Is the weather as bad as they say? Stay warm w/o power?

[tri again]

News is disturbing lately.
Frozen this n' that, power out?
Roads bad with more on the way?

Yeah, how do people stay warm without power?
My neighbor has a gas fireplace but it won't run without electricity.

Hope everyone is ok.

[84honda200s]

yea the weather around me has bin bad for a while and the temp has bin down near 0 for 2 weeks.. i cant get my quads to run let alone to start.. everything is froze and anything with a small engine flat out wont start.

[atc007]

GTG here, 12 below last night. It is January ! Still hoping for snow .....

[bkm]

45 right now, 8-12 inches tonight/tomorrow, and 1 for the high on monday.

[DasUberKraut]

It was -20 yesterday here in Eau Claire, WI. My Auto-X started and ran like a champ for a few romps.
Starting tonight. Temps are going to drop around -30 for a couple days with wind chills around -60.
Is also been 0 or below zero for 3 to 4 weeks around here. Extended forecast shows 30's for the next few weeks after the deep freeze.

[hublake]

We had 12 below on Christmas eve and it was 17 below the night of Jan 2. Haven't had it this cold in a few years. I can remember when I was a kid back in the 50s & 60s it wasn't unusual to have this cold weather in the winter. Snow hasn't been bad yet, have about average for this date. Can't wait for summer.

[hoosierlogger]

supposed to be -10* for the HIGH on Monday with a low of -17*. It will be colder in Mid western Indiana than in Barrow Alaska, the northern most city in the US.

[wisconsinite]

Yup, they say sunday's packer game might rival the ice bowl.

[trike savior]

Horribly cold here in Chicago last night and will be worse Monday. have about 12" on ground now and expecting 6-8" tonight. Been riding like crazy. Been able to take snowmobile on city streets because the plows cannot keep up, so side streets have 2-3" during storm. Was at my brothers one street from city of Chicago territory. there was a couple of guys out on snowmobiles on the roads and alleys. I have a Trike over there right now so we joined in.

I don't mind this bitter cold as long as it keeps snowing. I just hate it when its 0 and no snow. it = 0 fun

[fabiodriven]

It's been really cold here, down to zero for a couple of days. Got a pretty good snow storm and I'm gonna go toss the 4 Snows on the SX right now. Typical winter weather here.

[roostin atc]

It was 20 below here last night. I was on call for oil heat. I worked a full day Friday then through the night. I didn't get home till 4am. Twenty two our shift. It starts to get annoying wene calls come in wene you already have five on the list.

[ebaccm26]

On the news they were saying the weather conditions are going to be "life threatening" during the next couple days.... Not sure what that means, snowy and cold is pretty typical... Super bummed though, supposed to be getting over a foot of snow but I blew a head gasket in my sled a couple nights ago and I doubt the new gaskets will get here in time :(

[ColtonGG33]

So cold, yesterday was 0 degrees and -17 wind

[MNhondaguy]

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Our governor is a sally when it comes to weather. He closed almost all schools in the state for Monday yesterday. -20 with 20+ mph winds. Wind chills expected to be -60 or less. He also closed schools due to extreme heat this past fall. When I was in school 5-6 years ago we never had cancelations due to temp, just snowfall.

[Ghostv2]

I say bring it on, im loving it! The trikes still start so im happy.

[El Camexican]

On the news they were saying the weather conditions are going to be "life threatening" during the next couple days.... Not sure what that means:(
It will be below 40F on Monday. Down here those temps are life threatning, but in Canada we called it beach weather. It is hard to belive that people can die from those temps, but I guess if you live in a carton box it can happen.

[ebaccm26]

It will be below 40F on Monday. Down here those temps are life threatning, but in Canada we called it beach weather. It is hard to belive that people can die from those temps, but I guess if you live in a carton box it can happen.

