Is anyone else freezing?

That sucks Mike
We're at a balmy 20F. at the moment, friggen heat wave.
I can remember back in the 70's, slipping on the ice outside my camper in Tampa.
The year before that they got 1/2 in. of snow which shut the state down:rolleyes:

It's been pretty darn cold here in KY too -- plus it has snowed a little bit every day for the last 4 or five days. Not normal here either.

I read somewhere that it's going to be the coldest and hardest winter here in the US in 20 years. Looking that way here!

Cheers, Michael

We've got about 12" of snow lying at the moment and more forecast for tonight - great! Temperatures just hovering around zero - during the day and dropping to -7 or -8 at night.

Public transport suspended (not that there is much of a service here anyway!!), schools closed, police advising people not to drive unless it is a matter of life and death . . . . . .

A great start to 2010

Oh well, back to sit in front of the fire!!

It's been snowing in Kent for almost 24 hrs now, which is pretty unusual for this part of the UK. More to come, too, apparently. But hey, I love snow! I don't drive, I work from home, my heating is on and my cupboards are stocked. My blessings are plentiful..

I see a fellow kentuckian already gave you our report. At least we won't have the ice of last year

I had to scrape ice of myself this morning, never mind the windscreen.

Average winter-time temperatures here are about 5ºC or 6ºC. Over the past few nights, it dropped to about -12ºC or so. Tonight, it'll be between -8º and -10º.

And, wouldn't you know it, it snowed all last night (even though I live right next to the sea), then the Sun came out this morning and melted it before it started snowing again, then it froze, and now it's snowing on top of the ice.

Apparently, it's the coldest winter here for over 50 years. Rain we can handle. That comes just about every day of every week of every year. A bit of snow, however, and you'd think Armageddon had begun: shops are stripped of essential foodstuffs, most roads, except the major routes, are effectively closed (unless 3 m.p.h. is your preferred speed of travel), schools didn't open after Christmas (and probably won't until next week, if even that), businesses are closing down because their staff can't get to work, and the local road authorities have now run out of grit and salt, so even the major roads may not now be treated. They've simply told people to "grin and bear it".

A few days ago, there was a fatal bus crash on a nearby motorway because of the weather. Three or four other cars then crashed into it. Then several cars on the other side of the motor way also crashed because of rubberneckers. Then, an ambulance on route to the crash also crashed themselves, as did a police vehicle, also on route to it.

Today, I went to my brother's house. It's 6 miles away. The journey took over 40 minutes... both ways!

Bring back global warming... all is forgiven!

that will be enough from the aussie contingent thank you.

i hope ya get heat rash or atleast have to sit in sweatty undies!

my sister lives just outside of Miami and she told me last night that they were really cold and that it was around 30 F...

I laughed because I live in Southern Ontario and temps like that and much lower are a fact of life for us every winter. My sister forgets the frigid winters we had growing up in Montreal, because she's been spoiled by either California or Florida weather for the last decade or so.

So Michael, scraping ice of a windshied is one thing...just be grateful you're not shovelling snow yet. :p

The British cops aren't, though they do have to resort to alternative means of transportation...

No I'm not freezing, its 65 degrees and sunny skies here in Las Vegas, best place in the world to spend winter. ;-)

Sorry - just can't help replying when it's totally the opposite in my part of the world - fine and gloriously sunny all week...(just another gloater from the southern hemisphere!)
Guess we'll get ours in about 6 months!!!

For those of you that hate the cold please don't hate me and my mild Arizona 65+ degrees.

It's colder than a cast iron commode on the shady side of an iceburg.

the****ingweather dot com... go now

haha... YES! Check this out http://www.warriorforum.com/off-topi...here-hide.html

Ice on the windshield? How about developing ice on your mousetache or eyebrows when you go outside to scrape that ice off your winshield or shovel LOL......I've experienced days like that.

Aaron

Awwww Florida!
Don't tell me you had to scrape off your windshield!

The snowplow had me up to my wheel wells - snowed another 4-6inches in Wisconsin. Temps down to single digits for the next 3 days....But my car hates it the most.
So, first order of the day - out to dig out my car.
The nice plow guy came back and cleared up after me. Up here in Wisconsin we really do know how to move snow. And the guy was loving it!
Just like a little kid - with a big truck!! Having a ball!
Hey - what are ya gonna do?
Take out your skates and snowmobiles, that's what!

Michael,
It would seem they are

Snowed-In Brits boost adultery website (Reuters)

Reuters - Britons snowed in by the wintry weather have been flocking to an extra-marital dating site in the last 24 hours.


» Read full article on[Yahoo! News: Most Emailed - Odd News]




Andie