Beyond brutal cold

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    Willow wrote: »
    Who ever divided the border needed a slap up side the head. The border should have gone north and south not east to west, that way we'd have some warm spots too. Heck Florida is almost another province to us as all our old people move down there 6mths of the year.

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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited January 2009
    mantis wrote: »
    It's 9 deg right now and only going up to 19. It's very effin cold for Phila. I'm really getting tired of it. At least when it's really hot, you can get cooled off but cold gets you in your bones.

    Damn, its -8 right now in pittsburgh. Surprising that there is a 20 degree difference across the state
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  • Igo
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    edited January 2009
    I'm going backpacking this weekend.
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  • Igo
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    edited January 2009
    I'm taking my motorcycle to work this morning.
    HAhAhahHhaha
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited January 2009
    I got a picture of the thermometer in the car this morning at -22F, but the temp kept dropping and apparently the thermometer in my car gives up at -25F.

    BRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2009
    Another day of working from home! Unfortunately I have to venture out later this afternoon. It's supposed to be a heat wave here in the Rockford IL area on Saturday, going up to a whole 24 degrees ..... above zero!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2009
    I had to take the dog out to pee this morning around 4:00AM and it was 4°. That was fun. :rolleyes:
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  • bobman1235
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    edited January 2009
    a_mattison wrote: »
    apparently the thermometer in my car gives up at -25F.

    BRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....


    Apparently my car stops working at like 0 or so. Well, it works, but it makes some WEIRD **** noises until it's warmed up.

    Was about -10 this morning in NH, almost 10 degrees down in MA where I work.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited January 2009
    Well, we hit our cold snap today. It's about 13 degrees in the sun with a windchill at like -10 I think they said.

    Not as cold as up north but nasty cold for this area. Temps in the high teens to mid 20's are normal but this is a bit more than usual.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited January 2009
    my tires freeze flat where they sit on the pavement.. so it took about 15 minutes of sounding like I had a flat before they warmed up...this happens alot in the extreme cold use to get out and check them all the time..now just drive for a bit....soon we will rise above zero for the first time since Monday.....

    HEAT WAVE due tomorrow the 20-30's :) then all here walk around in Spring jackets and wonder why they get sick the next week ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited January 2009
    a_mattison wrote: »
    I got a picture of the thermometer in the car this morning at -22F, but the temp kept dropping and apparently the thermometer in my car gives up at -25F.

    BRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....
    dkg999 wrote: »
    Another day of working from home! Unfortunately I have to venture out later this afternoon. It's supposed to be a heat wave here in the Rockford IL area on Saturday, going up to a whole 24 degrees ..... above zero!


    Yep guys....................I was up at 6:00 this morning and it was -26F in Rockford and we weren't even the coldest. About 30 miles south of here it was -34F................mind you these are temps w/o windchill.

    I know some of you Canadian and Alaskan folk think that's pretty normal, but for around here that's DAMN cold!!!!!!!

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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited January 2009
    shack wrote: »
    I had to take the dog out to pee this morning around 4:00AM and it was 4°. That was fun. :rolleyes:

    LOL my lil one hasnt set a foot outside since Monday LOL
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited January 2009
    WE have risen above 0 degrees F for thye first time since Monday afternoon..

    1 F and sunny out.................life is good again ;)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,995
    edited January 2009
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    LOL my lil one hasnt set a foot outside since Monday LOL

    Does your house smell like S*^t? ;)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,995
    edited January 2009
    Had Dr's app today, it was about 11 blocks from work. There was no way I was walking it was -37 with wind. I drove....I must say if it wasn't for the heated seats, I might as well have walked ! It's such a pain in the behind to walk little Willow every morning, I get dressed and can't see crap with all me winter stuff, slap a jacket on her then struggle with her boots! If I don't put on her boots, she looks like she on a pogo stick the whole walk or some kind of 2 legged peg leg....if that makes sense...:confused:
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  • nadams
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    edited January 2009
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    my tires freeze flat where they sit on the pavement.. so it took about 15 minutes of sounding like I had a flat before they warmed up...this happens alot in the extreme cold use to get out and check them all the time..now just drive for a bit

    Yep, my GF called me in a panic today because she thought she had a flat or something was wrong with the car.

