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Bossnass · 01-13-2005, 10:37 AM

I've seen the 'It sooo cold' thread on the California forum. I found it amusing. I understand that everything is relative, but I think we've hit cold by anyone's definition.

http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?yxd

With windchill, it is currently -41*C. That translates as damn cold even for the fahrenheiters out there. It isn't the coldest I've ever personally been exposed to (I briefly worked at Fort Chip), but it is cold enough to write about online. As a stalwart canuck, this isn't whining, just commenting.

What is cold to you? I've discovered a couple examples in the last 36 hours or so.
- the sheet of ice on the inside of my double-paned windows is to be expected. But this is about 2 cm thick and covers 2/3rds of the window.
- my lunch today is a sticky mess. Taking a cold pepsi out of the fridge and putting it in my backpack has never been an issue before. But during the 15 minute trek to school, it decided to freeze enough to burst the poor aluminum can.
-last night (this morning?) at 4 AM, I recieved a phone call from a friend and neighbor. She had just completed her 22 hour shift at a local hospital. Her car, even plugged in, wouldn't start. No taxi company was running. So she needed a ride. As I pulled my warm car out of the warm underground parking lot into the wind tunnel of a back alley, the small crack in my windshield decided to spontaneously spiderweb. I didn't know that would happen, but a rapid temperature change is a surprisng thing.
-my best friend's cable/internet is out. it turns out that the copper central core of the coax cable which runs outside has contracted enough to break the connection.
-not too unusual, but I always get a kick out of my jacket becoming stiff and crackely. No extra mositure to make it stiff, just cold.
-and as a last note, in the old building that houses this computer lab here at the university, the heating system literally can't keep up. The thermostat is set to 30. The room temperature is 14*C. It feels warm enough, relativly speaking, but it isn't warm.

Any other "yeah, it is cold" indicators out there?

01-13-2005, 10:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bossnass Détente Location: AWOL in Edmonton	It is cold. Even for a Canadian. I've seen the 'It sooo cold' thread on the California forum. I found it amusing. I understand that everything is relative, but I think we've hit cold by anyone's definition. http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/city_e.html?yxd With windchill, it is currently -41C. That translates as damn cold even for the fahrenheiters out there. It isn't the coldest I've ever personally been exposed to (I briefly worked at Fort Chip), but it is cold enough to write about online. As a stalwart canuck, this isn't whining, just commenting. What is cold to you? I've discovered a couple examples in the last 36 hours or so. - the sheet of ice on the inside of my double-paned windows is to be expected. But this is about 2 cm thick and covers 2/3rds of the window. - my lunch today is a sticky mess. Taking a cold pepsi out of the fridge and putting it in my backpack has never been an issue before. But during the 15 minute trek to school, it decided to freeze enough to burst the poor aluminum can. -last night (this morning?) at 4 AM, I recieved a phone call from a friend and neighbor. She had just completed her 22 hour shift at a local hospital. Her car, even plugged in, wouldn't start. No taxi company was running. So she needed a ride. As I pulled my warm car out of the warm underground parking lot into the wind tunnel of a back alley, the small crack in my windshield decided to spontaneously spiderweb. I didn't know that would happen, but a rapid temperature change is a surprisng thing. -my best friend's cable/internet is out. it turns out that the copper central core of the coax cable which runs outside has contracted enough to break the connection. -not too unusual, but I always get a kick out of my jacket becoming stiff and crackely. No extra mositure to make it stiff, just cold. -and as a last note, in the old building that houses this computer lab here at the university, the heating system literally can't keep up. The thermostat is set to 30. The room temperature is 14C. It feels warm enough, relativly speaking, but it isn't warm. Any other "yeah, it is cold" indicators out there?