2018 Winter Weather Thread

[Continental Op 3934]

Those of you who live up north and don't yuk it up when it's 110 here in Texas during the summer:  Hopefully it warms up soon. 

Those of you who live up north and do yuk it up when it's 110 here in Texas during the summer:  I hope your hamster penises get frostbite and fall off.  

[Patron 230]

On 1/28/2019 at 2:17 PM, staboner said:

[gsoda3 3362]

6 hours ago, Parliament said:

We have half-again more insulation and way more expensive windows. And water lines are buried below the frost line.

 

Frostbite is a real thing. Spent 15 minutes dinking with some crapster ratchet straps. -20 degrees, 20 mph wind. My hands were cold, but they've been colder. Not enough to go to the doctor, but I have some discomfort in my hands tonight. Pray for me, Brothers.

 

 

 

 

do your pipes come into the house from the basement?  is that another reason why basements are so prevalent up north?

[drt 645]

You have to dig down below the frost line for the foundation to not get fucked by frost heave. Might as well have a basement at that point. 

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

7 hours ago, Continental Op said:

Those of you who live up north and don't yuk it up when it's 110 here in Texas during the summer:  Hopefully it warms up soon. 

Those of you who live up north and do yuk it up when it's 110 here in Texas during the summer:  I hope your hamster penises get frostbite and fall off.  

We don't yuk it up because usually we aren't that far behind you.  95-100 isn't uncommon.  Heat north of 95 is like cold below -10.  Past those points it feels the same.  Our highs get fairly close to yours, the big difference is that it's day or a couple days instead of a month and a half.

The worst people up here are the ones who complain in the winter about wishing it were warm, and then complain in the summer that it's too hot and want the snow back.  Bitch, if you want 70-80 every single day, move to San Diego.

On the plus side, all my vehicles started this morning!

Edited January 30, 2019 by Al_4_ISU

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

5 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

do your pipes come into the house from the basement?  is that another reason why basements are so prevalent up north?

My sewer line comes through the basement, but my water service line is much shallower.  We have to flow a trickle of water at all times to keep from freezing up in this shit.  When people have pipes freeze up here, they were routed in the walls of the house, and the house lost heat.

 I always thought basements were for storm shelters.  There's a lot of zero entry new construction around here, with fortified first floor rooms for tornadoes.  I don't think they really safe guard anything from winter.

Edited January 30, 2019 by Al_4_ISU

[Parliament 14594]

We don't yuk it up because usually we aren't that far behind you.  95-100 isn't uncommon.  Heat north of 95 is like cold below -10.  Past those points it feels the same.  Our highs get fairly close to yours, the big difference is that it's day or a couple days instead of a month and a half.

The worst people up here are the ones who complain in the winter about wishing it were warm, and then complain in the summer that it's too hot and want the snow back.  Bitch, if you want 70-80 every single day, move to San Diego.

On the plus side, all my vehicles started this morning!

 

To be fair though, we don’t go three whole months like that.

 

ETA

I’m in Minot today where it’s -28. I hit my remote start for my pickup and I THINK it’s running? Go Chevy!

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

20 minutes ago, Parliament said:

 

To be fair though, we don’t go three whole months like that.

 

ETA

I’m in Minot today where it’s -28. I hit my remote start for my pickup and I THINK it’s running? Go Chevy!

Yeah, I noted that.  Perhaps I underrated the length of time, but the general idea that we get windows into what is a long term reality for them remains the same.

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the big difference is that it's day or a couple days instead of a month and a half.

Because we get enough heat to wrap our heads around the idea of what months of it would be like, I refrain from giving them hell about it.  They don't get within 30-40 degrees of our lows (well, not in the more populated parts of Texas - I'm aware that the Panhandle can get northern winter type conditions).

Here's my forecast:

For those doing the math, that's a 74 degree upswing between Wednesday and Sunday, with a corresponding 55 degree downswing into next Wednesday.  The screen shot cut off Thursday and Friday, but there's a 28 degree upswing back to 15(!) for Friday the 11th.

Edited January 30, 2019 by Al_4_ISU

[Kennythetiger 9622]

I've got a friend in Des Moines for a three-day farm show, and he is not too impressed with the weather right now...

Is anybody in your country calving yet?  I try to start in March just because of shit like this.  Plus those upswings/downswings that you noted are hell on baby calves, too.

I sure hope the homeless folks in the larger cities are ok, too.

