Yes! That January seems to be interminable may be the general mood across the West, not the least because of the political milieu. Here in Chicago, we had little snow but with Arctic cold, which means such low humidity that I got a terrible toothache just from the dryness. In my 20s, I’d just go to the bar in the winter, after work, to dispel the gloom. Can’t do that anymore. Alas, sunset is later every day. Tulips come up next month.
I agree. I live in Syracuse NY where the winter weather is influenced by the Great Lakes. Whenever the wind is blowing across the lakes which is most the time, if you are lucky it is just cloudy and if you are not it is snowing.
Don't you have a saying along the lines of "If it seems too good to be true then it probably isn't". Almost every week there's a news item of a couple who invested all of their savings in some amazing investment deal which then turns out not to be so amazing and they lose all their money. This involves a kind of blind spot which makes them forget that saying which really they knew all along but which is blocked out by greed.
When I was employed as a firefighter my January paycheck always arrived before Christmas and this invariably lead to cash starvation in January which then seemed an eternal month. That's why I still retain a pervading sense of trepidation in January and also it is too long to wait until Christmas which I truly adore. And it's cold. Even here in South East Asia in a tropical country, we experience two or three weeks annually of slightly cooler weather which feels cold to me these days. I honestly think a stiff British winter would finish me off now 🤣
I have similar suspicions. In Sofia, where it gets much, much colder and nastier than here in the south, I endured weeks and weeks of sub-zero. After three years in the mild local winter, I'd probably freeze to death if I go back in January. :D
A brilliant broadcast from Irinavision. Goodbye January: the days are lengthening: at my location in the UK we've gained 1.5 hours of daylight after the winter solstice and we'll gain that again in the next month. Flowers are appearing and birds are singing, but the weather remains generally lousy - welcome Fedupuary.
Wow. All the liberal globalist pedagogues in my life condemned me for my fears and trembling after anything good ever happened to me, and they said that I was so talented, I should use my gifts to change the world. Like they were all trying to do.
And when I set about preparing for the worst to happen, they sent me to psychiatrists who all said that my mother must have diddled me when I was a baby. Such helpful information.
It wasn't until I left the hive, got out of the government, got away from the colleges and universities, that I began to discover that there are a lot of people like me.
"On the other hand" (not lifting a finger) February in the northern hemisphere tends to be one known historically, as the second-coldest month of meteorological winter and has also been known to produce significant winter storms. See, I told you so!
We had 40” of snow in Feb. of 2021. The El Niño-La Niña cycle has spared us-and now as I understand it also the soldiers and civilians of the Russian-Ukrainian war-snowy winters since then. They will return. They always do.
So Irina, are you saying that Bulgarian solar panel owners sell their surplus power back to the power company, but are forced to buy it back when the system cannot use the surplus power? That sounds like a ridiculous scam.
No, they don't buy it back, it's the effect of the negative prices on surplus production. You either switch the inverters off (and lose money) or have to pay to get your output fed into the grid (losing money). It's happening all over Europe.
For me, having received your response to my comment has the same value and I receive it with much gratitude in my heart.
I have been following your work for over a year now, I think I must have found you in an interview with James Corbett and, since then, I decided to follow you in Substack.
I have great appreciation for the work you do, but mainly, I feel an appreciation for you and that is why I have stayed close.
Not being a paid subscriber and knowing little of the area in which you work, I never felt the impulse to write to you. However, I am now working on a communication that we will send, from my Sacred Cooperative Community, in gratitude to those who, like you, are working to reveal the truth in these dark times. I feel writing that letter opened a space in me and, having enjoyed your previous video so much, that impulse finally took shape.
I think I will soon send you that communication as a post.
Thank you for this connection, which like coffee and indignation, is all the Energy that the soul needs to move forward. : )
Very true comment about January -- I'm glad we've gotten through it. As soon as the clock struck Feb 1, I felt better.
Right? It's really weird, it didn't use to bother me before but now it lasts forever and it wasn't even particularly cold.
Yes! That January seems to be interminable may be the general mood across the West, not the least because of the political milieu. Here in Chicago, we had little snow but with Arctic cold, which means such low humidity that I got a terrible toothache just from the dryness. In my 20s, I’d just go to the bar in the winter, after work, to dispel the gloom. Can’t do that anymore. Alas, sunset is later every day. Tulips come up next month.
I agree. I live in Syracuse NY where the winter weather is influenced by the Great Lakes. Whenever the wind is blowing across the lakes which is most the time, if you are lucky it is just cloudy and if you are not it is snowing.
You are hilarious, Irina. On the bright side for those solar panel entrepreneurs/gougers, January here is typically cloudy.
