View Full Version : It's so coooold :(
eTiMaGo
01-11-2009, 04:31 AM
Brrrrr we're at the peak of our winter here, imagine this, I had to wear a long-sleeve t-shirt yesterday...
We spent the last 2 days without even needing to turn on the air conditioner the whole day!
Anyone ever experience colder than this? :biggrin:
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 04:36 AM
hmmmm..I'd love to slap you right now. It's like 2f here...shush. =)
eTiMaGo
01-11-2009, 04:58 AM
awww need a warm hug?
Bob_VT
01-11-2009, 05:14 AM
-9 F yes minus 9 F:eyebulge: and snowing
Kaotic Lazagna
01-11-2009, 05:15 AM
Okay, I'm the type of person who gets hot. Shoot, I'll wear shorts and a wife-beater on winter, with flip flops. But this winter, just yesterday, I had to put on a sweater and a jacket and some shoes! Right now, I'm just in a plain white T that's pretty thin.
1NZYaris1
01-11-2009, 05:51 AM
hmmmm..I'd love to slap you right now. It's like 2f here...shush. =)
:bellyroll::bellyroll: it was 38 deg C here , oh how i wish it would rain , NOT :laugh:
jambo101
01-11-2009, 05:52 AM
In the -20's(Celsius) for the next 3 months,5 months till long sleeved t-shirt weather.
-9 F yes minus 9 F:eyebulge: and snowing
That's pretty extreme..I would've gone into hibernation.
ddongbap
01-11-2009, 07:03 AM
I've gone snowboarding in shorts and a t-shirt.
thebarber
01-11-2009, 09:12 AM
-18C(0F) this morning here...
i don't have a/c in cars or the house!
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 10:08 AM
You spoiled California people....Gawd!
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 10:09 AM
awww need a warm hug?
:tongue:
PreciousPups4U
01-11-2009, 10:20 AM
Rained all night. 60F here right now. I think that's about it for the day though. Still really cloudy.
I am tired of the rain, but really glad it's not ice and snow.:smile:
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 10:25 AM
I heard on the news this morning that the cold snap we're getting next week is supposed to sink really low and make it cold enough to snow in Florida...
THEN we're gonna hear some whining! :bellyroll:
PreciousPups4U
01-11-2009, 10:32 AM
I heard on the news this morning that the cold snap we're getting next week is supposed to sink really low and make it cold enough to snow in Florida...
THEN we're gonna hear some whining! :bellyroll:
Yep, that's what they are saying. 17F what is that about?
That will be a pain. Will have to bring lots of doggies inside. That's way too cold for them.
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 10:34 AM
Look at that!! lmao I bet you guys don't see temps that low often, huh?
thebarber
01-11-2009, 11:28 AM
supposed to be as low as -26C (-15F) here late next week....that'll be fun
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 11:32 AM
supposed to be as low as -26C (-15F) here late next week....that'll be fun
Do they shut down the schools when it gets that cold? They do here....not sure how that's going to work if we have a long stretch of bitter cold.
thebarber
01-11-2009, 11:53 AM
Do they shut down the schools when it gets that cold? They do here....not sure how that's going to work if we have a long stretch of bitter cold.
lol, no, the schools are still open..
the only time they shut them down is if there is too much snow
if its THAT cold, they just don't go out for recess
m911gt
01-11-2009, 12:01 PM
hmmmm..I'd love to slap you right now. It's like 2f here...shush. =)
:laugh: I read the description of Thomas' post and I laughed and wondered when Lisa would respond...I second her opinion. haha. Thomas, if you need someone to send you a stocking cap, let us know...i'm sure you guys have never seen one. Although, you used to get snow in France.
andries
01-11-2009, 12:14 PM
pictures say more than words
last few weeks at night -10 C (14 F)
(the Yaris is very dirty because of all the salt on the roads)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_1buB53UZFnE/SWoZCzz0fsI/AAAAAAAAA0k/QBUhm2csSGg/s640/Foto%27s-0002.jpg
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 12:15 PM
oh yeah, I couldn't pass it up.:bellyroll:
eTiMaGo
01-11-2009, 12:19 PM
:laugh: I read the description of Thomas' post and I laughed and wondered when Lisa would respond...I second her opinion. haha. Thomas, if you need someone to send you a stocking cap, let us know...i'm sure you guys have never seen one. Although, you used to get snow in France.
hehe yeah but remember, I never actually lived in France itself, lived in the tropics my whole life :biggrin:
m911gt
01-11-2009, 12:22 PM
hehe yeah but remember, I never actually lived in France itself, lived in the tropics my whole life :biggrin:
Oh, I did not know that. I assumed you moved there for work or something. So have you been to France before?
eTiMaGo
01-11-2009, 12:25 PM
well yeah my family is from there, but I was born in a French island off the coast of africa (kinda like Hawaii, it's french but nowhere near the mainland). Whenever I went back to mainland france it was for holidays, and more often than not, in the summer.... SO I have only seen snow twice in my life :biggrin:
m911gt
01-11-2009, 12:43 PM
Oh wow, thanks for sharing Thomas. I could be a really good friend and offer you to switch locales for a few months next winter...you know, so you could enjoy some snow. haha
LtNoogie
01-11-2009, 12:45 PM
It's going to be 80 today. My sister is flying in from Chicago and will just explode from the temperature differential.