    "Are any of the tires actually flat?"
    "No, I checked"
    "Okay then, keep driving"
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited January 2009
    46 here in the A town --- BBBRRRRRRRRR throw another log on the fire fella's !!!
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited January 2009
    fossy wrote: »
    46 here in the A town --- BBBRRRRRRRRR throw another log on the fire fella's !!!

    That's just cold. :p
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited January 2009
    Willow wrote: »
    Does your house smell like S*^t? ;)


    LOL plastic and newspaper in the unfinished side of basement for our lil spoiled **** ;)
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited January 2009
    67 in Vegas. Winds out of the south at 3mph. 13% humidity. Visability...100 miles. Real feel...72*F.
    Come on down ya'll invited!
    Um killin' me again. I can feel'it!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,995
    edited January 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    HeHeHe
    Hollywood FL=Little Quebec:)

    Ahh yes, but do they serve Poutine? not that I eat that crap. For breakfast it's a JoeLouie and a Pepsi !
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,995
    edited January 2009
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    LOL plastic and newspaper in the unfinished side of basement for our lil spoiled **** ;)

    It's the only time I get bummed about owning a dog, when it's -anything more than -20C
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited January 2009
    Willow wrote: »
    ... when it's -anything more than -20C
    Isn't this the temp at which salt will no longer melt ice.?Its been a few chilly days in Ont.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2009
    GV#27 wrote: »
    Isn't this the temp at which salt will no longer melt ice.?Its been a few chilly days in Ont.

    I actually kind of like this weather. There is almost no slush on the roads, no west snow or anything. The snow is dry as dust. If it wasn't for high winds, the weather would be perfect for winter fun.

    And yes, black ice sucks - 5 accidents on a 15-mile stretch on my drive form work yesterday. Really, all you have to do is drive carefully - keep your distance in front and behind you, and don't make any sudden moves (brakes, accelerations, etc.).

    I have seen 2 cars in the last 2 months going out of control right in front of me. One car did full turn and then another 180 and stopped against the traffic without hitting anyone. Another guy did full 360 and into the ditch...
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  • Systems
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    edited January 2009
    ViperZ wrote: »
    yes, black ice sucks - 5 accidents on a 15-mile stretch on my drive form work yesterday.
    Yep that black ice stuff is a killer,a few km's from my place a couple of teachers died this week when the car they where in slid in front of an 18 wheeler.
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  • snow
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    edited January 2009
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Yep guys....................I was up at 6:00 this morning and it was -26F in Rockford and we weren't even the coldest. About 30 miles south of here it was -34F................mind you these are temps w/o windchill.

    I know some of you Canadian and Alaskan folk think that's pretty normal, but for around here that's DAMN cold!!!!!!!

    H9
    -26 is cold anywhere no matter where you are lol. Actually the average low for here is most likely less than -20 and the high is around -10 or so on any given day from nov-feb even though it can and will get very cold at times. -83 is the coldest I personally have ever seen here as an ambient temp.

    I spent one winter in a small Indian village on the yukon river and one day it got down to -74 with 40 mph winds average and gusts up to 75mph im not certain what would that translate into wind chill temps the wind chill charts I could find doesnt go down that low but it was damn cold trust me.

    Right now our problem is that it's went from -45 last week to 45 above this week and the snow is melting making roads parking lots etc slick as hell, it's 44 above right now at 1:46 am here and I can hear water dripping off the roof outside I have the window open cuz it's so damn hot :D



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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,995
    edited January 2009
    Ottawa reported over 200 accidents in the past 24 hrs due to the black ice.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2009
    Willow wrote: »
    Ottawa reported over 200 accidents in the past 24 hrs due to the black ice.

    Slow Down. Just hope the number of people injured is low.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited January 2009
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Yep guys....................I was up at 6:00 this morning and it was -26F in Rockford and we weren't even the coldest. About 30 miles south of here it was -34F................mind you these are temps w/o windchill.

    I know some of you Canadian and Alaskan folk think that's pretty normal, but for around here that's DAMN cold!!!!!!!

    H9

    Eshhhh that's MORE THAN COLD!!

    I got up this morning at 5am and my therm said -10F and that's the coldest it's been here in years!!
    That's before the wind chill.....wind chill is about -20 to -23F.
    Good time to stay in where it's warm and spin some CD's!!

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,185
    edited January 2009
    It's 9 degrees F here in Philly. It's to effin cold. Man I so sick and tired , tired and sick of this cold. My heater has been running and running. I walked out into the garage for about 2 seconds and it hit me like a ton of bricks. WOW.
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