thelerner Posted January 5, 2014 The high for this Monday is -10 degrees. Thats not windchill, not the low, its the high. The schools have autocalled telling us they'll be closed on account of cold - Wimps. In my day we were happy if it got up to above -10. We were tough, walking 10 miles to school, up hill both ways, often facing life or death battles with pulverizing polar bears, willy walruses and crazed killer caribou. Â Any fun experiments we could do? Maybe fill a glass with water, toss it up and see if it freezes before hitting the ground? Â I remember one time when it was this cold, an ice geyser formed by the shores of lake Michigan. The lake was iced over for about 50 yards, waves moved under the ice and explode/spashed out of frozen geyser. It was an amazing effect, I've only seen it that one time. If you got too close you'd be splashed, but you wouldn't get wet because the water froze on your coat very quickly. Â Â 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 5, 2014 That's really cold, you should all move to canada where it's a balmy 41F here right now . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted January 5, 2014 42 here at the moment. Will be below zero by tomorrow night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 5, 2014 Hehehe. It got up to 81 degrees here today. (Supposed to have a low of 25 degrees Tuesday morning though.) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 5, 2014 42 here at the moment. Will be below zero by tomorrow night. Â if that's below zero F you are scaring me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted January 5, 2014 if that's below zero F you are scaring me! Â Yep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted January 5, 2014 saw it snow once in San Diego (near Balboa park) but that was in the 1960's, didn't last long though because the hippies were so hot... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
i am Posted January 5, 2014 I'm glad we didn't get the worst of this storm. 5 degrees F for the high here today. Back to the 30s tomorrow. Â The first winter I moved here, we had seven days straight of lows in the -30s F and highs around -15F. Started getting little pockets of frost on my inside walls... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted January 6, 2014 I remember hearing my pee fall as ice while using my dad's buddy's outhouse on a winter fishing trip to the cabin. I remember my nose and eyelids freezing shut while waiting for the bus to school many mornings. I remember breaking a tooth on a candy bar that flash froze on the way home from the corner store, it was a Charleston Chew... I remember my best friend nearly dying the night he tried to get home with -75 windchill and blew a tire. I remember moving to Southern California where... Â Today it's 75 here and my son, that same best friend and I just left the gaming store, in our t-shirts and sunglasses... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 6, 2014 I remember hearing my pee fall as ice while using my dad's buddy's outhouse on a winter fishing trip to the cabin. I remember my nose and eyelids freezing shut while waiting for the bus to school many mornings. I remember breaking a tooth on a candy bar that flash froze on the way home from the corner store, it was a Charleston Chew... I remember my best friend nearly dying the night he tried to get home with -75 windchill and blew a tire. I remember moving to Southern California where... Â Today it's 75 here and my son, that same best friend and I just left the gaming store, in our t-shirts and sunglasses... Â *looks at your location* did you move or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zanshin Posted January 6, 2014 Get a jar of kids soap bubbles, go outside and blow bubbles in the cold. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted January 6, 2014 42 here at the moment. Will be below zero by tomorrow night. Wow it's 42c here Last year for Australia was the hottest average temperatures since they started keeping records 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted January 6, 2014 *looks at your location* did you move or something? I grew up in Minnesota, moved to NYC for seven years and have spent the last 14 years in Cali... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 6, 2014 I've been to MN, ice skating on the frozen lake was fun . Wouldn't want to live there though . I can see why you moved! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeran Posted January 6, 2014 Love that it's a comfortable 23*Celsius here, this summer has been amazing for temperature. The icing on the cake is the non-stop whining from friends back in Brisbane about practically melting in the 44+ heat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 6, 2014 I'm happy to hear about some people who live in Brisbane melting in the heat... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted January 6, 2014 I'm happy to hear about some people who live in Brisbane melting in the heat... I'm not That's the capital city of my state man  and we have more members from Brisbane than just mo pai scammers 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 6, 2014 Hopefully it doesn't last to long then... Â It's really strange hearing about people finding it to hot right now, as I'm pretty sure there will be frost on the ground for my walk to the gym (that I'm putting off lol). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zanshin Posted January 6, 2014 Toss a pot of boiling water up into the air outside (for people in cold area ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 6, 2014 for those who are in some pretty cold climates right now  1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted January 6, 2014 We've dropped about 25F in the last 12 hours and will drop about that much more in the next 12. Wind has started to blow, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 6, 2014 That thing I said about wanting to visit such a pretty area after you posted photos? Uhm... not so much anymore LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 6, 2014 How do y'all practice Bagua outdoors in temperatures like that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted January 6, 2014 That thing I said about wanting to visit such a pretty area after you posted photos? Uhm... not so much anymore LOL. We had highs in the 40s & 50s last week and we'll be back to near-60 by Sunday. Our average high/low for this week is about 47/24. Â http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Black+Mountain+NC+28711:4:US 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted January 6, 2014 It got up to 67 degrees right before the front came in. It is now 55 degrees. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
