Brrrrrrrrr..... Too COLD to PLAY !

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MAN, this SUCKS !!-20's and colder for almost two FREAKIN' Weeks now !  Can't seem to keep the Shop warm enough to PLAY!   This cold snap is supposed to end soon...  THANK GOD !  It's been colder than a Witch's T_T !The City of Edmonton ( 180 miles North of me..) earned the 'dubious' distinction of being the COLDEST place ON EARTH on Saturday @  -46.1 degrees Celsius !!  I believe that's -51 Fahrenheit for you USA residents !  (So much for Global Warming eh ?)  Cheers,/Jman...Miller Diversion 165120 amp Buzz BoxVictor Oxy/Ace Oxy/LPGSmith "Little" Oxy/LPGHypertherm Powermax 30Lot's of Misc. tools n' crap....
Reply:Yep- we're having a cold snap here on the other side of the Rockies too!  Vancouver hit -2 yesterday! I may have to find the snow shovel if this keeps up!   Lincoln AC225 & MigPak 140, Lincoln Magnum SpoolGun, Miller Spectrum 375-X Plasma, Syncrowave 200 TIG, Millermatic 252 MIG, Miller Digital Elite, General 7x12" horiz/vert bandsaw, 3' box/pan brake, 20 ton press, milling machine, 12x28 lathe, etc.
Reply:I hear ya man! I Live in the Shuswap area of BC. It warmed up enough to snow once in the last few weeks, but its been -11 to -20 here for the most part. Not that im whining but we usually get this cold snap till after we get a few feet of snow, in january!Nothing Ever Got Done By Quitting, Never Give Up.
Reply:Originally Posted by Doug247I hear ya man! I Live in the Shuswap area of BC. It warmed up enough to snow once in the last few weeks, but its been -11 to -20 here for the most part. Not that im whining but we usually get this cold snap till after we get a few feet of snow, in january!
Reply:Originally Posted by AquafireYep- we're having a cold snap here on the other side of the Rockies too!  Vancouver hit -2 yesterday! I may have to find the snow shovel if this keeps up!
Reply:Just drove to work . .  . . it was 61F on the way in.But that is supposed to be the high temp for the day; it'll probably get down to 40F tonight.Mike
Reply:Where is Calg AB????????????Last edited by geezer; 12-15-2009 at 08:08 AM.Reason: contentGeezerPower Mig 255C185 TIGBlue 175 MIGRanger 8 Kohler 20HP1974 5K Lincoln/Wisconsin Powered (Cherry)Victor/Harris O/AK 487 Spool Gun
Reply:Our high is only 82F Today, haha, I don't know how anyone can live in that cold. I lived in Chicago and Hartford for 1 year each, the only way I'm ever going back is with a round trip ticket.If you cannot convince them, confuse them.         Harry S Truman
Reply:I think I just broke the code, Alberta right?GeezerPower Mig 255C185 TIGBlue 175 MIGRanger 8 Kohler 20HP1974 5K Lincoln/Wisconsin Powered (Cherry)Victor/Harris O/AK 487 Spool Gun
Reply:Originally Posted by 500HpSilveradoOur high is only 82F Today, haha, I don't know how anyone can live in that cold. I lived in Chicago and Hartford for 1 year each, the only way I'm ever going back is with a round trip ticket.
Reply:Originally Posted by geezerI think I just broke the code, Alberta right?
Reply:Originally Posted by geezerI have a son in Florida, I never visit them in July....
Reply:Ive been doing a transformer move here at the generating station this week and have been outside welding the old ones down to the rail cars to be shipped out. Its been -57 for the past 3 days, its crazy how fast things freeze in this temperature. luckily warmed up to -39 today... would you believe all im wearing today is my insulated carhartts under shirt, and hoody? its pretty bad when -39 feels balmy!
Reply:The wind went down to 10-15 mph and the temp. popped up to -15F.It could only mean one thing to my son.Go-kart time. Attached Images
Reply:Originally Posted by geezerWhere is Calg AB????????????
Reply:Originally Posted by AquafireJman:  He sounds like he's from Edmonton!!!
Reply:Calgary is easy to find from Edmonton.... just go south till you smell it, then west till you step in it.HEHEHEHE
Reply:I cannot imagine weather that freaking cold. There is a reason that I stayed in FL; just lucky enough that I actually got one here to be honest.The heat doesnt bother me, I want to move to AZ sometime in the next 5 years or soMechanical Engineer
Reply:Was minus 41 over here in BC for a couple of days..minus 10 now. I feel your pain.
Reply:Aw, you Canadians love this stuff.  You don't fool me"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:My brother and family live in Port Douglas - up toward the northern tip of Australia.He comes south, but the whole family came down to Sydney to visit us in early November. That's our spring, so things are warming up - average temp during the day would be around 70F.His first question when he got to my house was: 'Hey Scotty, got a jumper (pullover) I can borrow?'It seems he doesn't own one. Hasn't needed one for years.Second question: 'Got some socks?'Amazing how acclimatised he's become to that hot, moist northern climate.Yeah, I carry.House keys, wallet, some change, usually a newspaper, maybe a pen.
Reply:It got up to 20F here today (been 0 or below for over a week), people started taking off their hats and un zipping their jackets. -DanOwnerDW Metalworks LLCMiller Trailblazer 302Miller 8RC FeederMiller Passport PlusMiller Dynasty 200 DX W/Coolmate 1Hobart Handler 135Hypertherm PowerMAX 30Smith O/A Torch SetPlus much much more
Reply:it was in the 10's in portland when I left for reno last weekend.  It snowed the whole time I was there.. which wasnt too bad except for all the walking I did in it.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:you know dealing with canadian winters you become immune to the cold after so long, like the coldest ive welded outside in was -67, with 4 guys and tiger torches following my welds on the pipe lol. Thing is you can dress for it and you can take layers off as it gets warmer, i find it almost harder working in the summer on a +35 day. Theirs really no way to escape from the heat.