Today, I was a popsicle.

[Cheeta]

And no, I don't mean that I got licked, even though I did (SCOOOORRREEE).

What I mean is it was 40 below when I started the car this morning which means after a half hour warming up and a half hour drive to work it had warmed up to exactly 20 below in the cabin. Got pulled to help out dispatch who were short dozens of bodies and ended up sitting in a delivery vehicle were heat was just a rumor, and a suspect one at that, for three hours.

And then I got to run about between buildings on the property with the lift truck for another hour this afternoon. At least by that time it was only -34. But lucky me, the wind had picked up and no cab on the lift truck. Wonderful.

Did I mention I'm not usualy required to dress for this sort of experience at work and so DON'T?

Oh yes. And to finish my day #1 nephew had a hockey game this evening across town so it's run home, pickup up the Wee Elf, and hurry off to stand in a nice, toasty, -25 degree arena for two hours in my canvas sneakers like some idiot who dosen't know it's cold out.

That's it. Todays rant. I am a popsicle. By morning I hope my feet will have thawed and we can do it all over again.

Cold sucks.

[drewsome]

All in favour of skipping February & March and just declaring Sunday to be April 1st?

[Alberto7]

quote:All in favour of skipping February & March and just declaring Sunday to be April 1st?

Seconded!

[concur as safe]

Canada's Professor Popsicle proves cold no barrier

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By Roberta Rampton

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 27 (Reuters) - During a cold stretch that had many Canadians scurrying indoors, a researcher known as "Professor Popsicle" has found humans can successfully spend days on end in the bitter cold.

Gordon Giesbrecht has spent the past 26 days skiing the isolated, frozen expanse of Lake Winnipeg as part of his research for the University of Manitoba on how the body copes with the cold.

Temperatures averaged -26 degrees Celsius (-15 F), and dipped as low as -35 C (-31 F) during his 386-km trek on cross-country skis.

"Now when I'm outside and it's -25 C, it's not really a big problem," he told Reuters by satellite phone on Monday night from his small tent on the world's tenth largest lake.

"This has been more a test of just dealing with the cold and living with it, and getting your clothing and your actions coordinated so that you don't end up getting frostbite or anything," explained Giesbrecht.

Soft, deep snow made for some tough slogging with his backpack and sled carrying his food and gear. On two mornings, Giesbrecht emerged from his tent to find the wind so fierce that his tent was almost flat.

"The most vulnerable time of the day is when you are trying to set up your tent, and I was not about to take that chance," he wrote on a Web site updated by his family.

Other than numb fingertips, which will likely take a month to return to normal, Giesbrecht said he feels fine.

But he said the first thing he plans to do when he returns to Winnipeg on Tuesday is to jump into a hot tub. "It's going to feel great," he said.

[Blue and White Army]

I still haven't figured out why the entire country hasn't got up and moved to southwestern B.C.

Utopia, I tell you! Utopia!

[matthew]

It is brutal. I've been walking for three days (my car doesn't start so great at the best of times), but I'm getting the last laugh today at work because I can at least walk home, but driving is very sketch. The Trans-Canada is closed from the Alta-Sask border to Regina.

They even cancelled school today. I've never heard of school in Sask being closed due to weather.

cheers,
matthew

[DJT]

quote:Originally posted by Blue and White Army

I still haven't figured out why the entire country hasn't got up and moved to southwestern B.C.

Utopia, I tell you! Utopia!
Then why are you never there??? :D

[Crazy_Yank]

Today it was sunny and 80 degrees fahrenheit :D

[Gordon]

quote:Originally posted by Crazy_Yank

Today it was sunny and 80 degrees fahrenheit :D


Unusually cold for Hell isn't it? [}:)]:D

[Cheeta]

Fahrenheit?

[argh1]

quote:Originally posted by Cheeta

Fahrenheit?

That's 38 SELLSHIUS

[Gordon]

quote:Originally posted by Cheeta

Fahrenheit?


An antiquated unit of measure preferred in some backwards nations. Basically a thermal measurement equivalent of "rods", "pecks" and "barrels".

[Gloucester in FLA]

Here it was also 80 F. That is equivalent to roughly 26 C and not 38. I have been here almost 2 years and I still can't for the life of me figure "oooot" the resistance to joining the rest of the world and convert to Celsius. Oh well.....I guess it has something to do with being the Greatest Superpower in the World, with the most intelligent and bright figure head to boot! USA! USA! Can't wait till we put the boots to Landon Donovan. Go Canada Go!

[Jarrek]

Farenheit sucks! Go Metric!