Damn, It's Cold Outside!

[IndyColtsFan]

-13 (windchill of -39) here, and we're completely snowed in as the city has not plowed the roads in my subdivision yet. 12" on the ground, with much larger drifts due to high winds.

But hey, I work from home so I can still report to work.

 

[rudeguy]

Why? I'm not leaving the house.

I have a couple things that I need to get done.

I don't mind driving in snow, I actually think its fun.

 

[Engineer]

Just a dusting of snow here but the temperature is down to 4F and dropping. Windchill of about -10F).

 

[Uppsala9496]

-16°F here with wind chills in the -30/-40 range.
Was told "Office is closed but work from home".
Ummm no. Best I will do is check emails at some point.

 

[FeuerFrei]

17° f
outdoors

12° would match the 1959 record.
Might not reach freezing today, but we should be back to the 60s later in the week.

Dreading going to work today because the building isn't heated. You just sit and wait hours for the space heater to raise room temp.

 

[Engineer]

17° f
outdoors

12° would match the 1959 record.
Might not reach freezing today, but we should be back to the 60s later in the week.

Dreading going to work today because the building isn't heated. You just sit and wait hours for the space heater to raise room temp.

:hmm:

 

[Iron Woode]

still snowing like crazy here and -10C now. its expected to drop all day to near -20C levels.

not sure if I am working tonight.

this weather sucks.

 

[halik]

I hope you step on a lego

heh i lold

 

[Exterous]

Made it.

Roads were garbage. White outs the whole way in and my wipers and defrost couldn't keep up.

Nasty!

Huh. How much snow did you guys get? I thought it was the same 8-10 we got and the drive from Columbus overnight wasn't that terrible. The worst part were the semis. Get anywhere near the back of one and you couldn't see a goddamn thing

Granted the plowing may have been different and there was almost no one on the road at 3am

 

[leeland]

-16°F here with wind chills in the -30/-40 range.
Was told "Office is closed but work from home".
Ummm no. Best I will do is check emails at some point.

I am in the same boat...it is -45 with the wind chill...20 mph winds...

Just to go out and start the car it hurt...

I can't imagine what the football game would have been like if THIS was the weather they played in lol.

 

[rudeguy]

Huh. How much snow did you guys get? I thought it was the same 8-10 we got and the drive from Columbus overnight wasn't that terrible. The worst part were the semis. Get anywhere near the back of one and you couldn't see a goddamn thing

Granted the plowing may have been different and there was almost no one on the road at 3am

We get lake effect, you guys just get our leftovers.

The snow was bad but the wind is what made it really bad. I can deal with snow but when I can't see what the guy 2 cars up is doing I get a bit worried. Add in the fact that the salt isn't working because the temp is too low and you get a fun drive.

 

[Engineer]

2F now (still falling). Supposed to be coldest weather here in 2 decades (yea, I know you guys up north are much colder but still....)

 

[Murloc]

I never experienced anything colder than -5°C or so, I don't think I'd like it. I hate being constrained by heavier clothing so having to put something under the jeans would really be annoying.

 

[rudeguy]

2F now (still falling). Supposed to be coldest weather here in 2 decades (yea, I know you guys up north are much colder but still....)

Yea but we are prepared for it. Our houses are well insulated and we have big furnaces. You poor bastards don't have those advantages.

Do you have a furnace or a heat pump?

 

[rudeguy]

I never experienced anything colder than -5°C or so, I don't think I'd like it. I hate being constrained by heavier clothing so having to put something under the jeans would really be annoying.

You don't unless you are going to be outside for a long period of time. Its -16C here and all I wore today was normal jeans, a button up short sleeved shirt, slip on shoes and my coat. I don't have one of those stupid super coats either. Just windproof with no insulation on the sleeves, body only.

 

[Engineer]

Yea but we are prepared for it. Our houses are well insulated and we have big furnaces. You poor bastards don't have those advantages.

Do you have a furnace or a heat pump?

I have a 95% efficient gas furnace, several electric space heaters and a kerosine backup heater (and about 5 gallons of kerosine). Not to mention, I have a fireplace (wood burning, no insert) but that tends to suck so much air into the house, it hardly helps (other than radiated heat).

 

[rudeguy]

I have a 95% efficient gas furnace, several electric space heaters and a kerosine backup heater (and about 5 gallons of kerosine). Not to mention, I have a fireplace (wood burning, no insert) but that tends to suck so much air into the house, it hardly helps (other than radiated heat).

Nice!

I remember a few years back some of our southern friends got hit with snow. They only had heat pumps and weren't too happy.

If you like space heaters, check out the oil filled ones that look like radiators. lil rudeguy uses one in his room since he is cold blooded (kid is half eskimo too!). It uses almost no juice and gets it TOASTY in there.

 

[Engineer]

Nice!

I remember a few years back some of our southern friends got hit with snow. They only had heat pumps and weren't too happy.

If you like space heaters, check out the oil filled ones that look like radiators. lil rudeguy uses one in his room since he is cold blooded (kid is half eskimo too!). It uses almost no juice and gets it TOASTY in there.

I don't like space heaters but the wife likes them in the bathroom and sometimes, in the bedroom. I would just assume turn the furnace up as I think it's cheaper than even a space heater.

 

[feralkid]

Frakking cold in ND!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8hGIF9FljM&feature=share

 

[Iron Woode]

so far we got 15cm of snow and lots of blowing snow. We tend to get both lake effect (Lake Huron) and regular storm snow.

all elementary and high schools are closed here today.

I only remember 1 or 2 snow days when I was a kid. One was the blizzard of 1977.

 

[Exterous]

We get lake effect, you guys just get our leftovers.

The snow was bad but the wind is what made it really bad. I can deal with snow but when I can't see what the guy 2 cars up is doing I get a bit worried. Add in the fact that the salt isn't working because the temp is too low and you get a fun drive.

Usually yes but this storm was odd. Detroit through Ann Arbor are reporting similar totals to Grand Rapids while Flint is reporting 17" which is ~6 more inches than GR got. The jerks in Muskegon only got 6. I agree that the wind is terrible. We've got snow drifts like crazy around here

http://www.mlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2014/01/michigan_snowstorm_snow_totals.html

 

[Jeff7]

:hmm:

He probably meant that it won't reach up to freezing.

 

[Anubis]

western NY and they already cancled school for tomorrow because its gonna be cold

 

[manimal]

Indianapolis mayor asked every business to stay closed. FML. Daycare closed means more missed work....

 

[Iron Woode]

I wonder how DrPizza is doing?