Guess i shoulda took a pic of my gauge when it read -63?? Did you feed my cats when you were going by? Welcome to my side of the country....all in a days work for us....hehehehe
The weather outside is frightful!
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Yep, had to plow thru some snow and ice and my 83 dollar tires did a fine job....it's that darned ice thou...maybe I shoulda got them 200+ buck tires that stick to ice?
Anyways...safe driving to all over the holidays!
Anyways...safe driving to all over the holidays!
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
I dont know how cold it is out side,but Jerry was over to get his paycheck,and this guy never gets cold,so when he says its cold,its COLD.I was going to Social Security office,May as well start my retirement income,before they run out,but its not going to happen til it warms up some,maybe next week.
Here's wishing everyone a happy holiday,Merry Christmas,and Happy Hanukkah,those in the know,the 8 day festival has begun.
Here's wishing everyone a happy holiday,Merry Christmas,and Happy Hanukkah,those in the know,the 8 day festival has begun.
pelicn
Veteran Expediter
We attempted to deliver our load this morning, but someone forgot to mention to customer service that the consignee would be closed. Now we get to sit on this load until Friday morning...9 hours detention and 2 days layover..let it snow... let it snow... let it snow...
To all our fellow Expediters out there....have a very
Merry Christmas
To all our fellow Expediters out there....have a very
Merry Christmas
bubblehead
Veteran Expediter
WRONG!! It's down right EVIL!! Never mention such warm temps when so many are suffering...not nice according to Ms. Manners Ann Landers. So let me just say we are sitting in Miami Fl and plan to cruise down to Key West for Christmas the temp is well...ok and I don't think it rates a wind chill factor I do have my chains (just in case I need them for a boat anchor or something) and I have plenty of well... anti-UV lotion. Merry Christmas to all and hope to see many of you after the spring thaw.
Jack_Berry
Moderator Emeritus
turtle, how was the espar in all that cold?
couple years ago we were in calif. people asked me...isn't it cold in wisconsin(these are lifers in nor calif) i replied off the cuff.....its not bad. there are a few cold days and all the rest are above zero.
do the nose hairs just fall fof when flexed at that temp?
couple years ago we were in calif. people asked me...isn't it cold in wisconsin(these are lifers in nor calif) i replied off the cuff.....its not bad. there are a few cold days and all the rest are above zero.
do the nose hairs just fall fof when flexed at that temp?
The Espar is fine in that kind of cold. It's been acting up a little, but it's an issue unrelated to the cold. But in an insulated van, for sure, it'll keep me warm and toasty with no problems. Of course, at those kinds of temps, I'm not sure you'd want to shut off the engine for any length of time. A couple of years ago, though, I went to sleep and it was single digits, like 3 or 4 F above zero. I had turned the engine off just out of habit. When I woke up it was in the -15 neighborhood, but I didn't know that thanks to the Espar. Glow plugs did their deal and it started up just fine.
As for nose hairs falling off, well, a lot of stuff can gall off at those temps. The flexible hose at the fuel island is no longer flexible, so you're trying to fuel through a bent pipe that won't bend.
The soapy soap bubble bottle thing is a lot of fun. Drag the bubble wand through the air and the bubbles freeze into ice bubble instantly, and will float down to the ground and won't burst. Blow warm air into the wand to create the bubbles and the warm air quickly shrinks as it cools, creating a wrinkled skin on the ice bubbles.
At some point (depending on the humidity) the air near the ground becomes so cold that it cannot retain water vapor. The surface heat radiates up and creates a warm air "cap" that retains the cold air below. It happens a lot when the skies are clear above to create an air inversion (same thing that keeps the smog cloud hanging over a city, and fog closer to the ground, or for that matter the same thing that keeps clouds at a constant altitude instead of just floating up and away). The air near the surface causes the water vapor to freeze into an ice-fog. I saw a lot of that, where you could look straight up and see clear blue sky, but from 20 feet or so down it was nothing but ice.
Very hot water is closer to the boiling point, close to the vaporization point, so when you toss a cup full of water into the air it instantly freezes into a mist (at -30F and below). Very cold water won't freeze instantly at those temps, but will be nearly frozen as it lands, and then will freeze in a second or two after that. At -40F and below, a cup of very cold water will usually be frozen by the time it hits the ground.
I was told what happens when you urinate in -40 F temperatures, experienced from skiers and snowmobilers, no doubt, but I wasn't man enough to expose the Little General to that kind of extracurricular risk.
As for nose hairs falling off, well, a lot of stuff can gall off at those temps. The flexible hose at the fuel island is no longer flexible, so you're trying to fuel through a bent pipe that won't bend.
The soapy soap bubble bottle thing is a lot of fun. Drag the bubble wand through the air and the bubbles freeze into ice bubble instantly, and will float down to the ground and won't burst. Blow warm air into the wand to create the bubbles and the warm air quickly shrinks as it cools, creating a wrinkled skin on the ice bubbles.
At some point (depending on the humidity) the air near the ground becomes so cold that it cannot retain water vapor. The surface heat radiates up and creates a warm air "cap" that retains the cold air below. It happens a lot when the skies are clear above to create an air inversion (same thing that keeps the smog cloud hanging over a city, and fog closer to the ground, or for that matter the same thing that keeps clouds at a constant altitude instead of just floating up and away). The air near the surface causes the water vapor to freeze into an ice-fog. I saw a lot of that, where you could look straight up and see clear blue sky, but from 20 feet or so down it was nothing but ice.
Very hot water is closer to the boiling point, close to the vaporization point, so when you toss a cup full of water into the air it instantly freezes into a mist (at -30F and below). Very cold water won't freeze instantly at those temps, but will be nearly frozen as it lands, and then will freeze in a second or two after that. At -40F and below, a cup of very cold water will usually be frozen by the time it hits the ground.
I was told what happens when you urinate in -40 F temperatures, experienced from skiers and snowmobilers, no doubt, but I wasn't man enough to expose the Little General to that kind of extracurricular risk.