stitch 0 #26 February 4, 2007 QuoteQuoteWhen I lived in Saskatchewan I remember -45 C once. For those of you still on the "other" system, that's -49 F About the same here. -45 or -46oC ... But it's a dry cold. I bet it is warm between your legs though. I hear that's a moist warmth. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #27 February 4, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteWhen I lived in Saskatchewan I remember -45 C once. For those of you still on the "other" system, that's -49 F About the same here. -45 or -46oC ... But it's a dry cold. I bet it is warm between your legs though. I hear that's a moist warmth. That's gotta be a record. 26 posts before it went sexual ... On the up side, Stitch, you're on a sexual record. On the down side, it's not in a good way ... 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #28 February 4, 2007 Give him a break...no other tactic has gotten him laid so he's trying this one... My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #29 February 4, 2007 COLD... just plain COLLDDDSome people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #30 February 4, 2007 At least I haven't stooped to your level, and gotten myself a mail-order russian hunny. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #31 February 4, 2007 I have seen it hit -30'sF at the house in Montana. People wonder why I don't want to live there year round. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grognon 0 #32 February 4, 2007 I remember my mom telling us to look at each other faces so we can watch for frost bites on our cheeks. I was later told the thermometer indicated -53 F. It was near James Bay. up north...way up. There is a Skydiving club or clan in Quebec that calls itself the "Flying Polar Bears Order". You want ton be a member? All you have to do is jump out of an a/c when the temp on the ground is -15C and have a witness (alive) than can testify...now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTGirl 2 #33 February 4, 2007 One day when I was growing up in Montana it got down to -40 or so with -70 windchills. What made it so bad was that a train also derailed in town the same day creating a large explosion knocking out power and gas lines to the whole city. People had to evacuate their homes, pipes were freezing, and my dad cooked us pancakes on a coleman camping stove on the back porch. That was the only day school was EVER canceled due to cold!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L.O. 0 #34 February 4, 2007 In February of 96, I was on my way back from Eloy. The temperature in Phoenix when we got on the airplane to come home was 68F. When we touched down in Wisconsin we were in the middle of record lows. The temperature we touched down in was -55F. That doesn't included the wind chill factor. I can't remember exactly, but the wind chill was about -120F, so factor in the wind chill and the "real feel" temperature was like -80F. No skydiving that weekend. We're currently at -16F with a real feel temperature of -33F. Brrr...HPDBs, I hate those guys. AFB, charter member. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt1215 0 #35 February 4, 2007 In Melbourne, FL (where I am now), probably about 30. I saw 0 a few times when I was living in Denver, about the same in S Korea, down to -5 or -10 in both places. ETA: I've found I get used to cold pretty quick, and the dangerous part of that is remembering that water on the ground is frozen. Denver was my first experience of winter, and I busted my @$$ 4 or 5 times one night when I slipped on some ice and fell down some stairs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #36 February 4, 2007 -28 without the windchill factor and I worked outside for at least 8hrs...back then there was no goretex with the windchill it was -84 degrees farenheit, but we had all the nice forests of Ohare airport to block the wind Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #37 February 4, 2007 QuoteQuoteI don't know where it was on the thermometer (hence, "seeing" the cold), but every few years we get cold weather and have a blast where our highs are below zero and our lows are in double digits below. Still, I think it probably was only in the - twenties. It probably comes from Canada. I'd say "fuck you" but that might come off as a PA. So I'll say ... nothing ... (I'm just bitter about the game yesterday. Okay, not really.)TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl1 0 #38 February 4, 2007 There was a night time low in San Jose a couple months ago of 24 degrees F. Burr, that's the coldest temp. I've seen at my house. There was actually a layer of ice on my car We occasionally get light frost but, ice? At 9AM? I'm not used to that. luckily it only lasted for a couple of days. I know I'm a wussFly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekstrom10k 0 #39 February 4, 2007 We were supposed to jump into a winter carnivalon above Lake St Clair at Detroit Mi, as often as wecould for the ice fishing tournamwnt. We also would get banquet tickets with the band and gambling too. Only problem it was minus20F out side. It took forever to pre heat the plane then start it ,then wamr the engine. We finally made one jump at 4000. We then went inside to repack. Someone gave us a beer , Then 13 pitchers later we got thrown out for not jumping enough. It was still fun and no need to be repeated. As this is Super-Bowl Sunday Party the out-door portion will be in 6F weather at the bon fire. As usual no one knows who is playing and a designated quarter watcher will yell the score out. It will be replied with" So what whos square won."I am getting crabby as I did not get to jump in Michigan in January and this month isnt looking much better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #40 February 4, 2007 -40 F. for two nights a few years ago. Birds froze to death perched on limbs. That's when you realize that 0 F. is merely uncomfortable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonRose 0 #41 February 4, 2007 -17F Kennewick WA. I was stuck working outside in it. Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #42 February 4, 2007 Quote-17F Kennewick WA. I was stuck working outside in it. I can only remember about 3F there. It was BAD because I was an aircraft mechanic and holding an air powered drill was TORTURE! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iambeav2 0 #43 February 4, 2007 We had a group of Canadians come down to our dropzone for a weekend b/c their dz was at -40...but they said they commonly jump -20...but the -40 was too much. I was like ...it's not the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone...it's the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until someone appreciates it for you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clayman 0 #44 February 4, 2007 I live in Manitoba, Canada and today it is -28C and I have seen -47C in the past. And if it's windy you better really lookout. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #45 February 4, 2007 -12F???? In Bama??? DUDE.. Wind chill temps dont count.. AMBIENT without the wind... Here.... coldest was 15 in Seattle Coldest I have been in is -54F.. camping out no less in AK at the USAF COOL School...shall we say going potty is a real bitch.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #46 February 4, 2007 -22F approximately scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug 0 #47 February 5, 2007 QuoteWhen I was a kid growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, I don't remember what year, but it got down to -12F. Fuck, that's cold for Alabama! Where I live now, 3F a few years ago. It's already been as low as 12F this winter. -13F (-25°C) near Munich, Germany... (with 104F / 40°C as the high point last summer) -35F (-37°C) in the Swiss alps... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcecil 0 #48 February 5, 2007 I personally remember a temperature of -17 F one morning waiting for the bus to show up when I was a kid. No idea what the wind chill was. We will have record lows over the next few nights, its forecasted for -4 F tonight and -8 F or so tomorrow night. The coldest I've ever jumped it was a somewhere between 30 and 40 F, and right at 0 F at altitude (9,500'). As far as the airplanes go, I've read several stories written by bush pilots, and it seems once the temperature gets much below -40 or so, even if the oil and block and everything are pre-warmed airplanes just don't want to fly. The control surfaces freeze if they aren't moved, the engine has a hard time keeping itself warm enough to run, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #49 February 5, 2007 I seem to remember 18F in Lakeland FL on the day the shuttle exploded in 1986. Very clear sky with a clear and sickening view of the accident from over 100mi away. I don't recall any colder temps here except maybe Christmas 1983. I'm just too young to remember anything before the 1950's. :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
el_chester 4 #50 February 5, 2007 -43C (-45.5F) when I lived near Montreal in 2003. I called my family in Mexico where they had +27 (80.5F) on the very same day. That's a 70C (126F) degree difference!!!!!! -- Be careful giving advice. Wise men don't need it, and fools won't heed it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
