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December Cold in Minnesota
On Dec 18, 2:05*am, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
Well, as you can tell, I am starting to go crazy from the cold. Any of you who are living in more moderate climes should count your blessings. Right about now, I would give my soul for a little warmth. My advice to anyone reading these forlorn words of mine is that if you are still young make it your life's work to find a decent climate to live in. You do not want to end up like me, cursing the weather every day of your life. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota Well We're getting hammered right now with a big storm here in NY. 7+ inches so far. Probably 9-10 before it's over. It's 20 degrees F. currently as I type this. No bike riding for me! |
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December Cold in Minnesota
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, Johnny Borborigmi wrote: On Dec 18, 2:05*am, "Edward Dolan" wrote: Well, as you can tell, I am starting to go crazy from the cold. Any of you who are living in more moderate climes should count your blessings. Right about now, I would give my soul for a little warmth. My advice to anyone reading these forlorn words of mine is that if you are still young make it your life's work to find a decent climate to live in. You do not want to end up like me, cursing the weather every day of your life. Well We're getting hammered right now with a big storm here in NY. 7+ inches so far. Probably 9-10 before it's over. It's 20 degrees F. currently as I type this. No bike riding for me! Minnesota is in line for getting it tomorrow- 6-10" here and up to 12" towards the Iowa border. On the upside, we've been in a drought for a long time and are still 7-8" short on rainfall over much of the state, so this will be helpful for the 2009 growing season. My bikes are put away in the winter. Even with studded tires, it's no fun riding when you're surrounded by ground missiles that are barely under the control of their operators. The standards of winter driving around here have been declining for years- a combination of an aging population, a significant influx of people seeing snow for the first times in their lives, and repeated budget cutting for road repair and maintenance because low taxes are more important than a functioning infrastructure... |
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December Cold in Minnesota
On Dec 20, 1:08*am, Tim McNamara wrote:
In article , *Johnny Borborigmi wrote: On Dec 18, 2:05*am, "Edward Dolan" wrote: Well, as you can tell, I am starting to go crazy from the cold. Any of you who are living in more moderate climes should count your blessings. Right about now, I would give my soul for a little warmth. My advice to anyone reading these forlorn words of mine is that if you are still young make it your life's work to find a decent climate to live in. You do not want to end up like me, cursing the weather every day of your life. Well We're getting hammered right now with a big storm here in NY. 7+ inches so far. Probably 9-10 before it's over. It's 20 degrees F. currently as I type this. No bike riding for me! Minnesota is in line for getting it tomorrow- 6-10" here and up to 12" towards the Iowa border. *On the upside, we've been in a drought for a long time and are still 7-8" short on rainfall over much of the state, so this will be helpful for the 2009 growing season. My bikes are put away in the winter. *Even with studded tires, it's no fun riding when you're surrounded by ground missiles that are barely under the control of their operators. *The standards of winter driving around here have been declining for years- a combination of an aging population, a significant influxleas of people seeing snow for the first times in their lives, and repeated budget cutting for road repair and maintenance because low taxes are more important than a functioning infrastructure... At least 6" so far, next comes the wind and the sub zero temps :-) I think I will skip the Timberwolves game, but it's good sledding weather. |
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, Jorg Lueke wrote: On Dec 20, 1:08*am, Tim McNamara wrote: In article , *Johnny Borborigmi wrote: On Dec 18, 2:05*am, "Edward Dolan" wrote: Well, as you can tell, I am starting to go crazy from the cold. Any of you who are living in more moderate climes should count your blessings. Right about now, I would give my soul for a little warmth. My advice to anyone reading these forlorn words of mine is that if you are still young make it your life's work to find a decent climate to live in. You do not want to end up like me, cursing the weather every day of your life. Well We're getting hammered right now with a big storm here in NY. 7+ inches so far. Probably 9-10 before it's over. It's 20 degrees F. currently as I type this. No bike riding for me! Minnesota is in line for getting it tomorrow- 6-10" here and up to 12" towards the Iowa border. *On the upside, we've been in a drought for a long time and are still 7-8" short on rainfall over much of the state, so this will be helpful for the 2009 growing season. My bikes are put away in the winter. *Even with studded tires, it's no fun riding when you're surrounded by ground missiles that are barely under the control of their operators. *The standards of winter driving around here have been declining for years- a combination of an aging population, a significant influxleas of people seeing snow for the first times in their lives, and repeated budget cutting for road repair and maintenance because low taxes are more important than a functioning infrastructure... At least 6" so far, next comes the wind and the sub zero temps :-) I think I will skip the Timberwolves game, but it's good sledding weather. I went to a jazz workshop at 12:30 and it was a minor slog over snow covered roads and highways (I-94 and I-35W), but not too bad. I did see that there were four or five cars that had spun off the road, collided, etc. on eastbound I-94 between the Mississippi River bridge and Cretin-Vandalia in St. Paul. At 4:15 when I left the workshop to go home, the wind had picked up and the temperatures felt much colder- it's dropped 13 degrees F since 1:00PM to 8F now, and will be dropping to 2F tonight and -14F tomorrow night. Sigh. I'm not a real Minnesotan and I don't enjoy this stuff. |
