Polar Vortex 2019

[Mike Sixel]

And, we moved because I hated, and complained about, the cold.

[Mike Sixel]

I'm told many stores have empty shelves in Portland. Supposed to be three different days of snow in the next five days or so. Potentially the most in a decade.

[Squirrel]

The Facebook post was sarcasm, aimed at all the people that have said that to me over the years. It's so hard to tell that online.

I’d tread carefully here. Brock has throwing axes.

[Mike Sixel]

I’d tread carefully here. Brock has throwing axes.

One of my favorite activities. Maybe I should head over there

[ashbury]

I’d tread carefully here. Brock has throwing axes.

He's a five-tool admin.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

The Facebook post was sarcasm, aimed at all the people that have said that to me over the years. It's so hard to tell that online.

Hah, fair enough. I hear that crap so often and it's borrrrrrring. Yeah, it's cold here. We know.

[Vanimal46]

In fairness to Mike, your body does adjust to your climate after a while. So the cold you're all used to is miserable for visitors who aren't used to it anymore.

 

I own the fact that I'm a wussy southern boy now... Anything below 50 degrees outside is miserable.

[Mike Sixel]

In fairness to Mike, your body does adjust to your climate after a while. So the cold you're all used to is miserable for visitors who aren't used to it anymore.

 

I own the fact that I'm a wussy southern boy now... Anything below 50 degrees outside is miserable.

Truth.

 

I had forgotten the phenomena of your clothes getting cold, and then you moving and your body bring colder as your clothes touch you. Or, more likely, blocked the memory.

 

Driving on ice brought back memories! And reminded me why I own a four wheel drive now, for the mountains.

[Squirrel]

 

Hah, fair enough. I hear that crap so often and it's borrrrrrring. Yeah, it's cold here. We know.

What gets old for me is when people find out I was born and raised in Minnesota, they always say something along the lines of ... 'Oh, you must love this cold!' To which I usually respond, 'Uh, not really. I've just learned how to deal with it properly.' People laugh when they see me dressed for deep cold ... I'm layered and bundled to the point you can't see me under it all ... and I see their hatless heads and just say, 'Yeah, laugh, but your ears are going to fall off dressed as you are. Mine will remain in tact.' They still think I'm joking. Wonder how their frostbite feels now.

[Squirrel]

 

 

In fairness to Mike, your body does adjust to your climate after a while. So the cold you're all used to is miserable for visitors who aren't used to it anymore.

I own the fact that I'm a wussy southern boy now... Anything below 50 degrees outside is miserable.

Yeah, I still don't give it a pass. You should still know from keep cold days is that when your body can't tolerate the cold, whatever temperature it is, how to dress for it. Get your layers on, man, and shut up about it already.

[Brock Beauchamp]

 

In fairness to Mike, your body does adjust to your climate after a while. So the cold you're all used to is miserable for visitors who aren't used to it anymore.

I own the fact that I'm a wussy southern boy now... Anything below 50 degrees outside is miserable.

It does adjust but I lived in SoCal for 17 years and often visited Minnesota during the winter. I knew what I was getting into every time, even if it stung a bit more after my body was away from it for a spell.

[snepp]

Guess what?

 

 

Still cold out around here.

[PseudoSABR]

Relevant

[D. Hocking]

The Twins home opener is 6 weeks from today.  I am sure by then this will all be a faded memory and the steamy late March heat will make us wish for cooler times.

[ashbury]

The Twins home opener is 6 weeks from today.  I am sure by then this will all be a faded memory and the steamy late March heat will make us wish for cooler times.

But it's a DRY steamy heat.

[Squirrel]

So, the high here today is 45 deg F. The overnight low tonight will be 15. The high tomorrow will be 21. That’s some crazy swing.

[Vanimal46]

Tomorrow in Austin it's going to be 87 degrees(!!) and 75+ this weekend before another cold front comes through... Then it will be 50 on Monday.

 

Because of this rapid swing in temps lately half of my team is out of office with the flu....

[Squirrel]

 

Tomorrow in Austin it's going to be 87 degrees(!!) and 75+ this weekend before another cold front comes through... Then it will be 50 on Monday.

Because of this rapid swing in temps lately half of my team is out of office with the flu....

Because weather causes the flu?

[Mr. Brooks]

Because weather causes the flu?

It causes people to tell their boss they have the flu.

[Vanimal46]

Because weather causes the flu?

That must be one of those white lies my mom told me as a kid to get me to dress for the weather.

[Mike Sixel]

Not wearing a hat or gloves, and my coat is barely zipped. Almost used to the cold, now that I'm heading home....

[biggentleben]

 

That must be one of those white lies my mom told me as a kid to get me to dress for the weather.

 

It is true that drastic shifts in temperature lead to colds, mostly due to the body adjusting to the change in surrounding air temp lowering the body's ability to be at full strength against invaders.

[Doomtints]

As a child of the 70s/80s, when it was dang cold in the Twin Cities, I like the cold. To me, nothing is more satisfying than the feeling of snow crunching under one's feet. The way the air feels super clean after a big snowfall is masterful, it's a great feeling on the lungs.

 

However, after living in Texas for ~25 years before heading back north to Chicago, apparently my body disagrees. After two winters of pneumonia and pulmonary embolisms, I think it's time to head to California or somewhere nice.

[biggentleben]

 

As a child of the 70s/80s, when it was dang cold in the Twin Cities, I like the cold. To me, nothing is more satisfying than the feeling of snow crunching under one's feet. The way the air feels super clean after a big snowfall is masterful, it's a great feeling on the lungs.

 

However, after living in Texas for ~25 years before heading back north to Chicago, apparently my body disagrees. After two winters of pneumonia and pulmonary embolisms, I think it's time to head to California or somewhere nice.

 

After living in the Twin Cities for roughly a decade, I moved back home to rural South Dakota. The difference in the winter is notable. A wind sweeping across the Dakota plain has nothing to slow it down or alter its path. I scarcely remember the worst days at the U of M being so cold, even with significantly higher winds. Add in the sewer under the city, and it never felt as cold with the same temperature readings in the time I was in the Twin Cities area...

 

Dang, I miss it about right now.