-11°F, and falling

[krispos42]

The sky is crystal-clear, though. The starscape is AWESOME. And a full moon on the white snow.

It's a toasty 70°F in my apartment. Mmmm... central heat.

How the rest of the Lounge doing?

[liberaltrucker]

1. All's well in Milton, PA

I'm connected to IdleAire. Outside temp about +25. Inside
75. No precip expected.

:)

[krispos42]

2. Ah, positive temperatures

That is sooooo three days ago... :-)

[lizziegrace]

3. 6 degrees, -11 windchill and falling

53 degrees inside. :scared:

Can't wait for spring...

[krispos42]

4. Why so cold inside? n/t

[lizziegrace]

7. Heating oil is $3/gallon

I can blow through over 100 gallons a month. I have rooms sealed off and even put plastic curtains to cover doorways so the heat from some mobile radiators can heat the living room and my bedroom.

The oil company only does 150 gallon minimums, so it's about $480 (with tax) just to have the oil truck pull into my driveway. :-(

I'm trying to make my last 130 gallons last through February. Sucks being middle-class and rather broke...

I'm moving this summer unless the landlord fixes the chimney and puts in a wood burner/pellet stove/corn stove as an alternate heat source.

When I moved here, heating oil was $1.59/gallon.

[krispos42]

9. ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch

sorry :-( :hug:

[lizziegrace]

12. It's okay

it could be worse. I could have no roof over my head at all.

Heated mattress pads are heaven. So are warm mist vaporizors. They help heat the air.

:)

Lots of layers and keep moving. If it gets too cold, I find a coffee shop with free wifi and surf and read.


Oh, and I make too much to qualify for heating assistance.

[orleans]

20. sorry you're so cold there--here's a couple more suggestions

weatherstripping doors and windows
throw rugs against the bottom of the doors to block the draft
ceiling fan running in reverse to blow the warm air up and then down the walls
throw rugs on the floor

when i had short hair in the winter i'd wear a headwarmer/headband around the house over my ears to keep them warm

sitting in a warm/hot tub warms me up too.

when my nose gets cold? i put my hand over it for awhile (they should make a nosewarmer that straps around your ears.)

[lizziegrace]

24. Thanks!

I've already done most of what you suggested. I've also got plastic (shrinking 3M stuff) on all the windows, towels under the doors of the unused bedrooms (the cats HATE it...). The ceiling fan is a good idea but I rent and there are none.

Last winter I fell on the ice and broke my arm. I actually went to bed with gloves on because my hands were so cold.

I put air cleaners behind the radiators to move the warm air around too. :)

[marzipanni]

37. They do make a nosewarmer that straps around your ears!

or, a grandma in Iowa does, anyway...
http://www.originaludderbalm.com/gear/nosewarmers.php
or, if you knit, google "knit nose warmer" and you'll find links to various instructions.

[orleans]

40. that's great! wish i had it tonight! thanks for the link. n/t

[qnr]

5. 42 degrees here, and I hate it. Mrs. qnr loves it though, which is why

we moved from Maine to southern Texas.

[krispos42]

11. It's that cold even in Texas, huh?

It was that warm a couple of weeks ago. Some of the snow actually started melting. It was weird!

[qnr]

13. yeah, it's been in the 70's recently though. n/t

[alarimer]

25. I was in Junction the last couple of days

It was COLD. Maybe 20's when we got up. We had no ice-scraper for the car (being from South Texas) so people were using credit cards to scrape the ice off!

And then I came home and it's only about 40 degrees now.

[opiate69]

6. 37 outside.. probably around 65 inside...

we're having a major furnace problem, so we have a few portable heaters keeping the chill off right now.. and Thank FSM it's not -11 here like it is in your neck of the woods..

[lizziegrace]

8. I have an electric heater in the bathroom with a fan

backed into it on Thursday and burned my leg.

I'm not sure what kind of heaters you're using but be careful...

[opiate69]

15. We've got some new-fangled ones

that are supposed to be super, super safe.. I should be getting the blower unit for the furnace on monday, and hopefully it's the right one.. my trailer was built in '69, so naturally the furnace is looooooong since discontinued...

[LaStrega]

10. -9 here it's nippley n/t

[krispos42]

14. Luxury!

:rofl:

Hey, did you see that some Twin Cities DUers are trying to set up a monthly coffee meeting in Mpls? There's a post about it in the "Minnesota" forum.

[LaStrega]

27. coolness (no pun)

I'd be for meeting up.

[Gonzo Gardener]

16. 2°F and should be dropping about 2 more degrees before sunrise.

It's time for a cup of hot herbal tea before snuggling into the flannel sheets next to MrGreenMeanie.

:hi:

Hourly Weather Forecast...

Sun, January 20

Time 3am
Condition Clear
Temp. 2°F
Feels Like -12°F
Chance Precip. 0%
Dew Point -2°F
Humid. 63%
Wind WNW 10 mph

[BlueJazz]

17. 73

[krispos42]

19. I think the Packers fans are to blame for this

IIRC it was like 35 last weekend.

I think the Cheeseheads want some serious home-field advantage against the Giants, so they set up a giant air-conditioner up here in the Northland!

:-)

[krispos42]

18. -15°F now

On the plus side, the lakes should be really frozen by next weekend so my son and I can go running around on them again... :-)

[Fox Mulder]

21. -19 degrees F with a wind chill of -19 degrees

here in west central MN.

62 degrees in my house.

[Callalily]

22. -16(F) right now in

my part of Wisconsin with a chill factor of -36(F). And grrrrr . . . I have to go outdoors later on. I'd prefer just to stay in my warm, cozy house today!

