Foo - Cold weather rant thread

OK, I'm officially sick of winter. I'm looking at the weather data, and there have only been 2 days in the past two weeks where our temperature was above normal.

To add insult to injury, here's the forecast (normal high today is 48 degrees):

Today: Hi 36°F

Tomorrow: Hi 34°F (Wintry Mix)

Friday: Hi 40°F

Saturday: Hi 34°F

Sunday: Hi 32°F

Monday: Hi 32°F

Tuesday: Hi 25°F

#%$$@$# 25??? Arghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all.

yeah, you guys in the south are just as cold as we are up here.

i kinda got too used to that warm spell we had for a couple straight months. now, a "normal" winter temperature really feels cold to me.

I am officially Sick of Winter

Low this morning 4℉, 18℉ right now and that's the high!

Windchill -15℉

I want SPRING!

Babies!!!:D

Kidding, Why don't you take a look at Colorado. We have had 7 WEEKS of straight SNOW. Yep that white stuff and to top it off its not just like an inch here or there it started out in FEET of Snow.

I think on tv the other night in my area, I live west of Denver we have had like 80 inches of snow since December.:mad:

Yes, undoubtedly it feels worse because we were "spoiled" with warmer weather in December and early January.

Having it cold this many days in a row is part of what is getting to me. Usually, we have some warmer breaks mixed in every three to five days.

I can't wait until spring and summer get here and I can get back on my bike. But I am having fun snowboarding, so the winter isn't too bad this year.

Time to rejoice! Today I experienced three unambiguous signs of Spring:

1.] The male cardinal flipped over to his Spring song. . .goes, "I'm in love, but I don't know who with, yet.",

2.] The skunks have emerged from hibernation; they're the first out, and

3.] The Burpee's Seed catalogue arrived.

Where's my Speedo?

If I wanted to be a freaking Eskimo, maybe then I'd move to Colorado. :p

Luckily, we've only had a trace of snow once or twice this winter--nothing that affected the roads. Good thing, because it only takes an inch of snow to throw the city into chaos.

I can handle the cold fingers, cold face, cold knees, cold feet. A little bit of winter rain won't kill me. Wind only makes you stronger. I kinda fear the ice, but that's not why I avoid biking/running outside in the winter. It's the crotch sweat that does me in. I can't stand it. Either running or biking, it seems that all the sweat running off my body pools on my scrotum and then freezes. This is bad. It makes me sad.

Highs for next 5 days:

26
31
18
22
25

Time to rejoice! Today I experienced three unambiguous signs of Spring:

1.] The male cardinal flipped over to his Spring song. . .goes, "I'm in love, but I don't know who with, yet.",

2.] The skunks have emerged from hibernation; they're the first out, and

3.] The Burpee's Seed catalogue arrived.

Where's my Speedo?
Except for that last comment, I'd have sworn that Farley Mowat had just posted! :eek:

Except for that last comment, I'd have sworn that Farley Mowat had just posted! :eek:
You read Farley?:eek:

I love his stuff! Especially his maundering on birds!;)

OK, I'm officially sick of winter. I'm looking at the weather data, and there have only been 2 days in the past two weeks where our temperature was above normal.

To add insult to injury, here's the forecast (normal high today is 48 degrees):

Today: Hi 36°F

Tomorrow: Hi 34°F (Wintry Mix)

Friday: Hi 40°F

Saturday: Hi 34°F

Sunday: Hi 32°F

Monday: Hi 32°F

Tuesday: Hi 25°F

#%$$@$# 25??? Arghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all.
That's pretty much our forecast here in Charlotte, too, though perhaps a degree warmer for any given day. Who's sending us this shiat? I think it's coming out of the Rockies! :mad:


:p

If I wanted to be a freaking Eskimo, maybe then I'd move to Colorado. :p

Luckily, we've only had a trace of snow once or twice this winter--nothing that affected the roads. Good thing, because it only takes an inch of snow to throw the city into chaos.


:lol:

Yeah normally we don't have this huge amount of snow but this year is different.

I so SOOO badly want to ride my bike though :)

I actually like this latest batch of winter. I dig snow. It's ice/snow or ice/ice that I don't so much dig, dig?

days are getting longer though....yippee

with the new daylight savings time thing though we won't see as much daylight on our morning commutes anymore. :(

I actually like this latest batch of winter. I dig snow. It's ice/snow or ice/ice that I don't so much dig, dig?

I actually like all of that. It's just the pure bitter cold grayness that I hate. Snow and ice at least makes it interesting.

I guess part of it is being spoiled by the past couple winters. Both of which I only missed a couple weekends of riding due to weather. Most days were vest/thin tights/light gloves weather. This year is different. Right now I'm looking out my window at ice falling from the sky and it's 24. That's pretty much the forecast for the next two days. Then it gets colder for the weekend. Very nasty for Oklahoma. And it's the third mwinter storm of the season. At least two more than usual.

