La térmica fue de 1,3º bajo cero.

Last night the temperature dropped to -1.3º in Buenos Aires. It was the coldest day of the year so far and triggered a record level of energy consumption.

Cue photograps in the papers of girls looking cold.



Clarin reported that 69 schools were without gas and the students at one school wrapped themselves in blankets and staged a street protest. Their school had been without gas for 15 days.

All the girls at school are feeling the cold. They keep the windows closed which means there is quite a noticable buildup of fumes from the flueless coal effect gas fires. I learnt a lovely new spanish word which descibes them perfectly. Las Friolentas.

Quite close to my appartment is a very tempting sweet an pastry shop,
Suevia. From time to time I get something dulce from there for the friolentas.