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Topic: MY BUTT IS FROZEN
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StarLover33
Knowflake Posts: 3061
From: King Arthur's Camelot
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted January 16, 2004 09:53 AM
 
If anyone besides me is in the New England Area especially in Boston then you will understand what I'm saying. It is freakin' cold up here, and it's like Hell has frozen over just for us. It's so cold that they actually had to cancel schools because the bitter weather would cause problems to the already terrible heating. It feels like 40 below 0, but it should be about 16 or 20. Never in my academic career have they ever closed school for a cold day. I am making history not going to school right now. This is the coldest day since 60-100 years ago. If you have any exposed skin it will freeze in 30 minutes. This is the reason northeastern people are mean, snippy, and they hardly smile. It is too cold to bother. -StarLover IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted January 16, 2004 10:23 AM
..........My butt, my toes,teeth,nose and the snot uncontrolabley drips while braving the high of -20 and snow knee deep. No record set here tho... gotta reach -37 mean temp for that. Running the faucets to keep the water from freezing and exercising the llamas to keep their blood flowing. Yup, it`s a cold un alright  juniperb  ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
Aphrodite
Knowflake Posts: 4992
From:
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted January 16, 2004 10:24 AM
Aww, yuck. Sorry to hear this, Starlover33. I think my little nose would fall off if I was there.What folks do for fun when it's so cold like that? I think I would be  IP: Logged |
trillian
Knowflake Posts: 4050
From: The Boundless
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted January 16, 2004 11:13 AM
I'm in PA, woke to a sunny 0 degrees this morning, wind chill made it feel like -17.
So, it's balmy compared to New England.  But...it is a simply gorgeous day. The snow crunches under foot, the sun is so brilliant it makes diamonds on the snow, the sky so blue it circled the sun with a rainbow this morning. Though with no rain, I suppose it's an arced prism of color...or perhaps, a snowbow. For fun? Well, I know there's a Fire & Ice Festival in the area this weekend, Aphrodite!  The ice part is ice sculpting, dunno about the Fire. Maybe they burn stuff to keep warm! Those of us who live in these cold areas just adapt. Tonight, I will sip good Irish Whiskey with a friend as I get ready for my impending trip to the Emerald Isle (6 weeks to go!)...tomorrow, I will have an extended lunch/gossip fest with a friend or two at a local pub, and no plans tomorrow night so it might be me and a DVD.  to you all, stay warm, juniperb good luck with the llamas and all your creatures...and have a lovely weekend. IP: Logged |
TINK
Knowflake Posts: 3831
From: New England
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted January 16, 2004 11:24 AM
I hear you StarLover. I'm in Rhode Island and it's COLD. I'm 33 and I can't remember it ever being like this. At least for this length of time. Schools were closed down here too. bbrrrrrrr"mean, snippy, and hardly smile" Hey, those are good, old-fashioned Yankee traits you should be proud of! IP: Logged |
pidaua
Knowflake Posts: 7314
From: Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr all within 6 months LOL
Registered: May 2002
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posted January 16, 2004 03:26 PM
My butt is totally frozen too. The heat is broken the offices on my side of the building..including mine. I have had so many cups of coffee and tea that I am contemplating setting up an annex office in the bathroom. LOL..well, it at least warms me up a bit..the hot liquid that is. LOL... It never gets this cold in Laguna Hills, Cali. brrrrrrrrrrr IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted January 16, 2004 07:03 PM
 Please please please remember your four legged is cold too!! Bring them in!! Outdoor critters should have extra calories during this cold spell. Check between their toes for ice balls and salt clumps. Keep them dry and they will you for the extra attention!------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
pixelpixie
Knowflake Posts: 5301
From: Ontario Canada
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted January 16, 2004 07:32 PM
Awwwww! Juni, I love your caring & compassion! IP: Logged |
WychOfAvalon
Knowflake Posts: 633
From: Los Angeles
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted January 16, 2004 09:04 PM
I will not even tell you what it's like in Los Angeles now...I feel for all of you NE'ers!!! I hope it warms up to at LEAST 10 degrees soon! ------------------
and if your world has turned to ashes.. i will leave you never.. even when the sun's blown out, i will shine forever.. i caress you with my charms.. i'm your best friend, the dream.. i'm the light that guides you through the nights and deepest haze IP: Logged |
Oxychick
Knowflake Posts: 2626
From: neither here nor there
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted January 16, 2004 10:55 PM
10 degrees....did someone say 10 degrees? Sounds nice. Personally, I like bundling up. 
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lioneye68
Knowflake Posts: 6062
From: Canada
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted January 17, 2004 03:53 AM
It's been unseasonably warm around here latey...+5 degrees celcius yesterday, 0 today...Freezing rain is our biggest concern lately. Try driving on THAT crap!  We had that blistering cold about 2 weeks ago, and I am awfully glad it has moved on! Bummer for you easterners though...it's picking on YOU now. Not much you can do but brave it only as much as absolutely necessary, and stay home and cuddle with somebody warm as much as you can get away with (without losing your job or getting kicked out of school).
 Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy cozy are we
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juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted January 17, 2004 08:48 AM
I wasn`t going to blame the Canadians but......... must be a conspiracy cuz the weather man said this blew in from, you guessed it, Canada!! The Alberta Clippers move fast so I don`t mind that gift, but this, this dear Canadians, you can keep out there on the tundra Actually I`d be fine with it as I grew up here it is a natural event just not for eleven straight days. Yet with the critters, it makes it constant survival for the weak/sick and yes, I`ve had 400 lb llamas`s in this tiny house to keep them well in the subzeros. Keep comfy juniperb IP: Logged |
Harpyr
Knowflake Posts: 2255
From: land of the midnight sun
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted January 17, 2004 05:17 PM
okay everyone..when you feel cold..just be happy you don't live here-
 This picture was taken in my home town of Fairbanks Alaska when it was -48.
That's ice fog..it's so cold that all the moisture particles in the air have frozen. If you were to go outside with a pot of hot coffee in this weather and throw it up into the air, it would vaporize entirely before hitting the ground. Really. I've seen it myself. It's freaky.
The temperature is below zero so often that when people refer to the temperature..say it's 20 degrees.. they say it's 20 ABOVE for clairification. People looked at me funny when I moved to the states and said stuff like 'boy, winter is nice here..it never drops below 30 above!' IP: Logged |
Harpyr
Knowflake Posts: 2255
From: land of the midnight sun
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted January 17, 2004 05:20 PM
p.s.
sorry the picture is so wide.. I sometimes get annoyed when people post extra wide images cause I hate scrolling back and forth incessantly.  IP: Logged |
Harpyr
Knowflake Posts: 2255
From: land of the midnight sun
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted January 17, 2004 05:27 PM
soooo, people may wonder why someone would want to live in such a frigid place.. there are some incredibly beautiful things there that make it well worth it for some folks..
Check this out..had to share..it's sooo beautiful.
"Aview of the sun and a phenomina called sundogs from the top of Ester Dome on New years Eve at 1:05 PM. Microscopic ice crystals in the air reflect the light in a colorful rainbow that forms a circle around the sun (not completely visible here). The ice fog lays low over the city. Folks down below cannot even see this sun without driving out of town." (which isn't too hard to do.. out of town isn't far at all.)
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juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted January 29, 2004 10:28 AM
 still darn cold and the recent snow fall shut half the county down. Got snow ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
trillian
Knowflake Posts: 4050
From: The Boundless
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted January 29, 2004 11:00 AM
Yeah, juniperb... It's sunny today, but still soooooooooo frigid. Can't remember when it was last above freezing.I was chatting with a friend in Ireland. North of Dublin, everything was shut down, roads were jammed and closed, because of the snowfall. They got half an inch. IP: Logged |
Everlong
Knowflake Posts: 931
From: Southeast Florida
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted January 29, 2004 04:51 PM
Dude, it was so cold today- I couldn't feel my nose, it was in the lower 50s. Had to bundle up =).------------------
"Out of your depth or not, it's up to you whether you sink or swim." IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted January 29, 2004 05:06 PM
HUH? Lower fifties  Thats balmy and swimming weather Trillian, half an inch ey, I have that much on my head simply walking to the barn lately. Spent the day shoveling snow off the roofs. A solid three foot was on all the barn roofs. Time for a hot bath and a hot toddy juniperb ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
jwhop
Knowflake Posts: 9417
From: Madeira Beach, Florida
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted January 30, 2004 12:21 AM
Right, it has been a hard cold day at the beach
 That setting sun means it's almost Martini time  jwhop
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Motherkonfessor
Knowflake Posts: 1140
From:
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted January 30, 2004 12:33 AM
Harpyr.......even tho it looks cold, that picture is gorgeous. I have felt a pull towards Alaska since I was a child. Even tho I know its damn cold!!!IP: Logged |
Harpyr
Knowflake Posts: 2255
From: land of the midnight sun
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted January 30, 2004 02:56 PM
Living in Alaska ain't easy but it will stir you in the deepest places of the soul with rewards such as this.
This was taken in my home town of Fairbanks too.
Goddess, I miss the lights... IP: Logged |
TINK
Knowflake Posts: 3831
From: New England
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted January 30, 2004 11:31 PM
Harpyr, those are so beautiful. Otherwordly.IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted January 31, 2004 10:45 AM
jwhop, you`re killing me with the sunshine and beachs . Envy is not a nice thing & it`s eating at me.... Harypr, we have the beautiful northern lights here but not as up close and personal or as glorious as your pictures. juniperb ------------------
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
Rainbow~
Knowflake Posts: 5927
From: The Little River Indian Reservation
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted January 31, 2004 10:56 AM
I live just a few miles from junie and my butt is frozen too...eeeeewhaaaaaa!!!  Spring cannot come too soon for me.... Love,
Rainbow~
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