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.

 

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. Body heat and bourbon...I knew there was a reason to go down south.

 

I thought I told you not to tell anyone about that, jsun. You assured me that your fee included a confidentiality clause. That's the last time I trust anyone with surgically attached fangs.

 

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.

 

It was only -32F this morning,and the gentle breeze only made it feel like -41F,and the sun is shining

 

Oh my god, I hope you stocked up on bourbon this season. What would possess a person to think that kind of weather is SURVIVABLE?!

 

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
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

 

The only place I think the weather might be worse is HELL. Pass the rum, I'm cold just thinking about it.

 

I find the "ding" immensely amusing. (...which probably says alot.)

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 ). 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

 

Nope...can't feel sorry for ya

Vodka and a heated garage dude

 

 

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

 

Nothing like having a rum or two,or bourbons,then going out and watching the lights dance in the sky

 

Anyone know why my doors won't open

 

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.

 

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



My butt cheeks were quite unhappy.

 

that's why God invented bum warmers!

 

Haf, if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times... your hands are NOT bum warmers so cut it out.

 

Come on,he meant heated seats,right Haf
Now spoon,that little bit of white stuff was not so bad was it
Next we get you spending the night in a igloo,just remember the yellow snow really stands out,so you have to GO outside

 

Had to do the midnight run to CircleK on Christmas Eve (Santa forgot batteries ). 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!!

 

Churchill? Yellowknife? Resolute Bay? Jimbo

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

 

Well yeah I,m nuts,has nothing to do with the weather:razz :

 

I have seen -80F with the windchill,NOW that was not very nice