[Wally Fairway 5674]

Meh - only down to -7° here this morning, slight breeze at 10-15mph gusting to 25+, puts a little chill in the air. Supposed to get up to 45° on Sunday, that'll be nice; and by nice I mean a sloppy, slushy mess which will refreeze early next week.

Only 3 more months until I get out on the golf course again.

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

14 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

I've got a friend in Des Moines for a three-day farm show, and he is not too impressed with the weather right now...

Is anybody in your country calving yet?  I try to start in March just because of shit like this.  Plus those upswings/downswings that you noted are hell on baby calves, too.

I sure hope the homeless folks in the larger cities are ok, too.

I like to go down to that show, but I'm not spending 2.5 hours on the road in this shit.

I don't know of anyone calving yet.

[TexasHooch 5196]

My 2 year old furnace decided to quit on us at about 9:00 last night. That was fun. Waiting for service which may or may not come today. Currently -24 outside, 55 and dropping inside- thank God for fireplaces and electric heaters.

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3873]

15 hours ago, Parliament said:

We have half-again more insulation and way more expensive windows. And water lines are buried below the frost line.

 

Frostbite is a real thing. Spent 15 minutes dinking with some crapster ratchet straps. -20 degrees, 20 mph wind. My hands were cold, but they've been colder. Not enough to go to the doctor, but I have some discomfort in my hands tonight. Pray for me, Brothers.

 

 

Umm, the windows are the same they just put the heat rejecting side opposite way.  

Edited January 30, 2019 by ShaggyBevo RIP

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3873]

The local elementary had a sense of humor and yesterday advised parents to wear two pairs of pajamas to pickup.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8983]

11 hours ago, Continental Op said:

Those of you who live up north and don't yuk it up when it's 110 here in Texas during the summer:  Hopefully it warms up soon. 

Those of you who live up north and do yuk it up when it's 110 here in Texas during the summer:  I hope your hamster penises get frostbite and fall off.  

Im the latter because im an asshole. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8983]

I think my dryer vent is frozen. last night my wife was drying something and all of sudden my kitchen ceiling is dripping water to the floor. there were puddles of water around the dryer too. so thats fun. 

 

Not as fun as hooch is having right now tho

[Hate 20247]

2 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I think my dryer vent is frozen. last night my wife was drying something and all of sudden my kitchen ceiling is dripping water to the floor. there were puddles of water around the dryer too. so thats fun. 

 

Not as fun as hooch is having right now tho

 

7 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Im the latter because im an asshole. 

 

That definitely is sucking.

[clapclapclap 9000]

 

Free Warming Center

 

11 hours ago, Continental Op said:

I hope your hamster penises get frostbite and fall off.  

"Not gonna happen." - Richard Gere

[MNLonghornFUKM 8983]

41 minutes ago, Hate said:

 

 

That definitely is sucking.

youll hear from me in july!

[staboner 5084]

2 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

My 2 year old furnace decided to quit on us at about 9:00 last night. That was fun. Waiting for service which may or may not come today. Currently -24 outside, 55 and dropping inside- thank God for fireplaces and electric heaters.

damn dude. 2 years old? i can't imagine four letter words coming out of my mouf if that was my shit. you have to be kidding me. good luck.  

Edited January 30, 2019 by staboner

[Trey3216 15452]

7 minutes ago, staboner said:

damn dude. 2 years old? i can't imagine four letter words coming out of my mouf if that was my shit. you have to be kidding me. good luck.  

[phdhorn 6225]

50's today, 70's next 3-4 days.

This fucking right here is one reason why I live in Texas.

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

I definitely retain a sense of smugness for voluntarily dealing with this shit.  It's the same weird martyrdom complex that's attached to my Cyclones/Vikings fanhood.  I relish putting up with shit that others would bail on.

In all seriousness, it's probably genetic.  I'm the 5th generation to voluntarily live in North Iowa.  If you weren't wired that way a little bit, you would live somewhere where it was nice all the time.

[bolverk 30323]

I just texted with my Austin born & bred daughter who's in her freshman year of college in Rochester NY experiencing her first real winter. When I asked how she was handling it, she said:

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I'm okay but it's wild out there. It's really the worst. I bundle up in as many clothes as I can, but I made the mistake of only wearing one pair of pants today. My legs were red and freezing. But I'm okay now warm in a bed full of blankets.

Oh, school closed early today at like 5pm and I had to run after class before they closed the commons because I wasn't planning on starving to death.

 

She then went on about how she can't wait to go with her friends to someplace warm for Spring Break. While I understand the sentiment, I don't relish the idea of her going unchaperoned to someplace like Fort Lauderdale.

