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[WebHead]

Dayum what a bunch of kitty kats! -31°F without the wind chill. And folks tomorrow night, Christmas Eve, they are a callin' for -50°F, so I hope Rudolph and the gang have plenty of Reindeer anti-freeze in their systems.

Oh it's ok. They are used to it,.. they live there.

[FatalException0E]

Oh it's ok. They are used to it,.. they live there.

Nope, even the reindeer headed south. Didn't you see the migration pics Major posted a while back?

[PuterGeekGirl]

-6 today

[Rogue1987]

Tell you what... I live in southwest Indiana and if you want some snow you can come get some out of my driveway... Of course the main highway between you and me (I-64) is closed from the IL border to I-164 (about 30 miles) is closed so I guess that won't work...

In most places around my house it's at least two feet deep. We pretty much got our yearly average in one day. Highs for the next few days are in the teens and the lows are around 0. My brother said that it's colder here and we have more snow than where he lives in Fairbanks. Right now, at least...

Sometime tomorrow I'll try to get some pictures to post...

Your so lucky. What a christmas present!

[Tekboy]

Update.

So much snow and wind yeasterday, that all roads out of Fairbanks are closed somewhere. There are 3 highways leaving here, and they are all closed due to "whiteout" conditions. This weather is very rare in Fairbanks, as usually when it gets cold, (-20F) the wind doesn't blow.

It has been blowing for the last 24 hours, and I don't even want to know what the stinking "chill factor" is. There is a major avalanche blocking the Parks Highway at Denali Park where the big cliff next to the road is, so many people are stranded. I am sure there will be tales of intense heroism.

There will also be tales of intense stupidity to go along with it, no doubt.

Stay warm, y'all.

[WebHead]

Nope, even the reindeer headed south. Didn't you see the migration pics Major posted a while back?

That must've been quite awhile back. I don't remember seeing that.

[Major Kong]

The caribou migrate South in October. I posted a few pictures of the critter's moving.

Hey Tekboy...yeah this has been a mutha ain't it? We have whiteout and snow warnings posted for tonight and tomorrow. Looking at -50°F temperatures. I didn't know about the problems on the Parks Highway (we don't get the Anchorage or Fairbanks papers up here and our "local" TV news on the Dish Network is from LA - go figure). I'll have to go over and check the Anchorage Daily News online. You stay warm over there!

[Shard92]

last I checked it was -7F, -21F with windchill

[WebHead]

The caribou migrate South in October. I posted a few pictures of the critter's moving.

Hey Tekboy...yeah this has been a mutha ain't it? We have whiteout and snow warnings posted for tonight and tomorrow. Looking at -50°F temperatures. I didn't know about the problems on the Parks Highway (we don't get the Anchorage or Fairbanks papers up here and our "local" TV news on the Dish Network is from LA - go figure). I'll have to go over and check the Anchorage Daily News online. You stay warm over there!

Can you even walk outside when it's that cold? Seems like every part of you would have to be covered to avoid having your skin freeze up or something.

[Major Kong]

Can you even walk outside when it's that cold? Seems like every part of you would have to be covered to avoid having your skin freeze up or something.

Aye Wrbby we have to be in Arctic gear head to toe. I'm not talkin' a regular ole Columbia Parka either. My Arctic gear consist of Carhartt Arctic Coveralls, Carhartt Work Parka. polar fleece gloves, head & face covering and Bunny Boots (and that ain't countin' what's on under the Coveralls-it AIN'T commando I'll tell ya that). If I've got to snowmobile then I ditch the Carhartt's and go with a snowmobile suit, but on days when it's too frelling cold I'm not going nowhere near a snowmobile.
The one good thing about all the snow they are calling for though is that means the temperatures will be risin', because it's way too cold to snow now.

[WebHead]

So I assume inside your home is nice and toasty warm though. That must be murder on the sinuses if you have to go outside and then back inside too much throughout the day. All those extreme temp changes. I wonder if they make battery powered warming clothes? That would be pretty cool.

[Major Kong]

Down home in Anchorage it's not nearly this coooold, but yeah your sinuses take a beatin' up here at work in the winter. I try to limit my outdoor activities up here to as little as I can get away with. There is actually battery powered socks and gloves, but I don't use them.

[Tekboy]

Down home in Anchorage it's not nearly this coooold, but yeah your sinuses take a beatin' up here at work in the winter. I try to limit my outdoor activities up here to as little as I can get away with. There is actually battery powered socks and gloves, but I don't use them.

I have an Air Force Surplus parka with a coyote ruff, insulated Carhartt pants on top of Levis and long johns, really nice warm mittens, and Air Force Mukluks when I go outside.

I figure that battery powered stuff is for folks in wheelchairs or something, as my experience is that if I keep moving in my normal arctic gear, I stay warm enough.

[TripleRLtd]

Down home in Anchorage it's not nearly this coooold, but yeah your sinuses take a beatin' up here at work in the winter. I try to limit my outdoor activities up here to as little as I can get away with.

Not nearly this cold?? Alright, tell me the difference between -50 and -20f?
Geesh, I do remember the coldest it got in Minot when in the AF: -20 and -65 with the wind chill. Stuck in the barracks for days at a time, not even wanting to trek over to the mess hall. Car in the parking lot plugged in but still frozen.
BRRR.
Now I remember why I moved to Florida.
Was going to golf today but the rain y'day and today made it unfavorable. In the high 60's but overcast.


Keep warm and merry you polarcats.

[Tekboy]

Rapidly approaching -40F, on this pleasant Christmas Eve.

Though I worked part of today, I really stayed in the right frame of mind.

Happy to you all.