youngfred Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 ... There were three Eskimos in Alaska, and one time while they were at their local bar, they got to talking about how cold it was outside, and how cold their igloos were. They could agree on everything but whose igloo was the coldest, so they decided to determine who, indeed, had the coldest igloo. They went to the first Eskimo's igloo, where he said "Watch this!" and poured a cup of water into the air. Well, the water froze in mid-air and fell onto the floor solid. "Not bad" said the other Eskimos, but each maintained their igloo was colder still. So they went to the second Eskimo's igloo, and he said "Watch this!" and took a big breath and exhaled, whereupon his breath froze into a big lump and fell to the floor. "Wow, that's colder than mine!"said the first Eskimo. But the third Eskimo exclaimed his was colder still. So they ended up at the third Eskimo's igloo. He said "Watch this!" and went into the bedroom, looked under three huge black thick furs, and retrieved one of several small balls of ice there. He took one of the small balls of ice and put it in a spoon, and held a match under it. When it heated up enough, it went "FFFAAAARRRRTTT". source: http://www.jokebuddha.com/Colder#ixzz52rzf5aLD youngfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 And I thought it was cold here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 . Thats great! It sure is cold around here though in PA, with no end in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I’m sure it’s worse there, but “you’re used to it” (as we say in the South). Just looked on my phone and we’ve got hard freeze warning for the next 4 days. Practically unheard of down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Went home for Christmas this last week, and every single day was below -20°F, a couple below -30, and one morning was -43°F when I first looked at our thermometer. (Bimetallic coil and a dial guage, for the curious... All our other thermometers were off the scale), fortunately that didn't last long. -50 and -60°F windchills. Whether you're used to it or not, it bites. My alternator failed yesterday in the middle of nowhere. Barely made it into the city and to the only parts store open, and got the only one in stock they had listed. Sitting staring at it in the parking lot was the worst. I could leave my mitts off for all of a minute before my fingers started resisting moving. Gave up and begged a warm space from a friend's girlfriend's parents who I was vaguely aware were in the city. Used to it or not, that -40 mark, windchill or not, is pretty much a wall. You just can't function below that. But realistically the worst temperature is just below freezing. Even if you're used to it. The air still holds so much humidity, things melt on contact, most jackets are really overkill so you sweat, and you lose heat so much faster when you're wet. And the cold also sneaks up on you, it doesn't hit you as fast or as hard as it does at extreme negatives, so you don't realize how cold your fingers are until you're struggling to move them. Then they burn as they warm back up. But still, the skin on my hands isn't doing great after last night. That doesn't happen when it's warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I need to bring some of these to my next snowball fight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyav8r Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Yeah, Gogmorgo, just kidding about the “you’re used to it” thing. I’m just glad we don’t get much of this cold weather (14 F tonight, 24 high today). This old, fat Southern boy would be headed for the tropics if I had to face the stuff you guys up North see on a regular basis for long periods. And, I’ve noticed over the past several years that the older I get, the worse effect the cold has on me. Luckily, we haven’t had and don’t expect any significant moisture during the projected cold stretch. If we get snow we’re pretty well screwed. No salt trucks, no plows and no one who knows how to drive in the stuff. Stay warm and keep those fingers well protected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 one small benefit to the cold pushing south is that I should easily be able to bring a tub of snow to georgia for my nephews on friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 We've had the metric system since the early '70s. I've mastered most measurements but I still have a problem with temperatures. This helps a bit ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 ^^ That's good. Especially the Leafs winning the cup when hell freezes over entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Yah I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. The Leafs do have one thing though that no other team in the league has and that they never will have. It's a black & white photo of their last Stanley Cup win! btw ... long suffering fan here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, PCO6 said: Yah I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. The Leafs do have one thing though that no other team in the league has and that they never will have. It's a black & white photo of their last Stanley Cup win! btw ... long suffering fan here. Had to look it up - 66/67 season was their last cup win. Damn, that has been awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 That's... not hugely inaccurate. Lol. The Leafs will never win the cup. Everyone knows this. It'll cause a massive rift in the time-space continuum. The biggest advantage to how cold it got here is laughing at all those people in the north-east who are laughing at people in the south being cold because they think it's so much colder where they are... We don't get cold warnings until -40 and our school busses run down to -45°C. And I really don't live all that far north. One of the greatest Canadian passtimes is complaining about the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, gogmorgo said: That's... not hugely inaccurate. Lol. The Leafs will never win the cup. Everyone knows this. It'll cause a massive rift in the time-space continuum. What will cause an even more massive rift is if a Canadian based hockey team ever wins the cup again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Now look here hoser. You take that back or I'll have to put your head in a snowbank, eh? Ya can't just go around spouting $#!& like that or someone will have to put you in your place before too much longer. /is only mildly offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Ya, I know the truth hurts Gog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yxmj Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Go Jets Go We are a small town......but we got room for a cup...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 10 hours ago, HOrnbrod said: Ya, I know the truth hurts Gog. https://www.riderville.com/riders-invade-arizona/ ...at least our teams don't need to hold CFL fan nights to fill our seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13 Legion Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 -17 windchill this morning at Ohare Airport... Had to do the warm water in a cup trick. Turned to snow as soon as I threw it in the air.. Fun times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yxmj Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Add some whisky.....that is a Winnipeg shooter.........won;t freeze in the air.......but you need a skill set to drink it politely..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 ^^^ -17°F windchill is what Winnipeg calls a warm day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeppapa Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 funny but kind of true. When I live in Florida I watched the Canadians swim in the Atlantic ocean in Feb and Jan with a cold wind blowing. Those are some hardy people. I really like Canadians. Hard working tuff people. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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