history-fan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It was just announced that USPS will not be doing deliveries tomorrow- its cold. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I don’t know how you below zero guys handle it! It’s 12 degrees here. I am paralyzed. I’m IN the house, but my body wants to hibernate. All I want to do is cook starchy foods then sleep it off on the couch. Yesterday I made gravy and biscuits for brunch then homemade pizza for dinner. DS will skip co-op tomorrow because it’s just too cold in the teens to have him out. (He has health considerations and all if the accessible ramps are on the outside of the building.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Most schools cancelled here. (One still not listed.) Rumor is the local school is up to 4 days to make up because of snow/ice/cold cancel or early-outs. (Well, and the three days they took due to their sports' teams making state in the fall.) I'll leave it up to the parents about whether to have our Art of Argument class today. It might be 2 degrees then (and maybe snowing, if so). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It is -35F with -54F wind chill this morning. I don't mind the -35, but the wind chill is downright painful. Plus, I had to keep wiping icicles off my eyelashes during chores and that got very annoying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It's nearly -20 wind chill and my college didn't close. An hour north of me, ds' college did. I'm whiny now because I want to stay home and not get dressed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 We got over a foot and a half (at least) of snow yesterday plus another foot to come today and now the sub-zero F temp hit overnight. I worry about my people who have to be out in it but it really isn't unusual weather for my area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 And... It happened. -51C (or -60F) windchill. Here are the conditions right now - in Fahrenheit: And in Celsius: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I am SO glad our snow yesterday was light and fluffy. I had to finish up cleaning off the car and shoveling this morning with a “feels like 0” temp, and my fingers were not happy. No way could I have done it longer if it were heavier, or later when it’s expected to be colder. This is my 14th winter here, and I still don’t have decent gloves @@. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I’ll share our forecast— check out next Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 12 hours ago, history-fan said: It was just announced that USPS will not be doing deliveries tomorrow- its cold. Good. I am glad they are doing that. Is that everywhere or just where you are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history-fan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Had to throw a cup of hot water in the air to watch what it does. Another fun thing we do is fill balloons with water and food coloring and set outside to freeze. When it “warms up” to safe temps remove the balloon part to reveal colored ice balls and make a fun decoration outside to brighten the yard. One year made a snow dragon that had colorful eggs. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history-fan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 55 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Good. I am glad they are doing that. Is that everywhere or just where you are? I think the news report stated that 9 states were involved either part or all of the state. The usps website has the zip codes listed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 All three college boys have no classes today. I was very worried when youngest ds's college still had not called it by the time I went to bed last night. Their forecast was frostbite in 5-8 minutes on exposed skin, and hypothermia a very real danger. He has a 20 minute walk to his engineering building so even with the high quality, well rated winter gear we sent, I was still worried. It wasn't like we could afford Antarctic Explorer industrial type items, just Columbia ski wear and such. Thankfully, when I woke up at 6 am, they had called it. PHEW. It is only 3 minutes to the one dining commons, and he has plenty of food in his room, so he can stay toasty today. I had to cancel my adult choir practice, spring musical practice, and tomorrow night's children's choir practice along with a theater parents' meeting, and a student art showing for this week. After dark, it simply isn't wise for people to be out, and many of the participants would be bringing babies and toddlers along. The parking lot is a sheet of ice, and with temps this low, salt doesn't work. I had visions of broken hips in the older folks, skinned up toddlers and preschoolers, mothers and fathers falling with babes in arms, and chapped cheeks, bleeding lips on my poor students. No thanks! So I'm having this weird week where I don't have rocket team, music rehearsals, theater, art, no organizational meetings, working from home instead of the office, and otherwise just hunkered down. I kind of like it since I had almost down time following the A Christmas Carol musical back in December, however, I also feel like I'm going to end up falling behind. I really hope this is the only polar vortex of the season. BLECH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Danae said: We're at -20 F actual temp right now. The furnace is doing okay keeping up, but the humidifiers are not keeping up with the furnace. We were down