It is indeed very hard to believe those temperatures could cause a problem, but I guess if people are not accustomed to it then it is what it is. I went to autozone and to get a haircut today and I wore shorts and a t-shirt :wondering I can't imagine anyone freezing to death indoors at only 40 degrees...

[El Camexican]

It is indeed very hard to believe those temperatures could cause a problem, but I guess if people are not accustomed to it then it is what it is. I went to autozone and to get a haircut today and I wore shorts and a t-shirt :wondering I can't imagine anyone freezing to death indoors at only 40 degrees...

Then again when the Mexicans hear of people dying up North at 110F in the summer they can't belive it. Go figure.

[czac]

It will be below 40F on Monday. Down here those temps are life threatning, but in Canada we called it beach weather. It is hard to belive that people can die from those temps, but I guess if you live in a carton box it can happen.

i'd just about kill for 40F right now... we've been down around zero now for a couple days and it really sucks!

[El Camexican]

i'd just about kill for 40F right now... we've been down around zero now for a couple days and it really sucks!

Yea it looks cold up there. My memories of extream cold are that 0 to -10C was nothing. -10 to -25 was cold and miserable and anthing colder that that was effin cold and there was no difference toi how we dressed or acted, we just bundled up and survived it. I hope ya'll get through this as best as you can.

[cochran]

We had legit -40 on TH. That's without windchill. The gov. called school off on Monday statewide. Apparently it is supposed to be -26 and -50+ including the windchill. This is the coldest stretch that I can remember. Seems like it has been like this since the first week of December.

[tri again]

Now they're saying minus 50F with wind on it's way for MN.
5 min to frostbite in those conditions.

People must have back up power or heat, at least, right?

[CRAZY70MAN]

-30 to -40 could be deadly if you fell outside and were unable to get up or get help. Working outside in the natural gas industry for 20 plus years gives me the upmost respect for those temps when they dip below 0. Its not so much your core temp but face,toes and fingers that are really vulnerable. Gonna be interseting and cold at work this week. I have 15 gallons of kerosene, wood for the fireplace, and plenty of gas in the vehicles and reserve in case. That 23,000 bto kerosene heater is the best thing I ever bought. Needs no power and heat my whole home for 12 hours plus on under 2 gallons, more if you keep it turned down. A great feeling when the power may be out! I still have wood for my fireplace too but that heater is way less work and mess. Got the generator full and ran it yesterday for a bit just in case. Would not take long for your pipes to freeze in -30 or -40 weather trust me, I see the damage of uninhabited homes daily. Better to over prep in this type of cold......especially when they have gave you fair warning. The main thing I guess is to just stay home or inside if you have no legitimate reason or emergency to go out in that type of cold:beer Oh ya....I have 2 30 packs of busch light also...........lol.....:lol:

[kb0nly]

Now they're saying minus 50F with wind on it's way for MN.
5 min to frostbite in those conditions.

People must have back up power or heat, at least, right?

Generators are pretty common, i have one and quite a few of my friends do also. Those who don't have gens usually have some source of heat that doesnt require power, wood, gas, propane buddy heaters, you name it. I have a generator as well as a couple of those propane buddy heaters that have the oxygen sensor on them so they can be used inside safely. If the power goes out i usually switch to gen, if its the middle of the night i will just run the heaters to keep the house temp up and worry about the gen in the morning if its still out. But either way its only been a minor inconvenience at most.

[BleedRed]

I burn wood with a big royal wood funrace but you still need to be abe to run the fan to keep it cool otherwise my house will burn down. So when the power goes out i backfeed the house wth a generator and keep the woodstove fan and fridge going and of course the tv lol. It is scary because if the power ever happened to go out for some odd reason when I'm not home the woodstove would not stay cool and possibly overheat and catch on fire.

[Thorpe]

We had legit -40 on TH. That's without windchill. The gov. called school off on Monday statewide. Apparently it is supposed to be -26 and -50+ including the windchill. This is the coldest stretch that I can remember. Seems like it has been like this since the first week of December.

Yeah... But we are making lots of ice!!!

