can't take anymore

[rainman]

this snow and ice, sand, salt on the roads has just about done me in. now they saying wind chill down to -40 it is driving me nuts

[fudgie]

Temp right now is -1. Suppose to be -15 tonight. Not sure what the wind chill would be. Gonna get 2" fri night and maybe 5" on sunday. We have drifts over my mailbox right now. 

[Jess from VA]

This is not good.

[Ghost]

Do like I do Steve, heat the Garage up and just act like I am riding. also I do a little works while I am out there. 

[proimage1]

this snow and ice, sand, salt on the roads has just about done me in. now they saying wind chill down to -40 it is driving me nuts

I have no idea how you guys handle that kind of weather - growing up and living in the deep south my entire life other than my time in the service -- I can't imagine dealing with sub zero temps -- heck, I hate it when it's below 60 - I'd much rather have it be 100 EVERY DAY !  Guess I'm just a wimp, or maybe just spoiled.  We're in the middle of a so called cold spell here in Florida where I live, so it's not getting much over 55 for the next 10 days !

If things go according as planned - in a few months I'll have my man cave cleaned out enough to where I can keep both of my bikes in there - listen to music, watch TV, and clean and work on the bikes -- I closed our garage in years ago and do have it vented out for air and heat -- BUT I need to have a new insulated garage door put in and re insulate all the walls and attic !  The wife told me to do whatever I wanted back there -- It's quite cluttered right now, but won't be for long !

[Pepmyster]

I hear you guys.......Done with this crap!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/canada/quebec/mascouche?ref=topnav_homepage_savedcity

[Clark]

come to SUN VALLEY..we currently have beautiful spring like skiing conditions

[alph]

yeah, well, get over it!!  wait till july when those southerners will be pissing and moaning about how damn hot it is!!

me, personally, I'd take the HOT weather any day over this cold crap!!  you can go outside naked and not die in hot weather, can't do that in cold weather.   

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yeah, well, get over it!!  wait till july when those southerners will be pissing and moaning about how damn hot it is!!

me, personally, I'd take the HOT weather any day over this cold crap!!  you can go outside naked and not die in hot weather, can't do that in cold weather.   

On the flip side of that, however, you can bundle up good and go outside and survive in cold weather but in the middle of an Arkansas blast furnace summer you might not be able to enough off fast enough to avoid a vapor locked heatstroke. Let's face it: miserable is miserable.

Too cold to ride here today at the current 12F (7 a.m. CST) with the high headed to 39 but it's supposed to be around 65 by Sunday so those of us who haven't come down with pneumonia might get in a ride before Monday when the high is forecast to be 35.

At least up there winter is consistent.

[G-Man]

With all the snow and ice still on the road and the temps not going above 10 degrees, I'm surprised OSS hasn't plugged himself in and come knocking on my door to go for a ride.   

Oh right, just saw a post that he was out west.  Well, hope you're warm, pardner!

[solo1]

-7 this morning and the sun is out but it won't last.  More snow is on the way.

[Valkorado]

Yep, currently -13 here, but we are below zero literally every night in December and January, with regular daytime highs always below freezing.   

[old2soon]

No temp dis morning as in ZERO.  2moro sposed to be 43 and day after 53.  MIGHT MAYBE SORTA could get a ride in!!  RIDE SAFE.

[Hog Killer DS0048]

Yep, that's why I moved from Indianapolis to Tucson in 1977 and never looked back. Only time I've been back in the winter was in February 2008 when my mother died. 20 degrees and snow flurries! Got outta there as soon as I could.

[musclehead]

the first one in the next six months or so that says "it's too hot!"

gets slapped on the back of the head Gibbs style by the whole group! 

[kiwi#9582]

this snow and ice, sand, salt on the roads has just about done me in. now they saying wind chill down to -40 it is driving me nuts

Interestingly enough... same here in HOUSTON.... but not as bad.... but weird for us... ALL freeways shut down... no chains or snow tires...

[Mn. Norseman]

SCREW IT!    Mon. suppose to be high of -14. Cold all week (Arctic Vortex...?) Me and the wife got tickets to vegas, suppose to be highs in the low 70s. Should recharge the batteries till the end of winter.

[BamaDrifter64]

yeah, well, get over it!!  wait till july when those southerners will be pissing and moaning about how damn hot it is!!

me, personally, I'd take the HOT weather any day over this cold crap!!  you can go outside naked and not die in hot weather, can't do that in cold weather.   

Us Southerners will be pissing and moaning about the humidity along with the heat...I've ridden out west where you get the extreme heat but not the humidity and I'll take that kind of heat any day over the swampy heat.

Dave

[WNGD]

Maybe a few of you need to move NORTH to warm up. It's chilly here in southern Ontario Canada but nowhere near what you guys have in the NE and only about 2" of snow on the ground here presently... 

[Valkernaut]

Pointed the IR thermometer at an empty 50gal steel drum first thing this morning. It read 0*. I thought that was cold until I looked up absolute zero and realized it was 460*(almost) warmer than that on the barrel!!

Jim

[rainman]

the first one in the next six months or so that says "it's too hot!"

gets slapped on the back of the head Gibbs style by the whole group! 

you might hear me say it is hot. buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut that is only making a conment. It will be sept. before my brain thars out

[Gryphon Rider]

You south-easterners should move to Calgary.  52° right now.

