How Cold Is It?

[V M]

It's about 5F/-15C here right now

[FTMDiaries]

I tend to laugh at the British media when they panic about 2 whole centimetres of snow, like civilisation will grind to a halt. That's not snow. Canada, for example, gets way more than that and they manage. America's east coast has bigger problems. We shouldn't moan.

We're going down to zero degrees centigrade tonight. It's going to be uncomfortable because our central heating is broken but I've survived worse.

Nights like this remind me of something that happened when I was a teenager in Johannesburg. There was a homeless guy who used to hang out near our college. We kids would give him food, drinks and clothing so he was taken care of as much as we could. One night it went down to -10 centigrade... and the next morning when I turned up at college there were cops and paramedics across the road. Our homeless guy had frozen to death during the night. Thinking of him makes me grateful for what I do have; never mind what I don't have.

On a lighter note, I tend to read our weather in an Austalian accent. Because 'highs of 3 degrees' sounds hilarious when seen from an Aussie perspective.

[Cindy]

Quote from FTM.  "I tend to read our weather in an Austalian accent. Because 'highs of 3 degrees' sounds hilarious when seen from an Aussie perspective. "

Driving in listening to the radio: "Highs of 36C today in sunny Adelaide. Traffic is smooth, there are trucks broken down on the down track of the freeway, expect long delays, Roadworks have close the Southern section of South Rd, expect delays. The Clipsal V8 race track restrictions start today, expect delays, There has been a bicycle truck collision in North Terrace emergency services attending, expect  long delays.  But it's a beautiful day, so sit in your car and enjoy it."

[big kim]

Snowing in Blackpool

[FTMDiaries]

Driving in listening to the radio: "Highs of 36C today in sunny Adelaide. Traffic is smooth, there are trucks broken down on the down track of the freeway, expect long delays, Roadworks have close the Southern section of South Rd, expect delays. The Clipsal V8 race track restrictions start today, expect delays, There has been a bicycle truck collision in North Terrace emergency services attending, expect  long delays.  But it's a beautiful day, so sit in your car and enjoy it."

The Aussies don't seem to moan about their weather as much as the Brits do: they just get on with things.

Reading British weather in an Aussie accent is fun at any time of the year. Last summer, our local media was panicking about the risks of vulnerable people dying during a heatwave. Of 28 degrees C. Try saying that in an Aussie accent whilst keeping a straight face.

[Jamie D]

Snowing in Blackpool

You made me think of this:



Cheers

[V M]

Dang!!! It was starting to warm up and the snow was melting and it was starting to feel like spring and then snap as in cold snap and snow storms    Blah, I guess winter is trying to hang on for a bit longer

[Sara Thomas]

Had to drive up to North(erner) Texas today - and passed through a coupla areas where there was snow on the ground from last night (namely around Abilene)... but then it got up into the 80's.

'posed to get down to about thirty tonight, with a high of about 60 manana.

[Liminal Stranger]

38 degrees, also know as Too Freaking Cold! Can't it be June already?