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So, my house has no insulation and I've run out of heating oil and at the moment it's really really cold. I'm wrapped in my blanket, sitting as close to the heater as possible to absorb as much of the little heat its producing as possible.

So let's make this a general weather thread. How's the weather by you? What kind of weather do you enjoy? What's your favorite season? Is there anyone out there as cold as I am? Inquiring minds want to know!

-3 C over here, ;) Stockholm that is. Not too much snow at the moment, but very cloudy :( .

I, personally, enjoy winters. However, only winters where there is some [fudging] snow! And that´s exactly what there (almost) isn´t here, arrrgh.

Cold, but my doors still open. My very spoiled cat scratched at the door, but doesn't want to go out. He wants to sit there with just his head stuck out. Meanwhile, my feet are icing over. I'm such a pushover.

about 4c i think, clear sky, brief snow earlier but not enough to settle :(

It is quite warm were i am for a day in the middle of winter. late summer is the best season

Haven't been outside yet, but it has been snowing mad all night and still does, so I'm pretty sure temperatures are around freezing. Looks very pretty, though. Hmm...though...considering that my bike is my main means of transportation...it's gonna be a fun ride to Uni this afternoon ...

I should point out that it's nine degrees inside, not outside, and only in the immediate vicinity of my heater. If it were nine degrees outside I would be extatic. Outside we're hovering around zero.

Hey Red, want some of our snow? We got plenty here in Japan.

I should point out that it's nine degrees inside, not outside, and only in the immediate vicinity of my heater. If it were nine degrees outside I would be extatic. Outside we're hovering around zero.

Hey Red, want some of our snow? We got plenty here in Japan.

Lovely! Why not? :) You bringing it over right away or...?

Well, I have no idea what the temperature is inside but I am sure it is around 13-17 C or something. Not too cold.

Seventy degrees farenheit two days ago. About forty right now, but that's only outside and next to the door where I'm sitting.

According to the National Weather Service, it is 3F (-16C) outside. Compared to the past couple of weeks, that's practically balmy. I took a walk to the grocery store earlier this evening without bothering to put on my coat.

And I like summer. No snow to get in the way of the bicycle.

Lots and lots of snow on the ground.

Its -13.3C outside..factor in windchill though and its -25C outside. Give or take.

No snow to get in the way of the bicycle.
Not for me... though I usually have to find it in the morning... the past couple of days it just snowed a lot. ;)

Not for me... though I usually have to find it in the morning... the past couple of days it just snowed a lot. ;)

Well, there's also the wind chill issue. Going 10 or 15 mph on the bike chills you pretty quick.

Well, there's also the wind chill issue. Going 10 or 15 mph on the bike chills you pretty quick.
I know. But you get used to it. ...kind of have to. ;)

Finally below 0. This has been the warmest winter I've ever seen. Constant raining/snowing. There has been one sunny day during this month and probably there were few on December too but I can't remember.

No heating problems, inside temperature is about 21C as usual. Spent two nights in a tent on December though, temperature about -2 degrees.

Well, there's also the wind chill issue. Going 10 or 15 mph on the bike chills you pretty quick.
But then again, moving keeps you warm. I use my bike all year and leave it home only when it's colder than -20C, very icy or when there's just too much snow.

It's over 30C here (the tropics isn't always paradise ...), but I prefer hot to cold.

About 1 celcius here. Thought that was bad, but maybe not.
I like Summer

-21 Celsius, colder with windchill. Northern New Brunswick. You're all wimps!

So, my house has no insulation and I've run out of heating oil and at the moment it's really really cold. I'm wrapped in my blanket, sitting as close to the heater as possible to absorb as much of the little heat its producing as possible.

So let's make this a general weather thread. How's the weather by you? What kind of weather do you enjoy? What's your favorite season? Is there anyone out there as cold as I am? Inquiring minds want to know!

9 Degrees C? That's shorts and T-shirt weather my friend. It's less than that here (between 0 and 3) and I have my window wide open and no heating on.

9 Degrees C? That's shorts and T-shirt weather my friend. It's less than that here (between 0 and 3) and I have my window wide open and no heating on.Wow, nobody told me that polar bears posted on NS! That's so cool!

Seriously, you people may call me weak, but I call the rest of you insane.

Wow, nobody told me that polar bears posted on NS! That's so cool!

Seriously, you people may call me weak, but I call the rest of you insane.
Maybe we're all just secretly jealous of whoever has better weather than we do. But we can't tell anyone. So we just make fun of all those good-weather places and call people living there weak.
I, for one do like snow, but I would much rather live somewhere where there's an ocean and warmer weather.

Maybe we're all just secretly jealous of whoever has better weather than we do. But we can't tell anyone. So we just make fun of all those good-weather places and call people living there weak.
I, for one do like snow, but I would much rather live somewhere where there's an ocean and warmer weather.Yeah, I actually like the snow too. But it would be nice to have a warm house to retreat to as opposed to a not quite as cold house to retreat to. Oh, how I long for insulation.

its quite nice here at the moment but its going to be 35C and raining for the Australia day cricket match in Adelaide :(

Yeah, I actually like the snow too. But it would be nice to have a warm house to retreat to as opposed to a not quite as cold house to retreat to. Oh, how I long for insulation.
Have some of ours. Our house is built on a hill and I live on the ground floor. Even though the windows are very poorly insulated, I hardly ever had to turn on the heat all winter. :)

<< has never seen real snow :(

<< has never seen real snow :(
:eek:

Kingston-upon-Hull, UK: Its about 4 degrees C here, overcast and a bit windy.

