Six Below Zero ... and dropping in Montana - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

barb dwyer · 12-06-2009, 09:10 PM

YIKES!

It's -6° here in Butte - going down to -20°tomorrow

with a 'high' of -5°!

<----this guy's face is stuck to the window!

Spent the morning plugging in heat tape -
(the apt building is 130 years old... pipes need help when it gets like this)
and attaching blankets to all the windows, doors, etc.

Since the building's so old...
it didn't have electricity till 1900.
So if the power goes out;
which it never has, but *if*
I still have heat.

Because it's two separate systems.

But I'd have to watch my dvd's by candlelight...har.har.

Got me some movies to watch,
got my fleece afghan for the couch;
made up some 'snuggy' food ...

Just thought I'd share the temp
since for some folks... it's summer.

oh yeah -

conversion is this:

-6° (faren.) = -21.11111111111 (celsuis)

-20° (f) = -28.888888888888 (c)

Zowie.

**Astro** · 12-06-2009, 09:38 PM

Yikes! Stay warm barb. Supposed to get cold and rainy here tomorrow. Cold in Phoenix means below 60

And make sure your Big Book is the last thing you burn to keep warm

barb dwyer · 12-06-2009, 09:41 PM

60. Above.

people wear shorts and tanks if it goesto 60 here.

It's a dry cold. "lmao

**Astro** · 12-06-2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb dwyer

It's a dry cold. "lmao

I just spit yogurt all over my keyboard!

barb dwyer · 12-06-2009, 10:04 PM

I just went out to crank the car and let it run for a bit.
I don't finish here until midnight,
and I don't want any 'surprises'...
like a frozen up car when I'm wanting to get home.

When it's this cold,
the insides of your pants leg gets so cold
(in a matter of seconds)
you walk like you wet yer pants
to keep them from touching skin

A sad aspect, though,
and there's always a few of them each year...
a twenty three year old 's body
was found
in his neighbor's back yard.

They think he was walking home
and hypothermiated
got that freezing confusion
and couldn't find his way back out of the yard.

How very sad.

I joke about it
but it's a deadly cold.

**Impurrfect** · 12-07-2009, 03:01 AM

Wow, ((Barb)), I'll stop complaining when it gets down to the 20's here!

That's so sad about the 23-year-old.

I hope you are nice and warm, now, since you should be home. They mentioned the "snow" word, here this weekend, but we didn't get any. Good thing, too, since people in Atlanta have no CLUE how to drive in it!

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

**Ann** · 12-07-2009, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb dwyer

When it's this cold,
the insides of your pants leg gets so cold
(in a matter of seconds)
you walk like you wet yer pants
to keep them from touching skin

This Canadian knows all about that. Solution = tights or long underwear....not pretty but let you walk. You are actually north of where I live in Canada, so if you need a trip to the deep south, you can always come visit me

Winter is late arriving here, but it's here now, snow and all.

Always keep your head, hands and feet warm, the rest will follow.

Heading to Florida for Christmas helps too, lol, wanna come?

KellySad · 12-07-2009, 10:42 AM

I live in Mississauga, in southern Ontario - pretty far south for a Canadian.

soberinwpg · 12-07-2009, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ann

This Canadian knows all about that. Solution = tights or long underwear....not pretty but let you walk. You are actually north of where I live in Canada, so if you need a trip to the deep south, you can always come visit me

Winter is late arriving here, but it's here now, snow and all.

Always keep your head, hands and feet warm, the rest will follow.

Heading to Florida for Christmas helps too, lol, wanna come?

I wanna come

**Astro** · 12-07-2009, 10:45 AM

I live in the desert southwest Kelly, so Canada is pretty much the Arctic to me

What's your weather like there?

We've actually got a blizzard moving through northern Arizona today, 1-2' of snow expected from the Grand Canyon over to the White Mountains. Lots of rain and flooding expected for Phoenix and the rest of the state. These are winter conditions for us.

24hrsAday · 12-07-2009, 10:46 AM

Stay Warm Barb! Now i don't feel so bad about our Lake Effect Snow Today!

endzoner · 12-07-2009, 12:24 PM

Hey Barb im with yah on the negitive temps here .. forcast for tomarrows temps -30's windchill included ... thanks Canada lol jk but yah so its plug in the old lucy ( my truck ) and get out the leggins and cozy blakies its gonna be a cold one ...

barb dwyer · 12-07-2009, 05:28 PM

- 17 at 3:30pm today when I came to work.

but - nothing froze in the apartment.
was far from WARM... but not frozen up.
A 120 year old building
hasn't got much by way of insulation.

The car was sorta sluggish, tho.
I haven't a block heater onnit.

glad y'all czan relate
I'd hate to keep all this
*uniqueness*
to myself!

barb dwyer · 12-07-2009, 05:37 PM

Tonight's expected low in Butte, Montana is -40° !!!

So TAKE THAT, you stupid Pine Beetles!!!!

barb dwyer · 12-07-2009, 05:38 PM

holy crappenoli.

endzoner · 12-07-2009, 05:40 PM

:eek ....

barb dwyer · 12-07-2009, 05:42 PM

well,
we can do that 'throw the water' thing.

Youknow?

You take a pitcher of water
and you throw it at someone
(outside)
and before it can get to them

it turns to snow.

I mean it's ok for a laugh.
Like... once.

**Done_With_It** · 12-08-2009, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb dwyer

Tonight's expected low in Butte, Montana is -40° !!!

So TAKE THAT, you stupid Pine Beetles!!!!

