I'm at work and it's quiet. Why? Because it's wet, rainy, and miserable.
But that's not all.
There's snow mixed in with the rain.
SNOW:(
It's actually,snowing in Moncton only a half hour away from here.
Friggin Canada eh.
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WHAT!!!
How dare you invoke the S word! For shame!
But really, I am shocked it didn't happen last week. Heck we had a few nights at almost 38 degrees Fahrenheit, that's 3.33 Celsius to the rest of the world
WHAT!?
"Heck we had a few nights at almost 38 degrees Fahrenheit, that's 3.33 Celsius to the rest of the world"
Well, at least it didn't get cold! I've got Norwegian sweaters I can't wear if the temp is higher than 0C. Down to -15C (+5F) I don't even wear a coat, the sweaters are all I need! (Yes, I also wear mittens/gloves and a hat.)
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Karen J.
“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.” - Turkish Proverb
I hate the cold
But I keep moving to the cold parts of America. One year I lived near Lake Superior. Like ten miles from it. Was on my way home on December 26th and it was about 12 degrees F outside (-11.11 C) and I was three miles from home when my car decided it needed to break down. No cell phone and it was windy. So at 10:30 at night, I was walking along the highway and no one would stop for me. I got home and grabbed a blanket and I covered up and sat over the heater vents in the kitchen.
cold
Im the exact opposite, i dont mind the cold all that much. You can always put on more clothes
.... you can only take off so much though... is why i hate the summer heat. It sometimes get's to 115 degrees here. You know it's hot when you can acctually SEE it! it's like opening the oven and looking in.. that weird visual distortion. ugh im sooo glad summers over!
we never get quite that hot...
Except in very rare circumstances, but we do get that visual distortion. That's actually not the heat itself, but the humidity plus the heat. We can make it to 100 on a fairly regular basis, with 100% humidity. May as well be 130 compared to dry heat.
EDIT: BTW, I'm with you on the not minding cold, and disliking the heat. I'm enjoying the warm spell not because I particularly dislike the cold we normally experience by now, but because with it has come a nice long string of sunny days that aren't going anywhere. It's also only "warm" insofar as it's not highs in the low 50s. Our humidity's fairly low, the suns rays are indirect, etc, so even up to 80 won't feel hot.
Abigail Drew.
Norway
Arent Norweign sweaters the best!! And you are totally right hehe if it's above 0 it's way too warm to wear them.
I must strongly agree here!
We need to nip this in the bud. Like, now, ya know? No S* words, nor F* words or I* words either!
Oh well, I am thankful I just got my Jeep back, new top, new front fenders, new tailgate, new bumpers, and total paint job :P Oh, and getting ready for a new set of tires from WM while they are on sale (79 each for Goodyear Wranglers, 392 for the set of 4 with everything; for reference, my parents just got 2 tires for their van for almost 300) :D
Diana
ps you need to keep that cold stuff up there, I still have the top down on my (okay, Lisa's) Mustang! :)
jeeps
my last vehicle was a jeep wrangler 4 wheel drive...
that was the WORST thing i have ever driven on ice! lol
although i gotta admit it did great getting out of the ditches... it just wouldnt stay on the road! on icy days i gave up on trying to drive on the road. 30mph in a ditch beats +5 -10+5-5+10 mp on the road anyday (that's spinnning in case your wondering LOL)
my little front wheel drive toyota pickup though is awesome on the ice.... i put a few bricks in the bed and i was doing 70 on ice no problem
People think I'm crazy...
I ride my bike on snow and ice. All terrain tires and put some weight on my rear rack and she's a champ.
That's actually the thing that a lot of people don't understand about snow and ice, in a car, front wheel drive is better than either 4wd or rear, and no matter what you're using, you need to counterbalance your front weight with your rear weight.
Good winter-worthy tires are important too.
