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  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Thursday, January 31, 2019 12:17 AM

At the other end of the scale, here in Sydney (Australia) today, it's an indicated 40C (or 103F) at 5:15PM. Crying

fox
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    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 10:48 PM

It's +3 now at 11:35PM with about 1-1/2" of snow on the ground here in Narvon and going down to -6 by 7:00AM. Up in the loft it's a comfy +71. Got all our errands done and the frig is full. Just fired up the firplace and settled in for at least the next few days. Nothing on the calendar so I plan on being up in the loft. 

Jim  CaptainToast

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   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:16 PM

In the Phoenix area today... was in  upper 40’s first thing in the morning. Mid 70s early afternoon... saw lots of fast movers out of Luke AFB up in the sky... 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 6:23 PM

We are visiting our son in North Carolina where the temps are in the low 20’s for the lows and 40 for the highs but with the wind it feels freezing to me. Nothing like what you folks up North with the -temps are feeling. Can’t wait to drive back home to Florida to thaw out. Tongue Tied

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Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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    July 2014
  • From: Franklin Wi
Posted by Bakster on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:12 PM

Nathan T

-34F today in good old North Dakota. Wind chill makes it about -55. 

 

I think you win the prize.

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    July 2014
  • From: Franklin Wi
Posted by Bakster on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:10 PM

GMorrison

Th temps dropped into the high 50's at dusk last night, so cancelled grill plans and made soup.

 

Whoa.

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  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 1:34 PM

We had to bring in the brass monkeys last night!

Geeked

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 1:28 PM

Cold will ease tomorrow, but still below zero.  It will be above zero Friday.  I will try heating my shop tomorrow- if no go it should work Friday.  I can get back to modeling!

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by DasBeav on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 10:57 AM

Daddyman

Ohio State is closed today. I think it's the first time since the Blizzard of '78. I took my dog out this morning and was not impressed. The cold and winds during the blizzard were worse.

 

The Blizzard of "78" was a beast. I was just outside, -8 below and sunny. If it wasnt for the wind, it would actually be a nice day. Back in the day, the branches at OSU would close but I don't remember the main campus ever closing.

 Sooner Born...Buckeye Bred.

 

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  • From: Parker City, IN.
Posted by Rambo on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 10:18 AM

Greg

-20F up home today. I hear Notre Dame is closed for a couple days due to cold. Lived there my whole life, that's a new one.

 

 

On the way home from work this morning in Muncie it was -12 windchill of -44.

Clint

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    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 10:12 AM

Check out the "Outside Temp" reading!!! Very cold in Chicago. Wind chill -45.

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:49 AM

Th temps dropped into the high 50's at dusk last night, so cancelled grill plans and made soup.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    November 2004
  • From: Galloway,Ohio
Posted by Daddyman on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:46 AM

Ohio State is closed today. I think it's the first time since the Blizzard of '78. I took my dog out this morning and was not impressed. The cold and winds during the blizzard were worse.

Bill B 2.0

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:36 AM

-20F up home today. I hear Notre Dame is closed for a couple days due to cold. Lived there my whole life, that's a new one.

 

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  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 8:35 AM

-34F today in good old North Dakota. Wind chill makes it about -55. 

 

 

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Posted by GreySnake on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 6:40 AM

littletimmy

 

I moved to Arizona to excape the cold.....

 

 

You moved to Douglas there's the problemStick out tongue I haven't seen any snow in the Tucson area since moving here three years ago. 

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    July 2014
  • From: Franklin Wi
Posted by Bakster on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 5:11 PM

Well--this is a first. Our office is closed tomorrow because of extreme temps, -12 for a daytime high. Many years ago I recall going into work at -22, daytime high. Times have changed, I guess. But hey--I am not complaining. I'll use the day at my bench.  Giddy up! 

 

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    October 2004
  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Monday, January 28, 2019 11:01 PM

It came as a big surprise to us too, comming from Okinawa, and I already have had assignments in South Dakota and Northern Maine, but the temps ther only reach 50 below, with Maine delivering more snow that I had ever seen while growing ujp in N.J.  

The base in Maine had extensive tunnels connecting the barracks and other buildings and I found the foundation of a building thast led down into a connection hub that had a post office and several tunnels going off in several directions,  but these were now flodded with ice water.

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  • From: the redlands Fl
Posted by crown r n7 on Monday, January 28, 2019 6:00 PM

Yes it’s chilly here too it’s 53 now finished bbq and a cigar they say it’s going to be 48 tonight.

 

 

 Nick.

