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Brrrr!!!!!
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The weather went to the teens here in Birmingham. They didn't tell me it went below freezing here in the South! I miss California already!
__________________ Into terror!, Into valour! Charge ahead! No! Never turn Yes, it's into the fire we fly And the devil will burn! - Scarlett Pimpernell
...what?
it was 2 degrees this morning, dude. "No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
It was 9, here, when I woke up.
Fahrenheit, not this pussy Celsius stuff. -- Sucrose Octanitrate. Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode. 
It's not the cold... it's the centimetres of solid hard ice on the footpaths, glazed with a layer of meltwater that'll kill you.
________________________________ --m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?
Must... resist.... temptation.... to complain about the weather in my neck of the woods...
_____ DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain... 
Meh. Try getting a meter of snow in one snowfall. (Not me, but relatives to the west-southwest of here... although the most pessimistic forecast is for a half-meter of snow here this weekend.) It doesn't matter what the temperature is if you can't get outside to experience it.
-- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 
Ice? Bah, we don't tolerate those dihydrogen monoxide solids out here in Arizona. It was a nice comfy 57 this morning. Might need to switch to long sleeves soon.
----- Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
Well, I have read of your cold weather experience.
And.... Suck it up buttercup. Dartz Wrote:It's not the cold... it's the centimetres of solid hard ice on the footpaths, glazed with a layer of meltwater that'll kill you. Agreed. We've had no snow worthy of the name so far, nor freezing rain, nor hail, nor whatever intriguing other names for water that falls from the sky and then won't leave they've come up with. And if it remains this way at least until after Christmas, I will be very happy. -Morgan. robkelk Wrote:Meh. Try getting a meter of snow in one snowfall. (Not me, but relatives to the west-southwest of here... although the most pessimistic forecast is for a half-meter of snow here this weekend.) It doesn't matter what the temperature is if you can't get outside to experience it. Bah! I say, bah! Try 2 meters -- or at least close enough as makes no never mind. Of course, that was nearly 15 years ago in Sault Ste Marie....
Well... just about a thirty centimetres brought this country to near a halt for over a week. There's still an inch or more of solid compacted ice on some footpaths, and near some roads... even though most of the snow has been gone for two days now.
The councils didn't even spread grit sometimes.... because if they gritted and someone slipped on the slush they'd be held legally responsible. Whereas all the people slipping on nature's ice.... it was their own fault. The stuff is lethal, and it's been compacted harder than concrete by all the people walking over it. Never mind that all the water pipes around the town are bursting from the cold.... which means pressure's dropping and cut off overnight. I just love how competent our local authorities are. ________________________________ --m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig? Dartz Wrote:Well... just about a thirty centimetres brought this country to near a halt for over a week. There's still an inch or more of solid compacted ice on some footpaths, and near some roads... even though most of the snow has been gone for two days now.Someone should sue them for negligence in not spreading the grit. ----- Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea. "Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
Went and gathered some previously-cached firewood this weekend.. was kinda cool, about 5 below, didn't bother with any 'winter' gear besides gloves. So I'm out in my pajama pants, t-shirt and vest, heavy gloves, face covered in ice.. threw most of the truck and took a quick break to mop up the sweat and shake the worst of the wet off my clothing.
I "No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
Survived the weekend intact here in southern Minnesota. The drifts are packed, though we lucked out and the driveway was the only thing that wasn't filled in with drifts. Just ice. Tomorrow, Dad and I are going to try to cut a path to the wood pile. Hopefully, our new snow blower and the old Farmall H with loader will be up to the task with this wind packed snow. Yesterday wasn't pleasant with the below zero degree fahrenheit temps.
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." --Dr. Seuss Jenova Silverstar Wrote:Survived the weekend intact here in southern Minnesota. The drifts are packed, though we lucked out and the driveway was the only thing that wasn't filled in with drifts. Just ice. Tomorrow, Dad and I are going to try to cut a path to the wood pile. Hopefully, our new snow blower and the old Farmall H with loader will be up to the task with this wind packed snow. Yesterday wasn't pleasant with the below zero degree fahrenheit temps.I didn't know you were here in-state as me... Yeah, we got nailed pretty good. Broke out both snow blowers (Bertha & Big Red) and dug ourselves out and took care of our neighbors as well. _____ DEATH is Certain. The hour, Uncertain...
The most dangerous thing where I live what with the icy weather: Other people. In Cars.
Oh yes. We have some complete lunatics around here.
DOUGHNUT TIME! WHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! (^O^)V
.... I may or may not be one of them. (^_^ 
I drive sideways because I CARE.
though, there is a kernel of truth to that flippant statement. I push my vehicle and my skills when I feel I can safely do so, to keep appraised of the road conditions, and to sharpen my skillset, and be confident of the extent of it. I drive an 8000lb death machine at speeds regularly above 70 miles an hour. At that speed, I possess the kinetic energy of a THOUSAND FIREY SUNS. It behooves me to be adroit in the handling thereof. Edit: Also, WHEEEEEEEE! V(^O^) "No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
Dude. You and I must definitely hang out some time.
oh definitely. If you're lucky I won't even put you to work hauling boxes and polishing the woodwork!
Though, to be fair, the 8000lb death machine is just a boring old chevy van.. but if you squint just right... "No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies Wiredgeek Wrote:oh definitely. If you're lucky I won't even put you to work hauling boxes and polishing the woodwork!Oh, that's okay. My Mom used to sling around a '88 Dodge Ram 350 15-Passenger Van (the one that had the 440 cubic inch V-8) in a way that made owners of lesser vehicles cringe in horror. And she'd do it all with a wink and a smile. Sadly, that vehicle's life came to an end when some bat-shit insane woman in a little red Barretta thought she could beat my Mom at the left turn of an intersection. She must have hit the front-passenger side wheel at something like ninety-miles-per-hour, because nearly shoved her engine block into her lap and, despite the point of impact, managed to bend the Van's frame, thus totalling it. Pity. I loved that monster.
I would love to have one of those with 4x4.. wasn't that a 1-ton chassis underneath it?
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger." From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
It sure was - same chassis, drive train and all, they had on their 1-ton trucks, hence why they shared the same Ram 350 name badge. It was all the more reason to be amazed that the little red Barretta managed to total that monster - the speed that woman had to have been going was obscene.
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