Too cold to go out?

[caddymac]

Anybody else with me? It's in the negatives here for temperature, so the thought of leaving the house let alone leaving multiple bars/clubs to bar hop doesn't appeal to me. Instead I think I will laugh at mid-90's hip hop videos on YouTube and text friends. Curse you and your cold weather, Midwest.

[wordsmith]

Where I am, there is an advisory not to be outdoors, period, because wind chill is so severe.

I ditched my plans to go catch a movie and am home crocheting and drinking tea.

[SmilesSoSweet]

It was 66 degrees here and I was at the FBR (Phoenix) Open today. It was a great day to be outside. We're supposed to get close to 80 degrees by the end of next week.

But of course in just four to five months, we'll be in the 100s and 100s. So I'm going to enjoy this weather while I can!

[Krishna]

I only left the house long enough to go visit a new baby today. The rest of the day was spent curled up in front of the fireplace with a book and/or DVDs. Go Go Midwest....

[caddymac]

In 5 or 6 months it will be in the 100's here as well. We really go from the extremes of hot and cold. At least when it is hot out there's always swimming/boating. Now it's so cold the mere thought of stepping outside is scary. However, it's times like this I'm glad I have an office job indoors!

[winneythepooh7]

I hate the cold weather because I enjoy being outdoors, taking long walks, sitting on the beach, etc. I become a shut-in during the winter and it's depressing.

Another negative about this cold weather: WEIGHT GAIN!

[LaFille]

i was thrilled to have an excuse not to go out last night... i was exhausted after work anyway, so i wound up on my couch in pajamas, a sweatshirt and a bathrobe watching 'little miss sunshine.' an awesome night :D

[mishl982]

Another negative about this cold weather: WEIGHT GAIN!
But you want the extra padding to stay warm!! :p

[PenforPrez]

I, unlike most people, find extreme cold refreshing. I made a similar thread when it got into the upper 90s last summer. Give me the bitter cold anyday. I get irritable and icky in hot weather. :(

Paul

[J-girl]

try minus fucking 35! I dont know how much that is in farenheit. But it was freezing cold!

[PenforPrez]

try minus fucking 35! I dont know how much that is in farenheit. But it was freezing cold!

-35 Celsius = -31 Farenheit. :)

I've felt pretty good in -10 F. Never had to deal with -30 F in Missouri before. :redface:

Paul

[Winter Storm]

I just got in the house and was thinking it is too cold to be out. Granted, it is only 29 here but the air is so cold, it almost hurts. It's suppose to hit single digits tomorrow night.

I seriously dont wanna leave the house.

[shinyleaf]

try minus fucking 35! I dont know how much that is in farenheit. But it was freezing cold!

Tried it. Dont' like it. Minus 33 with the windchill on the prairies today. my skin hurts!

[spokes]

try minus fucking 35! I dont know how much that is in farenheit. But it was freezing cold!


best time to go and wash your car because it stay clean - unlike thses temps of -10 c around there where the roads are all sloppy and stuff...........

[winneythepooh7]

I just woke up and it's 10 degrees out. It's also Monday and I fell asleep later than usual last night so I am NOT in the mood to be heading into work. :rolleyes:

[SmilesSoSweet]

Today's high is supposed to be 78! :)

But come May and June, it'll be about 105! :eek:

I'll enjoy this now while I can.

[winneythepooh7]

They had the annual Polar Bear Swim for charity in my town yesterday. I totally forgot about it too until we headed out for the afternoon. I saw these people headed down to the beach in little tiny short-shorts and thought they must be out of their minds. It was like 18 degrees out yesterday.

[wordsmith]

Wow, it's so much warmer here this a.m. Only 11 below zero, without windchill. :rolleyes: It's supposed to warm up to -8 tonight.

[Ciderhillnh]

Its going to be cold in Boston this week.

BUt as for going out, I wont go if there is a major windchill (think 10 below 0)---though even then it usually means heading out to someones house for a pot luck dinner or movie.
Otherwise we head out, just wear warm coats etc.

Saturday we hit the city, had maybe a 5 block walk to the bar we went to....we just walked briskly and made sure to dress for it.

[fuzmiq]

i am all about staying inside. my best friend doesnt understand. all i wanna do is watch tv, eat and go to sleep.

[PenforPrez]

It's supposed to be about 20 here for the high today. I plan to take a nice walk in the woods here shortly. :)

Paul

[beeblebrox]

It's -3 right now and it feels like -21. The high today is 5 degrees and tonight it's going to be the same temp it is now. It's sooo cold here in Chicago. I hate walking in it especially waiting for the bus.

