How you going in this Heat

[Jaros]

Gotta warm you up don't we?

 

[Ridge Runner]

Gotta warm you up don't we?

yeah not arf, it's 2.7 now and I put on my thermal welly boots, the cold comes up through the concrete floor for some reason and it goes straight through my normal boots.

I wouldn't mind if it was seriously cold because you can dress to suit but it is not cold enough to wear the heavy duty gear and normal cloths don't cut it.

 

[Jaros]

Don't worry I'm sure we all feel for you. :lol:

 

[Ridge Runner]

I just been reading about the early Iditarod sled dog races where the temps got down to -130*f/-90*c with the wind chill, I can't imagine temps like that, that would freeze your skin in seconds, nothing could prepare a person for that type of weather.

There is a good series on YT about the 2008 race by "Husky John" the race is 1049 miles / 1687,84 K's in honour of the dog teams that came to the rescue when in 1925 a Train carrying vaccine got bogged in the snow that was bringing it because of a Diphtheria outbreak in Alaska.

There are 6 videos in total,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvVlo1RIG0

 

[HeadsUp]

Well after the stinking hot weather lately I was driving home tonight and I saw two raindrops on my windscreen , I thought it worthy of further investigation so I pulled up to confirm it really was rain.

I didnt have long to wait , they were soon followed by two more which is a relief because in my book , two raindrops could just as well be bird piss , but four is definitely rain .

arty:

 

[7.62marksman]

Raining here at the moment temp dropped enough to put a t shirt on
God i love rain at the moment lol

 

[davent]

Lots an lots of rain here......pretty cool now.
I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.
I've only seen rain like this once before in the 20 odd years I've lived in the tropics. And that was when a cyclone formed over land and sat on top of us for 3 days.
We have copped about 700mm this week.

 

[davent]

http://www.news.com.au/technology/e...y/news-story/8e84976e6825c0404dfb9ef9f2366c6e

 

[Wishfull]

Farout davent. Bit too soggy for nugget hunting !
Just windy and cold here atm 16 degrees.

 

[davent]

Lol, make that just over 900mm for January....
No 4x4 ing for me for a while!

 

[Ridge Runner]

From now till the end of next week the temps here are going to drop down to below -12*c along with 3 days of Snow.

 

[Jaros]

It's 24 deg C here and I might have to wear some socks!!!

 

[DetectingSA]

I'm loving this cool at the moment, absolute godsend after that stint of 40+ we had

 

[Ridge Runner]

It's 24 deg C here and I might have to wear some socks!!!

Lol, My weather doodad just updated it's self and it is going to be -16*c on Wednesday ( 7th ) It's 2.7*c at the moment and dropping

might have to sell the car fridge

lol.

 

[Jaros]

Hang on - the fridge would be warmer..

 

[madtuna]

It's 24 deg C here and I might have to wear some socks!!!

Lol, My weather doodad just updated it's self and it is going to be -16*c on Wednesday ( 7th ) It's 2.7*c at the moment and dropping

might have to sell the car fridge

lol.

Now the hard part...which of the 20 thermos's to have a nice hot cup of tea from

Is it thermos's, thermoses or thermi?

 

[Ridge Runner]

It's 24 deg C here and I might have to wear some socks!!!

Lol, My weather doodad just updated it's self and it is going to be -16*c on Wednesday ( 7th ) It's 2.7*c at the moment and dropping

might have to sell the car fridge

lol.

Now the hard part...which of the 20 thermos's to have a nice hot cup of tea from

Is it thermos's, thermoses or thermi?

Lol, I don't know but the biggest one will do as a backup :Y: :lol: :lol:

Jaros, That's a great Idea but I wish I had got the bigger one I don't fit

 

[Ridge Runner]

With the wind chill here it is a balmy -4.6 at the moment, Scotland is a litter cooler at -5.2 and dropping,

The cold weather gear is only good for going out side because the coat makes me too fat to fit in the Truck and the boots are so Gynormous they don't fit in the foot well let alone fit on the pedals,

when I bought them I did not realize how big they are from the pictures, the soles of the boots are close to 6" wide and over 14" long, Bigfoot has nothing on these things

 

[Wishfull]

It's 24 deg C here and I might have to wear some socks!!!

I had a jumper on last night and trackies !
Next Wednesday up to 37 again :N:

 

[Ridge Runner]

It's 24 deg C here and I might have to wear some socks!!!

I had a jumper on last night and trackies !
Next Wednesday up to 37 again :N:

Wimp, Lol, :lol: :lol: :lol:

Seriously though, I use to do the same, when I came here I thought I was prepared, that was a rude awakening for sure.