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Posted by shamrokchick on 17-01-2009 at 12:40:
Brrrr!
Woke up this morning and the temp was 0! I don't remember it ever being this cold here in VA... ugh I don't want to go to work...
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Posted by lborgia88 on 17-01-2009 at 13:55:
It was -11 F (-23 C) in Indianapolis yesterday morning -definitely nippy! My undergrad days in Montreal, these sorts of temperatures weren't unusual, but I haven't felt air that cold here before!
Posted by Transmute Jun on 17-01-2009 at 17:36:
We're hanging around in the high 60s... 
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Posted by lborgia88 on 17-01-2009 at 18:48:
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Yes, but you grew up in Canada, so you've already paid your dues.
Posted by Transmute Jun on 17-01-2009 at 20:58:
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I paid my dues, moved out to California, and my blood promptly thinned. I now feel cold if it gets below about 65F.
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Posted by Springie on 17-01-2009 at 22:39:
We're in the 20's and teens here...and that's really cold for coastal Va... now I am really hoping for one big snowstorm!!! Shamrockchick, are you in Northern Va?
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Posted by Condorfan on 18-01-2009 at 02:00:
It was about 80 degrees here for the past few days. Ha Ha!
Condorfan's evil twin
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Posted by Condorfan on 18-01-2009 at 02:02:
I've chased away the evil impostor! Another Galactor impersonator!
Condorfan sends her sympathies for all suffering the cold weather and wishes she could send some heat your way. 
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Posted by shamrokchick on 18-01-2009 at 05:53:
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Yeah I'm in Northern VA about 40 miles from D.C. I'm used to it getting into the low 20's, but not single digits!
I'm spoiled from always living in the south... I wouldn't mind so much if we actually got snow, always freezing rain... I want spring so bad 
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Posted by Springie on 18-01-2009 at 15:34:
I just want enough snow to keep us out of school for a day or two...is that too much to ask? 
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Posted by Hinotori on 18-01-2009 at 15:56:
It's warming up up here!! It's currently 26F (3C), the warmest it's been in days! 
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Posted by gogirl212 on 18-01-2009 at 16:48:
Yesterday was the first day above 0 in three days here (Illinois). It was 12 F and it almost felt balmy after the miserable -12 F days we had been having. School was canceled for the local kids, but the college remained open (class is not in session yet) so we all had to shovel snow in frigid temperatures and drag ourselves in to work. Half the staff still couldn't get in because their cars wouldn't start. I was raised on the East Coast and never experienced temperatures this low that I can remember. At least I chose this winter to learn how to knit socks, so my feet have stayed warm!
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Posted by clouddancer on 18-01-2009 at 17:11:
Cloud continues to sit back and laugh at all these comments from her American friends. *You really don't know what winter is like until you have lived through a Canadian one (or more)*
When should I send the Phoenix down to pick you all up to see some real snow and feel the real cold?
Sorry LB and TJ I know you have experienced Canadian winters so you are welcome to stay home if you want.
Cloud then runs out of the thread before people start throwing the 
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Posted by gatchgirl on 18-01-2009 at 17:37:
CD, at least I know that your not just laughing at me when I hear your evil laugh. Makes me feel a little better. 
I must agree, I'm not used to these negative temps (and then add on wind chill) it makes me never want to go outside.
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Posted by lborgia88 on 18-01-2009 at 19:26:
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Heh, in a bizarre way, I enjoyed all those -20 C days in Montreal. When I started grad school in Ohio, the winters were all grey, slushy and dreary, but in Montreal on those cold, cold days, the air was dry instead of damp, there would be a cloudless blue sky and bright sun shining off the glittery snow that squeaked when you walked on it, and the cold air seemed like a zap of electricity that made me feel awake and alive. In Cleveland, Ohio, I couldn't understand why everyone wasn't trying to slit their wrists by February, the winters were so depressing.
Granted, in Montreal I was wearing a heavy wool coat, hat, scarf, gloves (sometimes gloves inside mittens), turtleneck, sweater, heavy pants, long underwear and sometimes two pairs of socks to walk from my apartment to campus...
Posted by clouddancer on 18-01-2009 at 19:55:
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That is exactly what I love about winter. The clear blue skies, the sun so bright it makes your eyes tear. the cold fresh air invigorating you, running and jumping in the snow and being able to brush it off without getting wet.
And then coming inside with rosy red checks and being able to snuggle up in front of a popping fire with an Eagle to wrap his arms around you while the Condor makes a nice cup of hot chocolate with real whipped cream and marshmallows ... oooops, sorry I guess I got to far into that day dream.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 18-01-2009 at 21:14:
Sorry, as someone who is (still) Canadian, I have to say that you guys are insane! Give me warm, dry heat any day. 
I'll take the Eagle and the Condor with me, but they'll get to wear bathing suits. 
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Posted by lborgia88 on 19-01-2009 at 00:05:
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Well, my sister, another Canadian in exile, would definitely agree with you. I do like the idea of the Condor and Eagle in bathing suits though!
Posted by shamrokchick on 19-01-2009 at 01:03:
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You know my friend at work who brings in all the shopping carts (in a t-shirt too!) for me is always laughing at me cause I'm always freezing. He's half Canadian and lived in Toronto and Boston before, but when it was 0 out he said something he's never said before: "It's cold outside."
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Posted by shamrokchick on 19-01-2009 at 01:06:
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Ahhh... most of the days it's dreary and miserable outside, the sky's all cloudy and dark... however, I do like the night sky better in winter because it's so clear and you can actually see stars for a change...
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