It's Cold !

Ken45101 · Jan 3, 2014

D7E said:
An extra pair of longjohns and things carry on as normal

Yes, isn't it about now that they start working on opening the ice roads in Canada?

They often have -50 or -60F and they never close the doors on the dozers, etc. Every year, something breaks through the ice and they don't want to be trapped when the dozer sinks.

I remember reading that during the IGY (International Geophysical Year, 1957), they parachuted a team down to the polar ice at -60 below to build a runway for the planes to land bringing in the equipment. First team had to sleep in tents until they got the runway operational.

Ken45101 · Jan 3, 2014

NHmitch said:
Lol, I know the feeling..I was out at our barn taking care of our animals earlier this evening, and it was -13F with the windchill, and I splashed water from a trough on my cold weather suit( generic but warm Carhart knockoff) and it froze instantly in hard drops all over, and I had alot of trouble getting my boots off because the laces were frozen solid. It is really gusting out now, ands its close to -20F. I can't wait to snow blow the entire farm out in the morning! Lol

Just think of your local firefighters out there in the cold and wet! I remember one fire where the captain had to go stand in the shower at the firehouse to melt the ice on his turnout coat so that he could unbuckle it. Let me tell you about the fun of carrying a charged hose line up a ladder coated with ice!

grnspot110 · Jan 3, 2014

Ken45101 said:
Just think of your local firefighters out there in the cold and wet! I remember one fire where the captain had to go stand in the shower at the firehouse to melt the ice on his turnout coat so that he could unbuckle it. Let me tell you about the fun of carrying a charged hose line up a ladder coated with ice!

Been there, done that! We had one years ago that we had to break the ice off our coat buckles with pliers, got the turnouts off & there stood up by themselves!

Don't miss that (or 100*+ summer fires) one bit!!!!!!!!!!! ~~ grnspot

dakotagun · Jan 3, 2014

It's gonna be a strange one today - and I'm staying home from work to avoid any road time. Highs will be near 30 this morning (we've been in a deep freeze most of the last month, so this is an anomaly) but the rain starts noonish, temps drop and snow starts (read: ice base on snowy roads) followed by 40mph winds and the Blizzard a Warning starts. Temps are supposed to get to -60* wind chill, -30 actual temps by morning and throught Monday. Good thing the snow won't accumulate enough to warrant blowing with my 2305 (no cab for Christmas). It drifts quickly out where we are so the Boss will stay attached to the truck. Work from home, stoke the fireplace and crack the Bailey's.
Stay safe out there! And for much of the country, just stay home!

MacLawn · Jan 3, 2014

Was 24° here this morning in Columbia county, GA. Too cold for me old bones. I don't see how y'all boys up there below 0 take it! Hang in there! Keep the fire going!

Pine Strip · Jan 3, 2014

Yikes !

DeereMann · Jan 3, 2014

Where are you, Pine Strip? It's only -2F north of the Twin Cities.

Then again, it's +80F in my basement...........

Bob77064 · Jan 3, 2014

DeereMann said:
Where are you, Pine Strip? It's only -2F north of the Twin Cities.

Then again, it's +80F in my basement...........

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That fire looks good.

PMA · Jan 3, 2014

I have to admit to my Yankee buddies, when it's cold, y'all are as tough as it gets. I about froze this morning at 22 degrees.

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