Moderators dtel Posted December 8, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well for most of the country anyway, guess it's that time of the year. http://mashable.com/2016/12/07/polar-vortex-arctic-blast-to-hit-us/#K2qpOIh8SmqK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Are you bragging dtel, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Yay...about time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 8, 2016 Author Moderators Share Posted December 8, 2016 1 hour ago, derrickdj1 said: Are you bragging dtel, lol. No way, just hoping we don't see anything really cold here. I know many here who live North are use to cold that would panic people here so it's just a little inconvenience for them. I will be the first to say most people up North are tougher than me obviously. Hey I only own 2 pair of long pants, jeans, except for dress pants, everything else is shorts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 went to a wedding this summer and my brother was there too. he said that was the first time he’d worn long pants in nearly a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 20 degrees here in NW Indiana today, more for the weekend..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 As long as I'm dressed for it, I prefer -30F to plus 110F. It probably depends on what you are used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Wolfbane said: As long as I'm dressed for it, I prefer -30F to plus 110F. It probably depends on what you are used to. How do you get the car dressed for it? JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfbane Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 2 hours ago, JJkizak said: How do you get the car dressed for it? JJK By putting my cars to bed in the garage for the winter and driving the SUV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 When I was in Thule, Greenland the mechanics had to put a plywood board in front of the pickup truck radiator to let the engine heat up, kerosene in the radiator instead of glycol, battery heater, head heater, tranny fluid in the differentials, chains on all four wheels with 4 wheel drive, and those plastic window inserts that stick on the inside of windows because the defroster was useless. In addition the vehicle would idle all night long while you slept or you wouldn't be able to start it in the morning. Then as the vehicle would take off in the morning with four wheel drive and chains one front wheel and one rear wheel would skid for a quarter mile before it would break loose because the grease was frozen in the bearings. Many drivers would go 60 mph down gravel roads with chains and when the chains broke they would leave shrapnel holes in the fenders causing excessive fender replacement and Air Force consternation. Exciting times they were. JJK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 14 hours ago, jimjimbo said: 20 degrees here in NW Indiana today, more for the weekend..... I believe you might get a pretty good blast of snow this weekend. Just a dusting here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Looks like 4-8 inches of snow by Sunday night. Then single digit highs next week. Nothing like your nose hairs freezing together on every inhale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Had our first freeze last night...but back to the 60s by Sunday. Really warm so far this fall. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 My cypress trees haven't even dropped all their needles yet. Usually they are first to go after the long summer drought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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