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**Baromaro** · 01-15-2009, 05:55 PM

When I woke up this morning the thermometer said 20 below 0, and that is in Fahrenheit! for all you Celsius people, that is almost - 30 C! The windchill was 40 below (at that point Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same).

To make things worse when I was driving to work I must have hit a Ice spot when I was on the on ramp to the Freeway and I did a 360 degree spin. It sure was scary, but luckily I did not hit any other car, I did hit a snow bank, and found out (when I was at work) that I had a flat tire, but luckily no damage to the car.

Robert

**Gudronich** · 01-15-2009, 06:05 PM

Everybody be careful!

**preachadaq** · 01-15-2009, 07:11 PM

I'm glad that you're okay, Robert. So how do you fix a flat in 20 below weather?

**Guloqkcm** · 01-15-2009, 07:13 PM

crazy temperatures!!! And you really had a lot of chance Robert !!! Jean

**BinasiDombrs** · 01-15-2009, 07:13 PM

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**juyrett** · 01-15-2009, 07:22 PM

Scary stuff, glad you are okay!

I walked into town today and some poor woman had crashed her cat into a lamppost in the middle of the town centre. It's 7C here so I'm not sure what her excuse was

**Baromaro** · 01-15-2009, 07:27 PM

Was she riding on her cat? That must have been a big cat!

I hope the cat was OK.

Robert

**juyrett** · 01-15-2009, 07:30 PM

Yeah, I meant her car

**CathBraun** · 01-15-2009, 07:37 PM

Perhaps a cat jumped in front of her car... :-P

**Gudronich** · 01-15-2009, 07:40 PM

I was going to say, "alert the ASPCA!"!

**MariaBeautys** · 01-15-2009, 07:42 PM

Sorry guys. Forecast for today here in Hollywood, CA is 86F!

**freddyujnf** · 01-15-2009, 07:50 PM

Feel sorry for you guys, we logged 34 C this afternoon.

Best wishes from the other side of the world.
Charles in Pretoria

**Gudronich** · 01-15-2009, 07:54 PM

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**JewJoleSole** · 01-15-2009, 09:04 PM

Certainly not cold here. The last 2 days have been over 37oC. Absolute stinkers. Thankfully a bit of respite today (28oC).

David

**Dreaming** · 01-15-2009, 11:06 PM

Glad you are ok Robert!!! Here it is a normal winter... appr. 5oCwith a day/night fluctuation of 2-3 points above and below!!

**RalfDweflywex** · 01-15-2009, 11:15 PM

It's +10C here today (50F) and it's supposed to stay that way for a few days. They're worried about flooding here because we've had so much snow already.

**Gudronich** · 01-15-2009, 11:51 PM

What the..?!

**xpllmr** · 01-16-2009, 01:48 AM

I thought it was bad here at -10ºF. Glad you made it OK, Robert. There have been all kinds of warnings around here to watch out for black ice -- they even closed part of the freeway through town because of black ice after about 30 accidents. Salt doesn't work at these temperatures, so there's not a lot the road crews can do since they don't use sand in town because it "clogs drains."

**QRhnNSg9** · 01-16-2009, 02:18 AM

Robert doesn't want to admit that we who live in the Twin Cities "urban heat island" are a bit wimpy. Tonight, while we are -20 F (-28 C), 100 miles north of here it is going to be -37F, which is pretty close to the point where F and C become the same temperature. Nevertheless, the dry cleaners a short distance from home still opens the door for a few periods during the day to get rid of heat. I don't think Robert, Jerry, and Jason are opening any doors at Orchids Limited. I am not going there until Saturday when the heat wave is taking things up to 21 F (-6 C). Some very bright colors on the Phrags are going to be coming.

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Baromaro Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	Man it is cold!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... When I woke up this morning the thermometer said 20 below 0, and that is in Fahrenheit! for all you Celsius people, that is almost - 30 C! The windchill was 40 below (at that point Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same). To make things worse when I was driving to work I must have hit a Ice spot when I was on the on ramp to the Freeway and I did a 360 degree spin. It sure was scary, but luckily I did not hit any other car, I did hit a snow bank, and found out (when I was at work) that I had a flat tire, but luckily no damage to the car. Robert Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Guloqkcm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	crazy temperatures!!! And you really had a lot of chance Robert !!! Jean Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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juyrett Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Scary stuff, glad you are okay! I walked into town today and some poor woman had crashed her cat into a lamppost in the middle of the town centre. It's 7C here so I'm not sure what her excuse was Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Baromaro Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	Was she riding on her cat? That must have been a big cat! I hope the cat was OK. Robert Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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juyrett Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Yeah, I meant her car Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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CathBraun Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 502 Senior Member	Perhaps a cat jumped in front of her car... :-P Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Gudronich Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	I was going to say, "alert the ASPCA!"! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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MariaBeautys Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 359 Senior Member	Sorry guys. Forecast for today here in Hollywood, CA is 86F! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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freddyujnf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 425 Senior Member	Feel sorry for you guys, we logged 34 C this afternoon. Best wishes from the other side of the world. Charles in Pretoria Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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JewJoleSole Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 384 Senior Member	Certainly not cold here. The last 2 days have been over 37oC. Absolute stinkers. Thankfully a bit of respite today (28oC). David Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-15-2009, 11:06 PM	#16
Dreaming Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	Glad you are ok Robert!!! Here it is a normal winter... appr. 5oCwith a day/night fluctuation of 2-3 points above and below!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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RalfDweflywex Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 578 Senior Member	It's +10C here today (50F) and it's supposed to stay that way for a few days. They're worried about flooding here because we've had so much snow already. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Gudronich Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	What the..?! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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xpllmr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 875 Senior Member	I thought it was bad here at -10ºF. Glad you made it OK, Robert. There have been all kinds of warnings around here to watch out for black ice -- they even closed part of the freeway through town because of black ice after about 30 accidents. Salt doesn't work at these temperatures, so there's not a lot the road crews can do since they don't use sand in town because it "clogs drains." Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-16-2009, 02:18 AM	#20
QRhnNSg9 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 316 Senior Member	Robert doesn't want to admit that we who live in the Twin Cities "urban heat island" are a bit wimpy. Tonight, while we are -20 F (-28 C), 100 miles north of here it is going to be -37F, which is pretty close to the point where F and C become the same temperature. Nevertheless, the dry cleaners a short distance from home still opens the door for a few periods during the day to get rid of heat. I don't think Robert, Jerry, and Jason are opening any doors at Orchids Limited. I am not going there until Saturday when the heat wave is taking things up to 21 F (-6 C). Some very bright colors on the Phrags are going to be coming. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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