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#21 ·
I do have respect for those of you that endure those temps. year after year. I could get into ice fishing and maybe a little snow mobiling, other than that I'll pass. every place has it's ups and downs no matter where you are.
 
#22 ·
Royce,

I dearly love MO, but the older I get, the less I like the hot, damp summers and cold damp winters!!

BUT take them away, and we lose the change in color of our woods and such that is so great as the seasons change.

pdq67
 
#27 ·
Friday morning I filled my car with gas before heading to work and I asked what the temp was.They told me it was exactly -30 F:eek: I think Fridays high was maybe -5 at the most.Im not even gonna start talking about the wind chill:rolleyes:
 
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#28 ·
North Dakota is really bad for wind chill since the fricken wind never stops blowing!!! I was stationed at Mindrot (Minot AFB) back in the late 80's-early 90's and it was the only time I ever saw -100 below with the wind chill. It was so cold that exposed skin would start freezing the moment you went outside. I'll never forget it. My truck refused to ever engage the starter. Poor truck.
 
#29 ·
Yep,I live just 50 miles west of Minot,I was there just this morning doing a little shopping with the family.I picked up a set of Hoppy headlight aimers at a pawn shop for 40 bucks:thumbsup:
 
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#31 ·
why is it that when it gets cold here- and 30 degrees is NOT cold. -30 IS cold- it never makes the news, unless International Falls, Mn, sets a new record for coldest place in the US or whatever.
but, when the same cold air moves over the east coast, suddently it's a national tragedy.
power lines go down, people die, and they talk to people on the street that "can't believe it happened here", even tho it happens a few times a year...
what i want to know is WHY do they not make everything in the New England states as weather hardy as we make them here? it is an extremely rare event for cold weather or even massive amounts of snow to cause problems any more serious than kids getting a day off of school around here...
are us "fly over state" residents just a more hardy and logical people than the people out east?
 
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#32 ·
novaderrik, maybe we are more 'hardy' here in the upper midwest. But I think it's more that the cold/snow months are a big part of our culture, we EXPECT the cold snaps and heavy snow, many of us look forward to it and are sad if it's warm in the winter months, so it's not a 'crisis' as in other parts of the country...for example we have winter outdoor 'events', ice scuplture, ice fishing contests, yes even the polar bear club down 'south' in Milwaukee. We give each other birthday presents like jumper cables and ice scrapers, even if our birthday is in July, and no one thinks it's odd...
We also get a lot of warning if bad weather is coming...local tv stations get incredibly excited, the weatherman says over and over that 'exposed skin will freeze outside in ___ minutes'...


Terry M.
 
#33 ·
I know for us here in the Rochester NY area it seemed to be big news because we had 70 mph winds when the cold blew in. Actually 77mph recorded at the ariport here. Tens of thousands without power and some still without it after 2 days. Beyond that it was just really cold, which in February isnt really news for us either. And yes, you guys probably are more hardy...i cant stand these temps for very long or i go crazy.
 
#35 ·
Are humans supposed to live in places like that? I don't know about the more "hardy" part. I think your brains are frozen, so you just think it's ok. By the time your brains thaw out, it time for winter again. LOL

I doubt I could do it, so I do give you guys respect for that. 30 is not cold? I think you forgot to add "to you" 30 is VERY cold to some of us.
 
#36 ·
JimM said:
68 yesterday, 15 right now....
And Jeff, I'm not even gonna click on your beachcam pics.
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Exact same thing came to my mind Jim. I know how Jeff is. LOL

Northern Cal. this morning, 13 here at the house warming up to a balmy 25 by afternoon. Gee, might be able to put on my shorts by lunch, can't wait. LOL
 
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I worked in the shop most of the day yesterday (Sat.)and watched the temp.drop all day.We went in to Boston last night to hear some music (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals,from Vermont).I didn't wear a coat because it's a pain once you get inside,carrying it around all night.When we came out around 12:30 it was 11* with a strong wind.It was a long walk back to the car! It's 26* now on Sunday afternoon,not too bad.
 
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