The official Lounge "Complain About the Cold" thread!

How cold is it where you are?

Okay, I'll start: -20

x(

I thought about you guys last night, the local weather broacast had a weatherperson from Minneapolis last night to talk about REAL cold...I remember the funniest demonstration..the tshirt that was soaked in water and froze solid in like a minute..it looked starched!
Meanwhile, a dusting to inch of snow has created traffic chaos here...

The wind chill at the Mount Washington Observatory is minus 58F.

but who is complaining?

Will my battery be frozen?

but I promise you that 42 degrees seems frigid when your blood's so thin you're running for the woolens if it dips into the 70s.

Besides, I paid my dues growing up in eastern IA. The winter I left, we had wind chills of -80 for a week--ran out of oil, ran out of firewood, frost on the BR walls, pipes and toilet burst, and my budgie froze to death. Every time I think about how much I hate FL, I have to summon a flashback to cure my urge to run back to that shit.

stay warm.

It's a rarity that the schools close for cold here; it's usually heavy snow that gets the kids an extra day off.

It's gonna have to get a whole lot colder before we start complaining, though.

I'm sure the shelters are packed, however. :(

I'm just happy my car started.

Thankfully the windchill factor is zero. But I wish it was "-5 F / feels like 72 F".

I worry about the homeless people. :(

That's with the sun shining brightly outside. I shudder to think what it's going to be tonight.

Handles like shit now too. Damn fluids must all be slush.

I love the cold weather. At least, the cold we get in Georgia, not the subzero temps in the Northern states.

Cold is wonderful!

-22 right now, probably about -35 with windchill.

;) I remember waiting for Fall to arrive because I can't stand the suffocating heat

Why would people voluntarily live in a place where the temperature goes below freezing so often and gets mounds and mounds of snow, and your only relief from it is to put on layers upon layers upon layers of clothing or sit in front of a heater? I just don't get it.

Who wants to be sticky and uncomfortable all day, sweat dripping down like a fucking falling waterfall of the damned down one's back and forehead and arms, clothes stuck to your skin, forced to survive in the dry and unfresh air of air conditioning, sinuses drying out and wasting energy, only to go back outside to have one's glasses fog up and empty, dry lungs to be immediately refilled with a sirocco of dampness, leaving one choking and sputtering?

you left out the part about 3rd degree burns from seatbelt buckles, the pool feeling like bath water, and this fella who vacations here in the summer.

It's pure paradise!!

...as opposed to desperately trying to regain feeling in one's extremities in front of a fire. And that's supposed to be fun? Please.

Notice that plants don't go brown and dormant and lose their leaves in the heat. (They might because of drought, but not because of heat itself.) Clearly it is obvious that God does not intend things--human or plant--to live in the freezing cold. Hence, the cold is simply an unnatural state in which to live in. It's a preversion of nature, really. And what do you see when you see a bunch of leafless trees? Why, death of course! That's why people in cold climates are always so morbid and depressed all the time. Sure, heat brings out the craziness in some, but at least they're fun in their insanity.

And the humidity? That just keeps things green and lush. People who complain about humidity apparently would rather see things go up like a tinderbox on a yearly basis. What a bunch of short-sighted whiners!

:D

As I say, I would rather sweat than shiver.
Sweating is good for the body. Since when is shivering doing the body good? ;)

At least with the heat, if I get stuck somewhere unprepared, I can always take clothes off. If you get stuck somewhere unprepared in the cold, you can't add clothing because you don't have any to add! :P

And stupid me, I underestimated the night-time temperatures there and did not bring an actual jacket. I had to go around with my suit jacket on just to keep warm.

Of course, that was just my own damn fault for being unprepared. Still...

I would assume the people that live in that godforsaken lack of livable temperatures up north probably keep a blanket or three in their trunk. The only reason to do that down south is if you have a pick-up and are hauling some furniture you don't want to scuff up ;)

I do keep a few bottles of water in my car in case I get overheated (or can't find one of the few million convenience stores around.) Even warm water will help in heat exhaustion, since hydration is what you want.

As for the extra hot interior pieces of the car, well, that's what those reflector things are for you might have seen people down here using in their windshields. They are a real boon to keeping the interior temps bearable. Then again, every northerner that has ever ridden with me thinks I'm crazy for getting into the hot car and not opening the windows or doors and just soaking up that sauna for a few minutes before turning on the engine and a/c. When you work in these ridiculously cold office buildings, it's a wonderful respite :D

well, it's fewer of them to move to our beautiful warm areas and crowd the place.

:woohoo: More room for us!!

Tomorrow is the really cold day.

I need to see if my car will start. x(

My poor cat is getting cabin fever from staying in so much. And it's going to the coldest so far tonight.

It's cold. We know this. Not much to complain about. It happens every year.

:)

Forcasted to go down to -2 over night.

Normally I would bitch, but the midwest has it WAYYYYYYYYYYYY worse.

Be careful those of you in the -20's, it's very dangerous. Check on your elderly nieghbors.

:7

our building's heat zones are permanently fubar. I'm in my sweater with my hood up, considering putting my wool sweater on underneath it.

School was canceled because we also have 5 inches of blowing snow on the ground.

Low tonight is supposed to be -10, but I think it will be colder and we'll be out another day.

The "high" is expected to be -1, and yes, there is wind. Needless to say, my short-haired small dogs were not happy, even in their coats.

Celsius, of course. B-)

:toast:

brrr... so cold. You would think 60 isn't so bad, but when you sit in it for hours, it gets to you.

And no one to keep me warm. This sucks.

An inch or less of quick snow made a mess of the county north of me..I'm glad I don't live up there...I was hearing about 2 hr commutes...(what should be 40 minutes)

it's the fact that its pretty much impossible to go outside and exercise. I mind the fact that the roads could be slippery and nasty at any given time.

down from 70 yesterday. :wtf:

PFFFt.

Houston Hobby Airport
Lat: 29.65 Lon: -95.28 Elev: 85
Last Update on Jan 15, 1:53 pm CST

Partly Cloudy

64°F (18°C)
Humidity:______33 %
Wind Speed:___NE 8 MPH
Barometer:____30.43" (1031.0 mb)
Dewpoint:_____34°F (1°C)
Visibility:______10.00 mi.

Tonight is forecast to be 18 degrees. That's DAMN COLD down here in the Deep South. Deep Freeze, more like.

Bake

But still in the middle of summer and bushfires are still a possibility. At least we don't seem to have the sweltering temperatures of yesterday

But the sun is out at least, making everything very pretty. The snow sparkles in cold like this.

-11F