[AshleyJordan]

freezing in nyc. i'm pissed because there are a couple of things i want to do tonight (lecture, and go swimming at the gym,) and both seem out of the question tonight :mad:

[beeblebrox]

freezing in nyc. i'm pissed because there are a couple of things i want to do tonight (lecture, and go swimming at the gym,) and both seem out of the question tonight :mad:

same here. I need to grocery shopping which I might do since it's near my El stop. I also may skip my knitting class since it's a long walk in the cold and wait in the cold for a bus on the way back. I've got two projects to finish up, so it may be worth waiting a week on them.

[wordsmith]

We just climbed to negative 2!

I'm trying to get out of leaving my office to go take ANY photos today, probably to no avail.

[Winter Storm]

I, unlike most people, find extreme cold refreshing. I made a similar thread when it got into the upper 90s last summer. Give me the bitter cold anyday. I get irritable and icky in hot weather. :(

Paul
I seriouly don't know how anyone can enjoy this kind of weather. I can barely breath outside when it gets into the teens. Even in the car with the heat on, my fingers begin to ache, my nose is constantly running and the wind chills make my eyes tear up, not to mention I can tremble so hard I'll bite my own tongue. I sleep like I'm in a coma and end up sipping on hot beverages all day long.

Now 90 degrees, I can handle any day.

[J-girl]

best time to go and wash your car because it stay clean - unlike thses temps of -10 c around there where the roads are all sloppy and stuff...........
Yeah I was debating that since I have enough petro points to get a car wash. I think I'll do that tonite.

Oh I should also mention my new down jackets kicks butt! I suggest everyone to invest in one!

[meatwad]

Yeah I was debating that since I have enough petro points to get a car wash. I think I'll do that tonite.

Oh I should also mention my new down jackets kicks butt! I suggest everyone to invest in one!

Already have one that almost goes to my knees. It's a must have today.

[wordsmith]

I seriouly don't know how anyone can enjoy this kind of weather.

Seriously. A brisk, cool day that requires a coat can be refreshing.

Snot freezing in your nose, frostbite advisories due to double-digit below zero windchill, and all the schools in the area being cancelled because buses won't start? Not refreshing.

[meatwad]

Seriously. A brisk, cool day that requires a coat can be refreshing.

Snot freezing in your nose, frostbite advisories due to double-digit below zero windchill, and all the schools in the area being cancelled because buses won't start? Not refreshing.

They don't plug your buses in at night?

[PenforPrez]

I seriouly don't know how anyone can enjoy this kind of weather. I can barely breath outside when it gets into the teens. Even in the car with the heat on, my fingers begin to ache, my nose is constantly running and the wind chills make my eyes tear up, not to mention I can tremble so hard I'll bite my own tongue. I sleep like I'm in a coma and end up sipping on hot beverages all day long.

I just find cold weather to be a great restorative for the soul. I couldn't explain it if I tried.

The first time I went out to west Kansas was a cold January day in 2002. It didn't get above 5 degrees all day. I went out to a magnificent rock formation way out in the middle of nowhere. The wind was blowing about 15 miles per hour; the west Kansas wind ALWAYS blows about 15 miles an hour. I loved it. I felt I had entered the earthly equivalent of heaven. I had never felt so much at one with the world. :)

Not far from the formation was a small creek that becomes the Smoky Hill River. Or it would have been a creek, except the water in it was frozen almost totally solid! :rolleyes:

Paul

[Winter Storm]

Snot freezing in your nose...

Aw damn. And here I am complaining cause my nose runs. At least it will still run. :p

[Winter Storm]

...not to mention the possibility that the car won't start. I've been lucky so far.

[PenforPrez]

Aw damn. And here I am complaining cause my nose runs. At least it will still run. :p

My nose runs when it's 15. My nose runs when it's 95. I just try to keep a handkerchief handy. :) Damn allergies!

[AshleyJordan]

Not only is it freezing here, the wind is BRUTAL. . . today is worse then any day I can remember in Maine, where I grew up.

[wordsmith]

They don't plug your buses in at night?

This is WAY beyond the pale of normal cold, here. It's not ordinarily necessary.

All the pipes in my building froze over the weekend.

[mishl982]

Not only is it freezing here, the wind is BRUTAL. . . today is worse then any day I can remember in Maine, where I grew up.
It's like that down here too. Highs are in the 20s and lows will be like 6 and that doesn't include the wind factor!

[WorkInProgress]

I just got in the house and was thinking it is too cold to be out. Granted, it is only 29 here but the air is so cold, it almost hurts. It's suppose to hit single digits tomorrow night.

I seriously dont wanna leave the house.

I was walking the dog yesterday and the breeze made my eye water, and the tear that fell felt like it was burning my face. Not fun. By the end of the walk, though, it wasn't too bad.

[Winter Storm]

I was walking the dog yesterday and the breeze made my eye water, and the tear that fell felt like it was burning my face. Not fun. By the end of the walk, though, it wasn't too bad.
At least you got your dog out. My co-worker said her dog wouldn't budge once she opend the door; she had to pick him up and force him outside in the cold.

