Author Topic: It's The Dead Of Winter (Read 35015 times)

pebra · « **Reply #30 on:** January 04, 2015, 03:14:02 PM »

I just don't understand what you're moaning about.
This is what I call heaven.....

jabberwocky · « **Reply #31 on:** January 04, 2015, 05:01:09 PM »

Quote from: Lannis on January 04, 2015, 11:52:13 AM

Well, you know what they say ...

"If it hurts when you do that ... DON'T DO THAT!"

I-95 has a southbound lane. Get out of that frozen wasteland into some civilized territory. And I say this as a native Virginian that has already seen WAY too many Yankees come in here.

Just want to offer my fellow rider an alternative ..... ;-T

Lannis

Frequently I ask myself why I don't just pack up and move south, because that's exactly what I want to do. My wife, on the other hand, has no interest in leaving Maine, and is convinced that by moving, the lives of my children will be ruined by upsetting their feeling of home. I was born in Georgia, and my familymoved back to Baltimore when I was 3. I lived there until I was 25, then came to Maine and met my wife. I also lived in Athens, GA for a couple of years in my early 20s. I feel like GA winters are just about right. It cools off, and you might even see a dusting of snow now and then, but a 60 degree day is never far away. On a good year, MD isn't bad either, though some years can be pretty tough. I don't have anything nice to say about winters here in ME, except that eventually, they do end.

Kev m · « **Reply #32 on:** January 04, 2015, 05:27:08 PM »

Jenn took a phone interview for a job in Phoenix.

I believe it was equal money for literally 4x the amount of TIME on service in the hospital.

They wanted to fly us out to talk about it .. But she passed....

johnr · « **Reply #33 on:** January 04, 2015, 08:16:46 PM »

Quote from: canuck750 on January 03, 2015, 01:33:41 PM

-21C, sunny blue sky, but is still sucks!

Heated garage and bike projects help, just.

21c !!! that's a pretty warm summers day in my book.

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #33 on:** January 04, 2015, 08:16:46 PM »

Guido Valvole · « **Reply #34 on:** January 04, 2015, 10:58:21 PM »

@Muley -- yeah, humidity makes both hot and cold extra miserable. Here in the winter, at the mouth of the Sacramento River delta, we get ground fog, aka "tule fog". It's even worse in the Central Valley, visibility zero on I5 or 99. 35 to 40 degrees in that, at 90+ percent humidity is far more miserable than below zero when the humidity freezes out. On the other side, dry heat isn't too bad until it gets over 100. Wet heat is miserable at any time. No advanced civilization ever started in a swamp…
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Nic in Western NYS · « **Reply #35 on:** January 05, 2015, 06:07:09 AM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on January 04, 2015, 11:48:58 PM

NEGATIVE 21 there John , COLD by any definition .

Dusty

It's always that danged minus sign that causes all the problems.

luthier · « **Reply #36 on:** January 05, 2015, 06:20:44 AM »

I can't imagine the cold most of you guys survive in. Here I hate the winter that brings frost and -3C. That's way cold for me. I love Summer with 25-40C days and 15-20C nights.
It must be relative and we must acclimatize to our surroundings but maybe we need to be born in a place to feel the most comfortable.
Or maybe we need to be born in the cold and then move to a bit warmer to truly enjoy the climate.
Don't know but I'm seriously glad not to cope with all that snow and shit.

zedXmick · « **Reply #37 on:** January 05, 2015, 08:15:42 AM »

Quote from: pebra on January 04, 2015, 03:14:02 PM

I just don't understand what you're moaning about.
This is what I call heaven.....

:+1
The very best way to enjoy winter!! Gets you in shape...out in the peaceful quite outdoors....no sound except for the skis sliding across the snow....pure bliss!! ;-T

Stormtruck2 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 05, 2015, 08:20:59 AM »

Quote from: pebra on January 04, 2015, 03:14:02 PM

I just don't understand what you're moaning about.
This is what I call heaven.....

That is a beautiful sight. I wouldn't mind living in the great north woods of Wisconsin. The hard part s convincing my wife (who was born in Wisconsin) to move that far north. :D I love the quiet and solitude of the woods covered in heavy snow.

drw916 · « **Reply #39 on:** January 05, 2015, 08:27:15 AM »

7" of snow yesterday. Tried to take the sidecar out, but never got out my driveway. No traction is no traction no matter how many wheels.

Testarossa · « **Reply #40 on:** January 05, 2015, 08:34:46 AM »

Winter hours in my office:

Don't fall down. Take a lesson. Skiing is a lot like motorcycling or flying. If you're new at it, take the course.

JoeW · « **Reply #41 on:** January 05, 2015, 08:58:52 AM »

Well, it just warmed up a degree since I got up, it's now a balmy -2 outside. Looks like it might get all the way up to 10 by noon. Forecasters say that Wednesday's high will be +1F. I have plenty to do in the shop, I'll crank up the heat and the music and knock out a couple projects.

Nic in Western NYS · « **Reply #42 on:** January 05, 2015, 09:22:49 AM »

Quote from: luthier on January 05, 2015, 06:20:44 AM

I can't imagine the cold most of you guys survive in. Here I hate the winter that brings frost and -3C. That's way cold for me. I love Summer with 25-40C days and 15-20C nights.
It must be relative and we must acclimatize to our surroundings but maybe we need to be born in a place to feel the most comfortable.
Or maybe we need to be born in the cold and then move to a bit warmer to truly enjoy the climate.
Don't know but I'm seriously glad not to cope with all that snow and shit.

