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     Lawrence Tilly (Beowulf03809) New Member Username: Beowulf03809 Post Number: 13 Registered: 12-2003 |
This morning's temp in Alton, NH was -25 degrees. My hair was still damp when I ran out and started up the Rover, and when I came back in (less than 30 seconds later) it was partly frozen. I haven't seen temps like we've had these last couple weeks since I lived in Nebraska (with only twelve trees between Offutt AFB and the arctic circle  ). Lawrence 96 Disco - "Beowulf" - NH, USA | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1305 Registered: 02-2002 |
Jeez - I thought it was cold here (NJ) at 10 degs! How did she start? | ||
| Tim '92 RR (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 650 Registered: 12-2002 |
When it was 10 above the other day it almost seemed warm compared to what we have had recently. 2 days ago it was -24 at about 6:00 AM. I saw the temps on Mt. Washington in NH recently, darn right scary at -67! Tim | ||
| Jeff Mclaird (Granitedisco) Member Username: Granitedisco Post Number: 134 Registered: 08-2003 |
Hi Lawrence - yep its really cold - I'm down in Dover NH have no idea what the temp is now - I think the thermometer froze I lived in St.Paul MN for a while so these temps are pretty balmy by comparisson | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 508 Registered: 04-2003 |
Jeff, this'll make you chuckle, then...last night at about 12:30am CST (probably taped, but this is when I saw it) CNBC interviewed the mayor of International Falls MN to discuss how it is people up there survive in the cold. They were getting advice for the people on the East Coast who are whining about it being cold in January! Not that it's not brutally cold over there, but I found it very funny.... Andy | ||
| Lawrence Tilly (Beowulf03809) New Member Username: Beowulf03809 Post Number: 14 Registered: 12-2003 |
The engine turned over within 5 seconds or so (but it was telling me "go away" that whole time). For my first mile or so out of the driveway she groaned, creeked and lurched...I could actually tell when the shocks got enough action to warm up and start working correctly again. I live a few miles from the major road so even after warm up she always has about 5 - 7 minutes of easy 30mph before she has to face real acceleration. Hey, Jeff!! Good to see another NH resident! Lawrence | ||
| Aaron Owens (Aaronowens) Member Username: Aaronowens Post Number: 62 Registered: 10-2002 |
An interesting site I visit occasionally: http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/today.html Mt Washington got up to a balmy -23 today. Looks like they broke a record low dropping to -45. The wind speed is pretty amazing at 5am it was gusting over 100. | ||
| Lawrence Tilly (Beowulf03809) New Member Username: Beowulf03809 Post Number: 15 Registered: 12-2003 |
If you ever get into NH, you really need to take a drive up the Mt. Wash Auto Road. First, the drive is breath taking (and has a pretty good pucker-factor coming back down for most flat-landers). But the peak is really cool...litterally. My wife & I went up there in mid-September of our first year living in that area. When we started the drive we were in jeans and short-sleeve shirts. We knew the winds up there were pretty strong and the weather unpredictable, so we wanted to throw a couple coats into the trunk. Since this was a very unplanned outing, the quickest jackets we could lay our hands on happened to be our ski coats. That turned out to be a Good Thing. When we got up there you park a short distance down from the peak and have to walk up some wooden steps to get to the top (and the weather station). The stairs rose and disappeared into a thick bank of clouds like something out of a fairy tale. As we climbed into the clouds, the cold wet weather made us VERY glad for the ski coats. The winds were strong (you could feel them pushing you on the slick spots) and there were icicles were between 1 and 2 feet long...coming off everything...SIDEWAYS. It was really like a different world and very impressive. Lawrence | ||
| roger katz (Rangierog) New Member Username: Rangierog Post Number: 26 Registered: 09-2003 |
Ahh, the drive up Mt. Washington is not to be missed. A looong time ago, a buddy and I were "conditioning" for the 1992 Ride the Rockies ride from Durango to Castle Rock. My friend Ken figured that a ride up Mt. Washington might be a valuable experience. Well, there we were with our trusty, custom-tweaked Klein Quantum's and HE actually completed the ascent/descent. Not me. It's tough enough on 4-wheels, let alone 2. Oh, to be young(er) and stupid(er). |
