Feel bad for our southern members

thats like -26 celsius!
try to take a leak! is guess it freezes out the moment it come out of your wenney...lol

Gary-- do ya'll wear Parka's inside as well    Really---64'F INSIDE!

Yea this end of the house is cool but if we need to I could start the fire place.Upstairs is nice. Furnace has not shut off for awhile, it's set at 71 but is 69 in that room with the thermostat. Wind outside is really blowing.It is 80 where the Mustang is sitting----

We're up to minus 14! Bad enough, but 25mph winds suck. Wasn't fun shoveling snow from walk this morning.

We're finally getting a taste down here of a normal winter up there but no white stuff. 26'F - 7'F for today and sunny tomorrow with a low of 15'F and 27'F for a high....They actually closed the schools around here for two more days because of the bitter cold. They are either concerned about kids freezing at the bus stops or just don't wanna pay the heat bill for 2 days. I can remember it being that cold once or twice when I was kid and they didn't cancel school for nothing and we were huddled together to stay warm waiting on the bus. Seems kinda silly to me. Closing schools because its cold?

Been there done that. Much prefer this. (present view out my window at work, and as Marty pointed out, its about 40 out.) Skied (water) last week.

i finished a heating system sat on a froze up house, washed my truck in the yard this aft and 18 deg tomorrow ,weird

And I as supposed to go to Calgary today but the flight was cancelled - unfortunately there is another tomorrow. And to think I was on the water on Saturday and tomorrow it is supposed to be 7 degrees in Charlotte.

][/URL]

SNobsessed wrote: Morfoot wrote:    Seems kinda silly to me. Closing schools because its cold? They close schools because the administrators are scared of lawyers.    1 clueless/gloveless kid gets frostbite, & the superintendent is looking for a new career. They should at least have the teachers come in for the required training on days like this.

Chris, I guess but closing schools when it's above freezing..C'mon.

I guess I don't understand the philosophy of it's the schools fault because a parent didn't dress their child properly and a get got cold. Then on the make up day and the end of the school year or the fact that the kids lose out on their spring break for make up days parents are outraged because their vacation plans get altered.

Tom ...you're absolutely right...we just put on extra clothes, stood at the bus stop and huddled up to keep warm.

Tired of people blaming someone else for their own stupidity....Man up already!

Something else we had....common sense....you dress warm if its cold out outside. The local high school actually made an announcement to the young ladies last Jan......STOP WEARING FLIP FLOPS AND SANDALS TO SCHOOL...
I guess their moms didn't check to see that they were dressed for the weather or they just didn't care.

SNobsessed wrote: Morfoot wrote:    Seems kinda silly to me. Closing schools because its cold? They close schools because the administrators are scared of lawyers.    1 clueless/gloveless kid gets frostbite, & the superintendent is looking for a new career. They should at least have the teachers come in for the required training on days like this.

I checked "FindLaw" and could not locate a single case of a school district in any state being sued for a parent underdressing their kid. Are you able to cite a case? That sounds pretty fishy. Remember, 12 people like you and I have to agree the school district was responsible for the event to collect. Sounds pretty crazy. If your school district would fire an administrator for an issue not under his control you have some problems that only the voters in your district can remedy.

I say "embrace the cold". Facing difficulty with courage is the hallmark of a man. I have read enough on the skiing / footing thread to know that there are a lot of men (some females included) on this site. A lot of you southerners are pretty tough and ski in some pretty tough weather. All of you guys posting your plow trucks on the tow thread know about being tough too. If you cannot handle a bit of cold weather how are you ever going to conquer the water barefoot?

Bones71 wrote: People are getting soft. I get tired hearing about how bad the storms are and how cold it gets or how hot. Yeah they call it weather. Severe cold. Yeah it's cold. I don't like it but damn people. Deal with it.

I guess it's the same everywhere. Every time it snows, you'd think it was the first time ever based on the news reports. The TV newscasters are so lame, they're comical. They scoop up snow in their hands and explain its constancy. They explain why road crews put sand and salt down, and every other normal thing that goes on in winter.

HEAT WAVE this morning!!... Minus 10 and winds less than 10mph.

I finished plowing last night, minus 12 and wind was blowing 30+mph... didnt want to be out very long. I even left truck running while fueling it last night(I never do that)

It really does feel warm!

.....BONUS!!!!... Supposed to get above freezing by end of week. It's only done that a few times all winter.

Does anyone need a decent chainsaw yet??

Nice n toasty before the BCS Game


Temp inside.....


Then Tuesday Morning..