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Monday, January 28, 2019 5:33 PM

ikar01

I got assigned to Minot for two years.  Thw winds couild get up as high as 80MPH.  It wasn't unusual to be outside at 80 below while changing the maps and charts in oru fighters and T-33s.  We would shut down at 98 below because it was just too dangerous to be outside.  If you were at work you would have to stay there until conditions improved enough to go home.  Every else stayed home or it you were out you had to decide to stay home or where you were.

I really didn't like that place.

 

I have a cousin who has lived his adult life in North Dakota. I had no idea the weather there was so brutal. Yikes.

I see you are in Orlando now.

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    October 2004
  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Monday, January 28, 2019 4:01 PM

I got assigned to Minot for two years.  Thw winds couild get up as high as 80MPH.  It wasn't unusual to be outside at 80 below while changing the maps and charts in oru fighters and T-33s.  We would shut down at 98 below because it was just too dangerous to be outside.  If you were at work you would have to stay there until conditions improved enough to go home.  Every else stayed home or it you were out you had to decide to stay home or where you were.

I really didn't like that place.

  • Member since
    April 2005
Posted by ddp59 on Monday, January 28, 2019 9:18 AM

here along the southern lakeshore of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada, the temp is about -20c or about -2f in the old scale. last weekend was even colder.

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  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Monday, January 28, 2019 3:42 AM

And in Hawaii, it’s gonna hit 67 degrees F tonight.  Brrrrr!  Big Smile  Well, it feels cold in my shorts and tee shirt!

Correction - it was 66 degrees at 5:00 am!

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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  • From: Australia
Posted by Panzer Joe on Monday, January 28, 2019 2:01 AM

Meanwhile, here in Queensland Australia its 95 degrees fahrenheit.

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    January 2015
  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Sunday, January 27, 2019 9:32 PM

I live just outside Houston, Texas. Tuesday is when this front is expected to arrive, albeit with far better temperatures than y'all are describing. Even so, any time it gets into the 30s here, Houston freaks out and essentially shuts down.

I do love the winter and I like the cold, but goodness, negative numbers seem just a wee bit too cold.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, January 27, 2019 3:33 PM

Tickmagnet

 

 
Don Stauffer

Below zero this morning, high will be only a bit above.  Even with a space heater in the shop, I can't keep it warm enough to work there, and it will be much colder nex week.  I suspect I won't get any modeling done for at least a weekSad

Space heater is a pain- I have to turn it off to airbrush or rattlecan. But I can work for a few minutes.  I just don't have that much to do on current project that I can do in a couple of minutes.  Maybe I'll spend the next week learning a new CAD program and experimenting with my Cricut machine.

 

 

 

The cold is a bummer. Not to change the subject but you mentioned your cricut machine. I just got one and absolutely love it but still learning it's ins and outs. It makes great stencils for painting. Have you had yours long and what do you primarily use it for?

 

I hope to use it for paint masks, but also creating the same kind of things we use PE for.  I bought a photo-etch making kit from Micro Mark.  It is quite an involved process and I use it rarely.

BTW, in the tools section we do occasionally talk about those cutting machines.  Tune into that forum occasionally.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Sunday, January 27, 2019 11:03 AM

Bakster

 

 
littletimmy

 

 
Bakster
Timmy, I will switch places with ya. 

 

No, ...I "SAID",   I hate cold....... Hmmmmmm......

Does this "Switch" include any Bonus kit's ?

 

 

 

I'll give you my entire stash, which isn't much. Bonus!

 

 

 

LOL!

  • Member since
    July 2014
  • From: Franklin Wi
Posted by Bakster on Sunday, January 27, 2019 10:04 AM

littletimmy

 

 
Bakster
Timmy, I will switch places with ya. 

 

No, ...I "SAID",   I hate cold....... Hmmmmmm......

Does this "Switch" include any Bonus kit's ?

 

I'll give you my entire stash, which isn't much. Bonus!

  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, January 27, 2019 6:20 AM

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

TJ ... they’re not fake. The colleague I work with showed me pics on his phone from his family. The Middle East isn’t always hot as folks perceive it to be. They do seasons just like the rest of the world.

 

I understand that.  I know the mountains in Lebanon do get snow and cold. But they don't get 15-18 feet.  Max maybe a foot at a time.  

I still have relatives living in Beirut.

The pics from that link are not Lebanon except for the extra link from the site.  Those are real.

If you look at the first pic with the car in it.  It's driving on the left hand side. That's not Lebanon.

 

  • Member since
    July 2012
  • From: Douglas AZ
Posted by littletimmy on Saturday, January 26, 2019 8:41 PM

Bakster
Timmy, I will switch places with ya. 

No, ...I "SAID",   I hate cold....... Hmmmmmm......

Does this "Switch" include any Bonus kit's ?

 Dont worry about the thumbprint, paint it Rust , and call it "Battle Damage"

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