Just took the garbage out. Was out twice for 6 seconds each. My hair

[applegrove]

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that was wet is frozen. Checked the temp and it is minus 4 farenheight. I touched the metal railings and immediately my skin began to freeze. I feel like I should raise a glass to all those who work outside these days. I think it is the coldest Ottawa has been in years.

Note: I converted wrong somehow. It is minus 4 farenheight. Minus 21 Celcius.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Whoa, I'm only -6F here in Central Maine....I feel warmer?

[Bev54]

2. We were like that for the last 2 weeks but it warmed up to -7 today

Makes everything sloppy and dirty. Had to wash my car when I got home. The cold weather at least, keeps me at home and another excuse to stay away from any covidiots.

[applegrove]

3. You wash your car in the cold? Never heard of that. I'm not worthy.

[Eyeball_Kid]

4. I remember washing my car in the cold Chicago winters way back.

Wiping with towels prevented ice from forming, so you had to be quick.

Why did I do that?

[applegrove]

5. Your car was your baby. My dad used to wash the car on Sundays. But never in winter.

[Meadowoak]

10. To wash the salt off. Otherwise they rust badly.

[sarge43]

20. Undercoating. Expensive but worth it. n/t

[Bev54]

24. I live in a condo and we have heated underground parking with a wash bay so

I can wash it and leave it parked at a constant 20C.

[applegrove]

26. Nice.

[orleans]

6. omg -- where do you live? it's been cold here, we had freezing rain the other

day--it froze on the cold streets & sidewalks. i couldn't get to my car yesterday and thought i might not be able to get to work today.

but 30 below???

[applegrove]

7. Ottawa, Canada. We've had pretty mild winters of late. Not anymore. I'm sure glad I don't smoke,

and smoke outside like I did, or I'd have to quit tonight. -30 below zero farenheight. -21 Celsius.

[wnylib]

9. WOW. You're not much farther north

than I am (Buffalo, NY area). It's only going to -5 F here tonight with a wind chill of -15 F. It's been a really mild winter until now. Temps have stayed between 30 and 40 with a few days in the 50s. Snowfalls have been mild, too, with just a dusting that melted within a few hours.

But now we're getting several inches along with the temp drop.

[orleans]

12. glad you're not going out to smoke too. don't forget to run the water tonight. (like i'm doing) nt

[sl8]

18. -30 ℉ is -34.4 ℃ n/t

[applegrove]

23. I converted it from -21 C

[sl8]

27. Still cold. : ) n/t

[applegrove]

28. I converted from Celsius wrong. It was minus 21 in Celsius.

[orleans]

29. either way. my mother would have put it this way:

"it's damn cold outside!"

[spooky3]

8. Brrrr. Would love to live in Canada but couldn't bear the weather. Nt

[Ligyron]

11. Yeah, we'll blow some of that cold air down to south Florida.

We’ve had no winter at all this year.

[electric_blue68]

13. -30f woah...

I can't quite imagine...

Feeling your skin start to freeze on outside metal
While you've had way milder I assume you're experienced in dealing with it from further back experiences with all proper clothes etc.

Here in balmy NYC where we're getting our extra freezing 15° for today's high

[Sherman A1]

14. We should certainly raise a glass to all those who keep the wheels of our society

Working no matter what the weather…..

[left-of-center2012]

15. I was in Winnipeg, Manitoba, around 1974

The wind chill got to 50 below zero fahrenheit.

It was my "hippie daze" and I was hitchhiking across Canada. I decided to stay for a few weeks in a hostel until the weather improved.

Good times / good memories

[TrogL]

16. Wimp

We had -40 windchills in Edmonton

[Kaleva]

17. I'm a little further north then you and temps are hovering around 0 but expected to go back to 20's

starting today.

[applegrove]

32. The Celsius to farenheight converter I read wrong. It was more like minus 4 below

farenheight.

[sarge43]

19. Same here in central New Hampshire

Right now feels like minus 30F. It's been years since it has been this cold during the day.

Even if the house catches fire no way I'm going outside. "Ah that's nice and warm."

Good thoughts and vibes for anyone working outside today. Thank you.

I have a heated mattress pad; so fire it up and spend the day bundled in the comforter.

[lark]

21. Climate change seems to have ended true winter in NE FL.

No freezing days this year, 37 is projected for tomorrow and would be lowest of year. Usually by now we should have had a week of freezing days, but haven't had that in 5-7 years? Last year was the hottest ever for winter and we had 3 freezing days by now - this year zero.

I really worry about life here if it doesn't freeze. We need the freezes to knock back the fleas, tics and weeds.

[Stuart G]

22. Once in Chicago in late 70s it was minus 13 below. Wind chill..-80 below. I went out for a walk..?

Don't ask Why, I don't recall ...Why?..too stupid to know why???...

[rurallib]

30. I was in your fair city about (aboot) 30 years ago

It was a balmy -40. Went down to the call to watch the skaters. It was something I would never see at home.

[applegrove]

31. The canal is great. If you ski or skate you enjoy the warmth

of coming back inside by multiples. Your body releases endorphins when it unthaws I think. I don't get out these days.