Broke Freezing: NW Weather Crisis

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The discussion revolves around the recent extreme cold weather experienced in various regions, particularly in the Northwest and other parts of North America. Participants share personal experiences with freezing temperatures, icy conditions, and the impact on daily life, including concerns about property damage from frozen pipes. The conversation touches on the challenges of navigating icy roads and the sudden shift from warmer weather to freezing conditions.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants describe experiencing temperatures at or below 10 degrees F, with concerns about broken water pipes due to freezing conditions.
  • Others mention the challenges of navigating icy roads, with one participant noting the danger of getting stuck due to a combination of snow and ice.
  • A participant shares their experience of walking dogs on icy surfaces, highlighting the difficulty of finding safe paths.
  • Some participants reflect on the abrupt transition from unseasonably warm weather to extreme cold, noting the shock of the temperature drop.
  • One participant describes extreme cold conditions in Canada, with temperatures reaching -32C and wind chill making it feel even colder.
  • Another participant humorously suggests that Canadians should migrate south for the winter, while acknowledging the pride in enduring harsh winter conditions.
  • There are light-hearted exchanges about the perception of cold temperatures, with some participants joking about their experiences and the varying definitions of "cold" based on geographic location.
  • One participant from Minnesota shares their experience of cold temperatures, comparing it to previous winters and noting it has been bearable.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of experiences with cold weather, but there is no consensus on the severity or implications of the weather conditions. Some participants find humor in the situation, while others express genuine concern about the impact of the cold.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference varying definitions of cold based on their geographic locations, which may influence their perceptions and reactions to the weather. The discussion includes anecdotal evidence and personal experiences rather than established facts.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in personal accounts of extreme weather experiences, those living in regions affected by similar weather patterns, or anyone curious about the social dynamics of discussing weather-related challenges.

  • #31
zoobyshoe said:
I just realized if you put all three together you get: KFC.

Which should be a springboard for chicken temperature humor. But I can't think of anything.

I love the internet. Where else would a conversation lead to this statement?
:-p
 
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  • #32
Pattonias said:
I love the internet. Where else would a conversation lead to this statement?
:-p

I'm glad you asked. I have a book called Inexplicable Domesticated Fowl Phenomena which reports there is a small, isolated community in rural Arkansas where all conversations lead to this statement.
 
  • #33
zoobyshoe said:
I'm glad you asked. I have a book called Inexplicable Domesticated Fowl Phenomena which reports there is a small, isolated community in rural Arkansas where all conversations lead to this statement.

I hope your happy, I just embarrassed myself laughing at the office. "Oh, yeah I just though of something funny from the other day... I'm working. I swear!"
 
  • #34
Pattonias said:
I hope your happy, I just embarrassed myself laughing at the office. "Oh, yeah I just though of something funny from the other day... I'm working. I swear!"

Actually, my goal is to get someone to spew up on a keyboard and wreck it.
 
  • #35
zoobyshoe said:
I just realized if you put all three together you get: KFC.

Which should be a springboard for chicken temperature humor. But I can't think of anything.
There is a famous point on the K scale that accurately describes how many times I have consumed KFC food since they've been in this area (over 35 years). Not funny, but true...
 
  • #36
the Chickens are cool here, Natural ice skating is rare here before new year but it happens

schaatsen-natuurijs-11230.jpg


Snow is moving in tonight and it will get even colder after that.

Probably because there is a http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ahead/ENSO-summary.shtml going on.
 
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  • #37
zoobyshoe said:
Actually, my goal is to get someone to spew up on a keyboard and wreck it.

The last keyboard I wrecked at work was because I picked up a juice box, apparently squishing it too hard, and a fountain spewed from the straw across my keyboard. A friend of mine mocked me that I hadn't yet mastered what his three-year-old son had.
 
  • #38
GeorginaS said:
The last keyboard I wrecked...

Which just makes me itch to know your total number of keyboards wrecked.
 
  • #39
Andre said:
schaatsen-natuurijs-11230.jpg
Awesome pic. It's like you live in a Van Gogh painting.
 
  • #40
zoobyshoe said:
I just realized if you put all three together you get: KFC.

Which should be a springboard for chicken temperature humor. But I can't think of anything.

Funny!

It goes back to the triple point of chicken fat.
 
  • #41
Ivan Seeking said:
It goes back to the triple point of chicken fat.

That's it exactly!
 
  • #42
zoobyshoe said:
Which just makes me itch to know your total number of keyboards wrecked.

That was only my second. My first I spilled just a wee bit of coffee on while playing Asheron's Call one morning. A fair sized group of us were in a fairly scary dungeon when my "s" stuck pressed down (I thought that I'd mopped up all of the coffee and that only a few drops had landed on keys and not between them) and wouldn't come back up again. I wasn't sure what was going on, save that my avatar was running in circles, and I'd lost complete control of the keyboard and couldn't message my gang that I was having technical difficulties. Things went from bad to worse and I had to do a hard shut-down to make my computer happy or at least quiet. The keyboard didn't recover.

So, but, okay, two. That's not bad in, what? Over 16 years on a computer regularly. It was a nice keyboard, though, and they don't make them any more. It was sad, actually but a learning experience.

Now, for alloys at Canadian room temperatures, Ivan. :-p

And to get back on track, the cold snap finally broke this morning and the temperature rose to -23C (-9F), and people were jubilant. I encountered a woman just as I got into the building at work this morning, and we commented on how pleased we were by the nicer temperature. And then I said to her, "And that's precisely how we know we're Canadian. We're fist-pumping happy for -23C weather." She laughed pretty hard.
 

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