katy
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I feel sorry for all the frail people that can't tolerate when the temperature drops.
Hard freeze coming
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I feel sorry for all the frail people that can't tolerate when the temperature drops.
CHuDWah
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When it gets cold here, our TV weatherman issues falling iguana warnings. Yes, that's a real thing. The cold usually doesn't kill them but as they're cold-blooded, it paralyzes them. They rest in trees and they can't hold on if they get too cold. Getting hit in the head with a 20-pound frozen iguana would smart!
CHuDWah
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What is this "winter" of which you speak?
I feel sorry for all the hardy people that have to tolerate when the temperature drops.
burner31
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It's 81* here, 50% humidity, nice breeze and not a cloud in the sky - neener, neener!
OK...that's it, as soon as me and the boys can shovle the driveway, put a charge on the battery, put some anti-freeze in the radiator and put on some winter clothing we're coming for ya...
PS. Should we bring burger meat and beer.
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CHuDWah
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Well, to be honest it's going to get really frigid the next couple days...all the way down to 50!!
We'll have the grill fired up for ya. No need for hamburger, we got plenty gator meat. But bring lotsa beer and firewater.
mhsprecher
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I remember draining the water out of the cooling systems on my grandfather's equipment when it was going to freeze. John Deere tractors mostly, but other equipment he had, most likely, as well. Stuff he wouldn't use in the winter. He never had much money, so antifreeze was not something he used in all his equipment. A false economy, most likely.
1928Mik
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"I feel sorry for all the frail people that can't tolerate when the temperature drops."
I've been skiing at the top of Copper Mountain in -12 temps with 20mph winds so a bit of a cold snap here in Ohio doesn't bother me one bit. Still doesn't make me want to move to Florida with all the old snowbirds driving around creating traffic issues and filling the restaurants. Besides around here it's supposed to be close to 60 degrees in a few days...
I've been skiing at the top of Copper Mountain in -12 temps with 20mph winds so a bit of a cold snap here in Ohio doesn't bother me one bit. Still doesn't make me want to move to Florida with all the old snowbirds driving around creating traffic issues and filling the restaurants. Besides around here it's supposed to be close to 60 degrees in a few days...
CHuDWah
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I'm an old ex-snowbird - dunno about the restaurants but the driving is a myth. Us geezers can't drive slow because we'll get run over by all the young whippersnappers hot-rodding at least 20 mph over the limit. Oh, and our cars have self-canceling turn signals.
Keith True
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Thursday morning it was 24.Yesterday,Friday,it was 52 in the morning.Today it was 10 at 6:AM.I've been plowing snow,one way or another since 1976.Town roads,state highways,and driveways.There is no way I could live in a hot place.I am giving up the plowing though,I am only going to plow six driveways now.For over 45 years I've headed out in the face of nor'easters and blizzards.I have never thought anything about it,it was just something I had to do.In the last couple of years I've started dragging my feet about it.Still beats living in a hot climate though to me.
Jeff/Illinois
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No fan of heat and humidity here!
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jeepguy1948
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ModelA29, I would move but unfortunately my wife won’t 
On the plus side I just bought an old-but-new-to-me enclosed box trailer. The plan is to take the RPU (or my ‘48 Willys Jeep) behind our also old little Motor Home. Can we boondock in your driveway?
On the plus side I just bought an old-but-new-to-me enclosed box trailer. The plan is to take the RPU (or my ‘48 Willys Jeep) behind our also old little Motor Home. Can we boondock in your driveway?
51504bat
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We were at Breckinridge on our last day back in the mid 90’s, was snowboarding that day. Everything seems ok in the parking lot but when we got to the top the wind was blowing so hard we almost couldn’t go down as it blew against us. I had good clothes for the time and was more than I could stand on our first run!! We finally got down below the wind and I ask a couple of ski patrol guys what the temps and wind speed were. I don’t remember them saying a speed but they said the wind chill was -70. I don't doubt that it was as it’s the coldest I’ve ever been. You will appreciate this,, it was so cold we were able to pull our lift tickets off our zipper hanger and do no damage to the, we actually sold them to people in line and told the why. I guess they just thought we were weak. ��
In 1985 we had -20 -25 here in Nc mountains with no wind and we were dairy farming at the time so I know what cold is. It’s been cold for a few days now and I’m sure it’s caused lots of disruption for people and hardship but it’s winter and reasonable to assume we will get it according to the past. In 1993 we had snow drifts 15’ deep, or course the terrain upwind would be empty of snow. It snowed every Wednesday for a month in the 60’s (big snows for here) and none of it melted and made life hard on people, I’ve seen photos of it but didn’t participate. I’m going to assume it’s been much worse here before. I’m definitely starting to dislike the cold!!