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Many of us “warm blooded” Kentuckians, especially ol’ buzzards like me don’t like this stuff. I know, you folks “up North” on both sides of the border will snicker, but even my ol’ knees have a problem bending when it gets this cold.
From The Weather Channel:
Edited: Just to check what I said, I looked at Toronto and Anchorage which both have “warmer” temps than Lexington!
but even my ol’ knees have a problem bending when it gets this cold.
Ah suck it up ol’ timer. Twas -28C (wind chill) when walking the dog this morning in Pickering (east of Toronto).
As fer de knees… git out de WD40!!! 
I fergot about my can of WD40. It’s in the (detached) garage. Do you suppose it still works? 
The sun has come out and it has “warmed up” to only -12°C (-17°C wind chill). Things’re lookin’ up… But I’ll wear my parka instead of my ski jacket today!
I’m curious about the creeping metrification of America. Temperatures in Celsius, no less. How long has this been going on? 
I’m curious about the creeping metrification of America. Temperatures in Celsius, no less. How long has this been going on?
The sooner a proper standard is adopted world-wide, the better! In the UK, we have half-metricated… Some units are the original imperial, some have become metric. For petrol consumption in my car, I work in miles per litre.
BATcher
Plethora means a lot to me.
My favourite unit for fuel consumption is the inverse square meter.
I thought your favorite unit for consumption was a double pint. 
Oh, wait… you said fuel consumption. 
Sorry Al, but up here in the Northwest we are having a balmy 43 degrees F.
DaveA I am so far behind, I think I am First
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living
Many of us “warm blooded” Kentuckians, especially ol’ buzzards like me don’t like this stuff. I know, you folks “up North” on both sides of the border will snicker, but even my ol’ knees have a problem bending when it gets this cold.
From The Weather Channel:
Edited: Just to check what I said, I looked at Toronto and Anchorage which both have “warmer” temps than Lexington!
What’s with this -14C stuff? Or are you afraid the F part will be deleted by the bad word filter? 
… are you afraid the F part will be deleted by the bad word filter?
Hmmm, hadn’t thought about that one but it’s a dis-stinky possibility! 
No, for the truth see [post=’816013′]this post[/post]. Just trying (every once in awhile) to be metric.
… sez he, as he stares at all the snow that has fallen in the driveway overnight and dreading stepping out into the cold biting wind howling around the house to shovel it away …
When I was much younger, in better physical shape and we lived in Colorado and New Jersey where it snowed a LOT more than it does here, I owned a snow blower – a BIG one at that! And yeah, I used to cuss the snow plows too for that very same “offense.”
What’s with this -14C stuff? Or are you afraid the F part will be deleted by the bad word filter?
One of the funniest things I ever heard on radio was when we lived in Victoria, BC (the mild weather capital of Canada). Every Jan/Feb the tourism bureau hosts a “flower count“. At any rate, a local radio station called a sister station on the prairies to compare flower counts. This was during another bitter cold snap. The freezing DJ on the other end of the line, just barely restrained himself from cussing out the gloating caller (on-air profanity will get you a fine in Canada).
Of course, its less funny now that I suffer through winter again.
Oh, ye Gods, will I get lynched if I say that I’ve been out sunbathing today, in heat of 46F. 
Oh, ye Gods, will I get lynched if I say that I’ve been out sunbathing today, in heat of 46F.
YES, you might!!!
I just checked the current temps in Bermuda. ( my favorite retreat ) 60F. Think I’ll check in with mt travel agent tomorrow. MUCH temptation. 
Man, I wonder how they do that! Their legs must be a lot more super-strong than they look!
This is how the “deere” do it in Newfoundland!
This is how the “deere” do it in Newfoundland!
Man, I wonder how they do that! Their legs must be a lot more super-strong than they look! Those babies are in snow up to their necks and plowing right on. If you and I were trying to plow through snow up to our necks I wonder if we could do it?
Only if we were following some one much bigger than us! 
Man, I wonder how they do that! Their legs must be a lot more super-strong than they look! Those babies are in snow up to their necks and plowing right on. If you and I were trying to plow through snow up to our necks I wonder if we could do it?
Well, Al, they have two advantages over us: they have four-leg-drive, and they are thinner than us.
More seriously, they are going to have trouble finding food under the snow, so while the photo is neat, it has sad implications.
You will find that they the deer, hop up and forward and make the trail. I have seen a deer stand next to a 6 foot fence and hop over the top of it.
Only a 6 foot fence ??? 
I saw one go over an 8′ wood privacy fence on one hop from 3 feet away.
Just like most wild animals that have to be active and fit to survive, deer make us look bad on the fitness scale. How fit do you think you would be if you had something chasing you to eat you every day of your life ??
How fit do you think you would be if you had something chasing you to eat you every day of your life ??
Maybe it’s time for the dinosaurs to come back?! 
You mean my creditors?
(Just kidding – since about 2002 when my last kid got out of college my debt load is well in hand.)
I’m about to start “running”. My first finished in June and my second starts this August.
Wow! I don’t think I’d get more than five yards even if the snow was only up to my knees. Brrrr!! 
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