Polar Vortex

[psdenno]

Has anyone checked their antifreeze cold weather protection level lately?  When I lived in Northern Wisconsin, it was an annual fall ritual.  Seeing -70º wind chill temperatures in the midwest this morning reminded me of the "good old days" of getting up in the middle of the night to start the car and let it run for a while to assure it would start in the morning.

Stay warm!

Dennis

[S30Driver]

I check mine every year out of habit.  Got down to 12 F last night here.

When I lived in the Denver area, it got down to -30 during the winter of 85.  Had just bought a new Nissan 4x4 pickup.  Struggled to crank but it started to get me to work.  Was a lineman for a cable company in Rochester NY as well before then and actually worked outside in that kind of weather.   Those were the days ....

Stay warm, those in the north.

[siteunseen]

It got down to 45 degrees in my garage last night!  18 degrees outside of the garage.  I spent my money on the "pink stuff".  

[rcb280z]

2 hours ago, psdenno said:

getting up in the middle of the night to start the car and let it run for a while to assure it would start in the morning.

I can remember, just barely, living in Rapid City South Dakota early 70's and the old man would plug in the block warmer so he could start the 57' Chevy Bel air the next morning. It got down to as low as -70 windchill. And snow drifts up to the second story windows! Fun days!

[ConVerTT]

I am so scarred (and frost bitten) from growing up in Saskatchewan that I maintain a heated garage as part of my massive carbon footprint.  Sorry World!

[grannyknot]

The coldest day I ever experienced was in Saskatchewan,  -44C and a windchill of -66C.  I walked out the door of the motel and the cold literally turned me around and walked me back into the room.

[Namerow]

minus 42F + wind.  7 AM.  Top of Eagle chairlift, 8000' asl, Lake Louise ski area, Alberta.  Mid-1970's.  And I was just starting my workday.  Not that brave anymore.

[Mike]

Impressive enough formation to go in our Boobs forum too!

[grannyknot]

9 hours ago, Mike said:

Impressive enough formation to go in our Boobs forum too!

But that would be a double D post.

[Mike]

In all seriousness, I have been watching and it looks like this is a COOLD one.  Hope all of the members in the area are doing ok!

[psdenno]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

In all seriousness, I have been watching and it looks like this is a COOLD one.  Hope all of the members in the area are doing ok!

Makes me appreciate that I'm sitting in my backyard, next to the pool, web surfing on my iPad.  I paid my "dues" living through 22 northern Wisconsin winters.

Stay warm,

Dennis

[rcb280z]

19 minutes ago, psdenno said:

I'm sitting in my backyard, next to the pool, web surfing on my iPad

Yeah but the rains are coming. It thunder stormed here all morning. It was in the low 60's though.