"On the bright side" was on purpose, right? 🤣
I never imagined that solar panels could be the topic of a hilarious comedy routine. Thanks for starting off my Groundhog Day with a laugh. 😃
Ah, anything can be funny if you look at it the right way -- after you shake your head and say "I knew this would happen", of course. :D
Don't you have a saying along the lines of "If it seems too good to be true then it probably isn't". Almost every week there's a news item of a couple who invested all of their savings in some amazing investment deal which then turns out not to be so amazing and they lose all their money. This involves a kind of blind spot which makes them forget that saying which really they knew all along but which is blocked out by greed.
Exactly! That and "Hope springs eternal". Online betting is a huge business for precisely this reason.
I dunno. Feb 1 gave us the first (light) snow of the year, whereas Jan was just cold and wet. I hate snow a LOT.
My commiserations. I prefer cold with snow in winter but I can relate to the sentiment.
Thanks Irina!
Yes, January is a tough month...for solar. Time to fire up the gas boiler!
On the plus side, they won't have to pay the grid operators to take in their electricity. :D
When I was employed as a firefighter my January paycheck always arrived before Christmas and this invariably lead to cash starvation in January which then seemed an eternal month. That's why I still retain a pervading sense of trepidation in January and also it is too long to wait until Christmas which I truly adore. And it's cold. Even here in South East Asia in a tropical country, we experience two or three weeks annually of slightly cooler weather which feels cold to me these days. I honestly think a stiff British winter would finish me off now 🤣
I have similar suspicions. In Sofia, where it gets much, much colder and nastier than here in the south, I endured weeks and weeks of sub-zero. After three years in the mild local winter, I'd probably freeze to death if I go back in January. :D
A brilliant broadcast from Irinavision. Goodbye January: the days are lengthening: at my location in the UK we've gained 1.5 hours of daylight after the winter solstice and we'll gain that again in the next month. Flowers are appearing and birds are singing, but the weather remains generally lousy - welcome Fedupuary.
Oh, yes, longer days are very much welcome and so are the tulips and daffodils. Spring is on the way and there's no going back.
P.S. Irinavision sounds lovely, thank you! :D
Irina, that was simply adorable.
Wow. All the liberal globalist pedagogues in my life condemned me for my fears and trembling after anything good ever happened to me, and they said that I was so talented, I should use my gifts to change the world. Like they were all trying to do.
And when I set about preparing for the worst to happen, they sent me to psychiatrists who all said that my mother must have diddled me when I was a baby. Such helpful information.
It wasn't until I left the hive, got out of the government, got away from the colleges and universities, that I began to discover that there are a lot of people like me.
But this was simply adorable.
Thank you, John. There is an element of adorability in that paradoxical mentality, yes. :D
"On the other hand" (not lifting a finger) February in the northern hemisphere tends to be one known historically, as the second-coldest month of meteorological winter and has also been known to produce significant winter storms. See, I told you so!
We had 40” of snow in Feb. of 2021. The El Niño-La Niña cycle has spared us-and now as I understand it also the soldiers and civilians of the Russian-Ukrainian war-snowy winters since then. They will return. They always do.
You can't trust February, that's for sure.
So Irina, are you saying that Bulgarian solar panel owners sell their surplus power back to the power company, but are forced to buy it back when the system cannot use the surplus power? That sounds like a ridiculous scam.
No, they don't buy it back, it's the effect of the negative prices on surplus production. You either switch the inverters off (and lose money) or have to pay to get your output fed into the grid (losing money). It's happening all over Europe.
i really really like you and pray for you
i love your videos
their humor stays with me for weeks
thank you
Thank you so much, Lily, this really means more than I can put into words.
i sent you a quick note, but it needs a bit more work... : ) i will send soon
For me, having received your response to my comment has the same value and I receive it with much gratitude in my heart.
I have been following your work for over a year now, I think I must have found you in an interview with James Corbett and, since then, I decided to follow you in Substack.
I have great appreciation for the work you do, but mainly, I feel an appreciation for you and that is why I have stayed close.
Not being a paid subscriber and knowing little of the area in which you work, I never felt the impulse to write to you. However, I am now working on a communication that we will send, from my Sacred Cooperative Community, in gratitude to those who, like you, are working to reveal the truth in these dark times. I feel writing that letter opened a space in me and, having enjoyed your previous video so much, that impulse finally took shape.
I think I will soon send you that communication as a post.
Thank you for this connection, which like coffee and indignation, is all the Energy that the soul needs to move forward. : )
I'm glad to be of help and thanks for being a reader!