Baby it’s cold out there

[whippoorwill]

Nose was a little out of joint this morning when I was watching the the temperature drop from the 40s into the teens in a couple of hours, and it was still 48 in NYC,but now I see it’s cold there too

Now it’s windchill below zero

☃️

Been busy just trying to do SOMETHING for the outdoor critters that won’t freeze almost instantly :(
I have three heated dishes and they are getting a workout

Saw a kitty walk up to one of the little heated houses last night but it doesn’t look like it slept in there so I threw some cat treats in tonight hoping something would sleep in there.

Midnight would stay in there for hours. I miss her 😿

[metirish]

I took off from work yesterday and today, glad I did , went to the park to see what I could see, mid 50s, got some birds then got caught in a hail storm.... Then the temps just kept dropping and the wind kept picking up. Tomorrow looks brutal but sunny, I'll be out early because after high winds and storms there is usually lots of birds.

[whippoorwill]

Exactly! It was just so sudden!

[whippoorwill]

Feeding the birds, little cute mammals, and cats/possums/whathaveyou constantly

[MFS62]

We had been invited to a friend's party this evening, but it has been postponed until Monday.
Good decision.
They'll have time to work on and clear the roads by then.

Cooby, you have a kind heart.

Later

[whippoorwill]

:) thanks

Off til next Wednesday and hopefully by then things will be normal!

[kcmets]

Off til next Wednesday and hopefully by then things will be normal!

Been saying that since 2016. Oh wait, this is the brrrrrr thread....

[Frayed Knot]

Anyone in negative numbers yet?
I'm in single digits but still on the plus side.

[metirish]

10 degrees in the Bronx

[Edgy MD]

We're bouncing between nine and 12, with a negative 12 wind chill.

If you see anybody on the streets, please call authorities to get them indoors.

[whippoorwill]

It’s -1 here now. Much colder with the wind of course

I really don’t mind the cold; I’m in the weather most of the time at the greenhouses and dress for it but I really feel for the outdoor animals.

It was eerie at work today.. The fiberglass and other greenhouse elements, and the 60+year old ( third generation business!) structures were a creakin’ and a groanin’

Very cool!

[kcmets]

Forecast here is for a low of 5° overnight. In my next life I will marry
someone who understands how thermostats work. If it was 67° downstairs
a week ago and it will be 67° tomorrow morning why turn the heat up? It
will be like 72° upstairs when we wake up to pee at three in the morning.

Wind is crazy though.

[Edgy MD]

Please find your hypothermia hotline for your city, put it in your phone, and let your neighbors know as well.

𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚: Atlanta: 404-447-3678 for the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless
𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: 311
𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦, 𝐀𝐥𝐚.: 205-252-9571 for the Firehouse Shelter
𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧: 617-534-2526 for Friends of Boston's Homeless or dial 311
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨: 311
𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫: 720-944-1007 for Denver's Road Home (during business hours)
𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭: 1-800-274-3583 and 1-800-343-4427
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨.: 719-632-1822 for Springs Rescue Mission and 970-484-5010 for Catholic Charities-Larimer County
𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐌𝐨. 816-474-4599
𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬: 702-369-4357 for HELP of Southern Nevada (from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday)
𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬: 612-879-7624 for St. Stephen's street outreach team
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲: 311
𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚: 215-232-1984 for the Project HOME Homeless Outreach Hotline
𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨: 311
𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬: 314-802-5444 for the Housing Resource Center hotline (between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Mon-Friday)
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨: 807-620-7678 for the SOS team (operates between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m.)
𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨: 311
𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐃.𝐂.: 1-800-535-7252 for the Hypothermia Hotline

[kcmets]

It's a nice thought, but I think my neighbors might think me a bit nutty
if I start texting them crisis-type info at the present time.

It was almost sixty this morning when I walked Kappy at 5am. Weird.

[whippoorwill]

It’s good to know there are places that are geared toward helping those in need of shelter though.

Just going out for twenty minutes to feed the birds and strays is painful. Living in it (though I often daydream of living off the land) must be horrible

[Fman99]

My normal five mile Saturday morning run will be done on a treadmill at my work gym today. Normally I dread the 'mill but it's not safe to run for 45 minutes in this garbage, plus I'm on call and I don't want to have to stop mid-run to try and look at texts or take calls.

[Frayed Knot]

My outdoor thermometer says 1 while my phone's app says -1, so I guess on average I'm just a big fat zero
... which I suppose is appropriate since folks have been telling me that for most of my life now.


But has anyone had a "Bomb Cyclone" go off in their neighborhood yet?
I love how weather forecasters use that term without explanation as if everyone listening knows what a bomb cyclone is.
I'm sure the Weather Channel explains it, although I'm also pretty sure the Weather Channel invented the term just in
the last few years because they thought it sounded cool not to mention dangerous, and convincing people that they're
in danger is essentially the WC's job description.

[whippoorwill]

I’ve seen it in headlines but figure it just happens in Minnesota or somewhere

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

We had a fair amount of snow, but nothing horrendous. The wind was tough, and the temps in single digits. But it's a balmy 13 degrees now.

I have to make an hour-long drive in a little bit that I suspect will take at least 90 minutes due to going slow, pick up my daughter then head right back home.

[whippoorwill]

Be careful!

I have to make a little trip out to pick up a couple of last minute things for my hubby; my intent was to get them on my way home from work this week but that didn’t happen because of bad roads.

[Edgy MD]

Make up your own scary sounding weather system!

Ice saber!

Polar incursion!

Nordic fusillade!

[metirish]

I was out this morning at 8am birding, well layered up and I was fine , suns out, very little wind so that helped , got some birds

[kcmets]

Just got an three beep alert there is a small craft advisory. Was thinking
about taking the canoe out on the river for a whirlabout but now no way!

What we do without smart phones?

[kcmets]

Coldest Christmas Day since 1952 in deez dem parts. Still not as bad as
yesterday, which wouldn't surprise me if we broke an Eve-record.

[MFS62]

Coldest Christmas Day since 1952 in deez dem parts. Still not as bad as
yesterday, which wouldn't surprise me if we broke an Eve-record.

According to WABC news, yesterday was the coldest December 24th in over 100 years.

Later