unpredictable and every changing forecast, doesn't mean that she's a wimp or just fell off the turnip truck. The weather seen and experienced here amidst Worcester's seven hills may take some getting used to, but I'm pretty sure it's going to take more than one flurry of snow to get this woman to delay the start of school or call it off all together. Go to bed. It could be a long winter.

2. Back in the day, we used to concern ourselves with cockroach infested apartments while doing this job. Now cockroaches are the least of our problems. I’d welcome a good old fashioned cockroach infested home visit any day if that meant I never had to lay eyes on another rat, ever. Rats are nasty. I know that they too are some of God’s creatures and I’m sure serve some kind of purpose somewhere in the ecosystem or food chain or what have you, but you know what? I really don’t care. Their long nasty tails and beady little eyes can skip a long and hit the bricks. I’m over them. For the love of God, please no more referrals with rats. I can’t take it.

3. We drove all the way up to Bangor Maine last weekend and were just under 3 hours from the Canadian border. Why all that way you ask? For bunnies of course. Had I known then that Trump was going to announce his White House bid for 2024 I may have taken my chances and kept on driving. Working remote provides us with the luxury of doing the work of the people from near and far - I'm keeping my options open.

4. Last weekend was unseasonably warm in the Worcester/Boston areas, but that wasn’t the case in Maine. It was raining and temperatures much cooler, but it didn’t stop this guy out driving his Harley. It’s legal in Maine to drive a motorcycle without a helmet and in this guys case, that left him plenty of room and comfort to wear his fuzzy earmuffs. Exhibit 1 – you’re just gonna have to take my word for it. This guy had earmuffs on and they were fabulous.

5. Refrigerators. A friend of mine recently treated himself to a new fridge. Treat himself may be stretching it a bit, but when your fridge dies as the holiday season is quickly approaching, and you had many other things you would have rather spent your money on, buying a new refrigerator, or any appliance for that matter, is never any fun. If you’re going to spend a pretty penny on the purchase of said appliance, you better get what you want, no matter the cost to your wallet or your sanity. Let’s talk about stainless steel. It’s nice to look at, but not easy to keep clean especially if you have friends and family members who won’t follow your rules about not running their hands all down the front of those gorgeous shiny stainless steel doors. Or to be more specific, friends who go out of their way to stop by when you least expect it to run their hands down the front of your refrigerator and then hide the super duty stainless steel cleaner that you swear by so you can’t swiftly clean up all those fingerprints. It was recently reported to us here at The Antics that stainless steel has come a long way in recent years and is now more difficult to smudge and leave handprints on – that one may have to lick the stainless steel surface to actually leave a mark. Or, this is just a nonsense statement made by the keeper of said new refrigerator to discourage his friends from touching the fridge. I’m here to formally announce, it’s on Brian Rutkiewicz. You should have never told me you purchased this new shiny appliance, because let’s face it, I just can’t help myself. That’s like throwing gasoline on a fire my friend…enjoy the clean sparkling surface of your new appliance while you can. I'll be over... Exhibit 2 the soon to be smudged up stainless steel doors.

6. Fires – If the youngest Kap kid isn’t able to secure herself Taylor Swift tickets you may see a bonfire ablaze on our lawn fueled by all of her Taylor Swift memorabilia. Despite all of her efforts and being chosen to participate in the pre sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets this week, she had no luck – nothing – nada – zilch. Should she choose to take a more civilized route, she may hold her own presale to unload all of her Swift merchandise, but if I were a betting kind of person, I'd put money on setting things on fire instead. Stay tuned.

7. The holidays are definitely upon us…has anyone see this? This is the latest, Ranch on a Branch, and you know I tried to purchase one of these and that, along with Taylor Swift tickets, were already sold out by the time I got on line and hunted this thing down. We are striking out everywhere…I’ll have to move on to Mensch on a Bench or Snoop on a Stoop.

8. We drive a jeep. We have plenty of travel mugs. Worcester roadways are not exactly known for their smooth pot hole free surfaces, and this kid knows how her Mother drives. Why would one Kap kid think it would be a good idea to take a mug full of scalding hot cocoa donned with whipped cream while venturing out in the jeep? Living on the edge or recipe for disaster - could go either way. Exhibit 3, Meri taking her chances.

9. Who says that the turkey you choose to enjoy this upcoming Thanksgiving has to be one of the feathered variety? This is America people, you can choose to eat any kind of turkey you like – not all turkeys have to have been covered in feathers at one time or another, or have wandered the streets harassing the good people of the Woo. There are some that come in a smaller sweeter well-mannered variety that can be purchased for yourself or perhaps you have a vegetarian relative or Mother in law you’re trying to impress? Don’t be a loser and bring the same old boring dessert to your family Thanksgiving, step out of the box and get with the program –this new age turkey can be found at Mykonos Bakery in Millbury – give them a call because you need to order ahead 508-917-8127. Exhibit 4 the chocolate covered strawberry turkey.

10. You heard it here first people, just another heating season where Al caved before I did and turned on the heat. This event happened at approximately 5:30pm on Monday, November 14th to be exact, so mark that down...I would've held out until at least Thanksgiving, just saying. I hope you've all been saving your pennies, because the price of this heating season is going to be no joke. Know anyone struggling to keep their heat on? Check out the fuel assistance program, seriously... https://wcac.net/fuel-assistance/

And last but not least, whether Mother Nature has you bundled up or prancing around in your skivvies while doing your Turkey day prep, get in the spirit and embrace the season.

Have a great weekend!