I have a New Found Respect...

[gascort]

Originally Posted by tasdrouille

....much more comfortable -10 -15 C.

lol, nevermind; Frank Lee is right - you guys are crazy!

[gascort]

Originally Posted by MazdaMatt

...when there has been an ice storm...its funny how absolutely unprepared some people are for a little traction loss.

Matt, forget ice and snow. Many people here don't realize in the summer when it's raining that they need to be careful. After a couple dry weeks, chemicals on the road, we let people with no capacity for memory out to drive!

[mavinwy]

It is really odd this year. Normally here in Wyoming we have the cold in January and February. Currently it is 50 degrees outside. Nice jacket weather...but lousy for our ski areas.

My in-laws live in Iowa, their high today was supposed to be 2 degrees.... Normally it is the other way around

Next week I am off to Toronto. Maybe I'll have to sit in a deep-freeze for a couple of days to acclimate before I go.

Jim

[mobilerik]

Originally Posted by gascort

I'm really thinking Southern CA would be nice right now.

I'll affirm that YES, it is quite nice here right now!

This was actually an interesting week. Now that it's winter (including here, where we normally see 50 degree days and 30 degree nights in January) we ecomodders are all waiting for temps to rise to finally see our mods hitting their potentials. Well in San Diego, we're now at the tail-end of a Santa Ana, which had the highs in the upper 70s and low 80's this week. Though it's hard to tell how much is due to the temperature rise and how much is due to occasionally-helpful 10mph tailwinds, my commute averages have indeed jumped up to where I around where I expect they should be. It's been really fun and fortunate to get this quick confirmation before it gets "cold" again.

[bluesfan]

Originally Posted by gascort

...I'm really thinking Southern CA would be nice right now.

Arnie and his friends in the Golden State have a > $40 billion budget deficit at the moment.

California controller to suspend tax refunds, welfare checks - Los Angeles Times

SoCal is a lovely place to visit, but...

[whitewiz]

Wind Chill is a big bonus here in S.Ontario. Tomorrow's forcast -32 C with the windchill.

[Silveredwings]

It was -8F (-22C) w/o windchill this morning waiting for the stupid unheated train into the banana republic of Cambridge, MA where they're too uncivilized to shovel the snow off the sidewalks. Atleast I don't have to swim in the Hudson river. But that's another story - brought to you by Canada ... [geese that is]

[Duffman]

Hit +7 here in Edmonton and staying above zero for close to a week. We earned it though from the December we had.

[Bicycle Bob]

I was out wrenching bare-handed today, and now I'm all worried about puddles appearing on the road over the weekend. The traction is awful when it gets so hot in the winter. It is nice having the frost off the windows for a few days, though.

[Clev]

Originally Posted by akashic

I'll affirm that YES, it is quite nice here right now!

This was actually an interesting week. Now that it's winter (including here, where we normally see 50 degree days and 30 degree nights in January) we ecomodders are all waiting for temps to rise to finally see our mods hitting their potentials. Well in San Diego, we're now at the tail-end of a Santa Ana, which had the highs in the upper 70s and low 80's this week. Though it's hard to tell how much is due to the temperature rise and how much is due to occasionally-helpful 10mph tailwinds, my commute averages have indeed jumped up to where I around where I expect they should be. It's been really fun and fortunate to get this quick confirmation before it gets "cold" again.

Unfortunately, the bulk of my commute is on the 210/15/60 from San Bernardino to the 57. The wind was blowing so hard that I can feel the car slowing, or, in the case of the 210, gusts are pushing me halfway into the next lane. The wind seems to be against me regardless of which way I go.

I'll still take that over subzero temperatures and my floor rusting out. They use cinder on our roads, which isn't quite as effective as salt, but the cars last forever.