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Old February 4th, 2023, 05:05 AM
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Bitterly Cold Temps

Woke up this morning to -13 degree temps and wind chills of -40 when I took my dogs out at 6:00 for their morning walk. Both did their business and we were inside in less than 2 minutes. Coldest temps in years here in north central Mass. Worcester and Boston set records today. Mount Washington in NH set an all time record for a wind chill of -109 degrees! Ouch! I just lit a fire in the fireplace and it's roaring now. Will probably burn all day just to add some extra heat in the house. Anyone else with extreme low temps?
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Old February 4th, 2023, 05:09 AM
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Yes here in Colorado we ran into some comparable temps. I too walk my dogs early in the morning. My husky can go all day. I had to turn around for my older dog though. Stay warm.
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Old February 4th, 2023, 05:20 AM
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-16F actual temperature this morning, something like -30F windchill, in central NY state. -31F actual in the Northern communities.
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Old February 4th, 2023, 06:15 AM
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no1oldsfan, your dogs are great. Here are my two- on the right is Ginger an 8-yr old German short-haired pointer/Lab mix and Oreo is a 4 yr-old Bulldog/Pitbull mix.

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Old February 4th, 2023, 06:21 AM
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Cool pups. Mine are good for me. They keep me moving. I am up every single day. That's a good thing.

About the weather. I feel for guys also because you have humidity along with the cold temperature's. Good luck out there.
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Old February 4th, 2023, 06:27 AM
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Checking in from tupper lake ny . Woke up to -28 single digits above 0 later on will feel good . Stay warm my friends
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Old February 4th, 2023, 07:58 AM
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Old February 4th, 2023, 08:35 AM
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It got down to 30 degrees earlier this week, Brrrrrr. But then again, Texas gets into the low 100's in the summer, for long stretches.
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I went for a run at 4:55 A.M it was 9 degrees with a steady wind around 15 mph wind probably -7 wind chill. No sweating!

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Old February 4th, 2023, 03:47 PM
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I Love early mornings. Sounds like a few of us do. In Colorado we had the coldest January since 1988.
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Old February 4th, 2023, 06:42 PM
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im not sure how cold it was outside, but the wife woke me up before she left for work.water heater went out. she took a cold cold shower. i fixed it after she went to work.
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Old February 5th, 2023, 01:08 PM
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We're just coming out of a week of subzero weather in Northern Wisconsin. Several days -20's and we just missed the -30 mark. It didn't even get 0 for several days. None of that includes wind chill. Having a heat wave now, it's 22. I'm not built for this kind of weather, and it's only the beginning of February so there will be more.
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Temp in central CT climbed to 0 by mid/late morning. Took the blue Cutlass out. Happy to report this car has never balked with no crossover heat and an electric choke. Pump the Qjet 4 times, turn the key, starts instantly, drive it out and go. Definitely nothing more than tip in for a block or two but it just drives normally. The convertible roof may squalk & squeak a bit but the engine loves the cold air.

Red car is a daily driver, same no crossover and electric choke always answers the bell the same way. Just thought I would post this for people that fear cool temps with no crossover heat. Certainly may not be the case for everyone but I’ve never had issues in other cars either. Efficiency? That’s certainly variable, thus the reason that I just drive it immediately to get through the warmup cycle asap.
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Old February 23rd, 2023, 05:59 AM
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Holy 🤬 it's cold in The Mile High City this morning. Eleven below zero on my dog walk. 🥶🥶
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Frozen pipes, = no water, if it warms up it will snow some more for sure, ready for spring, winter sucks. My 4x4 has electrical short, last car standing is the Miata. Kinda like no car at all till the sun shines...Tedd
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