It's so cold ......

[JJ]

Here are two terms I have personally never heard of....(Where do they come up with these?!?)






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[ITSec]

Here are two terms I have personally never heard of....(Where do they come up with these?!?)






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The polar vortex has been studied for decades, but the phenomenon called cyclogenesis (or a 'bomb cyclone') is something new and still not officially recognized. The term has to do with an incredibly rapid drop in pressure offshore, which draws near hurricane force winds out from the land towards the center of the low. The pressure drop is 24 millibars in 24 hours or less - if this happened in September it would be a class 4 or 5 storm, but when it happens in winter they don't know what to call it!

Sometimes I get reinforced in my choice of the southwest, even with the summer temps...

[Guzzi Gal]

Sometimes I get reinforced in my choice of the southwest, even with the summer temps...

:1:
Phoenix is currently a comfortable 64 F, with an expected high of 74 F.  Sadly, a large mound of laundry is demanding attention.  However, tomorrow will be ride day!

[JJ]

:1:
Phoenix is currently a comfortable 64 F, with an expected high of 74 F.  Sadly, a large mound of laundry is demanding attention.  However, tomorrow will be ride day!

Remember...winterti me here in "The Valley of the Sun" is HEAVEN...and the "Forbidden Planet Summers" (HELL) will return in just 5-6 short months...where 74 will turn into 118 and higher!! 

[hidn45]

:1:
Phoenix is currently a comfortable 64 F, with an expected high of 74 F.  Sadly, a large mound of laundry is demanding attention.  However, tomorrow will be ride day!

I would gladly volunteer to do laundry if it was warm enough to hang it out on the line!

And speaking of laundry - the local Amish generally hang their laundry outside, & some have developed rather clever ways of making the chore more efficient (as the Amish generally do).  It is common to see the old "endless clothesline" on pulleys, but this was taken to the extreme by a family out near our old homestead, who had erected what appeared to be a repurposed utility pole, probably 50 - 60 feet tall & at least that distance from the house, with the far pulley secured firmly at the top & the near pulley at the corner of the porch.  Enough line there for a whole days warshin'....

[Tom]

We hang our clothes after I tested the time for jeans to line dry vs the dryer.  Comparable.  I unhooked the dryer and sold it.

[Socalrob]

New reports say folks are having issues with windows shattering from the arctic cold in parts of Canada.  Hasn't been this cold for 20 years!

Know what you mean.  I had to close the vents on my jacket this morning for the ride to work.

[Tom]

I wore a long sleeve shirt to work and raised the a/c temp. on the thermostat.   

[Guzzi Gal]

I wore a long sleeve shirt to work and raised the a/c temp. on the thermostat.   

:1: A long-sleeved shirt would send my husband's internal thermostat into overdrive, as he's more suited to Arctic living.   He enjoys the "air conditioning" on his 5 AM rides into work wearing a 3/4 helmet, mesh jacket (rain liner installed), summer gloves, and jeans.  I freeze at 75 if not in direct, zephyrless sunlight. 

[JJ]

NOTE the little yellow diamond in the Southwest...

[ITSec]

We hang our clothes after I tested the time for jeans to line dry vs the dryer.  Comparable.  I unhooked the dryer and sold it.

If you hang your clothes out to dry in Las Vegas, you need to wash them again when you bring them in. Dang dust....

[Tom]

Hang'em up in the garage.

[ITSec]

Hang'em up in the garage.

No room - it's full of Guzzis! 

[mechanicsavant]

It's colder than a loan officers heart!! Now that's frigid!

[Tom]

 

No room - it's full of Guzzis! 

Me too!  I hang the clothes up on the deck.

[canuck750]

Back up to +3 C today, crazy weather from -30 to +3 in a couple days.