[cameralady]

It's so cold here, the subways are having signal trouble.

Going without gloves for even 2 minutes=frostbite.

I seriously contmplated calling out this morning.

[AshleyJordan]

At least you got your dog out. My co-worker said her dog wouldn't budge once she opend the door; she had to pick him up and force him outside in the cold.
The dogs being walked in my neighborhood this weekend were not happy! A few just stopped on the corner and waited until their owners carried them back home. . .

[AshleyJordan]

It's so cold here, the subways are having signal trouble.

Going without gloves for even 2 minutes=frostbite.

I seriously contmplated calling out this morning.


So did I. . . I was about an hour late because the trains in Brooklyn were effed up. . . I was about halfway to the office when my train got stuck, so it seemed like too much trouble to go back home and call in.

[Winter Storm]

The dogs being walked in my neighborhood this weekend were not happy! A few just stopped on the corner and waited until their owners carried them back home. . .

Aww, poor lil boo-boos.

[AshleyJordan]

Aww, poor lil boo-boos.

I know! I was thinking, "I'll take them home!":D

[Ciderhillnh]

Lets all keep in mind that we have had a VERY quiet and warm winter, we wont have many days like this (unlike most winters where we have MONTHS of this)

Anyway...to add to the discussion, I went to my car at lunch, and it wouldnt start because its so cold.....its not an old car either.....a 2003.

[coll214]

While i do hate this frosty cold temps; about 25-30 degrees in the winter is more than fine for me. Especially after the awful air in my office, going outside practically seems refreshing! :rolleyes: Though once my feet get cold, it's all over.

[AshleyJordan]

the only thing luring me to go swimming at the gym is the thought of being in the sauna afterward. . .

[caddymac]

They don't plug your buses in at night?
I can remember once in juniour high when some kids snuck into the bus yard and unplugged all the buses. It was pretty sweet the next day when they had a 2 hour late start for school because the buses wouldn't start.

It's still freezing here (below 0 degrees F). I hope it's not this cold next week when I have a business trip in CT!

[GoogleGirl]

ok so...my boyfriend moved from basically 60 degree weather year round to the negative degrees in the midwest. Poor guy, he's having so much trouble with his car. He's not used to dealing with an older vehicle, or any vehicle at that, in that cold of weather. I feel bad for him. I know I will be dealing with that crap next year though, so wish me luck people! haha

[Spinney]

The cold snap in eastern Canada continues...we were well above freezing until the week after xmas for the most part. Then suddenly in a day or two it dropped to -20C and has been around there ever since.

This morning its -32C here, with a wind chill warning of -40C (which I believe is also -40F!). The high temp today...-25C!!!

Really not easy to get the engine to turn over in the morning on days like this, and my gas usage doubles. Hell I do almost 3000rpms in the parking lot when normally I'd do 1000. I grew up here so I'm used to it...or was until I spent a year in Vancouver lol. Now my body feels all out of whack and I shiver uncontrollaby if there's the slightest bit of wind. I hope it warms up soon or I'll end up getting cabin fever.

Oh yeah and the best part about it being this cold on a weekday morning? By the time I get to work the engine block is still stone cold, yet the windows fog up. Yes...that means all the way to work I have to blast freezing cold air into the car to keep from having an accident.

[CTGirl]

It's still freezing here (below 0 degrees F). I hope it's not this cold next week when I have a business trip in CT!

Its like we're trading places, I have a business trip next week to the midwest :p

[PenforPrez]

Yesterday's high here: 20 F.

Today's high: 65 F.

Tomorrow's high: 30 F.

:frustrate

Paul

[caddymac]

Its like we're trading places, I have a business trip next week to the midwest :p
Me doubts you're going to IA.

[caddymac]

Oh yeah and the best part about it being this cold on a weekday morning? By the time I get to work the engine block is still stone cold, yet the windows fog up. Yes...that means all the way to work I have to blast freezing cold air into the car to keep from having an accident.
Dumb question, but do you have your radiator blocked off? It really seems to help in temps like those.

[shinyleaf]

Dumb question, but do you have your radiator blocked off? It really seems to help in temps like those.

don't you need your rad to circulate antifreeze???

I've decided that if I'm to live in the most wide open space in the largest country on the continent for awhile, I'd trade 1000 square feet from my house for a garage and seat warmers in my car. And remote start. I don't know how I ever survived no garage to park in. I used to be tough I guess!

[SmilesSoSweet]

It was 81 degrees today. As much as I like the warmer weather, I want to enjoy the "winter" we have here for as long as possible. Spring and summer temps can wait!

[shinyleaf]

It was 81 degrees today. As much as I like the warmer weather, I want to enjoy the "winter" we have here for as long as possible. Spring and summer temps can wait!