TinyGiant
01-11-2009, 01:06 PM
19F/NH
thats not an A/s/l
LtNoogie
01-11-2009, 01:23 PM
awww need a warm hug?
Yes sir.
m911gt
01-11-2009, 01:30 PM
in HDR? lol
Bredayaris
01-11-2009, 01:35 PM
i got you beat lol, here we haven't seen asphalt in about 2 months and we're driving most of the time on a 2-4cm hard packed snow/ice till at least middle of march
It's in the Netherlands. There will be always a fight against weather conditions.
So we're always be able to see asphalt over here :wink:
TinyGiant
01-11-2009, 01:38 PM
too bad i was going to give you my naughty pictures :brokenheart:
lol
yaris-me
01-11-2009, 02:01 PM
It's 7am in Hawaii and 77 degrees.
m911gt
01-11-2009, 02:02 PM
It's 7am in Hawaii and 77 degrees.
jealous
andries
01-11-2009, 02:07 PM
i got you beat lol, here we haven't seen asphalt in about 2 months and we're driving most of the time on a 2-4cm hard packed snow/ice till at least middle of march
Whow:wink: that's winter time. So bad it is'nt here.(lucky)
eTiMaGo
01-11-2009, 02:08 PM
too bad i was going to give you my naughty pictures :brokenheart:
Dude, once again, we don't wanna see your skinny ass naked... geez... :biggrin:
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 02:11 PM
It's going to be 80 today. My sister is flying in from Chicago and will just explode from the temperature differential.
shush :rolleyes:
coheed
01-11-2009, 03:07 PM
Its only 51 here. Im jealous of you guys that got snow. We havent even seen a threat of it. Last year we had 5 inches cumulative snow fall.:mad:
GeneW
01-11-2009, 03:47 PM
I heard on the news this morning that the cold snap we're getting next week is supposed to sink really low and make it cold enough to snow in Florida...
THEN we're gonna hear some whining! :bellyroll:
We'll hear tales about Southerners driving in Snow. They go very fast but don't know when to brake or how to steer. Tragedy ensues when a bunch of 'em come together in one place and try to violate Boson conversation - protons, neutrons and stuff made out of them cannot occupy the same space at the same time. In plain English they pile up.
Us Yankees can drive at 50mph in virgin snow, but we know when to put the brakes on, how to steer and use snow tires.
Helpful hint for Southern Drivers...
1. If it snows where you are find an empty parking lot. Practice skids, fast turns and s-turns in the snow. You'll be surprised at how unresponsive your car can become when you have all season radials and there is snow under them. Learn that unresponsiveness and adapt your driving on the road with it in mind.
Please note in my "winter driving stories" I often will try out skids, S-turns and panic braking before leaving work. I do this, often each time the weather turns foul. I learn how bad things really are in the car that I am going to use in the weather I intend to drive in.
Light on the pedal, light on the brakes and light on the steering wheel. Delicate movements always. You'll see how true this is by practicing in parking lots that are snow or ice covered.
Prepare yourself for the weather conditions that you intend to drive in!
The following involve a rule known as the CK Curve - under a minimum speed most vehicle to vehicle collisions are the result of the speeds of the two cars being too different rather than both being too fast.
2. Get used to looking in your rear view mirror a lot and expect someone to come on you fast. Be ready to get out of their way. If you go around a corner or bend expect someone to come up on you fast.
3 If you don't know the route then don't drive fast. If you do not drive fast be ready to get out of the way. Do not hog the passing lane (left lane in the US) but expect that lane to be untraveled and for folks to ride fast in the right lane.
4. Always be ready to run off of the road so that if you see a pileup you can evade it. I dodged several collisions over the years by going off road. Please mind that people involved in vehicle accidents will sometimes get out of their cars and then sit on guardrails and off to the side of the road. I'd rather hit a car than a person, so be ready to hit the pileup rather than a human being.
If you don't think you have time to react - to see if someone is sitting on the side of the road and that you might run them over - then YOU ARE GOING TOO DAMN FAST!
5. Don't drink and drive. If you think that drinking and driving is tough when the roads are good it's damn near impossible if you're under the influence. No freaking way can you keep a car on the road when you're over steering and weaving around on ice and snow.
The life you save might be your own.
Gene
SIPNGAS
01-11-2009, 04:21 PM
Gene you forgot one very important information. CLEAR THE SNOW OFF YOUR CAR !!! Clean the windshield, side windows and rear, as well as your mirrors and lights. too many times I see rolling igloos driving on the highway cutting people off and zigzagging like they just downed a bottle of whiskey.:mad: Don't be lazy and expect wind to do it for you, have you ever hit a sheet of ice going 100km/h? I did its not fun and can get you killed if you are not ready for it.
Yes..this is really important. I hate driving near anybody who only has a shoebox-sized area cleared on their windshield to see out of.
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