Thank God for these:
i had one in each glove, sock, in my hat and shorts. My toes are still numb. I'm looking forward to working inside next week
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Jan. 10, 2010 12:53 a.m. Wally UberDork
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Jan. 10, 2010 7:05 a.m. wbjones HalfDork
M2Pilot wrote:
It was so cold here today that I saw a politician with his hands in his own pockets.
you've just scored your first coffee spewed screen and keyboard.... not a bad way to start your "career" on this board
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Jan. 10, 2010 8:41 a.m. cwh SuperDork
9:00am, 35 in my back yard. Snow and sleet throughout South Florida. First time since '77. No ice on the roads or snow accumulation. 51 in my house. Brrrr. Heavy crop damage. Your tomatoes are going to be expensive.
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Jan. 10, 2010 8:56 a.m. patgizz Dork
In reply to CagleRacing:
spray the door seals with silicone spray before winter and you'll never have doors stuck shut from being frozen to the seals again.
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Jan. 10, 2010 10:14 a.m. CagleRacing New Reader
In reply to patgizz:
Thanks. It's probably been near 10 years since I've had to deal with frozen doors. With the dawning of a new ice age, I'll start using silicone spray on the seals. BTW, I've been using dielectric grease on my Corvette door seals (weatherstrip) to protect them from drying out. It was recommended in the 1996 Corvette owner's manual. It's a bit messy to work with, leaves some residue on the glass and attracts dirt. However, the weatherstrip does not appear to be aging like the daily drivers.
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Jan. 10, 2010 10:27 a.m. 914Driver UltraDork
Yep, it's cold.
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Jan. 10, 2010 11:01 a.m. cwh SuperDork
That was cold on many levels.
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Jan. 10, 2010 11:39 a.m. eastpark New Reader
Dr. Hess wrote:
The trick to opening your car door is: CRC (BIG GRM advertiser, hint hint) Silicone Spray. You spray your door seals down with that stuff at the start of the winter and you can open the door all winter long. Tech tip I learned here on the board. I do the trunk gasket too.
Don't forget to do the same on the window tracks and seals too. Easier to get your coffee order at the drive through.
-12C in Ottawa today, pretty typical for the time of year...
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Jan. 10, 2010 11:44 a.m. sachilles HalfDork
16°F hear at the base of the mountain and -2 at the top. Seems pretty nice out today, with no real wind and the sun is out. It's not truly cold until you have to break off snot icicles from your nose. I don't mind the cold so much. It's when the wind chill starts to hit you that gets annoying.
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Jan. 10, 2010 12:06 p.m. wbjones HalfDork
heat wave here... it's up to 23... but we really should see some improvement later this week... suppose to reach the mid to upper 40's by weeks end
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Jan. 10, 2010 3:22 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
coldest autox i've ever been to today. Ice all over the course up until about 10:30 which is when cars started running coincidently. Some orange grove farmer's are probably kicking themselves in the ass though. On the way to the event, I saw 3-4 orange groves where the farmer's automatic sprinkler system left icicles hanging from every single tree in the grove!
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Jan. 10, 2010 3:25 p.m. sachilles HalfDork
I thought they sprayed them with water intending them to freeze in some effort to protect them. No clue why, but I seem to remember seeing that somewhere.
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Jan. 10, 2010 3:32 p.m. Josh Dork
Anyone who still gets to autocross right now does NOT get to whine about it
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Jan. 10, 2010 3:36 p.m. sachilles HalfDork
Josh wrote:
Anyone who still gets to autocross right now does NOT get to whine about it
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agree.
....and here I am hoping it gets cold enough for the lake to freeze so our club can do ice time trials.
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Jan. 10, 2010 3:40 p.m. Toyman01 Dork
In reply to DirtyBird222:
Read the other day that the ice acts as an insulation to keep the trees from "hard freezing". They do it on purpose.
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Jan. 10, 2010 6:54 p.m. CagleRacing New Reader
It was so cold that no one has heard from Al Gore in weeks.
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Jan. 10, 2010 7:06 p.m. Jensenman MegaDork
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Jan. 10, 2010 7:17 p.m. wbjones HalfDork
sachilles wrote:
I thought they sprayed them with water intending them to freeze in some effort to protect them. No clue why, but I seem to remember seeing that somewhere.
if left dry the fruit is affected by the cold, howsomeever cold it gets.... if coated with ice that's it 32°, no colder... the fruit has a chance to survive ...
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Jan. 10, 2010 7:55 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
wow never knew that and all these years living in florida. that's crazy. we picked all the orange trees in my yard dry already. We do have a LEMORANGE tree if anyone wants to try one.
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Jan. 10, 2010 9:16 p.m. 924guy Dork
This weather Sucks....
Its not supposed to do this in South Florida!
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Jan. 10, 2010 9:46 p.m. CagleRacing New Reader
This winter, Frosty the Snowman left a present for the birds.
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Jan. 12, 2010 3:13 a.m. Appleseed Dork
It was so cold, I used my nipples to cut glass.
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Jan. 12, 2010 4:38 a.m. wbjones HalfDork
finally.... it's only 27 this morning...woot... feels positively balmy...
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Jan. 12, 2010 7:55 a.m. oldsaw HalfDork
Got a measly half inch of snow last Thursday and it still covers the shaded yards and sidewalks across the street.
It's not supposed to be this cold in Atlanta............
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Jan. 12, 2010 7:59 a.m. John Brown MegaDork
10 degrees this morning. I put on a light jacket to get into work.