I remember when it got around -50, it was so bad they shut the town down.
Our pipes froze, we only had fire, omg.. it was insane.

Crazy thing is, it is 50' right now and I am so cold I think my blood is going to freeze. I've no idea how i managed that....

Stay safe and as warm as you can. Get lots of firewood!

That is so sad about the person who passed away. I remember that happening to several during that -50 below thing we had.

Stay safe and inside!

Nightmare21 · 12-29-2009, 05:45 PM

60 F here for the high. This is what we call in AZ a harsh winter lol I imagine people have it much worse. I miss the snow

**Done_With_It** · 12-29-2009, 07:23 PM

lol, when I was a kid I lived in AZ in the summer and Mont. in the winter.
I think that is why I am so confused now. LOL!

12-06-2009, 09:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	Six Below Zero ... and dropping in Montana YIKES! It's -6° here in Butte - going down to -20°tomorrow with a 'high' of -5°! <----this guy's face is stuck to the window! Spent the morning plugging in heat tape - (the apt building is 130 years old... pipes need help when it gets like this) and attaching blankets to all the windows, doors, etc. Since the building's so old... it didn't have electricity till 1900. So if the power goes out; which it never has, but if I still have heat. Because it's two separate systems. But I'd have to watch my dvd's by candlelight...har.har. Got me some movies to watch, got my fleece afghan for the couch; made up some 'snuggy' food ... Just thought I'd share the temp since for some folks... it's summer. oh yeah - conversion is this: -6° (faren.) = -21.11111111111 (celsuis) -20° (f) = -28.888888888888 (c) Zowie. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad. Last edited by barb dwyer; 12-06-2009 at 09:26 PM.

12-06-2009, 09:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Astro Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family! Posts: 11,826	Yikes! Stay warm barb. Supposed to get cold and rainy here tomorrow. Cold in Phoenix means below 60 And make sure your Big Book is the last thing you burn to keep warm __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

12-06-2009, 09:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	60. Above. people wear shorts and tanks if it goesto 60 here. It's a dry cold. "lmao __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

12-06-2009, 10:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	I just went out to crank the car and let it run for a bit. I don't finish here until midnight, and I don't want any 'surprises'... like a frozen up car when I'm wanting to get home. When it's this cold, the insides of your pants leg gets so cold (in a matter of seconds) you walk like you wet yer pants to keep them from touching skin A sad aspect, though, and there's always a few of them each year... a twenty three year old 's body was found in his neighbor's back yard. They think he was walking home and hypothermiated got that freezing confusion and couldn't find his way back out of the yard. How very sad. I joke about it but it's a deadly cold. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

12-07-2009, 03:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,165	Wow, ((Barb)), I'll stop complaining when it gets down to the 20's here! That's so sad about the 23-year-old. I hope you are nice and warm, now, since you should be home. They mentioned the "snow" word, here this weekend, but we didn't get any. Good thing, too, since people in Atlanta have no CLUE how to drive in it! Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

12-07-2009, 10:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
KellySad Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 82	I live in Mississauga, in southern Ontario - pretty far south for a Canadian.

12-07-2009, 10:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Astro Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family! Posts: 11,826	I live in the desert southwest Kelly, so Canada is pretty much the Arctic to me What's your weather like there? We've actually got a blizzard moving through northern Arizona today, 1-2' of snow expected from the Grand Canyon over to the White Mountains. Lots of rain and flooding expected for Phoenix and the rest of the state. These are winter conditions for us. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

12-07-2009, 10:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
24hrsAday Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,739	Stay Warm Barb! Now i don't feel so bad about our Lake Effect Snow Today!

12-07-2009, 12:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
endzoner Being Me for the first time Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wishek, North Dakota Posts: 1,148 Blog Entries: 12	Hey Barb im with yah on the negitive temps here .. forcast for tomarrows temps -30's windchill included ... thanks Canada lol jk but yah so its plug in the old lucy ( my truck ) and get out the leggins and cozy blakies its gonna be a cold one ... __________________ Soberity is Flipping Fantastic!

12-07-2009, 05:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	- 17 at 3:30pm today when I came to work. but - nothing froze in the apartment. was far from WARM... but not frozen up. A 120 year old building hasn't got much by way of insulation. The car was sorta sluggish, tho. I haven't a block heater onnit. glad y'all czan relate I'd hate to keep all this uniqueness to myself! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

12-07-2009, 05:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	Tonight's expected low in Butte, Montana is -40° !!! So TAKE THAT, you stupid Pine Beetles!!!! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

12-07-2009, 05:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	holy crappenoli. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

12-07-2009, 05:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
endzoner Being Me for the first time Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wishek, North Dakota Posts: 1,148 Blog Entries: 12	:eek .... __________________ Soberity is Flipping Fantastic!

12-07-2009, 05:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	well, we can do that 'throw the water' thing. Youknow? You take a pitcher of water and you throw it at someone (outside) and before it can get to them it turns to snow. I mean it's ok for a laugh. Like... once. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

12-29-2009, 05:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
Nightmare21 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 48	60 F here for the high. This is what we call in AZ a harsh winter lol I imagine people have it much worse. I miss the snow

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12-29-2009, 07:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
Done_With_It ~6 YEARS BABY~ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hollywood Posts: 9,246 Blog Entries: 15	lol, when I was a kid I lived in AZ in the summer and Mont. in the winter. I think that is why I am so confused now. LOL! __________________ Living in fast forward Hollywood RockStar outta control Need to rewind real slow Always Runin Time to take control Oh yeah ...

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