:eek:Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

:eek:
In Australia its not so suprising

<< has never seen real snow :(


<< Me Too. :(

<< has never seen real snow :(
you mean 'never' as in 'never' as in 'not ever' as in 'not once' as in 'just not'??
How..but... are you ok?

In Australia its not so suprising
mmh...
< has never seen a kangaroo.

mmh...
< has never seen a kangaroo.Never been to a zoo?

Edit: Snow isn't really that thrilling. Makes driving kinda difficult.

Never been to a zoo?
no kangaroos in swiss zoos.
edit: I think they'd freeze.

no kangaroos in swiss zoos.
edit: I think they'd freeze.You learn something new every day.

Never been to a zoo?

Edit: Snow isn't really that thrilling. Makes driving kinda difficult.
I had a friend from Brazil visiting me a while back and she saw snow for the first time and she thought it was quite thrilling
...just as I'd be way excited to see a real kangaroo :D

You learn something new every day.
Yup. The world is full of fun facts.

Yup. The world is full of fun facts.You should petition your government to import some kangaroos for your zoos (I'm a poet and I didn't even know it!). I don't know how cold Switzerland gets, but if they can keep kangaroos in the New York area, I'm sure they could do it there.

its been the craziest winer ive ever seen, temprature swiching from -30c to 6c in a day and thats hapened at least 3 or 4 times so far, right now its not too bad only -15c

ottowa, canada

You should petition your government to import some kangaroos for your zoos (I'm a poet and I didn't even know it!). I don't know how cold Switzerland gets, but if they can keep kangaroos in the New York area, I'm sure they could do it there.
You're right! I'm going to do that. To improve the Australian-Swiss relationship. You guys send us some kangaroos for our zoos and we'll pay you in snow. How does that sound? :)

unfair, all that lovely snow ..... all we get is manky sleet and frost and black ice and cold winds.....not forgetting the depressing misty rain that just goes on for weeks .
but summer is nice sometimes!

Snow in drifts up to my waist, so much that it's not even worth trying to walk across campus to get meals. Day #2 of crackers and peanut butter being my three meals of the day. The wind chill is also wicked low, something around -30 probabally. :headbang:

Day off of school though.

Day off of school though.
I wish we got off school when it snows :D
...I used to go to this school where we'd get off certain days in summer, when it was too hot and humid (no air conditioning). Now that was cool!

you mean 'never' as in 'never' as in 'not ever' as in 'not once' as in 'just not'??
How..but... are you ok?
that is correct, the next question is much more complex

You're right! I'm going to do that. To improve the Australian-Swiss relationship. You guys send us some kangaroos for our zoos and we'll pay you in snow. How does that sound? :)
Platapi are better you should try to get them :)

Platapi are better you should try to get them :)
Platawhat?

Platawhat?
its plural for Platypus

A beaver with a duck's beak

A beaver with a duck's beak
Its also a monotream <sic> a mammal which lays eggs

here is my best googling
http://www.platypus.org.uk/

It's a cozy -16°C/4°F here
good thing I shoveled yesterday instead of waiting till today :D

Never been to a zoo?

Edit: Snow isn't really that thrilling. Makes driving kinda difficult.
blaah, weakling's talk :D

Its also a monotream <sic> a mammal which lays eggs

here is my best googling
http://www.platypus.org.uk/
I've never seen a platypus. Not even in zoos. :(

I've never seen a platypus. Not even in zoos. :(
me either but Australian wildlife is pretty awesome
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gee its getting cold

Its also a monotream <sic> a mammal which lays eggs

here is my best googling
http://www.platypus.org.uk/
ooh, I've heard of those before. very cute! We'll add some snow to the package and you give us a couple of platapi as bonus? :D

A nice and toasty -10 degrees celsius...if my conversion is correct.

-12 c. It's a lot warmer than it was the end of last week, that's for sure.

-12 c. It's a lot warmer than it was the end of last week, that's for sure.
Same here, at the end of last week I had a very fun -15 c.

Hey, it's warmed up to -20C with a -30 windchill here in Ottawa.

Compared to the -30 with a -45 windchill we had last week - it's one hell of an improvement!


Now, for the aussies on the board, we have a special going on right now if they want to drop by and visit....

http://members.rogers.com/zeppo_marx/images/lj2004/snowman_for_sale.jpg

You are more than welcome to take away all the snowmen you can shovel

:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/proMonkey/misc/midgets.png

Either that house is VERY big or those people are tiny! And look at them, that's not propper attire for that kind of weather - they'll catch they're death of cold
I swear midgets these days...no common sense...

Either that house is VERY big or those people are tiny! And look at them, that's not propper attire for that kind of weather - they'll catch they're death of cold
I swear midgets these days...no common sense...

Canadian garden gnomes are indeed the dumbest gnomes on the planet.

lol

It's midnight, it's the middle of winter and according to the weather site, it's currently 19 degrees Celsius.
Living in Hong Kong certainly has it's positives.

Well, it has cooled off a little since last night. It is now 7F (-12C or so). This is still better than the -40 that we were seeing a couple of weeks ago. And for the record, snow makes driving fun.