How does inclement weather affect your life indoors?

[petra]

Hopefully it doesn't rain in your dwelling, but what's it like when you're dealing with nasty weather?

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[lilysea]

It means I can't take the rubbish or the recycling out to the outside bins for days without aggravating my chronic pain - I can't go out when its windy or wet if I don't want my pain to flare up badly for days.

[petra]

Ugh, that sounds like a difficult thing to work around.

[petra]

I've taken more walks in the rain during COVID than at any point previously combined. The need to get out of the house for a little while can't be overstated, in my experience.

[desireearmfeldt]

We've hit the season of eternally running around strategically opening and closing blinds and windows as the sun shifts and the temperature yo-yos around here (but not yet the season where the nights don't cool off enough to help much). Spouse just went out for a midday run anyway...

[dine]

aside from Oregon's famous rain, we've not been hit with anything too major since the shut-in. as I'm mostly staying inside, it doesn't directly affect me, though my place is fairly dark even on sunny days, so when the skies are gloomy, it becomes a cave in here.

as it is now, with thunder rolling, and the rains pattering down

[lilysea]

We had a once in a decade storm 24 May and lost power for 11 hours 30 minutes -

for most of that, I had
no internet access;
no light except a torch;
no way of telling what time it was;
no heating;
and no way of phoning for help if the storm had damaged my house.

Oh, and I had to throw out all the food in the fridge.

I am going to buy a power bank when the rain lets up enough for the delivery drivery to leave it on my front doormat without it getting ruined.

[j00j]

I worry about losing power, but it hasn't happened so far *knock on wood*

Otherwise... I try to enjoy the feeling that I get to stay in and maybe do some reading on a rainy day, and I use the exercise bike.
I've checked for rainbows to show the kiddos but no luck so far.