The Iceman of the North Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='dalThor' post='1646874' date='Jan 13 2009, 11.35']Though we had someone from the board visiting in December from England and she wore shorts, it HAS been quite cold for us here so far this winter. It actually dipped below freezing once or twice.[/quote] Anything below 5°C is cold, it is known! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='The Iceman of the North' post='1646887' date='Jan 13 2009, 02.52']Anything below 18°C is cold, it is known![/quote] Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWHamel Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Wimps! It's -7°C here right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah, it's cold and snowy. SO WHAT?? I'd rather freeze my ass off than sweat my ass off. The world looks like a snow globe someone's upended. Wherever there's a hill, there's kids sledding. Wherever there's a spot of water - be it, creek, river, lake, there's people skating. The evergreens are frosted, the housetops sparkle, and things move a bit slower... especially the idiots who spin out on I-75 and have to be towed out of a snowbank. I'm feeling pretty good right now about it, but ask me again later this week when the thermometer's supposed to dip a lot lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Reports of last night's blizzard in Chicago seem to have been greatly exagerated...but be sure to drive carefully to avoid the black ice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuellar Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I'm in SoCal, so I won't bother detailing the weather... but shit, its weeks like this that I realize exactly why LA is so insanely expensive to live in. Anyway, going to Mammoth this weekend to snowboard, so I'll see some snow. ; ) Regarding the heat - humidity is far worse than the heat (plus it adds allergies). One advantage of the desert... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymeria Sand Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 It's minus 25 (F) in International Falls...so I guess it could be worse. :) It's snowing here. Again. Not too cold at the moment, about 22, which is a lot warmer than it's going to be in a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Callers Only Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 [quote name='Jaxom 1974' post='1646328' date='Jan 12 2009, 22.46']You could have lied to us and said there was at least a single cloud in the sky that blocked out the sun for about fifteen seconds in the middle of the afternoon...[/quote] Cumulonimbus! Can't find the sketch on ytube, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oorag Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 After freezing my ass off for weeks upon weeks, I finally got my heater fixed. Of course, I immediately get hit with a heat wave. Oh well. Some sort of Santa Ana winds thing. It sounded like a hurricane outside last night. I had to put heavy things in front of all my backyard gates because the latches all broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Speaking of winds, a few weeks ago, in the middle of the night, our [i]grill[/i] was blown off our deck! It was either the wind, or some particularly macho raccoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thebadlady Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 -29F here without factoring in windchill. [quote]The coldest air spilled across the Canadian prairie into the Dakotas and Minnesota. Grand Forks, N.D., dropped to a record low of 37 degrees below zero Tuesday morning, lopping six degrees off the old record set in 1979, the National Weather Service said. In northern Minnesota, it was 35 below zero in Roseau and 36 below in Hallock, with wind chills down to 45 below in Hibbing. Some areas saw blizzard conditions.[/quote] *puke* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigTEA Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I am here to confirm the bad roads around Chicago. 294 + ice and some slush = spinning across 5 lanes of traffic into a semi. Fun Stuff. Then the plows are tearing up the roads so bad I thought I was on the gravel section of 90 coming home. How can the state charge tolls and then let the roads get so bad? It is -8F here with snow and the temp in my office is a balmy 58 degrees...but I suppose I at least have an office to come to. I really want to move someplace warm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oorag Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Wow, how do you type in a 58 degree office? My old office was kept in the high 60's I think, and I had to run hot water over my hands several times a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angalin Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Why do I live here again? [quote name='CBC' date=' Tuesday, January 13, 2009']Cold-weather records shattered in 6 Manitoba towns An Arctic ridge of high pressure brought clear skies and light winds over southern Manitoba on Tuesday morning, producing cold temperatures. Morning lows were in the –35 C to –40 C range in most localities, with Sprague in extreme southeast Manitoba registering an exceptional –43.8 C. Other spots hitting –40 C in the morning include Bird's Hill (–40.5 C), Piney (–42.5 C) and Indian Bay, near Falcon Lake (–41 C). Officially, at least six record lows were set Tuesday over southern Manitoba, including: Sprague, –43.8 C (–41.1 C, 1979). Pinawa, –39.4 C (–38.3 C, 1979). Gimli, –39.3 C (–37.2 C, 1972). Gretna, –37.8 C (–34.8 C, 1999). Fisher Branch, –38.3 C (–37 C, 1988). Pilot Mound, –35.3 C (-34.3 C, 1972). Temperatures are expected to moderate by Friday, when the high could reach –12 C, and over the weekend.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 We're breaking records left and right out here too. "[url="http://www.mercurynews.com/news"]San Jose[/url] breaks another heat record with a high of 77 Ah, another sun-filled day, with folks basking in the warmth, tanning on their lawns and strolling in beachwear as temperatures Monday broke more records." :smoking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delete this account pls Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It is hot as hell here today. Nearly died at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add-on Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 [quote name='Jaxom 1974' post='1647177' date='Jan 13 2009, 11.02']Reports of last night's blizzard in Chicago seem to have been greatly exagerated...but be sure to drive carefully to avoid the black ice![/quote] Indeed. Still cold as balls, though. Not as cold as Minnesota or Canada, apparently. So we got that going for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 [quote name='Angalin' post='1648084' date='Jan 13 2009, 23.10']Why do I live here again?[/quote] I can only dream of such temperatures. With the crappy winter we're having we're lucky if it gets below -20. But do not fret my friend. The cold weather will only make you tough. Us northern swords are worth any ten of the southrons. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thebadlady Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 *glum* Only Canada is colder than MN. Its so cold I literally can't leave the house - the garage is frozen shut. ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add-on Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 [quote name='snake' post='1648108' date='Jan 13 2009, 22.24']But do not fret my friend. The cold weather will only make you tough. Us northern swords are worth any ten of the southrons. :P[/quote] Oh sure, you say that now. But just wait. [i]Just wait[/i]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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