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December Cold in Minnesota
On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:15 -0600, Tim McNamara
wrote: [---] At 4:15 when I left the workshop to go home, the wind had picked up and the temperatures felt much colder- it's dropped 13 degrees F since 1:00PM to 8F now, and will be dropping to 2F tonight and -14F tomorrow night. Sigh. I'm not a real Minnesotan and I don't enjoy this stuff. That I can well sympathise with - living in Western Europe, to me, those temperatures look really mean. How do you cope with it indoors - double/triple glazing on windows and lots of insulation? I imagine that heating costs must represent a considerable part of the household budget, too. |
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December Cold in Minnesota
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Andrew Price wrote: On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:15 -0600, Tim McNamara wrote: [---] At 4:15 when I left the workshop to go home, the wind had picked up and the temperatures felt much colder- it's dropped 13 degrees F since 1:00PM to 8F now, and will be dropping to 2F tonight and -14F tomorrow night. Sigh. I'm not a real Minnesotan and I don't enjoy this stuff. That I can well sympathise with - living in Western Europe, to me, those temperatures look really mean. How do you cope with it indoors - double/triple glazing on windows and lots of insulation? I imagine that heating costs must represent a considerable part of the household budget, too. I live in a 100 year old house which doesn't have double glazing but has the usual double-hung inner sashes and storm windows. If you keep the weather seals in good shape, the cold air intrusion is minimal and the heat loss moderate. The house is well insulated and thus summer I had all the old badly damaged siding replaced with Hardieboard, so I will be interested to see if the heating bills are lower. The house is certainly much quieter with the new siding. In the peak (trough?) of winter, the heat bill has been about $200-300 a month depending on energy costs; the local energy monopoly has a program to spread those costs out year 'round- part of the year we are paying in advance of winter and part of the year we are paying off the balance. It ends up being about $125 a month year 'round for natural gas and electricity combined. We pay a little extra to support development of wind power in Minnesota. |
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Hi Andrew,
Andrew Price wrote: On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:15 -0600, Tim McNamara wrote: [---] At 4:15 when I left the workshop to go home, the wind had picked up and the temperatures felt much colder- it's dropped 13 degrees F since 1:00PM to 8F now, and will be dropping to 2F tonight and -14F tomorrow night. Sigh. I'm not a real Minnesotan and I don't enjoy this stuff. That I can well sympathise with - living in Western Europe, to me, those temperatures look really mean. How do you cope with it indoors - double/triple glazing on windows and lots of insulation? Quite well, actually, and IMO *much* better than in countries like F or GB, where winters are milder but where single-pane windows are prevalent. (Some days ago I was in Paris, and froze in my hotel room even though the temperature was above 0C.) It can actually get too stuffy indoors, especially when there are older folks around who prefer setting the thermostat at 75 F (I'm quite comfy at 65, even 60). (German-style individual thermostats on radiators are practically unheard of). What bothers me most is the groaning of the furnace. I personally miss "real" winters. The downside to "real" winters is that cycling is a 6 month/year activity. Of course, there are some real die-hards, like here (the temperature was probably something like 20F): http://radio-bip.qc.ca/deneigement/v...janvier%202006 http://radio-bip.qc.ca/deneigement/a.html I am not one of them. Even if I had snow tires, the corrosion would ruin the bike in a season. (Was Sheldon a 4-season cyclist?). Here in Berlin I have a problem finding good handgloves which will keep my fingers warm in the wind. I imagine that heating costs must represent a considerable part of the household budget, too. Indeed. It's a pity oil prices came crashing down, we must really get off the hook. Heat pumps, passive houses, solar panels, urban heating, the works. Alexandre |
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Tim McNamara wrote:
In article , Jorg Lueke wrote: On Dec 20, 1:08 am, Tim McNamara wrote: In article , Johnny Borborigmi wrote: On Dec 18, 2:05 am, "Edward Dolan" wrote: Well, as you can tell, I am starting to go crazy from the cold. Any of you who are living in more moderate climes should count your blessings. Right about now, I would give my soul for a little warmth. My advice to anyone reading these forlorn words of mine is that if you are still young make it your life's work to find a decent climate to live in. You do not want to end up like me, cursing the weather every day of your life. Well We're getting hammered right now with a big storm here in NY. 7+ inches so far. Probably 9-10 before it's over. It's 20 degrees F. currently as I type this. No bike riding for me! Minnesota is in line for getting it tomorrow- 6-10" here and up to 12" towards the Iowa border. On the upside, we've been in a drought for a long time and are still 7-8" short on rainfall over much of the state, so this will be helpful for the 2009 growing season. My bikes are put away in the winter. Even with studded tires, it's no fun riding when you're surrounded by ground missiles that are barely under the control of their operators. The standards of winter driving around here have been declining for years- a combination of an aging population, a significant influxleas of people seeing