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Season's First Below Freezing "DING!"
Houston reached the Artic temperature of 32 degrees this morning, causing my MINI to make that not-often heard "DING"... translation: you butt cheeks are about to stick to the leatherette. Methinks the river might freeze over and in that case I'll take the van out and do a little ice fishing, eskimo style. My mind cannot comprehend any place on earth being this cold or- gasp!- COLDER, and God help those of you who live in humping CANADA (aka lot15- YOU ARE NOT HUMAN, MAN!)
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Hummmm. I'm not in Canada, but I only hear the ding about twice a year as well. Once on the way down past 37, and again about 4 months later on the way back up to 38. :lol: Body heat and bourbon...I knew there was a reason to go down south.
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Originally Posted by jsun
...I knew there was a reason to go down south.
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Alas, my MINI does not 'ding' for the freeze warning nor for low fuel. It's up to me to know when I am about to be stranded or slide off the road. :lol:
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Originally Posted by spoonleg
. My mind cannot comprehend any place on earth being this cold or- gasp!- COLDER, and God help those of you who live in humping CANADA (aka lot15- YOU ARE NOT HUMAN, MAN!)Someone pass the bourbon and body heat.
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Originally Posted by lot15
It was only -32F this morning,and the gentle breeze only made it feel like -41F,and the sun is shining:wink::razz::thumbsup:
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I don't like bourbon,but I do have some rum on hand.And I have more room in the fridge as I can just keep beer next to the back door and it keeps it cool.
I know I should fix the weather stripping,but now it is to frosty outside to do that:roll: One of the ways to SURVIVE here is to watch the weather channel and look for places that are colder,then you know it could be worse:razz: :cool: |
The only place I think the weather might be worse is HELL. Pass the rum, I'm cold just thinking about it.
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I find the "ding" immensely amusing. (...which probably says alot.:sly:)
The high temp in D/FW today was officially 32, but I went and hand-washed my MINI anyway (...and it looks humpin' awesome, btw:thumbsup: ). Once your hands go numb its really no problem. I kinda warmed up somehow after awhile, but was careful not to fall asleep just in case. |
The problem with hand washing in the temps around here is getting the ice out of the bucket to rub on the car:roll::sly::razz:
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Originally Posted by spoonleg
Houston reached the Artic temperature of 32 degrees this morning, causing my MINI to make that not-often heard "DING"... translation: you butt cheeks are about to stick to the leatherette. Methinks the river might freeze over and in that case I'll take the van out and do a little ice fishing, eskimo style. My mind cannot comprehend any place on earth being this cold or- gasp!- COLDER, and God help those of you who live in humping CANADA (aka lot15- YOU ARE NOT HUMAN, MAN!)
Someone pass the bourbon and body heat. https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...all_winter.jpg Vodka and a heated garage dude :thumbsup: |
Originally Posted by lot15
The problem with hand washing in the temps around here is getting the ice out of the bucket to rub on the car:roll::sly::razz:
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I got my frozen butt cheeks handed to me on Monday when I landed at Baltimore....-10 wind chill...bloody awful! back home now in my 65/70 degree sunshine :) :cool:
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Nothing like having a rum or two,or bourbons,then going out and watching the lights dance in the skyhttps://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/...108AbNmrNy0at5
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Anyone know why my doors won't open:eek::eek2::razz:
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I hear you. It snowed today for the first time here in 17 years. I have only heard the ding once b/c I usually have the radio on.
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It's official: HELL FROZE OVER THIS CHRISTMAS EVE!! (by "hell" I mean Houston and by "froze over" I mean got really, really cold and by 'Christmas Eve" I mean December 24th)
And my MINI had her first snow experience https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...7mini_snow.jpg My butt cheeks were quite unhappy. |
that's why God invented bum warmers!
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Haf, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... your hands are NOT bum warmers so cut it out. :lol:
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Originally Posted by spoonleg
Haf, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... your hands are NOT bum warmers so cut it out. :lol:
Now spoon,that little bit of white stuff was not so bad was it:wink: Next we get you spending the night in a igloo,just remember the yellow snow really stands out,so you have to GO outside:lol::eek2::eek2::thumbsup: :cool: |
Had to do the midnight run to CircleK on Christmas Eve (Santa forgot batteries :eek2: ). Coming home I hear this ding, ding, ding and the outside temp starts flashing. I almost had a heart attack. It's Phoenix, for crying out loud!!
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Originally Posted by lot15
One of the ways to SURVIVE here is to watch the weather channel and look for places that are colder,then you know it could be worse:razz::cool:
PS I have faced -62F still temps in Wyoming USA before, not very nice |
I think lot15, and everyone else that lives in Manitoba must be insane. I live on the southern edge of Minnesota, which has got to be ~300 miles south of the Canadian border, and I think it's so ridiculously cold here I can't stand it! I don't ever want to go anywhere north of the Twin Cities again :razz:
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Well yeah I,m nuts,has nothing to do with the weather:wink::lol::lol::lol::lol::wink::wink::razz ::razz::razz:
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Originally Posted by sequence
Churchill? Yellowknife? Resolute Bay? :lol: Jimbo
PS I have faced -62F still temps in Wyoming USA before, not very nice :cool: |
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