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Holy Crapola!, I hate winter! |
mike_the_man |
Jan 14 2005, 11:02 AM
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I like stuff! Group: Members Posts: 1,338 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 809 |
This morning it was -36C, or -55C with the wind chill! What the hell! It's been like this all week, and is supposed to stay this cold till Monday. I think I've seen more cars being towed than actually driving this week.
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SLITS |
Jan 14 2005, 11:17 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Hey, look at the bright side, you don't need a refigerator to keep the imbidements cool! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer3.gif)
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tdgray |
Jan 14 2005, 11:38 AM
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Thank God Nemo is not here to see this Group: Members Posts: 9,705 Joined: 5-August 03 From: Akron, OH Member No.: 984 Region Association: None |
Definition : Cold as F&*% - when your weekly forecast does not contain a day without a (-) sign.
Holy F*&^ing Crap (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) |
Root_Werks |
Jan 14 2005, 11:40 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) And I was going to whine it dipped down into the teens a few times this last week! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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mike_the_man |
Jan 14 2005, 11:56 AM
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I like stuff! Group: Members Posts: 1,338 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 809 |
Actually, beer freezes in about 15 minutes when it's this cold outside. We tried on New Years, fridge was full. Hmmm, beer slushies! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) Stupid winter. It makes summer seem that much sweeter, though, I guess. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) |
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davep |
Jan 14 2005, 11:56 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,144 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
You may need an oven to keep it liquid. We had a good snowfall before Christmas followed by rain and warm temperatures that washed away the snow by newyears. Then we had another good snowfall followed by rain and warm temperatures, snow went again. That was yesterday (about 16ºC, and you didn't want a coat.) until evening when the temperatures plummetted and more snow fell. Today it is a freezer again. I don't mind the cold so much, but I wish it could make up its mind. Too much of a yoyo. |
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rick 918-S |
Jan 14 2005, 12:00 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,463 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
So cold here today they called off school for the kids. I hate this shit! Our heat bill is out raaaageeeeuoooos! $750.00 top that!
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Mueller |
Jan 14 2005, 12:15 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
damn....we complain when our PG&E bill is more than $100....(normally it's about $60) |
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Howard |
Jan 14 2005, 12:27 PM
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Incontin(g)ent Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,785 Joined: 24-July 03 From: Westlake Village, CA Member No.: 943 Region Association: None |
Remind me Rick why you live in Duluth. I did 2 years in Minneapolis, but now I can't seem to remember why (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Move to CA. That way, if you don't like your location, you can just wait til the next EQ or landslide changes your zip code. BTW 65f here today, but wind chill could take it to 64. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif) |
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vortrex |
Jan 14 2005, 12:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 24-December 02 From: SF, CA Member No.: 4 Region Association: None |
when I was in college in MI it was -70F wind chill one day. the schools were closed but I did not know it. so I drove in and walked to class. that actually hurt it was so cold.
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JmuRiz |
Jan 14 2005, 12:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,429 Joined: 30-December 02 From: NoVA Member No.: 50 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Ah yes, the kind of cold when you can spit and hear it freeze in mid-air and hear it shatter on the sidewalk. No thankyou! We are finally starting winter here after the most mild december I can remember. Ah well.
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Root_Werks |
Jan 14 2005, 12:56 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Not going to top that one! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) Just got my 2 month bill from Elect and gas, combined they were $110. Not bad for two of the colder months of winter around here. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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lapuwali |
Jan 14 2005, 01:24 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
You guys laugh at us when we whine about how cold it is (at 50dF), or when the SoCal guys start talking about garage heaters to ward off the 45dF "chill". Well, from here in the warm lands, we're laughing back. Don't like the cold? Don't live there! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)
just kidding.... I moved out of the Midwest to escape winter. I don't miss it. I don't even like what passes for winter here. If I could move between Australia or New Zealand and the US every six months, I would. |
rick 918-S |
Jan 14 2005, 01:32 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,463 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
I'd move out of here in a minute if I could afford it. I live in a cool 100 year old + Victorian Home. I couldn't afford to buy here if I didn't purchase this barn 18 years ago. Property values skyrocketed just after we bought. The house is cool but I'm pretty much heating the nieghborhood. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) oh well...
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mike_the_man |
Jan 14 2005, 01:42 PM
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I like stuff! Group: Members Posts: 1,338 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 809 |
I can't really afford to move right now either. I've got a decent job, and real estate prices are about the cheapest for any major North American city (although some may argue that Regina isn't a very major city) In any case, I paid $60,000 for a 950 square ft house. My payments are about $360 a month. Plus, insurrance costs are the cheapest in Canada. I pay about $900 a year for my 94 S4, and 90 a year for the 914.
So, I guess I should really stop bitching about the cold. All in all, I've got it pretty good. If only we had some roads with corners somewhere around here. And it wasn't -50 for weeks. |
Mark Henry |
Jan 14 2005, 03:03 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
It’s all relative…I hate the blistering heat “almost” as much as the cold.
We’ve thought about moving, with my wife’s job we could move almost anywhere in NA. But we were born here, our friends and family is here, plus we have a nice place in the country. Winter is just something we have to live with…at least till we retire. then we’ll probably become snowbirds and winter down south. |
scottb |
Jan 14 2005, 03:17 PM
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who wants a PEZ?! Group: Members Posts: 1,993 Joined: 27-December 02 From: south-(not north)-wick, MA Member No.: 32 Region Association: North East States |
best combo bill i had last year was about $800 gas and electric..... static air temp today was a high of +49F... what a difference a year makes.... 'the weather today is brought to you by the word 'burrrrr' now back to our regularly scheduled program'............ |
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gaz914 |
Jan 14 2005, 03:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 6-March 04 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 1,758 Region Association: None |
Couldn't handle that sort of cold, although the family is complaining about the heat lately. Heres Today's forecast: Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Issued at 4:30am on Saturday the 15th of January 2005 For Saturday Dry, Partly cloudy day. Warm and humid on the coast, Hot inland. Moderate southeast winds, tending moderate to fresh northeast in the afternoon. Precis Max Sydney: Dry. Partly cloudy. 28 Liverpool: Dry. Partly cloudy. 34 Penrith: Dry. Partly cloudy. 37 (this is where I live) Richmond: Dry. Partly cloudy. 37 Temps are in Celcius ( 37 C is about 98 F ) Its been much the same all week. GAZ |
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