snow for the first times in their lives, and repeated budget cutting for road repair and maintenance because low taxes are more important than a functioning infrastructure... At least 6" so far, next comes the wind and the sub zero temps :-) I think I will skip the Timberwolves game, but it's good sledding weather. I went to a jazz workshop at 12:30 and it was a minor slog over snow covered roads and highways (I-94 and I-35W), but not too bad. I did see that there were four or five cars that had spun off the road, collided, etc. on eastbound I-94 between the Mississippi River bridge and Cretin-Vandalia in St. Paul. At 4:15 when I left the workshop to go home, the wind had picked up and the temperatures felt much colder- it's dropped 13 degrees F since 1:00PM to 8F now, and will be dropping to 2F tonight and -14F tomorrow night. Sigh. I'm not a real Minnesotan and I don't enjoy this stuff. We get your 'used' weather a few hours later. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Andrew Muzi wrote:
Tim McNamara wrote: In article , Jorg Lueke wrote: On Dec 20, 1:08 am, Tim McNamara wrote: In article , Johnny Borborigmi wrote: On Dec 18, 2:05 am, "Edward Dolan" wrote: Well, as you can tell, I am starting to go crazy from the cold. Any of you who are living in more moderate climes should count your blessings. Right about now, I would give my soul for a little warmth. My advice to anyone reading these forlorn words of mine is that if you are still young make it your life's work to find a decent climate to live in. You do not want to end up like me, cursing the weather every day of your life. Well We're getting hammered right now with a big storm here in NY. 7+ inches so far. Probably 9-10 before it's over. It's 20 degrees F. currently as I type this. No bike riding for me! Minnesota is in line for getting it tomorrow- 6-10" here and up to 12" towards the Iowa border. On the upside, we've been in a drought for a long time and are still 7-8" short on rainfall over much of the state, so this will be helpful for the 2009 growing season. My bikes are put away in the winter. Even with studded tires, it's no fun riding when you're surrounded by ground missiles that are barely under the control of their operators. The standards of winter driving around here have been declining for years- a combination of an aging population, a significant influxleas of people seeing snow for the first times in their lives, and repeated budget cutting for road repair and maintenance because low taxes are more important than a functioning infrastructure... At least 6" so far, next comes the wind and the sub zero temps :-) I think I will skip the Timberwolves game, but it's good sledding weather. I went to a jazz workshop at 12:30 and it was a minor slog over snow covered roads and highways (I-94 and I-35W), but not too bad. I did see that there were four or five cars that had spun off the road, collided, etc. on eastbound I-94 between the Mississippi River bridge and Cretin-Vandalia in St. Paul. At 4:15 when I left the workshop to go home, the wind had picked up and the temperatures felt much colder- it's dropped 13 degrees F since 1:00PM to 8F now, and will be dropping to 2F tonight and -14F tomorrow night. Sigh. I'm not a real Minnesotan and I don't enjoy this stuff. We get your 'used' weather a few hours later. But no "lake effect" snow being "well inland" [1]. [1] More than about a 20 minute bike ride from Lake Michigan. -- Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007 LOCAL CACTUS EATS CYCLIST - datakoll |
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December Cold in Minnesota
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A Muzi wrote: Tim McNamara wrote: In article , Jorg Lueke wrote: On Dec 20, 1:08 am, Tim McNamara wrote: In article , Johnny Borborigmi wrote: On Dec 18, 2:05 am, "Edward Dolan" wrote: Well, as you can tell, I am starting to go crazy from the cold. Any of you who are living in more moderate climes should count your blessings. Right about now, I would give my soul for a little warmth. My advice to anyone reading these forlorn words of mine is that if you are still young make it your life's work to find a decent climate to live in. You do not want to end up like me, cursing the weather every day of your life. Well We're getting hammered right now with a big storm here in NY. 7+ inches so far. Probably 9-10 before it's over. It's 20 degrees F. currently as I type this. No bike riding for me! Minnesota is in line for getting it tomorrow- 6-10" here and up to 12" towards the Iowa border. On the upside, we've been in a drought for a long time and are still 7-8" short on rainfall over much of the state, so this will be helpful for the 2009 growing season. My bikes are put away in the winter. Even with studded tires, it's no fun riding when you're surrounded by ground missiles that are barely under the control of their operators. The standards of winter driving around here have been declining for years- a combination of an aging population, a significant influxleas of people seeing snow for the first times in their lives, and repeated budget cutting for road repair and maintenance because low taxes are more important than a functioning infrastructure... At least 6" so far, next comes the wind and the sub zero temps :-) I think I will skip the Timberwolves game, but it's good sledding weather. I went to a jazz workshop at 12:30 and it was a minor slog over snow covered roads and highways (I-94 and I-35W), but not too bad. I did see that there were four or five cars that had spun off the road, collided, etc. on eastbound I-94 between the Mississippi River bridge and Cretin-Vandalia in St. Paul. At 4:15 when I left the workshop to go home, the wind had picked up and the temperatures felt much colder- it's dropped 13 degrees F since 1:00PM to 8F now, and will be dropping to 2F tonight and -14F tomorrow night. Sigh. I'm not a real Minnesotan and I don't enjoy this stuff. We get your 'used' weather a few hours later. LOL! Although this past week or so you had some special delivery weather we didn't get. |
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