I once bought a banana crate full of tapes... and they're shot. Torn, repaired (obviously by glueing the tape ends together, the ends not lining up, glue squeezed out everywhere and they tend to tear there again)... and it's close to impossible to listen to the tapes because recordings are a wild mix of rare finds (like Comedian Harmonists) and extreme rubbish all on one tape.
Weather: temps going up and down around freezing point all the time. This morning I slipped on some ice... the sidewalk only looked wet.