[cochran]

Yeah... But we are making lots of ice!!!
You would be surprised. You guys have more ice than us up here. Red Lake only has maybe 15 inches and the area lakes in Bemidji only maybe 9-12. I was down in the cities over Christmas and people were driving on the lakes there and trucks were going through up here. We got two feet of snow the middle of December and pretty much halted the ice.

[yaegerb]

We got hit with a foot or more of snow in St. Louis. Suppose to be -2 here tomorrow. This is some of the worst winter weather I can remember in Missouri.

[robertc]

If this is another example of that global warming garbage, I can't wait to see what global cooling will feel like!

[czac]

Yea it looks cold up there. My memories of extream cold are that 0 to -10C was nothing. -10 to -25 was cold and miserable and anthing colder that that was effin cold and there was no difference toi how we dressed or acted, we just bundled up and survived it. I hope ya'll get through this as best as you can.


thanks... yeah, the wood stove is cranking and today wasnt as bad as it has been, i was able to woor on a couple closet doors out in the garage this afternoon, then it rained and the ground just froze over...lol so it was back inside to install some base molding that i had been neglecting since the summer....lol

[El Camexican]

Maybe this will help you guys pass the time till summer. We are expecting 30F Monday night. Anyone want to come help me pick oranges tomorrow?
183727

[Caminofeld]

Freezing rain tonight in Glen Rock. Turned into my driveway at about 2 mph and slid right off, down a 75 ft steep embankment, and into a stream. The ice was so bad I literally could not walk back up the driveway. Currently awaiting a tow truck. Standby for pics soon.

[ebaccm26]

Freezing rain tonight in Glen Rock. Turned into my driveway at about 2 mph and slid right off, down a 75 ft steep embankment, and into a stream. The ice was so bad I literally could not walk back up the driveway. Currently awaiting a tow truck. Standby for pics soon.

Jeez! Hope you are ok...

[MRSOUND]

Freezing rain tonight in Glen Rock. Turned into my driveway at about 2 mph and slid right off, down a 75 ft steep embankment, and into a stream. The ice was so bad I literally could not walk back up the driveway. Currently awaiting a tow truck. Standby for pics soon.
Yep quite the slippery mess in our parts. Not worth driving unless you have to. It's very deceiving.

[El Camexican]

Freezing rain tonight in Glen Rock. Turned into my driveway at about 2 mph and slid right off, down a 75 ft steep embankment, and into a stream. The ice was so bad I literally could not walk back up the driveway. Currently awaiting a tow truck. Standby for pics soon.

Please post pics! :pics:(glad to see you can still type!)

[czac]

Its been stupid cold out, i keep telling myself that in three months it will be march and it will begin to warm up again.
Im soooo looking forward to those sweltering days when i can lay in my hammock and just relax in the shade with my dogs!

[MRSOUND]

Still pouring here and......freezing! If you ever been to Glen Rock you would also know that Camo is probably not exaggerating about the drop. It is down in a valley and not for the light hearted driver during this kind of weather. Except for about a mile through the center of town it's mostly all up and down streets.

[Dirtweed]

Nothing too far out of normal for us out here in Western NY. Might be a little colder for a day or two, but manageable.

I've been out in Morris MN back in the early 2000s and it was brutally cold. I think the high for the two days there was
-26 and the low was -35. The darned windchill was -75 according to the news as it was very windy that week, but I
learned my respect for the cold and winter that week in MN even though I grew up north of Buffalo.

[tri again]

You would be surprised. You guys have more ice than us up here. Red Lake only has maybe 15 inches and the area lakes in Bemidji only maybe 9-12. I was down in the cities over Christmas and people were driving on the lakes there and trucks were going through up here. We got two feet of snow the middle of December and pretty much halted the ice.


I truly hope this is not offensive and I do Not mean to trivialize the heartache and hardship going on right now but really feel a need to
make people laugh with our 2 feet of snow.

