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Err Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 01:39 AM
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Crikey! It's really cold outside!
It's 20 degrees F here in Morris (MN) right now, and the wind chill is 2 degrees F! Brrr! What's worse is that we have a dusting of snow on the ground and the wind is blowing at 45 mph! I was going to do laundry tonight, but the walk to the laundry place from my apartment is about 100 yds, and with the wind blowing snow everywhere and icy sidewalks, no way! I'm not going outside!

I'm going to make me nice hot cup of hot chocolate instead. :)
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 01:45 AM
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1. It's blowing here too.
Same weather exactly. This when the Gulf starts to look real good.
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 01:47 AM
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2. I was going to bitch about how cold it is here...
Then I read the body of your post.. I guess I can deal with the conditions here.

34ºF
Clear
Wind: N at 0 mph

But, I did just ride my bike to the grocery store. It was about four miles. Without gloves..
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 01:52 AM
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3. very windy in Chicagoland
I hope my house dont fall over.
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Canadian Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:00 AM
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4. And? It's not even winter yet.
Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 02:01 AM by Canadian Socialist
When it goes to -40 with a wind chill of -90, then talk to me about cold. Other than that, well enjoy the nice weather. signed... person who lived in Winnipeg for 20 fucking years.
edited to add: at least, it's a dry cold. That's supposed to be funny.
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Err Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:07 AM
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5. The temps here last week were in the 60s...
so temps in the teens is pretty fuckin' cold, considering what it was last week.

I know what it's like to get temps in the negative temps. After all, I do live in Minnesota. :) :P :hi:
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Canadian Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:28 AM
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9. So, you know from cold
real cold is -40 with the wind chill taking it down to -90. And add in the snow blowing into your face. Fuck. Seriously boy I hate the prairies. Which includes Minnesota. BTW, every been to Bemidji? We used to have wicked parties there. When I lived in Winnipeg, we always had those young men from Fargo coming up. You know, the hard bodies. Good times. Army boys are good stuff. It was funny, because they were too young to drink, even though they were in the miltary (in the U.S.) but when they came up here, we treated them right. We considered them men. And it was all legal.
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Err Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:31 AM
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10. Prairies suck.
Weather-wise, I should say.

I have been to Bemidji, but not since I was a wee little lad. I have friends who go to college there, though.
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:16 AM
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6. Brrrrrrr....it's really cold here in South Mississippi, too.
It's actually going to get down to 32 tonight! Woohoo...and it rained, so the burn ban is lifted. THAT means cold nights and campfires. :D
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:19 AM
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7. It's 56° outside right now!
It's supposed to get cold - down to 25 tomorrow night!
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Err Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:21 AM
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8. The temp is now 18 degrees...
with a wind chill of 0!

Oye!
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 02:43 AM
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11. Oye! Is right! I'm feeling a chill thinking about it.
only 4 more months ... I live for Spring!
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Baclava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 03:24 AM
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12. Bummer - I'm going swimming on the beach tomorrow


(Yes - for you snowbirds, hurricane season is over)
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Canadian Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 04:16 AM
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13. I don't hate people, as a rule
but... I think I can dig up enough emotion to hate you. Yes, you, Baclava. At some point in my life, I will track you down and make you experience winter. Maybe not now, nor soon. But someday.
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Baclava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 12:10 PM
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19. Life's a beach n/t
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Err Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 04:17 AM
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15. Where are you at?
I wish I was there. But then again, I don't. I love snow. I just hate really cold weather.
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Baclava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 12:11 PM
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20. I love warm snow too n/t
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tigersumtin Donating Member (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 12:17 PM
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22. warm snow
mmmmmmm Sand? Cool Breeze, and Tasty buds, an a nice wave.... yeaaaaaaa: Im in....hippie:
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tigersumtin Donating Member (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 12:19 PM
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23. oh Yea
A little Jimmmy Buffet in the background...
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 04:17 AM
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14. That IS cold
It was 5 celcius (~40F) here, but you have us easily beat.
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Err Donating Member (887 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 04:20 AM
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16. It's actually much colder now.
Edited on Wed Nov-16-05 04:20 AM by Err
It's now 16 degrees F with a wind chill of -2 degrees F.

Brrr!
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 05:51 AM
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17. 61.5 deg F in Morris County NJ, Crikey it's Spring here
Middle of November, bulbs popping, grass needs mowing, WTF it's the end of the world as we know it.

:woohoo:

say hello to my happy little friend
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chknltl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 06:11 AM
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18. I've no clue as to the outside temp here just south of Seattle
but all this talk of cold makes me want to throw on a sweatshirt.
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 12:15 PM
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21. The flag outside my office window in St. Paul
has been sticking straight out all morning. It was 20° on the TCF thermometer walking in to work at 8:00.

As Tom Waits would say, it's colder than a welldigger's ass. But it's supposed to be partly sunny and 40° on Friday.
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-16-05 12:19 PM
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24. Smells like snow here, too.
And usually we get just one day of snow (always happens on December 24), but it seems to be a cold winter this year.

BTW, Welcome to DU, Err. ;)
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