-25 degrees below ZERO this week

outofyourmind said:
Yeah, that's wind chill but real temp below zero. and thats for the next 10 days.

And that seems to be a huge portion of the country.
Probably lose power.

What is everybody doing for this.
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Below zero temps are going to happen most winters in the north. Just dress warm and go about your business.
 
GUNS said:
Below zero temps are going to happen most winters in the north. Just dress warm and go about your business.
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Although, going about your business can be a little extra challenging when temps drop this low.

For example, Monday one of my employees clocked out to leave and found a completely flat tire on his car. After 20 minutes of attempting to inflate it, it was determined that there was no hope it would hold air. Tuesday he tried to remove the tire so he could take it in to have it replaced, but the tire was both rusted and frozen in place. After several heavy doses of penetrating oils and physical poundings, it finally came off. After the wheel was replaced, he tried to fire up the car, but the battery was dead/drained. When he finally got it jumped, he found the e-brake was frozen. When he unfroze the e-brake, the driver side door latch was frozen, so his door wouldn't stay shut. His dash lights also wouldn't illuminate. So after all that, he had to drive home on solid ice country roads while attempting to hold his door shut and using his phone light to see his dash.

Another example: Yesterday the garbage truck that was supposed to pick up all the garbage in my neck of the woods slid into a deep ditch/culvert at the side of the road near my house. The country road I live on is extremely icy because it's so cold that salts aren't penetrating the ice and the wind continues to throw snow onto the roads from the farm fields and builds ice thickness. My wife, on her way home, had to backtrack those icy roads and drive an extra five miles to get around the road barricade of emergency & utility vehicles trying to pull the garbage truck out of the ditch.
 
RP-29 said:
Although, going about your business can be a little extra challenging when temps drop this low.

For example, Monday one of my employees clocked out to leave and found a completely flat tire on his car. After 20 minutes of attempting to inflate it, it was determined that there was no hope it would hold air. Tuesday he tried to remove the tire so he could take it in to have it replaced, but the tire was both rusted and frozen in place. After several heavy doses of penetrating oils and physical poundings, it finally came off. After the wheel was replaced, he tried to fire up the car, but the battery was dead/drained. When he finally got it jumped, he found the e-brake was frozen. When he unfroze the e-brake, the driver side door latch was frozen, so his door wouldn't stay shut. His dash lights also wouldn't illuminate. So after all that, he had to drive home on solid ice country roads while attempting to hold his door shut and using his phone light to see his dash.

Another example: Yesterday the garbage truck that was supposed to pick up all the garbage in my neck of the woods slid into a deep ditch/culvert at the side of the road near my house. The country road I live on is extremely icy because it's so cold that salts aren't penetrating the ice and the wind continues to throw snow onto the roads from the farm fields and builds ice thickness. My wife, on her way home, had to backtrack those icy roads and drive an extra five miles to get around the road barricade of emergency & utility vehicles trying to pull the garbage truck out of the ditch.
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If you don't like Wisconsin then move to a warm weather state like Florida.
 
Camfantasy said:
61 here right now

bunch of fuckin yankees
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GUNS said:
If you don't like Wisconsin then move to a warm weather state like Florida.
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What I said was:

RP-29 said:
Although, going about your business can be a little extra challenging when temps drop this low.
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Then I proceeded to detail some recent trials related to the weather. That statement suggested nothing about liking or not liking the weather.
 
RP-29 said:
What I said was:



Then I proceeded to detail some recent trials related to the weather. That statement suggested nothing about liking or not liking the weather.
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I'm originally from Texas but I have learned how to cope with Wisconsin weather. I even went snowshoeing last week.
 
huskers1217 said:
Ill be here in the heated pool

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That looks neat and the temps are probably comfortable, but it also looks like it would be way too populated for me. Personally, I'd rather be playing with my two border collies on my two acres of frozen countryside than perpetually navigating a sea self-absorbed assholes.
 
outofyourmind said:
Yeah, that's wind chill but real temp below zero. and thats for the next 10 days.

And that seems to be a huge portion of the country.
Probably lose power.

What is everybody doing for this.
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Brrr! Putting on another sweater and warmer socks! Looks like we're getting RAIN! :shocked:

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:dhd:
 
RP-29 said:
That looks neat and the temps are probably comfortable, but it also looks like it would be way too populated for me. Personally, I'd rather be playing with my two border collies on my two acres of frozen countryside than perpetually navigating a sea self-absorbed assholes.
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supposed to be 35 here sunday night when we go. pool is heated to 82 and the front desk clerk says they are going to be dead that night so we should have the pool to ourselves.
 
huskers1217 said:
supposed to be 35 here sunday night when we go. pool is heated to 82 and the front desk clerk says they are going to be dead that night so we should have the pool to ourselves.
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Low of 7 in Dallas on Monday. Teens a few days. We lose power in the teens. So stupid these southern folk
 
SJ76 said:
Low of 7 in Dallas on Monday. Teens a few days. We lose power in the teens. So stupid these southern folk
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Wait, you lose power? I don't remember ever losing power in DFW for the cold. But I have my generators at the ready in case I need it.

Bonus: I have a buddies generator that I'm fixing because he left gas in it. That gives me three. :evil:
 
fordman84 said:
Wait, you lose power? I don't remember ever losing power in DFW for the cold. But I have my generators at the ready in case I need it.

Bonus: I have a buddies generator that I'm fixing because he left gas in it. That gives me three. :evil:
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A few years ago yeah. New Year’s Day it was 17 and lost power for 3 hours. Could be this area is growing around McKinney and the grid isn’t made for it?? No idea
 
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