SnB Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I work w/ a bunch of middle age men who still think working at home is for the lazy. So I'm at work today. It was damn cold out there this morning, but I can't say it was EXTREMELY colder than a regular frigid day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (SnB @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 08:50 AM) I work w/ a bunch of middle age men who still think working at home is for the lazy. So I'm at work today. It was damn cold out there this morning, but I can't say it was EXTREMELY colder than a regular frigid day. Wind exposure would be the big difference today. Standing on my back steps out of the wind in -15F was cold, but walking out the front door into the wind was a completely different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) sweet. office is closed, nice day off. was ready to go in though. but i did just help push 2 cars that were stuck in the snow outside my house. I helped push a lady who was stuck getting out of a parking lot on a side street yesterday. When she got unstuck, she drove right into a parked car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 09:57 AM) I helped push a lady who was stuck getting out of a parking lot on a side street yesterday. When she got unstuck, she drove right into a parked car. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So I learned what an ice/frost quake is this morning. I thought for sure that a pipe burst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm sure some lawyer could find a way to make you at least partially responsible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 08:57 AM) I helped push a lady who was stuck getting out of a parking lot on a side street yesterday. When she got unstuck, she drove right into a parked car. haha. that sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 08:57 AM) I helped push a lady who was stuck getting out of a parking lot on a side street yesterday. When she got unstuck, she drove right into a parked car. People are hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 My house is making loud "popping" noises occasionally right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 09:17 AM) My house is making loud "popping" noises occasionally right now http://carletonnow.carleton.ca/february-20...y-cold-weather/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 09:18 AM) http://carletonnow.carleton.ca/february-20...y-cold-weather/ Oh yeah, I know it's just the ridiculous cold causing contraction. Still, I popped my head into the attic and outside to make sure there wasn't anything obviously wrong e.g. ice pulling off the gutters or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 We are in a snow emergency here. Up to $2500 fines for being on the road if you aren't essential personnel. Also the entire South Shore train line is shutdown from South Bend to Chicago. I've got about three feet of snow drifted up against my backdoor, and now it is -10 degrees outside. Gotta love winter in NWI Indiana. Thank god for telecommuting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 10:31 AM) We are in a snow emergency here. Up to $2500 fines for being on the road if you aren't essential personnel. Also the entire South Shore train line is shutdown from South Bend to Chicago. I've got about three feet of snow drifted up against my backdoor, and now it is -10 degrees outside. Gotta love winter in NWI Indiana. Thank god for telecommuting. QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 02:50 AM) Grow a pair, Chicago. Large swaths of this country endure much worse and do just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 If you are dumb enough to be driving in this for a reason other than public safety, you get what you deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 And my power went out. My parents live 15 minutes away so I took the family over there, but hope they fix that s*** quick. Left some faucets running to hopefully prevent any pipe bursts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 My office is in my house, so yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 09:31 AM) We are in a snow emergency here. Up to $2500 fines for being on the road if you aren't essential personnel. Also the entire South Shore train line is shutdown from South Bend to Chicago. I've got about three feet of snow drifted up against my backdoor, and now it is -10 degrees outside. Gotta love winter in NWI Indiana. Thank god for telecommuting. We checked the cam's in SW Mich at our place, easily 3 feet of snow. Lake effect FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 09:18 AM) http://carletonnow.carleton.ca/february-20...y-cold-weather/ Good info. Surprisingly my 130 year old house hasnt made that many noises.....yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The cold hasn’t really affected me much at all today. My car started up with no problem and there was 0 chance of my work closing. The streets were pretty empty so I had a nice, easy commute in. I’ll take cold 10 times out of 10 over shoveling any amount of snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) We checked the cam's in SW Mich at our place, easily 3 feet of snow. Lake effect FTW! Yeah, I think we had about this much snow in 2011, but no where near this cold or wind. I have to go back to 1998 for it to be this bad, the only one I have seen worse is 1978, when we had 4 feet of snow on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 07:02 AM) I'm sure some lawyer could find a way to make you at least partially responsible Yes, I believe you can still be negligent under Good Samaritan laws, but the standard is probably higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Gonna be 60 and sunny here today...but I am feeling for you all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 6, 2014 -> 08:13 AM) Gonna be 60 and sunny here today...but I am feeling for you all... Same weather here in Berkeley today. Edited January 6, 2014 by BigSqwert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Was wicked cold out, but made it in to a freezing office. Just a reminder, there is no rationalization that can be made for saving a parking spot with a chair other than you are a terrible and selfish person. Just bring a shovel in your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Is there any advantage to going out and starting my car periodically today? I honestly can't seem to find anything about that on the great interwebs, so I assume it's rubbish. Then I found this: If the car starts in the morning after cold-soaking all night, it certainly should start after 8 hours parked in the office parking lot. If you've got a garage baby that won't start after a day out-of-doors and needs to be started every 4 hours, maybe it's time to change the plugs and get it running right. If you start a cold engine and idle it for 10 minutes every day, you stand the chance of diluting the oil with unburned fuel that never gets a chance to burn off. That could cause premature engine wear--not to mention needlessly burning up some expensive gasoline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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