Bitter Cold

Ken/Alabama

Ken/Alabama

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The weather man is predicting 11 degrees here in central Alabama by morning. That’s unheard of here. It gets cold but not that cold. Been scrambling to make room to get both my 40s inside my crowded shop. My third one occupies the garage at the house.
 

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Ken/Alabama said:
The weather man is predicting 11 degrees here in central Alabama by morning. That’s unheard of here. It gets cold but not that cold. Been scrambling to make room to get both my 40s inside my crowded shop. My third one occupies the garage at the house.
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I'd settle for 11 degrees. We haven't been above 0 (zero) for two days. Right now (10:45 pm central time) it is -10 (minus 10).

And there is a wind of 25 mph outside -- that makes it about -32 degrees. Thats when parts of your anatomy freeze in less than 15 minutes.
 
Yup, it is about -14 below on my thermometer, and we are
expecting 35mph winds with gusts up to 45mph tomorrow.
It's just Great weather,,,if you are a Polar Bear. :rolleyes:




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Heat wave here, got up to -6 today. 80 in the shop, burning my stash of 2 year old dry white oak
 
Right now it's 12:30AM and 4 above zero in Fort Smith, AR the closest town to me. When it reaches 19 as they predict for Friday, maybe I can turn the heat down a little.
 
Lanny said:
Yup, it is about -14 below on my thermometer, and we are
expecting 35mph winds with gusts up to 45mph tomorrow.
It's just Great weather,,,if you are a Polar Bear.
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While your (our) buddy/neighbor "tubman" kind of giggles at the rest of us from down there near Cuba. Looks like they're gonna be DOWN IN THE 50s with highs in the 60s this next few days.

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"Your Buddy" just a little to the North of Tubman here in Florida is gonna be in the low to mid "20's" for the next few days!!!!! We will certainly find out where the long johns end!!! Gotta shut the water to my shop off today and drain my toilet, it are gonna be "COLD"
 
I live on the Space Coast in Fl. Going down to mid 20's to low 30's here. Have to put my shorts away and get my long pants out.
 
It was in the high 40's near Augusta, Georgia this morning when I awakened. The power went off around 0645 and the temperature has dropped to a bit below freezing. The high temperature for the next couple of days will be below freezing with temperatures heading down to 12 degrees. The wind has been somewhat higher than the official forecast predicted and there are lots of branches and trees down. In this part of the country, temperatures as low as 12 degrees are rare. We are going to have a lot of people with broken pipes since many of the homes have the plumbing in exterior walls. There are numerous homes over a century old that have no wall insulation.
 
oldandtired said:
It was in the high 40's near Augusta, Georgia this morning when I awakened. The power went off around 0645 and the temperature has dropped to a bit below freezing. The high temperature for the next couple of days will be below freezing with temperatures heading down to 12 degrees. The wind has been somewhat higher than the official forecast predicted and there are lots of branches and trees down. In this part of the country, temperatures as low as 12 degrees are rare. We are going to have a lot of people with broken pipes since many of the homes have the plumbing in exterior walls. There are numerous homes over a century old that have no wall insulation.
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If the power goes off here and heat we have a few colemans for heat and turn the water taps on very slow to keep water moving.
 
"We are going to have a lot of people with broken pipes since many of the homes have the plumbing in exterior walls. There are numerous homes over a century old that have no wall insulation."

Ugh! What a nightmare for all the people in the south. I'm going to quit griping about the cold up here.
 
In Tennessee back in the day, when the seasons changed Pappy would make his special batch. Drained the water out and filled the radiator with moonshine. The car seemed happier but did wander the road at times.
 
3 degrees here this morning. My poor dog....when he went out to pee he got stuck to the ground and I had to go break him loose....
 
5851a said:
If the power goes off here and heat we have a few colemans for heat and turn the water taps on very slow to keep water moving.
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Careful with the Colemans... we do not want to lose anyone to CO poisoning.


Another hint, if it gets too cold to sleep, try setting up a tent on the bed.
 
The most miserable cold I ever experienced was on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi while stationed at Kessler Air Force Base. It wasn't that cold by North Dakota standards at only 35 degrees, but because of the humidity, it was difficult to get warm due to slightly damp clothing. Everything was damp! It seemed you couldn't get away from the cold...
 
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