QUOTE(bondiguy @ Feb 7 2007, 11:02 PM)
Yeah early invites are the key...
Dammit im gonna come! Just have to explain this one to the new wife!!!
I think the coldest temp I have ever experienced was -18C and then was WITH the wind chill factor!!!
Tell her it's a business trip to research Canadian booze
I'm curious to know where you were that was that cold....somewhere in Australia?
QUOTE(summoner @ Feb 7 2007, 11:31 PM)
Yesterday we had -31C here and in North-Finland it was -39C

This morning only -27C

And if the wind is hard, even -10C feels like -30C...
This morning when I went out to start my car it was -31....-39 with the windchill. The wind is WAAAAY worse then just the pure cold. I would rather have it -30 out with no wind, than -15 with a -25 windchill ANY day. Cold is cold, but cold with wind just chills a person right to the bone and any exposed skin freezes way faster.
I went out running with my dog last night and it was -28 but with no wind. It was damnnd cold to be sure but I was so happy there was no wind.
QUOTE(bondiguy @ Feb 7 2007, 11:37 PM)
FUUUUUUUCK!!!!
I know you grow immune to it but I wonder how the fuck people survive in such temps?
It does take a few weeks to acclimatize yourself to the cold each winter but I still never get really used to it or like it very much. There was a blizard a couple weeks ago with extreme cold temps and people who got standed out on some deserted highways DIED. It doesn't take long if you aren't prepared.
But just take a good survival kit and some blankets and you'll be in good shape. It's surprising how many people go out on the highway in their warm car without even bringing a jacket, only to have their vehicle breakdown on them in the middle of nowhere.
QUOTE(summoner @ Feb 8 2007, 09:37 AM)
Iīm not immune to frost

but I like to stay indoors when itīs that cold (-30c)

And I recommend that if you take some alcohol to warm up, please donīt go out when itīs cold, it might be your last :S
And I must say that our houses are pretty well built, we have thick walls and very good radiators

And we like to wear lot of clothes.
A few drinks in front of the fireplace is the best way to cope with the cold.
Also, learning how to dress to stay warm outside is a science around here.
Yeah, if your house has any insulation problems or door seal leaks, you find out really quick when it gets super cold. The chilled air just pours in.
I think I could write a book on cold and winter.