Come on, crtreedude. Chime in with some gorgeous pics of your lovely envirnoment. :)

Yeah, crtreedude can bust up this misery fest with some tropical green.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=ICT&map.x=124&map.y=63

Yeah, the morning rides have been rough lately. This morning I got in 20 miles of riding in blinding snow. It stung the face and was a real effort. Oh well the odds are improving that I will live to ride in shorts again some day. Although that is a long way off. :mad:

I can't believe how warm 20 degrees feels. I actually smile in the morning when i see any temp over 20 degrees on the thermometer.

My local commuting forecast:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Peninsula&state=OH&site=CLE

If it weren't for winter, we wouldn't appreciate summer. ;)

You guys are whiners. This Saturday night, it is supposed to be -35 C(-31 F) without any windchill. Typical days without windchill here in winter are -4 to -25 F.

OK, so you win the 'who's frozen pecker is bigger' award. Johnny, tell him what prizes we have for him! ;)

I am officially Sick of Winter

Low this morning 4℉, 18℉ right now and that's the high!

Windchill -15℉

I want SPRING!
Tom!!!!!!!!!!! you look like a mafia hit man!
hey talking about this where is ritesdad?

OK, so you win the 'who's frozen pecker is bigger' award. Johnny, tell him what prizes we have for him! ;)
Why, certainly, Chipcom. Nodnerb has won a beautifully-woven 90% wool, 10% spandex PeckerPocket.

Why, certainly, Chipcom. Nodnerb has won a beautifully-woven 90% wool, 10% spandex PeckerPocket.
that botto's mitten, that's gonna cost you, he's been looking for this everywhere:p

Do they come any bigger? :(

wtf?

Do they come any bigger? :(
I like you.

wink wink nudge nudge say no more!

wink wink nudge nudge say no more!
:lol: it was hard to post this with a straight face! ( you're a good sport:p )
but jokes aside, I mean how much bigger of a fit are you exactly looking for?:p

that botto's mitten, that's gonna cost you, he's been looking for this everywhere:p
Yikes! Then I'm glad Nodnerb has it now! <slinking off quietly to another thread, snickering>

http://images.overstock.com/f/102/3117/8h/www.overstock.com/images/products/3/L979751.jpg

http://images.overstock.com/f/102/3117/8h/www.overstock.com/images/products/3/L979751.jpg
16 cm?! Is that all? That must be after riding in 20F weather with a strong headwind. :rolleyes:

THat was supposed to be an image of a yardstick. I suck at teh internets. :(

OK, so you win the 'who's frozen pecker is bigger' award. Johnny, tell him what prizes we have for him! ;)

WOW. I WON I WON!!! You guys are great. I don't even have a speech prepared.
I'd also like to point out that he said "bigger". It feels kind of gay to be flattered.......not that there's anything wrong with being gay. But I'm not though.....gay that is. Which I'm not.

Good thing you didn't come in second place...

http://pic.aebn.net/Stream/Movie/Boxcovers/a10797_160w.jpg

Good thing you didn't come in second place...

http://pic.aebn.net/Stream/Movie/Boxcovers/a10797_160w.jpg

Wow, you look young on that cover. ;p

Wow, you look young on that cover. ;p

Look at my avatar...now the leather is my face! :eek:

EVERYONE PANIC!!!!

As of 11:15 pm, I haven't seen one flake of snow fall, yet here is the local school status (http://www.wbir.com/weather/severe_weather/cancellations_closings/default.aspx) for tomorrow:

Anderson County Closed
Apostolic Chris/Knox. Closed
Berean Christian Closed
Blount County Closed
Christian Acad./Knoxville Closed
Claiborne County Closed
Clinton City Schools Closed
Cross Creek Christian Closed
Crossroads Christian Acad. Closed
Doris A. Walker Academy Closed
Fentress County Closed
Grainger County Closed
Greenway School Closed
Hancock County Closed
Hawkins County Opening 2 hours late
King's Academy Closed
Knox County Closed
Knox Head Start Part Day Closed
Kodak Christian Academy Closed
Laurel High School Closed
Lenoir City Closed
Loudon Co Closed All Week Due to Illness
McMinn County Closed
Meigs County Closed
Morgan County Closed
Sevier County Closed
Tri-State Christian Acad. Closed
Union County Closed
West End Academy Closed

EVERYONE PANIC!!!!

As of 11:15 pm, I haven't seen one flake of snow fall, yet here is the local school status (http://www.wbir.com/weather/severe_weather/cancellations_closings/default.aspx) for tomorrow:


Loudon Co Closed All Week Due to Illness

This is the one that would have me in a panic. WTF?! Bubonic plague? :eek:

We probably have the same kind of preemptive closings here, though I missed tonight's news.

Well it is snowing this morning

If it weren't for winter, we wouldn't appreciate summer. ;)Yes I would. I promise.

I'm posting amidst winter's fury. When I woke up this morning, about 30% of the grass had visible snow cover. I thought about taking a picture, but held off because the forecast was for 1-4 inches. So much for that idea, as most of it has now melted.

But so long as it is wet and cold, the region will continue to be in near-state-of-emergency mode.

There are unconfirmed reports of bread and milk riots at nearby gas stations. Developing . . . .