First "hoarfrost" of this winter season. Looks like Jack Frost used a spray gun on everything.
My cousin in Bangkok emailed earlier to show me his long pants and shirt. It's 15º and he looks to be shivering.
I know the deep south of the United States took a beating with real snow this week.
10 inches in Huntsville, Alabama. How big of a deal is that?
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10 inches in Huntsville, Alabama. How big of a deal is that?
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I have lived in rural West Virginia for over 6 years. I have been seen shoveling snow in flip flops and a T-shirt, or even no shirt for a couple hours straight. It was 22 degrees F when I got up today, and it's currently about 30. Today I am wearing shoes and a shirt because I'm not constantly working and what I'm doing does not involve much physical activity.
There have been several times in my life where I have been shivering cold, the kind of cold where all you can think about is getting warm. All of them have been in south or central Florida. There are many homeless people in Florida that have no place to go for warm shelter.
There have been several times in my life where I have been shivering cold, the kind of cold where all you can think about is getting warm. All of them have been in south or central Florida. There are many homeless people in Florida that have no place to go for warm shelter.
But hey! That's a typical Swedish Summer.Had a great snowfall this weekend. Yesterday we had rain (my shoes are leaking 🙁) and today minus five (Centigrade). A bit slippery.
Anything below 60 F down here and they break out the insulated carharts!
About four years ago they cancelled school because it got down to 17 😀
As someone born and raised in South Louisiana. Freezing there or Florida beats Colorado for overall misery.
Well, George, come on up to NH for a visit when it's -10 or -20F for a week. I'm sure I'll get some boots on you. Maybe a down coat...
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I might be a dumm blonde, but I know enough to pile on the clothes, boots, gloves, and hood when needed.
I spent a month in the winter of 1978 in Rochester Minnesota. That was my first winter excursion north of Atlanta. Instant education. 3 out of 4 of my cameras froze, and film had to be overexposed 1 or 2 stops. During that month the highest temp recorded was 1 degree F. The low temp was -27 F with another 20 to 30 degrees of wind chill. I had borrowed a thick down coat, and enough warm clothes to make my then skinny self look like the Michelin man.
I still remember my hosts telling me "never turn the car's engine off, even for a minute, without plugging it in." Every place had cords in the parking lots to plug in the heating system. Semi trucks were left running overnight.
There is a lake behind the power plant where the lake water cools the plant. It "never freezes" so the ducks and geese are there all year round, earning the lake the name "D.S. Lake." It froze over that year despite higher than normal power use.
The coldest I have seen here is -12 F. My Honda disliked it more than me. There was no wind and the sun was shining....that makes a big difference. One of my frozen memories was shivering through a football game on the upper deck of the Miami Dolphins stadium in 45 degree weather. A constant 20+ MPH wind in your face for almost 4 hours will do that.
I spent a month in the winter of 1978 in Rochester Minnesota. That was my first winter excursion north of Atlanta. Instant education. 3 out of 4 of my cameras froze, and film had to be overexposed 1 or 2 stops. During that month the highest temp recorded was 1 degree F. The low temp was -27 F with another 20 to 30 degrees of wind chill. I had borrowed a thick down coat, and enough warm clothes to make my then skinny self look like the Michelin man.
I still remember my hosts telling me "never turn the car's engine off, even for a minute, without plugging it in." Every place had cords in the parking lots to plug in the heating system. Semi trucks were left running overnight.
There is a lake behind the power plant where the lake water cools the plant. It "never freezes" so the ducks and geese are there all year round, earning the lake the name "D.S. Lake." It froze over that year despite higher than normal power use.
The coldest I have seen here is -12 F. My Honda disliked it more than me. There was no wind and the sun was shining....that makes a big difference. One of my frozen memories was shivering through a football game on the upper deck of the Miami Dolphins stadium in 45 degree weather. A constant 20+ MPH wind in your face for almost 4 hours will do that.
In northeast Ohio, blonde was the favorite shade of rug.
The coldest day I remember were the January's of 1961, 1962 and 1963. It was so cold in 1963 that the nuns who ran the school brought the kids who served as crossing guards into the school.
Speaking of cameras in the cold -- the M-Leica's I used have a cloth curtain shutter and in certain winter conditions it will discharge static on my beloved Tri-X.
It was 9C here again today (I was out and about in my shorts), but it look like we might actually get a bit more winter close to the end of January.
A rather unseasonable 54 degrees F here today - perfect running weather! Might as well knock out a few miles today as the weather is forecast to turn a bit nasty over the next few days.
Glad I left my flip-flops at home.
I had a similar Minnesota experience in 2016 during a business trip with several coworkers. After breakfast at the hotel one of my colleagues volunteered to go out and warm up the rental car. He returned all red, raw, and puffiing and said, "Don't. Go. Out!" It was -15 F with a considerable wind chill.
Glad I left my flip-flops at home.
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I managed one lap (a little over a mile) in bare feet and a t-shirt around the asphalt running trail in a local park this morning at 8 AM. It was 36 degrees. As is usually the case cold hands kept me from making another lap.
It is now 49 degrees, and I have been outside for much of the day. The rain comes tomorrow, and it goes downhill from there next week.
It is now 49 degrees, and I have been outside for much of the day. The rain comes tomorrow, and it goes downhill from there next week.
Should we change the name of this thread to 'The Weather'
We often discuss the heat as well so it makes sense to me.
Vote?