[In_The_Wind]

23. 17 with clear skies

[underpants]

26. Warming up in Green Bay

http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/home/hourbyhour/USWI0288?from=36hr_topnav_home

Currently -2 feels like -20

4PM their time 3 feels like -13

[northofdenali]

28. 15 ABOVE in Fairbanks - last Monday it was right at 40 below.

40 below is normal. We are having a very, very weird winter here!

[krispos42]

36. At 40 below...

it doesn't matter whether you say it's F or C. It's the only point on the scales where they match! :-)

[northofdenali]

48. No doubt, kris - once it hits -35, the scenery doesn't change much.

Except for ice fog and for some reason (c'mon DU scientists) the aurora always look brighter and are more active when it's somewhat cold. By cold, though, I may not mean the same thing as other DU'ers cold. We don't get braggin' rights in Fairbanks till it hits at least 45 below and stays there for at least several days! :hi:


"Modern" outhouse at 40 below - better learn to hold it! :rofl:

[Blue_In_AK]

44. Hi, NOD

It's toasty down here today, too -- 35 degrees and the snow is melting again. :(

[northofdenali]

47. 30 above today, Blue - and what's really really weird

It rained yesterday evening for about 10 minutes.

RAIN?

IN FAIRBANKS?

IN JANUARY?

NO ICE FOG???


TOO FOGGY/CLOUDY FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS???
Yep. Shot from somewhere off the Steese Highway last year:


Supposed to snow some more this week, we hope, because the Yukon Quest starts the first Saturday in February - the puppies need the snow to cushion and curl up in!

Hope all you mid-States can crawl out from under and have a chance to enjoy your weather - hell, you've ALL got "braggin' rights" now! :toast:


:hi: Blue! :hug: Been missing you!

[Blue_In_AK]

50. I've missed you, too.

Where've you been? We're coming up your way for the ice sculptures again -- can you make sure that the aurora is out for us? :) I've been wanting to photograph it for years.

[northofdenali]

51. Working! Now I'm pretty sick and the docs can't figure it out -

so I'm once again job hunting (my current employer really didn't like a 3-week absence). No bigs, we'll deal with it. I HATE job hunting in mid-winter, though!

Can't wait to hear from/see you guys during the Ice Art festival. If you don't mind sleeping bags on the floor and cats sleeping on your head, you know you're welcome to stay here at the house. If it keeps staying this warm, though, the ice quality will badly deteriorate. Jeez, I want WINTER, not some wimpy idea of it!

Met Lance Mackey and his lovely wife Di a few weeks ago - you guys ought to come up for the start of the Quest (here in Fbks this year) - there are absolutely going to be some terrific shots there! On the river at Cushman and 1st Avenue.......... and it's really fun. The little, bitty very old Catholic church is right at the starting line!

If you're going to be here over a weekend, we could all go to Chena Hot Springs for a night - the aurora are usually fabulous there this time of year, and you could get some shots of their new Ice Hotel!

I'll find out when the Championships are and email you with details. Wow, it'll beg great to see you both (not that I can see you with all them camera thingys hanging around your neck, and the scarves/balaclavas, bear-claw gloves and bunny boots.................. :pals:

[Ptah]

29. 62 F outside. 72 inside.

:hide:

[tigereye]

30. it's 10 here.

That's rather cold for us here in Southwestern PA.

[texanwitch]

31. It was and still is cold at the beach, with the wind it felt like the 30's.

Went on a long beach walk, dressed in layers.

I love the beach in the winter.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

32. Minnesota isn't for wimps

:P

[LaStrega]

33. we are a hearty lot aren't we

:hi:

[crim son]

34. -2 degrees and a toast fifty-five in the house.

I'm layered up as always and barely notice it. The cats seem to, though; they're unusually cuddly.

[lizziegrace]

46. You're living like I am

:(

My thermostat is set at 50 and I have 3 radiator-style electric heaters. The one forced air heater I have keeps throwing the breakers (in my old house) and I found out yesterday after I backed into it and burned my leg that I fried my cable box...

Oops...

I'm so tired of being cold. I know you are too. :hug:

[RushIsRot]

35. I remember living in northern NY. Snow has a special squeak

when one walks over it and the temperature's a balmy -20 degrees F. But, you know, the coldest temps up there do not match our moderately-chilly weather down here in Arkansas for discomfort. It's a "wetter cold" down here. That penetrates to the bone in a heartbeat.

[huskerlaw]

38. We were just complaining because it's a "freezing" 53 degrees

here in Los Angeles.

;)

We haven't had the heat on since New Year's...though the windows are closed and we're wearing sweatshirts. :evilgrin:

I don't miss real winter. Not at all.

[BreweryYardRat]

39. It's about 40 here, and the lowest it'll probably get all week.

But jeez, your area! :scared: Glad I'm not considering moving to Minnesota.

[progressoid]

41. It's a balmy 14 here!

[Infomaniac]

42. It's 20 degrees outside, feels like

6 degrees with the wind chill factor. I am in an overheated NYC apartment building. I wish I could send those who need it some of the excess heat.

[Blue_In_AK]

43. A little nippy down there.

It's a very mild 35 here in Anchorage today with rain and snow showers in the forecast.

[northofdenali]

49. I kind of get a kick out of the Lower 48 experiencing some

real winter...........

My precious baby daughter (26, now married) called and is FREEZING. It went to 35 in her area of Alabama!

Shirt-sleeve weather here. I haven't put my coat on for 2 days.

[IronLionZion]

45. Yup, and snow in the twin cities.

I already saw a few accidents so it should be an interesting drive home. Oh yes, warm and toasty at the office and I have plenty of green tea. My office is actually closed for MLK day but I came in because I have some things to do. I'll go home early.