[98pacecar]

You south-easterners should move to Calgary.  52° right now.

Zactly,      da same temp,,,,,,,,,, as it is  here,,,,,,,, right now........           

[BF]

It never got out of the thirty's today.  This is right now as I type this.....



RJ says it never gets cold here.    It's Florida....it's always sunny and in the 90's. 

[R J]

 When I was doing time in the USMC in 1950, I was damn glad I came from the North.    I was in the Chosen and fighting right beside Southerners who had their feet and hands frostbitten.

Me being pretty used to cold weather, I got out of the Chosen Trap without a hitch.

Not so lucky the 2nd tour over.   Setting on the 38th and in Reserve, we had just come off the hill 5 days prior. Got the crap blasted out of me.    5 Purple Hearts from March 9 to August 9th.    August 11th I was on a Medical plane headed for the states in a FULL body cast.    Finally made it to the Naval Hospital in Chicago, they gave me 90 days of convelesant leave, 30 days at a time.

When they released me for duty I was headed to San Francisco for MP duty.   Finished my time there.   Got discharged, went back to Iowa and 36 days later I was a CHP in the Academy in Sacramento, CA.

[houstone]

We had 1/4 inch of ice on everything this morning in south Houston.  However, I was able to stick to my New Year's resolution to ride every day this year!  Went a bit over a mile to fetch the mail!

[Challenger]

No change here in the Peoples Republic of Illinois. Crappy yesterday, Crappy today and will be Crappy tomorrow. Come on April!

[hubcapsc]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir

[Paxton]

I might be talked into having you guys crash on your sleeping bags in my insulated garage...next to your Valk.
Then go into the sunset on 'bout 72 chill factor.

I can fit 4 Valks and 3 fat dudes in my garage! At least two of you must must be able to cook
and everyone must be able to flatulate in concert!

Yesterday marked the longest drought in So Cal since the 1800 hundreds!

L8r. 

[Gavin_Sons]

more snow here last night and this morning. Temps finally came up to around 25 but they say were suppose to get another arctic vortex next week again. Cant wait to get all this snow melted off and back out on the valk.

[Skinhead]

It'll be a while before I'm out riding.  The record cold temps, salt, and plows have destroyed the roads up here, it'll be late sprong before they get the holes filled in, and the frost heaving will undoubtedly do more damage.  There is no question, I will be getting the hell out of here when I retire.

[old2soon]

The ONLY thing I miss bout not livin up nawth no mo is the fact I DO NOT ride with my brother as often as I'd like to.  Other than THAT one thing-don't miss nuttin bout it atall.  Down here in the Ozarks we have been overdue for this crapola we getting now.  BUT on the other hand I have ridden in January here-couple times come ta think bout it!!  RIDE SAFE.

[fudgie]

White out conditions this morning thx to the high winds. 10 mph on the roads when I went into town.

[BradValk48237]

I'd sit here and type all my complaints about the non-ridable conditions here in Michigan.....

But I have to go out and clean up piled and drifting snow............

At least I can look at the Valk...

As I get out the snowblower..............

B

[rainman]

just got back from the store the wind is so strong and the snow blowing that it looks like a blizzard some of the roads are trying to drift.

[cookiedough]

I have went outside now twice to unbury my garage door with 1 1/2' drifts  packed in front in last 4 hours.  I'm giving up until Wednesday when this crap subsides, let it drift does no good to go out in negative whatever with 20-30 mph winds every 3-4 hours. 

Kids will for sure have NO school on Monday and Tuesday that is a given I think anything -30 or -35 wind chill and almost all schools close down.

Too bad employers don't do the same! 

High winds and ice are the worst not so much the actually temp w/o windchill figured in.  I'll take 2' of snow over high winds and ice in the winter.

[Hooter]

White out conditions this morning thx to the high winds. 10 mph on the roads when I went into town.

   Us too right now. 22" of snow since Thursday night and blowin like hell. Wind speed past 2 days was a sustained 22 MPH. Guess seeing to drive was a little tough. Colder than a well diggers augar and not looking for any improvement until tonight. My brother said: "this is a good ol fashion Michigan winter". I said ya, but it hasn't been like this in years and I was a helluva lot younger.
   This winter has been longer than normal but it will all go away by August.  I plow 27 driveways and 4 commercial jobe. I have plowed more this  year than the past 3 combined.   

[t-man403]

Not doing bad up here in "The Great White North"!
19C inside and 14.5 out..........  That's 58F!

[dragon_slayer_129]

I had to give in and talk to my neighbor to see if he would come over with his tractor and 7 foot blower to clean out my driveway.  Drifts were 2+ foot deep all the way to the road (200+ foot driveway).  He he was finished in 10 minutes or so.......we shot the breeze longer than it took to clean out the drive

Door handle deep on her car:


The 3 footer out the side door of the house:


And the monster out back is getting even bigger now:


I'm sick of winter and all the cold and snow........come on spring!!!

Dragon Slayer 129

[HayHauler]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chosin_Reservoir

Thanks for posting the link Mike.  Just like "The Lone Survivor" movie, there are many heroes here in the USA.  RJ, surely is one of those.
Thank you RJ and thanks to all of the service men and women, both past and current.

Hay 
Jimmyt