Hope everyone is ok and looking fwd ti hearing more about how people stay warm without power.

[tri again]

Maybe this will help you guys pass the time till summer. We are expecting 30F Monday night. Anyone want to come help me pick oranges tomorrow?
183727

I'd Love to pick fruit right now.
Hey, is that pic from the ad campaigne that says
"change your latitude"?

And all the fabulous babes on the beach are wearing snowsuits, right?

Thanks mang, I needed that.

Just found my pix of Tulum and Chitzen Itza and Playa del Carmen.

They call Tulum Ruinas de archialogica but it's not that ruined and I bet between all of us, we could fix it up...and have a 3 day concert.
Peace and love, ya know.
We can call it woodstock del sur.

[tri again]

This pic is from last year but indicative of the sand diego winter blues
storm damage.

[slashfan7964]

Expecting 3 feet of snow and windchills of over -60* F.

[Scootertrash]

Nothing too far out of normal for us out here in Western NY. Might be a little colder for a day or two, but manageable.

I've been out in Morris MN back in the early 2000s and it was brutally cold. I think the high for the two days there was
-26 and the low was -35. The darned windchill was -75 according to the news as it was very windy that week, but I
learned my respect for the cold and winter that week in MN even though I grew up north of Buffalo.

Come on back!! -23 right now with a high of -18 today, -40 to -60 windchills possible

[CRAZY70MAN]

Maybe this will help you guys pass the time till summer. We are expecting 30F Monday night. Anyone want to come help me pick oranges tomorrow?
183727

That is so wrong in so many ways:lol::lol:.......what a kick in the nuts:lol:

[czac]

went to bed last night, it was an icy,frozen wonderland outside, ice all over the place, woke up this AM it was Pouring, snows almost all gone, warm out and the thickest, nastiest fog I have ever had the pleasure to drive in! lol And they say it will be below 0 again tomorrow! WTF is going on?

[El Camexican]

I truly hope this is not offensive and I do Not mean to trivialize the heartache and hardship going on right now but really feel a need to
make people laugh with our 2 feet of snow.


It is only offensive to those of use suffereing from cerebroatrophic hyperammonemia, but we'll let it slide this time.

PS. that picture is freakin hilarious.

[czac]

It is only offensive to those of use suffereing from cerebroatrophic hyperammonemia, but we'll let it slide this time.

PS. that picture is freakin hilarious.

Hey, cerebroatrophic hyperammonemia is a serious condition... lots of people suffer with it daily. Look it up, its in the Obama care booklet next to Liberalwoosidiss Areamongus and Ahhmatellin-onayouidis and The Wereafraidus-ovayourgunus Virus!

[Caminofeld]

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So I was making the inverted hairpin turn into my driveway when my truck lost all traction and slid off the side. I initially tried to steer out of it, but the truck went up on 2 wheels and began to flip. I countersteered out to save what I could, got all 4 tires back on the ground, and "gently" guided he into the stream. With lots of digging, I almost was able to drive it out, but the dirt had turned to mud under the tires because of the stream and I literally had dug my own hole...

So after 2 hours of digging, being up to my knees in mud, and being freezing rained on I finally relented and called a tow truck. I must admit I felt a little less embarassed after watching the driver slip at the top of he driveway and literally slide to the bottom, flailing his arms and legs and screaming in terror:lol:

After some more digging, we were able to winch the truck back up the way it came in and surprisingly the truck was fine. Not bad for a $1000 beater from 1987.

[atc300r]

I got up this morning to pouring rain 48 degrees forecast tonite 3 degrees. Typical winter here. I worked on my truck in below 0 weather last week I dressed for the cold. My back ached for three days from laying on the cold ground.

[CRAZY70MAN]

0 degrees here with wind chills of -18!!! It is my day off and I took my truck into the polebarn and put it on the trickle charger for a little extra assurance to go to work in the morning. I went to get the mail...........my lord it has been a while since I have felt that wind like that. I get hammering west wind on a giant hill at my place. I got a little experiment going with a purple solo cup with water to see how long it takes to freeze solid......lol.... 54 minutes and the full cup was a pretty solid block............

