Winter is coming

Is so yesterday...

[iamlost]

I’ve just made myself an extra large mug of hot chocolate; somehow the radiant floor heat that has always seemed so draft free and cozy doesn’t stop the shivers on seeing -50C (-58F) on the outside thermometer.

The hi-low thermometer says that’s up from -55C (-67F) overnight while the forecast is for a balmy -44C (-47F) later today. Somewhere up above the ice fog the sun is shining...

Thank you mod cons.

[engine]

Oh my, that's rather extreme, and the temperature is, too. ;)

I guess you're used to those temperatures otherwise you'd move away to warmer climates.

I once paid a visit to the north of Minnisota, near Lake Superior, and it was during one of the cold spells. It wasn't possible to remove my gloves for more than a few seconds as the cold felt painful.

[lucy24]

Ouch. I saw the subject header and expected to see a post from somewhere in the southern hemisphere, where winter really is coming. Well, in a few months anyway.

I used to have my computer’s weather widget set to a location in northern Canada, because it made the local weather seem so pleasant by comparison. (Somewhere in Julie of the Wolves or perhaps one of its sequels, it says “It was a warm day--about 40 degrees”. Fahrenheit.)

One climate’s winter chill is another climate’s balmy summer. When I get up, I close the window if it's below 50°F (10°C), and turn on the heat if it’s below 45 or so. Run until it hits 65, and then turn it off for the day.

Edit: After finishing with this site, I proceeded to a word quiz on {dictionary site}. One of the quiz words was cryophile, which as we all know means an organism that thrives in low temperatures. The explanatory gloss adds, quote,

Cryophile is a scientific word, and should never be used to angrily describe a family member who insists on keeping the thermostat set low and all the windows open all winter long.

Hee, hee.

[iamlost]

@engine: the dry cold of interior and northern Canada is easily dressed for, the wet cold of the coasts is harder to take in my opinion.

A long time ago when I was a child, the temp didn’t get above -60F (-51C) for a month, -70F (-57C) for a week; and yes, we still walked to school, yes the schools did not close, and yes we still played street hockey between school and supper because kids played outside, inside was for eating and sleeping and homework... how times change :)

@lucy24: a new word! I wish I’d known it back when my mother would open all the windows, regardless of weather, for ‘fresh air’ and my father would walk around behind her closing them...

[not2easy]

I once paid a visit to the north of Minnisota, near Lake Superior, and it was during one of the cold spells. It wasn't possible to remove my gloves for more than a few seconds as the cold felt painful.

I spent several years of my youth living about 80 miles south of Lake Superior. It was cold. Then I grew up and worked until I could move somewhere warmer. My hi-lo digital thingy shows 68F - 82F (20 C - 27 C) which beats the heck out of those -18 F mornings so long ago. Yes, cold is a real inspiration.

[iamlost]

Having my wake up Kicking Horse Kick Ass fresh ground dark roast coffee (sadly not a paid endorsement) in my bare feet on the radiant plank flooring looking out the quad pane window at the -40C/F thermometer reading; yes, it’s been a chilly ice fog mornings, sunny bright afternoons week.

Happily the weather office is forecasting a high of -25C (-13F) this afternoon! And warming! Into the minus teens later this week! Balmy times ahead I tell you :)

[engine]

the dry cold of interior and northern Canada is easily dressed for, the wet cold of the coasts is harder to take in my opinion.

That's true, dry cold doesn't feel as bad as damp cold.

I am definitely a creature requiring warmth. No extremes, please. I've experienced Caribbean warmth, which is quite humid, and stable, and I did get used to it after a while, but i't too warm for me.

I prefer true seasons and don't mind sensible cold temperatures, but yours is just silly cold. :)

[lucy24]

dry cold doesn't feel as bad as damp cold

Come summer, everyone will be saying it isn’t the heat, it’s the humidity.

I once found a thread on a travel-related message board in which an English couple was thinking of retiring to the US, and were looking for suggestions. You can see the dilemma: for climate they’d want something on the east or west coast, but culturally they’d probably be more comfortable in the midwest. At the end of the discussion they had selected ...

place your bets ...

wait for it ...

Duluth, Minnesota.

[engine]

At the end of the discussion they had selected ...

place your bets ...

wait for it ...

Duluth, Minnesota.

ROTFL.

Duluth is a lovely place, and area. It's especially if you like cross country skiing, which can be a long season.