alex063rus
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it is -22F.brbrb
OH MAN IT'S COLD!!
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Has anyone else developed the reflex of checking the temperature twice when it's sunny in the winter morning? The sunnier it gets, the colder it tends to be more often than not.
Remote sensor is more stable now that I put better batteries in it... can't remember who pointed that out, but thanks for the advice. Next step is lithium AA's from an online store since they're a total rip-off in local stores.
Remote sensor is more stable now that I put better batteries in it... can't remember who pointed that out, but thanks for the advice. Next step is lithium AA's from an online store since they're a total rip-off in local stores.
moldyoldy
Flashlight Enthusiast
it is -22F.brbrb
To give a perspective on where the above location Oktyabrsk, Samara region, Ukraine is, here is a Google Maps link to the location. Zoom in or out as desired. It is NE of the Black Sea and West of Chelyabinsk where the meteor went in. I hope the Russian link makes it since my browser is in German.
https://maps.google.ru/maps?q=oktya...gl=de&ei=ICT2UqLcOIbuyAHB-YHQAg&ved=0CJwBELYD
moldyoldy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Here is a photo review and words describing people in their daily lives in that part of the world, in this case, NE of Yakutsk, Siberia. The only worse place is Verkhoyansk, Siberia.
http://www.weather.com/travel/breathtaking-photos-coldest-city-world-20140128
http://www.weather.com/travel/breathtaking-photos-coldest-city-world-20140128
PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
I've just stumbled upon something that's a nice, simple pleasure on cold days.
The other day I came home from work, kicked off my work shoes and put on my sneakers. The sneakers had been left on a spot on the floor that's near a heating vent, so when I put them on they were toasty warm. Going from an uncomfortable "nice" shoe to a soft, warm sneaker was quite a rush!
The other day I came home from work, kicked off my work shoes and put on my sneakers. The sneakers had been left on a spot on the floor that's near a heating vent, so when I put them on they were toasty warm. Going from an uncomfortable "nice" shoe to a soft, warm sneaker was quite a rush!
Oh Lord, I probably was 4 to 8 years old when I left my slippers in front of the heating vent and put them on when I got home after playing out after dinner! You bring back memories I never could imagine existed... I can still feel the toastiness 30 years and more later... I now miss central heating because of your post!
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There's not a simpler pleasure in life than having warm boots to put on.
I have a PEET boot drier and it works perfect, it doesn't cook your boots.
Ever better with the boot drier is to dry your gloves,, there is nothing worse than grabbing the type of gloves you need and they are wet & cold.
The glove drying aspect is indispensable!!
For when you're just going to be sitting,, watching TV, or reading, a friend of mine had some socks with beans sewn into the bottoms. He'd put them in the microwave for about a minute to heat the beans, then after sitting down he'd put them on. They would stay warm for about an hour.
~ Chance
~ Chance
You remind me that while we were home for lunch during school days, we'd leave our gloves, scarves and hats on the hot water radiator. They weren't necessarily dry, but nice and toasty for the walk back to school - for the first five minutes that is...
moldyoldy
Flashlight Enthusiast
ah, memories. I can certainly identify with the idea of warm and dry boots. Once upon a time, I worked a couple years in the USFS in northern Idaho, the Big Timber Country (and it was big timber too). We ate ~~5000 calories of food a day and stayed slim! Our work was normally cross-country, no nice trails in the back country! Hence we were sopping wet w/in about 15 min of hitting the brush in the morning. If we were lucky, the sun came out later in the day and at least sort of dried off our shirts - which remained wet from sweat - and pants. Although we attempted to at least warm if not dry out boots near the wood stove overnight, most of the time in the morning we pulled on wet and slightly warm boots over damp socks. A single lightbulb in each tent w/wood floor & saggy cots was functional only for a short while after dark. We slept in USFS issued sleeping bags (kapok insulation). The packer went out to the horse pasture and turned off the generator after the cooks cleaned up the cook shack, normally by nightfall (which came early in the canyons amidst the mountains). That was it for lighting and electricity until morning. A flashlight was the normal means of navigation to sanitation facilities or anything else after dark. Even the shortwave radios connecting the station with the lookouts on peaks were running on battery power. Yes, this experience certainly reinforced my interest in flashlights, which was initiated as a kid by nearly every storm that passed over the area causing routine power failures, often for a day or two.
edit: civilization up there near the Bitterroot Divide was a very small town, no doctor, and a couple drinking establishments (check your weapons!) about 2-3 hours down a rocky road. The travel time depended on how much you felt like beating up your vehicle and/or tires.
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PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
I did the same thing, Cataract. Sometimes in the mornings I'd eat breakfast while sitting with my back facing the radiator.
moldyoldy
Flashlight Enthusiast
sooo, are you willing to trade 'cold' for something like this in southern Switzerland? They have had about twice as much snow as in a 'normal' winter.
or this:
or this:
Also used to sit in front of the central heating vent with my dog after playing outside. It's 77F in here and I'm wearing wool socks, but thinking of that I feel like my feet are cold
sooo, are you willing to trade 'cold' for something like this in southern Switzerland? They have had about twice as much snow as in a 'normal' winter.
or this:
First time I think a silicone shovel would have some advantage over everything else. They're still a little shy form the Newfoundland record a couple of years back:
I can't find it anymore, but there was a picture of a snowplow on the highway surrounded by 30-40 feet high snow walls. Can't imagine how they even found the highway...
wow guys,nothing to compete here,last year i had to rescue a mate stuck in a little drift
Dug out so far
my view
Looking back to my truck
Then winched him out
Parked for a snap with kids in tow
I love snow.............feel for you guys though with those temps,never really drops bellow -12oC here,have seen -20oC on higher ground up Scotland though.
Loving your pics guys:thumbsup:
Stay safe all:thumbsup:
Dug out so far
my view
Looking back to my truck
Then winched him out
Parked for a snap with kids in tow
I love snow.............feel for you guys though with those temps,never really drops bellow -12oC here,have seen -20oC on higher ground up Scotland though.
Loving your pics guys:thumbsup:
Stay safe all:thumbsup:
yoyoman
Flashlight Enthusiast
Pah this is snow,proper UK snow:shakehead :laughing:
Can the UK do anything right.......
so any snow going please send to me :D
Kids ready to throw(very small) snow balls at me
Little different to last year:shakehead
Can the UK do anything right.......
so any snow going please send to me :D
Kids ready to throw(very small) snow balls at me
Little different to last year:shakehead
moldyoldy
Flashlight Enthusiast
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Flying Turtle
Flashaholic
It's almost total gridlock here in the Raleigh/Durham area. Snow started falling about noon today. Now at 3:30 we've got about 3" with 25 F. temp, with freezing rain to follow sometime soon. I'm a bit concerned for my wife. She had to go to her school to meet a field trip bus returning from the coast. The last I heard the bus is stuck in traffic. I suspect she, some of her teachers, and a number of the kids will be spending the night at school. As it stands right now, no one should be getting on the road. This mess probably won't get much better until Friday.
Geoff
Geoff