[gsoda3 3362]

for you guys in the -20 degree weather, how and where do you walk the dogs?  or do you lay down pads inside the house?  

[TexasHooch 5196]

You don't walk the dogs. You try to get them to at least step outside to do their buisness but some dogs are just not down with it, so it can be an issue.

I'm now entering night 2 without a furnace. Guys spent 4 hours working on it today but they needed a part they didnt have in order to finish. It'll be a fun story 20 years from now but right now... not so cool.

[Post Oak 20564]

22 minutes ago, bolverk said:

I just texted with my Austin born & bred daughter who's in her freshman year of college in Rochester NY experiencing her first real winter. When I asked how she was handling it, she said:

She then went on about how she can't wait to go with her friends to someplace warm for Spring Break. While I understand the sentiment, I don't relish the idea of her going unchaperoned to someplace like Fort Lauderdale.

I'll chaperone

 

[bolverk 30323]

11 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

You don't walk the dogs. You try to get them to at least step outside to do their buisness but some dogs are just not down with it, so it can be an issue.

I'm now entering night 2 without a furnace. Guys spent 4 hours working on it today but they needed a part they didnt have in order to finish. It'll be a fun story 20 years from now but right now... not so cool.

Au contraire, it sounds waaayyy too cool.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8983]

You don't walk the dogs. You try to get them to at least step outside to do their buisness but some dogs are just not down with it, so it can be an issue.

I'm now entering night 2 without a furnace. Guys spent 4 hours working on it today but they needed a part they didnt have in order to finish. It'll be a fun story 20 years from now but right now... not so cool.

Jesus wtf... you're in minneapolis and they can't find the part locally? I went and got a big mac for supper to get out of the house... my hands froze the entire time even with climate set on 85 degrees.

[MrPhlegm 3413]

41 outside here, no wind.

[Zepol87 9341]

I just texted with my Austin born & bred daughter who's in her freshman year of college in Rochester NY experiencing her first real winter. When I asked how she was handling it, she said:

 
I'm okay but it's wild out there. It's really the worst. I bundle up in as many clothes as I can, but I made the mistake of only wearing one pair of pants today. My legs were red and freezing. But I'm okay now warm in a bed full of blankets.
Oh, school closed early today at like 5pm and I had to run after class before they closed the commons because I wasn't planning on starving to death.
 

She then went on about how she can't wait to go with her friends to someplace warm for Spring Break. While I understand the sentiment, I don't relish the idea of her going unchaperoned to someplace like Fort Lauderdale.



Your daughter was the really fun type in Panama City. Warn her

[Guest]

flame sensor on my heater is likely fouled/ needing to be cleaned.

heater running like a spotted ape, but blowing cool air.  Burners keep igniting and then shutting down almost immediately.

in house temp still above 60.  Thank gawd I can wait until morning to fix the sumbeech/ go buy a new sensor.

[Wally Fairway 5674]

-14 this morning, wind chill about 30-35 below.

Oh and utility company had a fire a natural gas compressor plant and are asking customers to reduce consumption, auto plants are suspending operations

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Consumers Energy executives said that a fire at the Ray Township Natural Gas Compressor Station in Macomb County broke out around 10:33 a.m. The fire was quickly brought under control, with no injuries, but now the utility is scrambling to supply enough gas from reserve storage areas in Wayne and St. Clair counties, officials said.

https://www.freep.com/story/weather/2019/01/30/consumers-energy-dte-usage-polar-vortex/2724017002/

[SquishMitten 10497]

That has to be dangerous for their lungs.

I would imagine it’s dangerous for all of their parts. That’s absolutely insane.

[Underdog 29176]

Dont know how to post video from phone on here, wife recoreded a bit of the squall we had at the house yesterday, pretty cool.

[phdhorn 6225]

It was 46° this morning when I woke up.  I had to adjust my light sweater collar slightly.  Ah, that's better. 
God bless Texas.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8983]

-14 this morning, wind chill about 30-35 below.

Oh and utility company had a fire a natural gas compressor plant and are asking customers to reduce consumption, auto plants are suspending operations

Consumers Energy executives said that a fire at the Ray Township Natural Gas Compressor Station in Macomb County broke out around 10:33 a.m. The fire was quickly brought under control, with no injuries, but now the utility is scrambling to supply enough gas from reserve storage areas in Wayne and St. Clair counties, officials said.

https://www.freep.com/story/weather/2019/01/30/consumers-energy-dte-usage-polar-vortex/2724017002/

Our gas provider(Xcel energy) asked the entire state of minnesota to turn their thermostats to 63 last night due to strained system

 

 

Hooch is taking one for the team so I left mine

 

[TexasHooch 5196]

9 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

10 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

You don't walk the dogs. You try to get them to at least step outside to do their buisness but some dogs are just not down with it, so it can be an issue.

