Mother of GOD it's friggn' COLD!

I know you guys in Ireland, Scotland, England and Europe are getting hammered, I flew over last week and I've never seen so much white stuff on the ground this early in the year, but we are even down to record lows here in Florida too!

It was down to 32F here this morning, our "normal" low this time of year should be 53F. Nice wind (too damn much wind with those temps!) but I don't own a dry suit. I only moved down here to get away from this crap!!

I hope it warms up before Tradewinds!

I actually have the heat on, that's a rarity.

Mine's been running non-stop all last night and this morning. I had to scrape the frost off the windshield using a credit card this morning to take the kids to school!

Well, I've waited 'til the last minute, as usual. So, I have to go rent a pressure washer to clean the patio, walks and drive. Guests on Sunday and Debbie says it must be done.

She fractured her ankle so I'm doing the Mr. Mom stuff. I'd suggested sardines and crackers for Sunday dinner, but she wouldn't buy it. Thank God for Publix!

I have to go up to Washington, DC for a family event this coming weekend...I'm digging through my closet trying to locate all my old NH clothes! Damn I've turned into a real cold weather pussy with all this Florida summer weather! It was what, 85 last week? Now I've got to get dressed just to let the dogs out! You know Publix will cook you a rotissary chicken or 3, right? Might ask them if they'd do a turkey for you.

Don't be surprised if some of the N.H. stuff has shrunk!

You asshats realize I would run Looney Toon style through the front door naked if it were 50F out.

It was negative god damn nine degree's this morning! Fahrenheit! And this is just the start! It'll be 20 degree's colder in a few weeks!

Man up you pussies.

oh, and my M.F.-ing heat has been running for months.

Hey, I went swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of NH one day in January, on a bet.

Of course I was about 18...and drunk...but I had to run barefoot for 100 yards through 6" of snow on the beach just to get to the water, then dive all the way under, stay in for 1 full minute, then run back and get dressed. I'm pretty sure the water temp was below 32 but wasn't frozen due to the salt and wave action of course. Never again! I was sick for a week.

Memories of that event and my childhood job, delivering news papers on a bike, at 6am every day, all winter, had a lot to do with my moving to Florida. You should consider it Karl.

Wearing clothes sucks...

Tim. Remember that anytime you are in or near Washington DC your probably less that an hour from Galesville where there are, I forget how many, F-16s. There are also F-16 sailors who have been known to toss beers and tell lies so don't be shy about getting in touch with us. Ed

Ed, thanks for the invite! I wish I had time but I'm meeting up with my sisters and a brother, my Mom, other family members all from NH, to attend a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington, where my father is burried.

My son and I will be on the ground less than 24 hours, then we have to get back to FL for other stuff. Wish I had more time, I'd love to see you guys and have a few brews!

I want to move to a better climate.

I have a girlfriend that is unwilling to move. (created a nice big rift there....)
and a business that is finally making me a living. The thought of spending the next five years building up another list of awesome cliental frightens me. I don't know if i could do it again. There's always working for someone else I guess.

Not in Florida. Trust me....

Yeah Karl, the building boom went bust here a few years ago and now it's gotten very ugly with all the foreclosures down here. You'd be a lot better off, job wise, building cabinets up there, I don't think anyone is building anything down here.

Karl, you still alive? Delta cancelled about 400 flights in/out of MSP yesterday with the blizzard! I hope you are keeping warm.

Yeah, I'm semi trapped in my house. My street has some 4ft + drifts on it. I live on a hill and I think I can get out, but I might not make it back till its plowed. Lucky for me, my street is the absolute last on to get cleaned up.

Yesterday was pretty nasty.

So, I'm out.

Took me 3hrs with a snowblower to find my driveway back again.

I managed to get stuck trying to get out of the garage.

Yeh, it was so cold this morning I had to put on flip flops to get the paper. brrrrrrrr...

Ha ha

Differential locked and low gear + manual transmission? That is what I use to get over the usual roadblock in my driveway left by the plow in the morning. Then I have the fun of cleaning it away when I get back from work, and I dont have a snowblower.

Learn to ski cross country! Is is very useful sometimes

I wish I could lock the differentials! As is I've got 2.5 wheel drive. My limited slip has about had it in the rear axle, and the front axle doesn't have a clutch pack in it. At 7500#'s K=1/2MV^2 becomes my friend when it comes to getting through snow.

I live in an extremely small town, 210 people, and the snow plowing is handled by a couple of guys with a skid loader, and a plow on a pick up truck. I also live in a new housing development, which was supposed to have 15 houses, but only has had two built. So, I'm lucky and they plow most of the snow to the opposite side of the street where there isn't any houses. I usually don't get a big pile from the plow at the end of the driveway.