Thread: It's FREEZING!

I live in Maine. It was 35 below zero yesterday and 38 below zero two days ago. It's so cold that we're nearing another state of emergency, like when the ice storms hit a few years ago. Pipes are freezing all over the place and the roads are getting pretty beat up.

My car is with my mechanic at the moment (and has been for about two weeks), which is just as well because it's so cold that even my mechanic can't start it. My poor car is almost as old as I am (I have an 1981 Chevy Citation). I don't know how many more Maine winters it will survive.

Lost soul, you have my sympathies. You have it worse than I do down here. I think that this winter is ridiculous. Have you ever thought of moving to somewhere warmer? BTW good luck with your car

The cold just sucks. In England, it can get cold, but never as cold as some places like Canada and what not.

I remember, I went on holiday to Florida and it was nice and hot. I went back to England and was absolutely frozen to death, wondering how I managed to put up with it.

i live in Las Vegas! all sun all the time
bwahahaha
...tho it was the weirdest thing, a couple days before New Years we got about 2 feet of snow....absolutely amazing...i dont something like that has happened in decades...seriously like a once in a lifetime thing

...pretty snow, i had forgotten what it looked like

Southern Cali people are spoiled by the weather. It's around 60 and sunny. It get round 40 at night and that'll be it. It won't rain or be too cloudy until spring. That's us, baby.


Hope I didn't just jinx California.

52 and sunny here in the hills of Tennessee today!

grrr...i want to be in south cali right now. My mom is and im envious of her. I am up in Washington and the bad cold just past. It got to like -22.

I;m in AR. it's around 40-50. I loves the cold weather...cold weather is m/. Xd

You people in warm climates suck. Everything closes when there is one inch of snow on the ground down there! Up here I've trudged to work in about seven or eight feet of snow (I'm not joking). During those ice storms a few years ago, my family was literally trapped in our house because our road had completely caved in. We couldn't leave, nor could anyone get to us. We had no power for nearly a week. We had gas heaters in the cellar to keep the pipes from freezing, and (thankfully!) gas heat throughout the house. We didn't freeze, we didn't starve, and we had lots of pretty candles lit. The family was together and it wasn't so bad. Compared to other Mainers, we had it easy.

It has crossed my mind to move elsewhere. I just don't have the money to do it. I would love to travel, though. In fact, England is one of the places that I'd like to visit. Ireland, Japan, Africa. I really want to see the world some day.

I live in Maine too, it's cold.
Are you in northern or southern Maine------ -38!?

O, and my pipes froze too, bring out the hair dryer...

Im in CT... but basically MA... My neighbors yard is MA I am right on the border, I throw rocks at MA...*mutters* Yeah it was pretty cold, in the negatives, but it dosent seem to be buggin me for some reason, Ive only been wearing a sweatshirt Im not trying to be tommy toughnuts or anything lol i wonder if I'm just too dumb to feel it? lol heeh it was 30 today man that was nice and warm =) I am used to slightly warmer weather, more humidity and less snow too, the gulf stream keeps long island a little warmer.

lol we dont close everything when theres an inch of snow, we dont get snow! ...and aside, the casinos around here dont close for anything ...im serious, they're open every single day of the year 24/7 regardless of anything...if Christ were to return tomarrow, they'd still be open the whole day...if half the town got blown up by a nuke, the other half would still be open....freaking crazy

Originally posted by CocoDan
I live in Maine too, it's cold.
Are you in northern or southern Maine------ * -38!?

O, and my pipes froze too, bring out the hair dryer...

I live in Southern Maine, basically on the coast. What about you? I think there was another Mainer on this forum, too. Sesqu (I will mess it up if I try to spell it) Dreams.

Originally posted by A Lost Soul
England is one of the places that I'd like to visit.

Yay! I live in England. ^_^ Had some American friends over to England for a couple of weeks one time, then I stayed with them in America for another 2 weeks.

The best thing about England is its History (IMO). Because it so damn intresting. I mean, how often is it these days you have angry spainards sailing to England, a queen who brushes her teeth with honey, and some idiot of a king who let some people rent a storeroom right under his throne (this is where the gunpowder plot was carried out without success )

Kennebunk area.
Tourists suck

Well im just glad we have seasons, because i would get bored of the heat or coldness all year round.

Originally posted by CocoDan
Kennebunk area.
Tourists suck

That's not too far from me. And yes. Tourists suck. I used to live in Old Orchard Beach, the tourist center of Maine. Why the hell are they coming to Maine anyway? I mean, it's not like there's anything to do up here. Unless they like trees and moose, I suppose. Acadia is nice, but that's WAY up there.

because its a cool old beach community =P its like Cannon beach in oregon its just a neat place to go during the warmer climes =)

i dont get bored of the forever summer thing we got goin on down here 8)

Vacationland my ass. There's nothing to do.

ROFL. I was thinking that, too.

This made me laugh =) got me feelin a little better hehe


New England Temperature Conversion Chart

60 degrees F: Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe.


50 F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens.


40 F: Italian & English cars won't start. People in New England drive with the windows down.


32 F: Distilled water freezes. The water at Moosehead Lake in Maine starts getting cooler.


20 F: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats. People in New England throw on a flannel shirt, buttons open.


15 F: New York City landlords finally turn up the heat. People in New England have the last cookout before it gets cold.

0 F: All the people in Miami die. New Englanders close the windows.


10 below zero: Californians escape en masse to Mexico. Girl Scouts in New England sell cookies door to door.


25 below zero: Las Vegas disintegrates. People in New England rummage around the attic to find some winter coats.


40 below zero: Washington DC runs out of hot air. People in New England let the dogs sleep indoors.


100 below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Some New Englanders are frustrated when they can't start their "kahs".


460 below zero (absolute zero on the Kelvin Scale): All atomic motion stops. People in New England start saying . . . "Cold 'nuff for ya?"


500 below zero: Hell freezes over. Red Sox win World Series.

lol

100 degrees F: Las Vegas wear sweats, 'is it getting cold?'

I remember one day up in Grand Forks where I could spit, ant then it froze and bounced off the ground. We still had school that day too. I think it was about -55 or -50.