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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Debs. on 03 December 2010, 15:40:52
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I have friends in Iowa (U.S central-midwest): 2,000 miles from the coast: it gets REALLY cold there in the Winter.
I remember back in 1991 when I visited them in January and the ambient temp was -40C./-40F. (memorable because of the concurrence) which was measured without any windchill factor.
My friend had a 5 gallon pail of neat antifreeze in the shelf in his barn; it had gone completely solid!....as had a can of SAE 30 lube oil. :o
There were warnings on Tv. about the danger to tooth-enamel; which (unprotected) at those temps. would simply shatter away from teeth at the sudden change in temp. during breathing.
I also recall a young local chap froze to death there, in what was said to be only '10 minutes' of trying to free his car, after sliding it into a small gulley.
.....after recalling the above; I`m now trying-hard not to complain too much at our bit of a cold snap. ;)
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It's still bloody cold though. ;)
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Now that's an experience I'd love to have - such a demonstration of nature's raw power puts most things into perspective (or should, at least). 8-)
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I have friends in Iowa (U.S central-midwest): 2,000 miles from the coast: it gets REALLY cold there in the Winter.
I remember back in 1991 when I visited them in January and the ambient temp was -40C./-40F. (memorable because of the concurrence) which was measured without any windchill factor.
My friend had a 5 gallon pail of neat antifreeze in the shelf in his barn; it had gone completely solid!....as had a can of SAE 30 lube oil. :oThere were warnings on Tv. about the danger to tooth-enamel; which (unprotected) at those temps. would simply shatter away from teeth at the sudden change in temp. during breathing.
I also recall a young local chap froze to death there, in what was said to be only '10 minutes' of trying to free his car, after sliding it into a small gulley.
.....after recalling the above; I`m now trying-hard not to complain too much at our bit of a cold snap. ;)
That would stop it leakining from a Migs cam covers :D :)
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Did a anyone see the feature on the BBC news earlier in the week, the presenter in Siberia where it's -53 :o :o :o
People going about their everyday lives. I had a chuckle at the guy fitting secondary double glazing to his van ;D ;D
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Did a anyone see the feature on the BBC news earlier in the week, the presenter in Siberia where it's -53 :o :o :o
People going about their everyday lives. I had a chuckle at the guy fitting secondary double glazing to his van ;D ;D
And the cup of hot water that instantly turned to snow when thrown......Miss Vamps insisted on truing it despite being told it would not work.... ::) ::) ::)
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Did a anyone see the feature on the BBC news earlier in the week, the presenter in Siberia where it's -53 :o :o :o
People going about their everyday lives. I had a chuckle at the guy fitting secondary double glazing to his van ;D ;D
And the cup of hot water that instantly turned to snow when thrown......Miss Vamps insisted on truing it despite being told it would not work.... ::) ::) ::)
I'd be throwing water in the air every Sunday and Monday.
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I have friends in Iowa (U.S central-midwest): 2,000 miles from the coast: it gets REALLY cold there in the Winter.
I remember back in 1991 when I visited them in January and the ambient temp was -40C./-40F. (memorable because of the concurrence) which was measured without any windchill factor.
My friend had a 5 gallon pail of neat antifreeze in the shelf in his barn; it had gone completely solid!....as had a can of SAE 30 lube oil. :o
There were warnings on Tv. about the danger to tooth-enamel; which (unprotected) at those temps. would simply shatter away from teeth at the sudden change in temp. during breathing.
I also recall a young local chap froze to death there, in what was said to be only '10 minutes' of trying to free his car, after sliding it into a small gulley.
.....after recalling the above; I`m now trying-hard not to complain too much at our bit of a cold snap. ;)
.....not wise for men to get "caught short" in conditions such as this......for obvious reasons..... :-/ :-/ ;) :-* :-*
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I was up at my mates in slamannan on tuesday and at 5pm it was -13(4feet of snow) it was great driving along the back roads average speed off about 30-45mph.
I don't know if its just me but the snow isn't as slippy as normal its very powdery my wife says its like sand as you cant make a snowball easily
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no need for -40 or more..
if the temp goes below -20 you will see .. ;D