I'm now entering night 2 without a furnace. Guys spent 4 hours working on it today but they needed a part they didnt have in order to finish. It'll be a fun story 20 years from now but right now... not so cool.

Jesus wtf... you're in minneapolis and they can't find the part locally? I went and got a big mac for supper to get out of the house... my hands froze the entire time even with climate set on 85 degrees.

The part can be found locally, they just didn't have it on them and it was after hours by the time they left.  Funny thing is that, although it's a big company, they didn't show up in a company van.  They were in somebody's truck.  They explained that 4 vans in their fleet wouldn't start, forcing them to use their personal vehicles.

On another note, the local utility company has put out notice for everyone to set their thermostats to 55 because they can't keep up with the demand for gas.  This reminds me of the part of my story I haven't told yet.  On the night the furnace went out, we first lost all gas in the house.  So, no furnace, no fireplace, no hot water, no stove.  Wife called the utility and they sent out an emergency crew which determined that the meter had frozen up.  They replaced it and got everything going for about 20 minutes before the furnace quit for an entirely unrelated reason.  Oh, and my one year old dishwasher quit yesterday too- that's awesome.  

At least the liquor stores are open.

[TexasHooch 5196]

2 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

https://www.freep.com/story/weather/2019/01/30/consumers-energy-dte-usage-polar-vortex/2724017002/

 

Our gas provider(Xcel energy) asked the entire state of minnesota to turn their thermostats to 63 last night due to strained system

 

 

Hooch is taking one for the team so I left mine

 

Actually I'm not.  The fireplace is running full time.

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

11 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

for you guys in the -20 degree weather, how and where do you walk the dogs?  or do you lay down pads inside the house?  

I dig a path from my front door to where the dog likes to shit (set of bushes adjacent to my front door).  He runs out there on a leash (while stand inside the screen door, like a pussy), does his business, and gets back in about 30-45 seconds flat, because he doesn't have much fur either.

[Telegraph_it 3379]

15 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

https://www.freep.com/story/weather/2019/01/30/consumers-energy-dte-usage-polar-vortex/2724017002/

 

Our gas provider(Xcel energy) asked the entire state of minnesota to turn their thermostats to 63 last night due to strained system

 

 

Hooch is taking one for the team so I left mine

 

When its frikin negative whatever 63 should feel quite balmy. 

[crash_davis 23470]

26 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

It was 46° this morning when I woke up.  I had to adjust my light sweater collar slightly.  Ah, that's better. 
God bless Texas.

when we are bitching about 102 degrees for 20 days in august, the same assholes freezing now will be basking in 74 degrees.  it evens out.

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

Just now, crash_davis said:

when we are bitching about 102 degrees for 20 days in august, the same assholes freezing now will be basking in 74 degrees.  it evens out.

74 in August?

I wish.

[atomheartbevo 90642]

37 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

when we are bitching about 102 degrees for 20 days in august, the same assholes freezing now will be basking in 74 degrees.  it evens out.

We will never have to shovel heat.  

[Parliament 14594]

74 in August?
I wish.

Move to Grand Forks, pussy.

[clapclapclap 9000]

1 hour ago, TexasHooch said:

Oh, and my one year old dishwasher quit yesterday too- that's awesome.  

Spoiler

 

[Wally Fairway 5674]

2 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

https://www.freep.com/story/weather/2019/01/30/consumers-energy-dte-usage-polar-vortex/2724017002/

Our gas provider(Xcel energy) asked the entire state of minnesota to turn their thermostats to 63 last night due to strained system

Hooch is taking one for the team so I left mine

Yeah, I turn the temp down to about 55 when we are at work and about 30 minutes before we get home it is scheduled to return to 68. It takes a while but it isn't too bad when I walk in the door.
I'm not living in 55, or 63; and they better not even think about mentioning turning down the water temp, or taking shorter showers...fuck that; I pay my bills, not they need to deliver my nat gas.

[MoJames 8258]

Sunny and warm over here in Colorado. Maybe half a foot of snow coming this weekend, but nothing crazy.

[crash_davis 23470]

14 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

for you guys in the -20 degree weather, how and where do you walk the dogs?  or do you lay down pads inside the house?  

imgur

 

[Wally Fairway 5674]

for truly cold weather you must go to Soviet Russia