Another cold one.
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And I thought the -20's was bad! I think I'll stay in central NY.
Egon
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Wind chill always makes for drastic looking temeratures but isn't an ambient temperature.
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That wind chill sure can be uncomfortable! Minus 31 here this morning, but still. Supposed to warm up to minus 10 today, but with winds in the high 20s or low 30mph. No sense plowing in that stuff; the wind just blows snow and buries all your work! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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Boy, you guys are getting clobbered out there with the cold weather this year. Or is this normal? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
I think I'd just curl up around that wood stove and your dogs and stay toasty until that stuff breaks! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Oh yeah Pete - a little side note for you. I mentioned to Jenny that you were building your new workshop and that you'd put some pictures on the forum. She said, "Oh, that's nice. Did he say how the dogs are doing?"
Nice to know you made such an impression, huh? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I think I'd just curl up around that wood stove and your dogs and stay toasty until that stuff breaks! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Oh yeah Pete - a little side note for you. I mentioned to Jenny that you were building your new workshop and that you'd put some pictures on the forum. She said, "Oh, that's nice. Did he say how the dogs are doing?"
Nice to know you made such an impression, huh? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Do you venture outside dressed like a moutain climber.. is eye protection.. like gogles a must have to even be outside?
We were in the single digits this morning.. at least the wind was calm when I was feeding.
We were in the single digits this morning.. at least the wind was calm when I was feeding.
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You must drink beer fast up there /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I don't see how you people take that cold of weather. I would freeze.
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You must drink beer fast up there /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I don't see how you people take that cold of weather. I would freeze.
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Tell Jenny the dogs are fine. In fact, the neighbors' Husky/wolf mutt has adopted us and spends most of his time with us as well. So with Harley and now Todd, that makes six large dogs.
It's funny to watch them during the construction. Molson is protective, so while he likes the helpers he is determined to keep an eye on them. So he lays at the base of whichever ladder is in use, forcing the poor guys to step over and around him. Harley, who was nearly starved to death before we got him, is a real food hound...and since he knows the guys have food he is constantly underfoot waiting to be fed!
And with that shop so well insulated, of course, given half a chance all six dogs will go inside to lay around the woodstove!
In answer to your question...no, this is not a normal year. In a typical winter we might see a week total with days where the high never reaches zero. But it's usually just minus a few degrees. This high of minus 15 and low of minus 30 or so for a couple of weeks is breaking records!
But it has its advantages. A few days ago we hit four above zero and it felt positively pleasant! A veritable heat wave!
Pete
It's funny to watch them during the construction. Molson is protective, so while he likes the helpers he is determined to keep an eye on them. So he lays at the base of whichever ladder is in use, forcing the poor guys to step over and around him. Harley, who was nearly starved to death before we got him, is a real food hound...and since he knows the guys have food he is constantly underfoot waiting to be fed!
And with that shop so well insulated, of course, given half a chance all six dogs will go inside to lay around the woodstove!
In answer to your question...no, this is not a normal year. In a typical winter we might see a week total with days where the high never reaches zero. But it's usually just minus a few degrees. This high of minus 15 and low of minus 30 or so for a couple of weeks is breaking records!
But it has its advantages. A few days ago we hit four above zero and it felt positively pleasant! A veritable heat wave!
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You know, it's really not that bad unless you work so hard that you generate sweat. If that happens, I take a shower and change into dry clothes. Nothing worse than sweat freezing!
I like the winters around 10 degrees. Everything is so crisp and clean; the stars come out by the billions! Early winter is difficult, but one I'm acclimated (usually a week or less) I'm quite comfortable at minus 30 if there is no wind. Wind sucks in this sort of weather! I have no problem walking out to start the car dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, though I wouldn't stay outside for long.
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I like the winters around 10 degrees. Everything is so crisp and clean; the stars come out by the billions! Early winter is difficult, but one I'm acclimated (usually a week or less) I'm quite comfortable at minus 30 if there is no wind. Wind sucks in this sort of weather! I have no problem walking out to start the car dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, though I wouldn't stay outside for long.
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Just close your eyes and remind yourself of:
Burning eyes from a sweaty august brow while you do the on and off routine to remove big sticks from your mowing path
That horrible chafing burn from your 10th trip to the barn
Those 'no-see-um's driving you crazy when you stop to top off the tractor tank
Mosquito visitation!
Stepping outside at 9:30 am on a blistering august saturday morning and it's already 88 degs.
Trying to nap under a tree but those blasted cicada's are rattling the windows
Yellow jackets!
Sleeping with all the windows open! (ignore the prevailing southerly winds and that skunk out in the front field somewhere)
Those 5 hour power failures and the 3 chords of new firewood comprised of your favorite old Maple tree which is now blocking your drive as a result of a quick thunder head.
... and the fact that your grass grows an inch and a half every 24 hours last summer
/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Burning eyes from a sweaty august brow while you do the on and off routine to remove big sticks from your mowing path
That horrible chafing burn from your 10th trip to the barn
Those 'no-see-um's driving you crazy when you stop to top off the tractor tank
Mosquito visitation!
Stepping outside at 9:30 am on a blistering august saturday morning and it's already 88 degs.
Trying to nap under a tree but those blasted cicada's are rattling the windows
Yellow jackets!
Sleeping with all the windows open! (ignore the prevailing southerly winds and that skunk out in the front field somewhere)
Those 5 hour power failures and the 3 chords of new firewood comprised of your favorite old Maple tree which is now blocking your drive as a result of a quick thunder head.
... and the fact that your grass grows an inch and a half every 24 hours last summer
/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