[trike savior]

I hate you all......... (joking) it was almost -20 here in Chicago this morning. coldest here in 20 years. Just going outside sucks. 2 minutes on my 125 in the yard with the dog and I was done. For those of you who live in places where this happens more often...more power to ya.

[rg97]

It was 45 at midnight and I woke up to heavy snow and 19 degrees. Now at 1:49 pm and it is 7 with a wind chill of -24. Tonight it is supposed to be -10 with a -37 chill. 45 to -37 in one day, is that some sort of record?
Ps... my dad and I are going tent camping tonight. We like to see how low we can go

[czac]

So I was making the inverted hairpin turn into my driveway when my truck lost all traction and slid off the side. I initially tried to steer out of it, but the truck went up on 2 wheels and began to flip. I countersteered out to save what I could, got all 4 tires back on the ground, and "gently" guided he into the stream. With lots of digging, I almost was able to drive it out, but the dirt had turned to mud under the tires because of the stream and I literally had dug my own hole...

So after 2 hours of digging, being up to my knees in mud, and being freezing rained on I finally relented and called a tow truck. I must admit I felt a little less embarassed after watching the driver slip at the top of he driveway and literally slide to the bottom, flailing his arms and legs and screaming in terror:lol:

After some more digging, we were able to winch the truck back up the way it came in and surprisingly the truck was fine. Not bad for a $1000 beater from 1987.

Dayum!! Good thing you didn't roll her down the hill, you may have ended up side down in the water!
That's gotta put a nice cap on the end of a sunday, just what youd want to do...

[threewheelin-feelin]

its going to be around -5 here tonight and tomorrow night with wind chill. thats rare here in south east VA. no snow yet:( we have a wood stove in our house if the power goes out and if we want to run the blower on it ive got a 9000watt generator to plug into

[Caminofeld]

Dayum!! Good thing you didn't roll her down the hill, you may have ended up side down in the water!
That's gotta put a nice cap on the end of a sunday, just what youd want to do...

Yeah, a rollover would have been very bad...especially considering that in my infinite wisdom I unbuckled before turning into the driveway. I'm reaching a point in my life where I think it would be prudent for me just to wear a helmet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...

[czac]

Yeah, a rollover would have been very bad...especially considering that in my infinite wisdom I unbuckled before turning into the driveway.

lol I do that too and one time we pulled into a parking lot and I was unbuckling the seat belt and my wife says, "What are going to do, Jump out?" lol

[cochran]

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Our governor is a sally when it comes to weather. He closed almost all schools in the state for Monday yesterday. -20 with 20+ mph winds. Wind chills expected to be -60 or less. He also closed schools due to extreme heat this past fall. When I was in school 5-6 years ago we never had cancelations due to temp, just snowfall.
The biggest issue is the buses won't start when it is -25 or colder. Also kids that have to wait outside for the bus are in danger of getting frostbite within minutes. Today he let the individual school districts make the call to cancel school or not. Yesterday he called it off statewide. It was a smart call.

[fabiodriven]

It was almost 60 yesterday and raining hard. I went with my buddy to PA to pick up a KTM 525XC quad and it was about 20 and even worse with the wind chill. Got up this morning back in Mass and it's about zero now, it's cold.

[rdlsz24]

No school here the last 2 days because of subzero temps even without factoring in wind chill. Yesterday was supposed to be the first day back from holiday break. My phone says -6 right now

Rob

[czac]

It was almost 60 yesterday and raining hard. I went with my buddy to PA to pick up a KTM 525XC quad and it was about 20 and even worse with the wind chill. Got up this morning back in Mass and it's about zero now, it's cold.

Oh yeah.. same here. I actually decided NOT to go to the Pats game this sat night because Im so tired of being cold! lol