Damn, It's Cold Outside!

[gorcorps]

Yeah the irrigation was supposedly winterized. The landscaper was honestly shocked this happened when I talked to him on the phone earlier.

We did have open valves around the house on the faucets so not sure what happened here or why it happened. He's going to have to figure that out tomorrow when he comes out here to fix it with his plumber. I have absolutely no experience with this at all as temps this cold are extremely rare here. So at this point all I know to do after shutting that water off is to open all the faucets and let as much water run out as will come out. At this point nothing is flowing.

Who knows. This is a freak storm that will probably cause a lot of unusual damage. I just found out that because of the humidity in the room and outside temp, condensate was forming on my dryer exhaust line. I had a small fresh spot of water on the basement floor, and it was from the dryer line sweating near where it exits the house. I don't think it's an issue (I don't have much laundry and it's the unfinished part of the basement) but it's at just an angle that it was hitting the insulation down there a bit too. I'm kind of paranoid about mold so I might change that insulation out.

 

[RaistlinZ]

On the plus side, this cold has been great for my idle temps.

 

[Iron Woode]

Holy Christ that's cold outside!

I just got home from work and its -20C with lots of high wind making a wind chill of -39C. Just taking a deep breath hurts.

Thank God I am safe and warm at home.

 

[SparkyJJO]

I have ice on my bedroom outer wall near the baseboard

 

[zerocool84]

Brrrrrr

It's jacket time.

 

[Iron Woode]

Transport Truck crash may have been caused by weather:

http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/truck-driver-lucky-to-be-alive-after-crash-police-say-1.1619470

Holy crap! He's lucky to be alive.

 

[Papa Hogan]

Transport Truck crash may have been caused by weather:

http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/truck-driver-lucky-to-be-alive-after-crash-police-say-1.1619470

Holy crap! He's lucky to be alive.

Noscript doesn't allow me to view your video. Wish I could join in the fun.

Temporarily allowed all, but still no go. Must be either congested or the adblock. What a hassle surfing the internet has become.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Transport Truck crash may have been caused by weather:

http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/truck-driver-lucky-to-be-alive-after-crash-police-say-1.1619470

Holy crap! He's lucky to be alive.

HOLY CRAP indeed. That's just crazy. I can't believe that steel beam didn't go right through him. And he missed all vehicles coming from the opposite direction.

 

[Iron Woode]

Noscript doesn't allow me to view your video. Wish I could join in the fun.

Temporarily allowed all, but still no go. Must be either congested or the adblock. What a hassle surfing the internet has become.

I needed to allow tynt.com and 9c9media.com to play the video in noscript.

 

[mmntech]

Transport Truck crash may have been caused by weather:

http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/truck-driver-lucky-to-be-alive-after-crash-police-say-1.1619470

Holy crap! He's lucky to be alive.

Saw that earlier today. They were still up fixing the guard rail until after dinner. They had the 401 closed out by Milton too.

The roads were like a skating rink on my drive home. Not my worst drive but at least in the top 5.

 

[Papa Hogan]

I needed to allow tynt.com and 9c9media.com to play the video in noscript.

I had to hit "temporarily allow all" 3 times to get it working! How many scripts need to run?! I can understand one to get to the border and then another in Canada. 3. I don't allow script freedom on my own computer.

 

[SparkyJJO]

The roads this morning here in Ohio were sketchy too, but nothing quite that bad. What looked simply damp was ice thanks to the cold and wind. At least the sun was out most of the day so that helped a little bit.

 

[Jeffg010]

it is minus fucking 8 and feels like -30. I'm about walk to the bus stop. FUCK YOU COLD!

 

[Iron Woode]

its -25C this morning and windchill is -45C.

It looks like a winter postcard outside, but the cold is intense.

 

[xanis]

It was a sweltering 3F when I left for work this morning. Remote start for my car was worth every penny. :thumbsup:

 

[Triumph]

Why is this such a big deal to people? I've always found that the people that complain the loudest about cold weather are the same idiots wearing their normal clothes. Fools. Just add another layer or two, it's not a big deal.

Schools cancelled for kids around here. The pussification of America's children continues.

 

[Exterous]

Lol you think it's cold...
We had 3 straight days of -38 to -42 with windchill in late decembre and early january.

It was -35 yesterday and we hit -39 today. Fortunately it should warm up to a balmy -18 later

 

[Rhezuss]

Yesterday was weird...it was like max 6C and minus -10C...so everything melted.
Today it's back at -30C and imagine what it looks like...everything is frozen, slippery as hell and dangerous.

It's a hard time to get by but when april comes, it's all good.
Then june and july it's raining as fuck...
Then august and september are the best months of the year
Then winter comes again

 

[Imp]

HOLY CRAP indeed. That's just crazy. I can't believe that steel beam didn't go right through him. And he missed all vehicles coming from the opposite direction.

I've been pulled over by that guy.

 

[rudeguy]

I've been pulled over by that guy.

did you blow him?

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

it's so cold today, I saw a democrat with his hand inside his own pockets.'

badum ching!

 

[Markbnj]

We're up to 3F!

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Yeah this blows. Between the blowing snow and the brutal cold freezing everything onto the road my drive to work was so much fun this morning.

I don't know why but London area seems to do the worst job of clearing the 401! Was clear sailing coming from the west into London but once I got just before Highway 4 it became a sheet of ice and I was fishtailing all over.

I'm so done with this winter!

 

[Rhezuss]

Best weather to stay inside, enjoy a freshly ground coffee and play WoW

 

[smackababy]

We're up to 3F!

It's up to 0F here! It was -14F when I got into my car this morning. Sadly, I forgot my lunch card at home and there is no way I'm going outside unless I have to. Looks like I'm skipping lunch today. =(