New Cities/New Soviets

December 12, 2003

Condensing/Breathing

I guess there is always a gap between breathing in and breathing out...it's there that it can feel like I'm choking

I was not prepared for this level of struggle in making the transition to winter. I couldn't have been – I had neither the time nor the energy. So I didn't prepare. When people would ask, I would just say: "If there are people out, I will try to stay out," sometimes followed by some mumbling about frostbite.

The snowstorm last Friday forced the issue. I was debating going out until I woke up and saw the snow. So-- grounded. Caught flat footed. This week it's been a struggle to get off my back. I've been playing a lot of video games, keeping the upper systems alive while my reptile brain does its work.

I still don't know if there are going to be customers at my regular time and location. But that is the next hurdle -- first winterizing the operation. It's a struggle, but a technical struggle, a struggle I hope I can handle much better than the murky shifts and spastic shocks that have been the routine for this week.


2nd and st marks

Update: I didn't go out this weekend either. Last week I got a quote on winterizing -- but it looked like it was going to cost at least 800 bucks -- too much. I decided that with help from Mol I can build something for $100 or so, making it worth spending a weekend (or two) working on it. Add to that the experience of building on the cart and demystifying it, and the balance definatively tips.

Also: went up to visit Andy. He was chuffed to see me, and double-chuffed to be in the Sun article. "I go cut this out right now!" he said, "I been in this business fourteen years and no-one ever put me in the newspaper before!" Andy rocks. He also showed me how to get more heat out of the grill.

Posted by Sam at December 12, 2003 07:04 AM

winter is in the mind
pretend its staligrad

Posted by: meat me at December 16, 2003 10:46 PM

i'm sure there's a less expensive way to winterize the cart. get out to the home depot and start grabbin stuff. is it mostly about keeping you warm, or is there some aspect of the cart itself that needs protection as well? good luck, maybe it'll warm up soon. remember that winter 2 years ago? it never snowed ...

Posted by: Jimmy Legs at December 19, 2003 10:11 AM

Really? What kind of stuff were you thinking of? I don't know what Home Depot has in this regard -- is it much different from what's available at a hardware store? I don't need to protect the cart, just create a reasonably enclosed space that will be protected from the wind.

Posted by: sam at December 21, 2003 08:03 PM

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