Another thing people don't get is that you DO NOT slow down on ICE. EVER. Once you feel yourself slipping out on ice, the absolute best thing to do is to hold an even pace. Don't speed up, don't slow down, don't even sneeze until you're past the ice. If an idiot in front of you decides to try slowing down, do whatever maneuvering tricks you have at your disposal to get far far away from them - they're going to find themselves spun out in a ditch at best, likely cause an accident, perhaps total their car and a few others. Well, there is a third option, they spin out in the middle of the road and everyone else manages to steer clear of them while they wait for a tow. That's rare though, most people are idiots on snow and ice.
Abigail Drew.
um, yeah :P
ain't nothing works on ice unless it has studs or tracks :P Experiment: jump up on ice and see what happens when you come down... Nuff said; grew up and spent winters in Michigan a lot, then more in Missouri, and see idiots in four wheel drives in more wrecks than you could imagine :) the most fun is watching Texans try to get around in an inch of snow. Oh? Third Jeep, and never had issues on ice, just drive for the conditions (although I did get stuck in the Current River once, but that was totally not my fault - local dealership stole my modified waterproof dist cap and replaced it with one that was vented). And did you mean four wheel drive perhaps? Toyota never made a front wheel drive truck, closest vehicles I can recall would be either the Dodge Rampage or the Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup (surprisingly, I believe both came out about the same timeframe, early 80's I believe, and the I thought the Rampage used a VW motor, but I may be confusing it with the Omni 024). And use sandbags, they are cheaper, don't slide around banging the bed up, and provide more weight (most bricks around here are around 6-8 pounds and cinder blocks are around 40 or so) over the drive axles :D
Diana
Been there, done that.
When I lived in Winnipeg, there was often snow already, and usually some on the ground by Halloween.
Canada.
Maggie
Winnipeg the Pooh
Ah, Winterpeg, Manisnowba, as my Winnipeg friend calls it.
I'm smack-dab in the middle of that part of southern Ontario surrounded by the Great Lakes, so we get the humidity year round, making summers feel hotter and winters feel colder than they should.
But I agree with the folks who said they prefer the cold to the heat. While I don't LIKE being cold, it does give a great excuse for cocooning, maybe a little snuggling... Whereas hot, muggy weather leaves me feeling lethargic and cruddy.
Lisa
Ahhhh...75 degrees at 8:30
Ahhhh...75 degrees at 8:30 PM here in Phoenix...and it was a cool day, by our standards!
we're having a warm spell...
For this time of year in NW Ohio, and I'm loving it.
It's not uncommon for us to get a little here-today, gone-by-morning snow on Halloween.
Supposed to get to almost 80 on Friday...
Abigail Drew.
bah
It's 53 right now. We were in the 70's today too. Was nice, but could have used more breeze.
ohhh you're getting the tail end of the storm season
be safe and warm Bailey!
Warm Hugs,
Diana
Hell, there is snow flurries
Hell, there is snow flurries all the way down in New Mexico.... Perfect weather for the balloon fiesta, Not!
Mark
It's 42 outside, winter weather here
Eight o'clock in the morning and 42F (5.5C) on my front porch. The ideal temperature for storing beer, just a touch above the perfect temp for milk.
The dog wants to go out but not this little black duck, my blood is still too thin from the 100+ temps a week ago! Since it was supposed to rain during the night, I wonder if we got any snow. Probably on the slopes above town. It's supposed to warm up a bit for the weekend. With warmer weather next week.
It's nice to have weather. In Southern California, mostly we just have climate. :) Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get, hence all the climate controls in big buildings that only control what you expect. :)
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
So...
I guess Bad crappy weather is worse than good crappy weather, right?
Where exactly do you live, Bailey? I'm from the Buffalo area; we used to go into Ontario all the time, over the Peace Bridge.
We are having the "winter storm" that Erin wrote about; I guess it will rain tomorrow. I'm wearing pants in the house! It feels very nice.
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
Ready for work, 1992.
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
New Brunswick, Canada.
It this nice little university town called Sackville. If you can find Moncton on the map I'm about a half hour from there towards Nova Scotia.
*Hugs*
Bailey.
Bailey Summers