Cold.

[xenologer]

Going door-to-door is exhausting again. I used to be fine when I got home, but lately I haven't been eating like I should and it's fourteen degrees outside. I used to be wiped out when I got home, and then I was fine after a couple months. Now I'm tired again, and I think it's the super-extra calories to stay warm combined with not getting enough calories.

This is the real problem, though. This is the thing which makes me want to stick a pen in someone's eye. The next person who tells me they can't talk because it's too cold out, and then closes the door in my face, is getting my boot through their window. Except not, because I need those.

But seriously. My god, people. What the fuck is wrong with you. I had a woman ask me, "Do you know how cold it is out there?" I grinned and said, "Yeah! I do!"

What the shit. What the shit. No, I've been out here for four hours and have somehow failed to notice the drop in ambient temperature YOU OBLIVIOUS SACK OF SHIT WHAT.

Lots of love to the people who offer hot chocolate, though. You guys are amazing, and every single one of you is a big god-damned hero.

Comments

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

You're a pretty high-statured role model yourself. I admire your dedication.

[rainey-day.livejournal.com]

Agreed on all parts.

[virginia-fell.livejournal.com]

That's very kind of you both. <3

[silvae.livejournal.com]

You need a bubble bath O_O
Seriously, what? I don't know what 14 degrees translates to in celsius, but it's negative 20 here, ten degrees colder with windchill, and if someone asked me 'do you know how cold it is out there' whilst standing in it... Hm... wtfery abound.

Out of curiosity, what does this job involve and is it worth your sanity?

[e-mily.livejournal.com]

If it was me, I'd totally be offering hot chocolate. Or tea. Or to, perhaps, wonder of wonders, come inside.

[safenthecity.livejournal.com]

Are people really that dumb? I've never had political type people come to my door, but I've had Witnesses, and I still make an effort to be kind in telling them I'm not interested. And especially in the freezing cold, the least you can do is be nice.

[daisymaeevans.livejournal.com]

I never ceased to be amazed by the stupidity of people. (Sigh.) Take care out there, girl. Your dedication and passion are amazing.

[ardent-firesong.livejournal.com]

No one will probably ever have you come to my "neighborhood" because it consists of four houses ON 116th Street--which is very, very busy. But should you ever happen to find yourself in my neck of the woods (and I'm home), consider yourself welcome to all the hot chocolate you can stomach. I know from the eight years I spent walking to and from school in Ohio that I would be too chicken to do your job. Brr.

[kingofdoma.livejournal.com]

Screw hot chocolate. HAND WARMERS (for those not in the know, they're little packs of exothermic chemicals that keep hands warm for hours and hours). They will make you love life again.

... but hot cocoa is good too. Stay warm out there, you.

[virginia-fell.livejournal.com]

I have a bunch of toe-warmers that are definitely a life-saver. At the very least, they help ensure that I come back with all my toes at the end of the night.

[kingofdoma.livejournal.com]

Haaaaaaaaaand warmers. And a good hat that covers your ears. And if you're wearing the cheap $1 gloves, double 'em up. It's still only $2, and it's still warm as hell, and if you lose one glove, BAM, still got two as a back up AND all you have to do is spend $2 to get another pair. Long johns for extended stretches. Zipping your coat up as high as it will go. LAAAAAAAAYERS. Thick socks. And the fire of your hatred of ignorance.

But you probably knew that already. STAY WARM! And always remember, "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"....

Was said IN IRONY. :P