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It’s been terribly cold here for a while too. Below zero nights and single digit days with -20 windchills regularly. Hello winter!!
 
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For you neck of the woods that is more common than for my area. However, it has not gone above freezing in over 2 weeks here. Yesterday was a high of 26F. The rest of the days it has been b/w 12F and 20F.Most nights b/w 2F and 10F Monday it is suppose to come to and end w/ temps in the upper 30's.
 
In weather like this my pop used to say "whew, it's colder than a well diggers rear in the Yukon right now".

I just keep remembering how hot it's going to be in 150 days...
 
-13° a few days ago...warmed up to 6 during the day. Any wind and it just hurts.
 
actually, for me, the remarkable aspect of seriously cold temperatures, such as -30F to -40F, is how far sounds can travel.
many years back I went for walks in -30F to -35F, and a few times as a teenager in -40F temps.
it is amazing what you can hear and how far away that vehicle or aircraft is. or the sound of river/lake ice cracking, if the body of water is not frozen to the bottom. very clearly heard!
 
That’s true. I like the different sounds of snow underfoot based on varying moisture levels and ambient temperatures. The snow the last two weeks when the temp is very low has a distinct crunchy sound which is totally different from snow when it’s just barely freezing out. Folks in the tropics may think all snow is the same but it’s surely not!
 
The snow squeaks in these very cold temperatures! There is not much moisture in it.It is so dry. Bigfoot would have trouble sneaking up on me. I actually considered putting some No Ox ID on it!
 
Winter has finally arrived. I was this evening by my parents’ house about 10 minutes west of mine and it was -5F. It’s apparently a couple degrees warmer here by me. So I got that going for me, which is nice.
 
Minus 7 here for dog walking this morning, after a wet heavy sloppy snow Saturday into Sunday. Plowing was a joke, shoveling and snowblowing difficult at best. Everything is a solid block of ice... 😁 Welcome to winter!
 
48 here in Charleston. I have yet to wear a jersey riding my dirtbike. Needs to get below 40 for that. Brrr. :D
 
DFW going through the usual throes of non-summer. Got almost to 70F earlier in the week but has also routinely dipped below freezing overnight last few days. The ice scraper seeing a lot of use removing a thin yet stubborn veneer of frost when I need to get to work by 7. No sleet days yet this winter and I'm hoping we luck out - widespread flashmob performances of Texans on Ice are panned by critics and unwilling audience members alike.
 
Our work week began at +16 on Monday (-10 windchill). A balmy, rainy 66 on Thursday. Ended in the 30's on Friday.
Folks I work with no longer wonder why I keep an assortment of spare jackets and cloths in the cab of my truck on the contruction site.

I could have auctioned off my coveralls on Monday. Rain jacket on Thursday.
 
bykfixer said:
Our work week began at +16 on Monday (-10 windchill). A balmy, rainy 66 on Thursday. Ended in the 30's on Friday.
Folks I work with no longer wonder why I keep an assortment of spare jackets and cloths in the cab of my truck on the contruction site.

I could have auctioned off my coveralls on Monday. Rain jacket on Thursday.
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Some here might claim you were a profiteer, when in fact you were only prepared and meeting a need. :rolleyes:

~ Chance
 
Cold and apparently soon to be frigid here in CT. Just ordered a standby generator, because losing power for days is becoming a more regular occurrence.
 
Chauncey Gardiner said:
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Some here might claim you were a profiteer, when in fact you were only prepared and meeting a need. :rolleyes:

~ Chance
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My truck would get better mpg if not for the gear I carry. I began working outdoors in 1983 and have learned a thing or two about staying comfortable. I got past being called Mary Poppins a long time ago. (I use an umbrella at times.)

Boss says "got a shovel?" I answer "long, short, round or square". lol

"Got a pick?" I answer "heck no, that's why we hire contractors."

But I just replaced my coveralls with bib type. I weighed about 40 pounds less when I bought my first set in the 80's. I can still squeeze into them but bibs are just so much easier.

Where I live it's a coin toss whether we get Detroit weather or Georgia type. The weird part is when it's in the 60's but air blowing across frozen water makes the wind feel mighty chilly. On high ground you bundle up and in a valley you get all heated up with all that insulation on.
 
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