to 16% humidity. I've got a big pot of water simmering on the stove and a crockpot of mulled cider on warm with the lid cracked, we ran the dishwasher and took steamy showers, and I'm making lunch in the instant pot. If it's not above 25% by then I might just keep cycling the instant pot up to pressure and releasing steam. You can put water in it and use the saute feature on low. It will boil more than the crock pot, but be safer than the stove I imagine and use less energy I would think. (I could be wrong, as a florida girl my expertise is reducing humidity, not increasing it, lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Quite a few people might be able to do the boiling water thrown in the air trick. The fallacy class I run is cancelled today due to 1/3 of the class being sick. DD#2 made sponge cake for her kitchen chemistry class today. I made citrus brioche (in the oven right now - didn't rise very quickly due to how cold it is in the house). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, Faith-manor said: All three college boys have no classes today. I was very worried when youngest ds's college still had not called it by the time I went to bed last night. Their forecast was frostbite in 5-8 minutes on exposed skin, and hypothermia a very real danger. He has a 20 minute walk to his engineering building so even with the high quality, well rated winter gear we sent, I was still worried. It wasn't like we could afford Antarctic Explorer industrial type items, just Columbia ski wear and such. Thankfully, when I woke up at 6 am, they had called it. PHEW. It is only 3 minutes to the one dining commons, and he has plenty of food in his room, so he can stay toasty today. I had to cancel my adult choir practice, spring musical practice, and tomorrow night's children's choir practice along with a theater parents' meeting, and a student art showing for this week. After dark, it simply isn't wise for people to be out, and many of the participants would be bringing babies and toddlers along. The parking lot is a sheet of ice, and with temps this low, salt doesn't work. I had visions of broken hips in the older folks, skinned up toddlers and preschoolers, mothers and fathers falling with babes in arms, and chapped cheeks, bleeding lips on my poor students. No thanks! So I'm having this weird week where I don't have rocket team, music rehearsals, theater, art, no organizational meetings, working from home instead of the office, and otherwise just hunkered down. I kind of like it since I had almost down time following the A Christmas Carol musical back in December, however, I also feel like I'm going to end up falling behind. I really hope this is the only polar vortex of the season. BLECH! Us too. We normally have one or 2 things a day. It is nice for me to not be running so hard, but I hate having the weather where the kids are stuck in the house. We haven't left since Sunday because everything has been cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I've been outside working with my horses all morning. It has now warmed up to -20F with -44F windchill. I was dressed for it and it wasn't bad, other than having to change my gloves three times because they got wet and instantly froze. My glove dryer has been running nonstop all morning.🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I had to walk outside for maybe a mile today because my car's tire went flat because of the cold. Aside from it being -44 with the wind chill, it's a beautiful sunny day. I actually enjoyed the walk, though my legs are stinging a little now that I'm back inside. And this kind of air isn't great for your lungs, even breathing through a scarf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Mergath said: I had to walk outside for maybe a mile today because my car's tire went flat because of the cold. Aside from it being -44 with the wind chill, it's a beautiful sunny day. I actually enjoyed the walk, though my legs are stinging a little now that I'm back inside. And this kind of air isn't great for your lungs, even breathing through a scarf. Thank goodness it is sunny, makes it just a little bit better. I am glad you got home safely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Dh took a picture of the thermometer showing -38F this morning, which is record cold for our area.❄️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingmom Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I haven't read them all... will continue. But just had to say all the references to Winterpeg.... that is Winnipeg, and how cold it can get there.... Guess wherd I am. -50C with windchill. (-58F). It did warm up a bit today, so a couple of my kids went to scout camp for the weekend. (It is a cabin camp though. I doubt they will offer the chance to sleep in quinzhees...) https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2019/01/28/extreme-cold-warning-in-effect-for-manitoba/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 10:07 AM, history-fan said: Had to throw a cup of hot water in the air to watch what it does. Another fun thing we do is fill balloons with water and food coloring and set outside to freeze. When it “warms up” to safe temps remove the balloon part to reveal colored ice balls and make a fun decoration outside to brighten the yard. One year made a snow dragon that had colorful eggs. I did both these things and also blew bubbles! I love the snowdragon idea! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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