(Like Billy Madison..): " Don't say that... Don't EVER say that! Stay warm as LONNNGGGG as you CANNNNNN!"

[caddymac]

don't you need your rad to circulate antifreeze???

No, you need your waterpump to circulate coolant. The radiator uses ambient air to cool the fluid flowing through it. If you block the air flow to the radiator, the coolant doesn't drop in temperature as fast. Thus your heater core would then be made the radiator for the car, meaning a hotter temperature for inside the cabin. Generally it's not a good idea to block off all or part of the rad unless there's a temp guage to monitor the engine temp.

[shinyleaf]

No, you need your waterpump to circulate coolant. The radiator uses ambient air to cool the fluid flowing through it. If you block the air flow to the radiator, the coolant doesn't drop in temperature as fast. Thus your heater core would then be made the radiator for the car, meaning a hotter temperature for inside the cabin. Generally it's not a good idea to block off all or part of the rad unless there's a temp guage to monitor the engine temp.

Thanks Caddymac (* tosses hair like girly-girl with little to no automotive knowledge*)

PS your name reminds me of "Kriss Kross with make ya JUMP JUMP"

[KCboy]

PS your name reminds me of "Kriss Kross with make ya JUMP JUMP"

with?

[KCboy]

Spring and summer temps can wait!

but it's a dry torture

[caddymac]

PS your name reminds me of "Kriss Kross with make ya JUMP JUMP"
Remind it should, as it was directly lifted from the lyrics "The Daddy Mac will make you Jump Jump".

[SmilesSoSweet]

but it's a dry torture

It's not always a dry heat the entire summer. We do have monsoons and that's why the humidity kicks in - though not as bad as other parts of the US.

[BLK95TA]

yeah it was nice in phx today, i have to go to chicago for 2 months or so come saturday, not looking forward to it, but i will brave the cold in shorts as usual

:fu: mother nature! :p

[IndecisiveGeek]

I, unlike most people, find extreme cold refreshing. I made a similar thread when it got into the upper 90s last summer. Give me the bitter cold anyday. I get irritable and icky in hot weather. :(

Paul

Ditto!

[IndecisiveGeek]

i am all about staying inside. my best friend doesnt understand. all i wanna do is watch tv, eat and go to sleep.

Amen to that

[wordsmith]

My speedometer is frozen.

[cache]

Last week, a city near me was one degree away from setting the record high(record=76), and one degree away from setting the record low(record=20) in the same day.

[KCboy]

I'm about ready for that global warming to kick in

[PenforPrez]

I'm about ready for that global warming to kick in

Screw that! I'm ready to move to Yellowknife or some other equally frosty locale. :D

[J-girl]

I hate how my skin gets all dry and itchy in this weather. I really dont mind crispy cold weather- I JUST HATE the wind! :mad:

[arrow]

Seriously. How do you stop your hair from static-clinging to everything?

[WorkInProgress]

Seriously. How do you stop your hair from static-clinging to everything?

Have you tried spraying Static Guard on your brush before brushing your hair? Sometimes that works.

[wordsmith]

So do various spray-in, leave-in conditioners.

[KCboy]

Seriously. How do you stop your hair from static-clinging to everything?

pomade

[arrow]

pomade


lol!!!

[AshleyJordan]

I hate how my skin gets all dry and itchy in this weather. I really dont mind crispy cold weather- I JUST HATE the wind! :mad:

Blech. I hear you. My face is all red, dry, and flakey. . . which is quite a switch from its normal state. I'm applying moisturizer a million times a day, now.

[embrassezla]

My face is all red, dry, and flakey. . . which is quite a switch from its normal state. I'm applying moisturizer a million times a day, now.
I'm using nighttime moisturizer (read: heavy) during the day now.

[AshleyJordan]

I'm using nighttime moisturizer (read: heavy) during the day now.

I wish that I could. But my skin is super oily and that wouldn't work. The moisturizer I'm using was recommended by my derm. If my skin keeps flaking though, I'll call her and see what else she suggests.

[J-girl]

I'm using nighttime moisturizer (read: heavy) during the day now.
My day time moisturizer is actually pretty good - made by a Canadian cosmetics company but I need something heavy duty for the rest of my body

[AshleyJordan]

My day time moisturizer is actually pretty good - made by a Canadian cosmetics company but I need something heavy duty for the rest of my body

I'm using the Body Shops body butters. . . I like olive, coconut, mango, and passion fruit. Also the tropical/Mediterranean scents make me think I'm in the Carribean or Southern Europe instead of Brooklyn for all of 5 seconds.

[Spinney]

Been away for a few days.

I actually have a block heater in my car for cold nights like that, but the problem is the company that bought my apartment building complex is a bit cheap. So they killed the current to all the outside plugs. :rolleyes: