Too Cold For Even My Tastes

12 Responses to Too Cold For Even My Tastes

1. omnologos says:

   February 1, 2011 at 11:11 pm

   Are you totally insane? I was once in Montreal with a -40F with windchill, and it was a feat even to go from the car to the restaurant’s door and back.

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   • stevengoddard says:

     February 1, 2011 at 11:17 pm

     The worst part was 2-1/2 miles straight into the wind on a fat tires. Mountain bikes have too much friction anyway, and you throw in a headwind and they get dead slow.

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     • omnologos says:

       February 1, 2011 at 11:31 pm

       What kind of gear do you wear? In conditions like that, nothing short of an Apollo spacesuit replica would do for me. But then I wouldn’t be able to ride anywhere, I suppose

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     • latitude says:

       February 1, 2011 at 11:36 pm

       Steve, WU has you right in the middle of the -25/-30F color.
       Good luck breaking the record tonight, there’s a good chance.

       We’re 74F right now, with a low of 68F.

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     • stevengoddard says:

       February 2, 2011 at 12:14 am

       Three layers, sherpa hat, scarf, mittens, riding glasses, wool socks.

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2. BioBob says:

   February 1, 2011 at 11:34 pm

   LOL

   just pretend you are getting old and cold on the bad days….nobody is going to keep score, steven. even I take my sandals off to shovel the snow occasionally.

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3. Hopey Changey says:

   February 2, 2011 at 12:05 am

   Yikes. Looks painful. Break a sweat and you’d freeze solid.

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4. Andy Weiss says:

   February 2, 2011 at 1:16 am

   You are made of a lot tougher material than I!

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5. Michael says:

   February 2, 2011 at 3:33 am

   We came back to the US after 26 years in the tropics — to SD — for the worst winter in 100 years. A couple of times the wind chill temps dropped to -70F. Snow buried our house. We moved to Arkansas, and were hit with the worst ice storm in memory. Even Massachusetts looked better, so I came here to look for jobs – now we’re having the 3rd worst winter storm in the last 100 years. (The second worst was a week ago.)

   I just applied for a consultancy in Bermuda (no joke) and I don’t expect a blizzard there.
   Hurricanes now …..

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   • omnologos says:

     February 2, 2011 at 7:24 am

     Michael – how many genes are you sharing with Al Gore?

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6. grayman says:

   February 2, 2011 at 4:45 am

   Might i suggest a stationary bike, that way you stay nice and warm and do not become a popcical. Plus a whole lot less of a chance of catching phnemonia!

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7. PhilJourdan says:

   February 2, 2011 at 5:05 pm

   Since you are riding, the wind speed means more than wind chill. You create your own windchill just by riding the bike, but as you noted, when it is a headwind, biking is a bitch.

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