Yep...that qualifies...

[Ldub]

AS WAY COLD......

The mercury dipped down to somewhere between -26 to -33 degrees below the doughnut tonight, depending on which weather report you wish to believe...

I'm not complaining, since I choose to live here, but DANG...that's a cold bugger out there tonight!

On the plus side, Suzy cranks over & lights right up, like she can't hardly wait to go tearing around in this uber icebox I live in...

Took a cup of steaming hot water from the coffee machine outside & made my own personal ice cloud... VERY little water hit the ground.

See this...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJzEwP8uea4

I tell you, the ways to entertain myself in weather like this are almost endless!

The craziest thing I've seen so far? The guy who walks laps around my parking lot for exercise most mornings at 0530...IS OUT THERE THIS MORNING!
I think I'd better keep a camera on him, just in case he freezes up.

Hope all my VX Fam is staying warm & toasty this winter....

[PK]

I guess you are talking Fahrenheit?? not Celsius??

That there be damn cold.

PK

[Ldub]

I guess you are talking Fahrenheit?? not Celsius??

That there be damn cold.

PK

Right you are Sir!... -33 DEG F

Just heard an update on the telly, we made national news...

[Scott Harness]

Right you are Sir!... -33 DEG F

Ahh the changing of the seasons!
Windchill this AM...22 degrees
1st White Christmas in 60 years, at least for a couple of hours!

[VX crazy]

Right you are Sir!... -33 DEG F

Just heard an update on the telly, we made national news...

That is just crazy and unhealthy I think! Its in the 30's here at night, and I cant do anything but keep lots of layers on and not go out! LOL

[handeeman]

Winter has hit here in Orlando too. High around 50 today with a low near freezing tonight and a few nights this week. Don't think i can make any ice clouds tho. I'd try it if T4B was standing around close by...lol...j/k, bet there'd be more than water hit the ground, would be worth it tho.
Did get to enjoy a white Christmas in Okla this year (100 miles North of Scott Harness) woulda loved to have the VX in the snow...don't think hardly any vehicles moved for 2 days. It's funny, they don't have the equipment to handle even a light freeze and people don't have a clue of how to drive.
To live in an area that gets to -33 by choice, only confirms what some suspect of you Ldub....there's a VX'r in Austin Texas (can't think of her name) but she has a name more appropriate to you..or a portion of her name....
One time when i lived in Lubbock Tx...it got really cold like that..I was out walking around and found this very unusual clear blue thing laying in the snow (about the size of you fist). I took it in and set it on the table, it thawed and went (insert the sound of passing gas here). That's just way too cold.

[VX crazy]

handeeman you cant think of my name? I just posted before you LOL......and I HATE the cold....I was in Orlando over christmas, thank goodness I missed out on that cold you have now!

[BigSwede]

I guess you are talking Fahrenheit?? not Celsius??

That there be damn cold.

PK

Almost the same at that temp...-33F = -36C

Remember, -40 is the same on both scales...

[crotchrocket]

i thought the 0 degrees C were having here at the moment was cold but your weathers WAY to cold for me!!!!

[crotchrocket]

We had an exchange student from wisconsin when i was younger, he was weird!! lol and also gave me a load of 'Wisconsin Dairy Cheese' stickers,

[BigSwede]

I'm not complaining, since I choose to live here, but DANG...that's a cold bugger out there tonight!

Good call...people who bitch about the winter should GET THE *BLEEP* OUT!

If you don't like winter you are in the wrong place.

Me, I went cross country skiing on Saturday up in NW Wisconsin, temp was a balmy 2F. Had to wear long underwear, usually I don't for XC as you are working hard enough to stay warm.

[vt_maverick]

Me, I went cross country skiing on Saturday up in NW Wisconsin, temp was a balmy 2F. Had to wear long underwear, usually I don't for XC as you are working hard enough to stay warm.

I just got back from the in-laws place up near Eau Claire Wisconsin, and that was the coldest this NC/VA native has ever been in his life. It was -17 F when I was packing Saturday morning, and most days it never got above 15-20 F during the day. Layering does help, but holy crap is that cold.

[BigSwede]

I just got back from the in-laws place up near Eau Claire Wisconsin, and that was the coldest this NC/VA native has ever been in his life. It was -17 F when I was packing Saturday morning, and most days it never got above 15-20 F during the day. Layering does help, but holy crap is that cold.

You do actually get used to it...the coldest I have ever cross-country skied in was -30F, up on the Gunflint Trail in NE Minnesota, near Canada. No wind, so it wasn't bad at all. We had been skiing in -10F weather all week, so we were acclimatized to it.

[VX KAT]

seriously, what weight oil do you use in these temps....or wish you had....did you whip up a custom blend of 0w-0....or more like -30w-0??

Don't they make engine warmers for this to lessen the damage potential by starting it in these temps? Back in '82 I was blissfully ignorant of the issue. I was just so annoyed with it not starting w/o the ether...'course I was pretty ignorant of the risks from that stuff too! Luckily never blew my face up!

[Ldub]

seriously, what weight oil do you use in these temps....or wish you had....did you whip up a custom blend of 0w-0....or more like -30w-0??

Don't they make engine warmers for this to lessen the damage potential by starting it in these temps? Back in '82 I was blissfully ignorant of the issue. I was just so annoyed with it not starting w/o the ether...'course I was pretty ignorant of the risks from that stuff too! Luckily never blew my face up!

Amsoil 5w22.5... (4 qt 5w20/1 qt 5w30)

She cranks right over (new red top this fall) & has never failed to start.

I have a block heater that is GOING to get installed this summer.