kidsmoke Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just wanted to send out a good luck vibe or several to those of you in the path of this huge arctic chill moving into the U.S. Hope you are all hunkered down with plenty of hot chocolate and other libations, as well as food and firewood. Stay cozy, keep warm, and let us know how it is where you is.* *intentionally bad grammar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 i heard on the news before that some places are down to -57'C.... ouch, i thought yesterday and today are freezing for the summer. damn wind-chill. stay warm up yonder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I live a couple hours from the Outer Banks. It was 64 degrees right now. Fast forward 24 hours and it'll be 16 degrees with strong winds. It'll be mild again by the end of the week. Pneumonia weather season in is full force. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 -13 here, but not as much of a problem as the drifts that have to be shoveled out before I can move a car out. Shovel, freeze, rest and warm, repeat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Currently -14 in Chicago. It didn't seem too bad heading to the EL this morning. The wind wasn't bad, and I was pretty bundled up. But apparently the wind chill is something like -37 here. Yikes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Currently -14 in Chicago. It didn't seem too bad heading to the EL this morning. The wind wasn't bad, and I was pretty bundled up. But apparently the wind chill is something like -37 here. Yikes.Wow.No matter how cold it gets tonight in Tampa, I will remember this and try not to complain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wow.No matter how cold it gets tonight in Tampa, I will remember this and try not to complain. No kidding. It was 15 (above zero) this morning in DFW. And while that's certainly cold, it's nothing compared to what other areas are facing. Of course, my office was shut down for two weeks, and when I walked in this morning, the thermostat said 58. It still hasn't warmed up, so I'll complain just a little. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The crazy thing is - it snowed like mad here over the weekend. I'm guessing at least 8 inches? So the alleyways are one big clusterfluck, and the city doesn't plow alleyways. There's a 3 foot drift leaning against my garage door, but I'm trying to figure out how to clear it. Because where would I put the shoveled snow? There's nowhere to put it. I can move it out of my way, but that means it's in someone else's way. Thank Satan that I don't have to deal with street parking and "dibs" Yesterday I helped push out two stuck cars on my way home, and this morning I saw someone brushing off a foot of snow from her car. Nevermind that the car itself was plowed in. When that slushy stuff freezes, it's like concrete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So much for global warming har de har har. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So much for global warming har de har har. Come on now...don't you know there's no such thing as science? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So much for global warming har de har har. Is Global Warming Causing Harsher Winters? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So much for global warming har de har har. I always hear this during cold snaps but never hear "you know there might be something to this global warming" when temps are over 100 for 2 weeks straight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just walked my daughter a block to a friend's house here in Des Moines. On the way home, I noticed she dropped her doll's hairbrush along the way. I ran it back to the friend's house. That extra 90 seconds or so of outside time nearly killed me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 TV weather man says it's so cold in an area of this cold front that they had to add a new color to their map. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 TV weather man says it's so cold in an area of this cold front that they had to add a new color to their map. "None more black". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The power was just restored after being out for 2 hours. The temp in the house fell 12 degrees in a hour. I was just about to start draining the pipes. I think we'll hold on to the hotel reservation for a while longer and see how it goes. Out there, its minus 12 degrees right now. Normally I like the cold but this is nuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I wonder if people complained this much when the weather was like this 20 years ago, and 20 years before that. Guessing the internet/cable news has something to do with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plumplechook Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So much for global warming har de har har. That's why climate change is a more appropriate name. Increasing levels of greenhouse gases causing generally more chaotic and extreme weather events. Winter still exists. Cold air still exists. It's the patterns and trends that are shifting as the overall globe warms. The jet stream is altered from a relatively modest wave into a wave pattern of tighter frequency, pushing cold air into deeper "valleys" of the wave and warm air into higher "troughs" of the wave. In the northern hemisphere there are record breaking warm days in Alaska, Canada, and Siberia. In the southern hemisphere there are record breaking hot days in Australia and Brazil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 In 1994 in Chicago it was -11 on January 18th. I believe in climate change, and in my own way I advocate for fighting against it every day, but I am not comfortable with all extreme weather events being linked to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Don Draper Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 When I got out of bed it was -24. When it was -14 yesterday it was ok out, but this is something else. No one at work is in dress clothes today. Someone didn't even take his snow pants off. I had my balaclava on wrong this morning and my breath went straight up and steamed my glasses and they frosted over immediately, so I had to go back inside for a minute. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 In 1994 in Chicago it was -11 on January 18th. I believe in climate change, and in my own way I advocate for fighting against it every day, but I am not comfortable with all extreme weather events being linked to it. True story, I was a senior in high school and jumped my girlfriend/now wife's car around that day. She was just seventeen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 True story, I was a senior in high school and jumped my girlfriend/now wife around that day. She was just seventeen. Pics? They're for Poon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I don't need pics. I've met Mrs. Jules. Perv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Perv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Are all of you in the snow zone doing this? http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/3d-images-of-faces-in-the-snow-a-new-fad/?fb_action_ids=10202331394180056&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.Usm2wLe1xmQ.like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210202331394180056%22%3A147035582110063%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210202331394180056%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%2210202331394180056%22%3A%22.Usm2wLe1xmQ.like%22%7D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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