It's Frickin' Freezing....

[Grand Torino]

Anyone else feel like they are dying a slow death every time they go outside? I never signed up for 3 degrees with a wind chill of -8. Sometimes I wish I would have stayed in Arizona. Today is one of those times. 

[jpx2rk]

I try to not go outside during these times.  Years ago, no problems, now at 62, not so much.  It's a bit unusual for it to remain as cold as it is for this time frame around here.  It's usually for a day or two, then it warms back up.  Hug that forge a bit tighter.  LOL

[n0rlf]

Brrrrrrr. I saw a bird walk by this morning wearing a parka. 

[dralarms]

It's so cold I saw a Democrat with his hands in his own pocket

[Someotherguy]

-3* this am here on the plateau...whoa

[Ronald_55]

We were 3 degrees here this morning. Schools called out. I actually wore a jacket. 

2 hours ago, jpx2rk said:

 Hug that forge a bit tighter.  LOL

This would be a great day to work the forge Wish I had one....

[Chucktshoes]

It’s a balmy -9* here. Almost time to break out the shorts. It was -17* last night. 

[felinesNfreedom]

Sorry guys. I think I drug the cold back with me from Illinois, at least the snow stayed up there.

[res308]

2 hours ago, dralarms said:

It's so cold I saw a Democrat with his hands in his own pocket

Are you sure? Man it would take some serious cold to cause that!

[peejman]

32 minutes ago, XxthejuicexX said:

Sorry guys. I think I drug the cold back with me from Illinois, at least the snow stayed up there.

Fail. 

If you're gonna bring the cold, the least you could do is bring some snow to play in too. 

 

[Erik88]

53 minutes ago, Chucktshoes said:

It’s a balmy -9* here. Almost time to break out the shorts. It was -17* last night. 

Where is "here"? I'll pass on that. 

[bersaguy]

I got up at 7AM this morning to a balmy -1 on thermometer or front porch. Darby wanted to go out an pee. Normally she runs out and goe and then plays around some. This morning she went out, did business and was back at the door in about 40 seconds.............She likes to go out and play fetch and every day she takes a toy to the door letting me know she is ready to go play. I bundle up like going to Alaska and we go out and she plays about 5 minutes and then grabs her toy and heads for the door to get back inside. When it was warmer out she would play for 30 minutes or more...........

[Chucktshoes]

18 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

Where is "here"? I'll pass on that. 

Albert Lea, MN. It’s so cold here a witch’s tit would be considered a warm front. 

Edited January 2, 2018 by Chucktshoes

[n0rlf]

24 minutes ago, Chucktshoes said:

Albert Lea, MN. It’s so cold here a witch’s tit would be considered a warm front. 

Go north of there about 250 miles. That is where we lived for 20 years. Wife is from there. (I know, she is a yankee but what can I say she is cute).

I have seen the air temp down to -57 degrees, not with the wind chill mind you. It may have been colder but that was at the offical thermometer and it broke so that was the lowest temp they recorded. We can remember weeks where the high was -20.

Let me tell you that if something is going to break on a semi truck it always choses to do so when it is that cold. I also can't count the number of frozen brake lines we had to deal with. Drums and shoes frozen together.

I am so happy to have escaped that. I no longer need a plow on the front of my pickup, Gas augers to fish, everything in my closet to deer hunt, and no more carrying bags and bags of salt for the sidewalk as well as making sure every engine was plugged in all the time.

 

[E4 No More]

Worst I've personally experienced was in the Kansas City, MO area in December of 1989 while on the police department. We showed -30 degrees although the "official" temperature at the airport about 15 miles away was -23. Wind gusts were 40 MPH so wind chill was "I can't F'n believe it!" I arrested two homicide suspects that night, so it was memorable in two ways.

[bersaguy]

Back in 1985 while I lived in Kingston Springs Tennessee one night the weather man said that last night Kingston Springs Tennessee recorded the lowest temperature in the United States including Alaska. I think it was something like -17 degrees below zero

[RED333]

I work in the weather every day. Roof work will get ya faster than anything. You just dress for it. Today it is double pants and double shirt, jacket if needed.

[DWARREN123]

Yep, when younger I could get use to working outside with a pair of field pants and long john top and sweat my butt off in 0 degree temps.

At 65 not so much.

[Grand Torino]

4 minutes ago, DWARREN123 said:

Yep, when younger I could get use to working outside with a pair of field pants and long john top and sweat my butt off in 0 degree temps.

At 65 not so much.

I hear you....at 69 I look back and wonder why I did that.

[xsubsailor]

I don't know if it was the cold or what but I had a bird commit suicide using my truck today. Driving 55 and the bird came from my right, turned and hit me head on...... I won. 

[tacops]

I fished a December tournament on Norris one year at 16 degrees, 20mph wind, 4 inches of snow in the boat and had to dip the rod every other cast to clear the ice from the eyes so I could cast.  I won the tournament.  That was when I was younger and dumber.  

[bersaguy]

18 minutes ago, tacops said:

I fished a December tournament on Norris one year at 16 degrees, 20mph wind, 4 inches of snow in the boat and had to dip the rod every other cast to clear the ice from the eyes so I could cast.  I won the tournament.  That was when I was younger and dumber.  

Well I don't feel so bad now. I also did that back when I was younger and dumber "ONCE" I didn't win anything except being stupid trophy for even going. Now with that said about 6 or 7 years ago we had a real cold spell show up like in April after trees had all budded and flowers were blooming. I'm sure some folks will remember that.  Being to loyal partner on the back of another guys boat knowing I should not go with it spitting sleet I layered up and went and got to fish about 15 minutes before I was about to freeze to death and told my partner I had to get off of the boat so called a buddy to pick me up and my boater took me to a launch ramp where a buddy picked me up. The 15 minutes I did get to fish I did catch 2 bass. 1 weighed 5.95 lbs and the other one weighed 6.76lbs. My partner called me at home about 2 PM and asked me if I wanted him to bring me my money? I said what money and he told me that my two fish weighed 12.71 lbs and won the entire tournament. All 5 places and took 1st and 2nd big fish. There was 57 boats fishing and our boat was the only one to weigh in a keeper fish and we had 2. My partner went right back where I boated those 2 and never got another bite the rest of the day. I had told my partner on Thursday that I had found some big fish in practice which that day weather was 74 degrees. That was where we went 1st thing. 7 mile run from Tournament site. I was about froze by the time he sat the boat down to begin fishing. That did make up for the one back when I was younger but it also told me I am to damn old to do that again...............

[xsubsailor]

Something is very wrong here  

 

Alaska enjoys unseasonably high temperatures of 44F

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5230435/T-shirts-Alaska-winter-With-record-tying-temps-yes.html

[n0rlf]

It is all related to the cyclic range of the politicians. They were home for the hoidays so no more expansive collection of hot air in the DC area to hold the arctic blast at bay. Now they are back it will start to warm soon. Takes a while for all that hot air to collect again.

[KahrMan]

People complain about Trump but he has only been in office for a year and already solved global warming.