My wife was born and raised in western New York state in a log home and she enjoys needling her parents about how the snow would blow in through the logs onto her bed when she was a young one. She turned into a fantastic skier and likes her home a cozy 55F in the winter (that's 13C to you ferners).

johnr · « **Reply #43 on:** January 05, 2015, 04:50:34 PM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on January 04, 2015, 11:48:58 PM

NEGATIVE 21 there John , COLD by any definition .

Dusty

Oops, missed the " -ive ". You're right. That's bloody cold.

Aaron D. · « **Reply #44 on:** January 05, 2015, 04:55:04 PM »

I love Nordic skiing. No snow here though, just very cold.

Stormtruck2 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 05, 2015, 04:59:17 PM »

Quote from: Testarossa on January 05, 2015, 08:34:46 AM

Winter hours in my office:

Don't fall down. Take a lesson. Skiing is a lot like motorcycling or flying. If you're new at it, take the course.

As fun as that looks, with my 4 level lower back fusion, and knees that sound like rice krispies when I walk, not sure that is a good idea for me. ::) :(

Dean Rose · « **Reply #46 on:** January 05, 2015, 05:01:44 PM »

Quote from: zedXmick on January 05, 2015, 08:15:42 AM

:+1
The very best way to enjoy winter!! Gets you in shape...out in the peaceful quite outdoors....no sound except for the skis sliding across the snow....pure bliss!! ;-T

It's really quite when you're dead I hear.

Dean

pebra · « **Reply #47 on:** January 05, 2015, 05:10:30 PM »

Quote from: Dean Rose on January 05, 2015, 05:01:44 PM

It's really quite when you're dead I hear.

Dean

Yes, but as the Germans say: Langläufer leben länger!
Cross-country skiers live longer.....

Crusty · « **Reply #48 on:** January 05, 2015, 06:06:11 PM »

Quote from: pebra on January 05, 2015, 05:10:30 PM

Yes, but as the Germans say: Langläufer leben länger!
Cross-country skiers live longer.....

Maybe so, but people who live close to the Tropic of Capricorn don't have to add tons of layers to happily survive.

lucydad · « **Reply #49 on:** January 05, 2015, 06:54:40 PM »

We have an "Arctic Assault" bearing down on Houston: below freezing temperatures. Almost as much panic as a hurricane. Bring your tomato plants inside, cover the palm trees, and no leaving small poodles outside.

krglorioso · « **Reply #50 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:09:01 PM »

Mid-70s in Oceanside today. Rode the '03 Stone Touring over to Oceanside Marina, spent an hour on a bench, reading a history book, watching boats. My wife was born in Columbus, Wisconsin and scooted out of that lovely but cold winter environment on completion of UW Madison. Cold weather and snow are very "invigorating" but only to watch from a distance of 2000 miles, for us.

Ralph

Stormtruck2 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 05, 2015, 07:11:43 PM »

Currently:
Temp: 5 F/-14 C/ 258 k
Wind:6 mph/10 kph
Precip: snow accumulating at 1 inch per hour/ 25 mm per hour
Low tonight: -12 C/-24 C/ 249 K

Thank God for fireplaces and Scotch!! :BEER:

oldmxdog61u · « **Reply #52 on:** January 05, 2015, 08:55:29 PM »

Only mid 60s here for about 8 months of perfect riding. The other 4 months the mountains are 45 minutes away and interstate travel beckons.

Penderic · « **Reply #53 on:** January 05, 2015, 09:39:01 PM »

Lets Talk Dirty In Hawaiian" by John Prine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siuxtvEndLE

Moto Fugazzi · « **Reply #54 on:** January 05, 2015, 09:52:52 PM »

I hate winter. It sucks when you have to worry about stepping outside your door and slipping on ice and breaking your ankle. If I could only teleport my work, family and friends south for a few months every year…
1f and snowing right now.
Ken

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #55 on:** January 05, 2015, 11:38:27 PM »

I saw the first humpy of the season today and at the same time the first gawker.
Coming back from Kona I saw a few more spouts and a lot more gawkers.
The gawkers milling about the road are bad enough but I hate the ones who slow to 30 or 40 in a 55 mph road and serpentine their lane and sometimes part of the other and the shoulder.
Usually the humpies are here in Dec. and sometimes in Nov.
I think the Japanese have been eating way more than their share of them.

johnr · « **Reply #56 on:** January 06, 2015, 02:09:03 AM »

Quote

Usually the humpies are here in Dec. and sometimes in Nov.
I think the Japanese have been eating way more than their share of them.

The fact that the Japanese eat any at all strikes me as disgusting and akin to cannibalism. I've wondered if it would be legitimate for a nation to declare war on an industry.

trippah · « **Reply #57 on:** January 06, 2015, 08:31:26 AM »

Well, not a fan of Winter, snow or cold. I figure I can get on a plane and visit same when I'd like. Unfortunately I married a Buffalo Girl and she thinks Syracuse (and the grandchildren's location) is the place to retire to. Oh well; as a positive, it is supposed to be 0 Thursday when I go in for my first cataract surgery - maybe my eye will freeze in place eliminating the need for numbing needles. ;D I like the snowman on the deck.

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #58 on:** January 06, 2015, 09:01:28 AM »

land one of these thru an 8" hole and winter is alright!

slowmover · « **Reply #59 on:** January 06, 2015, 10:02:02 AM »

I've been thawing out frozen doorknobs and padlocks with burning newspapers for 2 days now.

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