Winter!

"Ron Wallenfang" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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From the looks of the national weather map, it appears that 40 or more
states are affected by the current batch of Arctic air. For my
commute into Milwaukee, it was 0 degrees F Monday, -1 yesterday, and
-4 this morning. The evening commutes home haven't been much better.
When I got home, it was +4 Monday, +3 yesterday, and had skyed up to
+6 today. Time for the heavy wool socks, mask, and heavy leather/wool
mittens. No frostbite but close to it.

How are you all doing in it?

My biggest challenge is that my wife keeps stealing my fleece socks to
walk around the house in. Aside from that, I'm doing pretty good at
"3" on my clothes scale of 0 (just a bathing suit) to 5 (2 shirts plus
sweater and ski jacket) at 20 F. Last year i was fine down to 0 F.

Can you really ride in mittens? I was never able to. I know I'm going
to lose a pinky one day, but what the heck.

--ag

Marlene Blanshay said:

It's FREEZING in montreal....even for this time of year it's too cold.
Temp today -6C for a high, normal is about -2. HOwever, no snow, just
sunny, cold and WINDY. We aren't supposed to get any of that storm
that's headed east... it's supposed to slip just south of us, so we may
just get some flurries.

Yeah, but how was the ride?

Ron Wallenfang said:

From the looks of the national weather map, it appears that 40 or more
states are affected by the current batch of Arctic air. For my commute into
Milwaukee, it was 0 degrees F Monday, -1 yesterday, and -4 this morning.
The evening commutes home haven't been much better. When I got home, it was
+4 Monday, +3 yesterday, and had skyed up to +6 today. Time for the heavy
wool socks, mask, and heavy leather/wool mittens. No frostbite but close to
it.

How are you all doing in it?

It's winter alright! It was a bit of a hassle finding ALL my really
cold weather clothes in a week! Temperature dropped below 25 (F); it
may drop another 10 degrees, but unless we get a few days of really
cold arctic air, that's as cold as north Alabama gets in winter. 15
is OK, but I may turn into a cager for a few days if it gets below 10
degrees.

It's been a couple years since we had snow, though. Maybe this year
will be a winner!

Pat

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"Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In Vancouver, BC, where we typically have more frost-free days than
Atlanta, it was 39.2°F/4.0°C at 14:00 PST when I went out in cotton
shorts over lycra knickers, merino wool sweater, acrylic jersey and
insulated jacket with open vent zippers By 21:00 it got down to
33.8°F/1.0°C so I put on tights, an ear warmer and zipped up.
No wind nor precipitation is what made it great riding weather.
There were lots of bikes out despite the remaining patches of snow at
higher elevations.

I'm in the same climate zone as Zoot. I've been riding with tights, a
long-sleeved jersey, and a wool vest with a light jacket. The only days I've
worn the thermal jersey or earband has been when it was closer to freezing
or when we had a little snow.

It's been incredibly clear, which is really, really nice. All the mountains
have been "out", from Mt. Baker to Rainier. You can even see Glacier Peak.
With all the new snow, they look spectacular. I've been feeling particularly
privileged to ride home in the late afternoon, and see their silhouettes in
the fading light.

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Claire Petersky
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"andy gee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Can you really ride in mittens? I was never able to. I know I'm going
to lose a pinky one day, but what the heck.

--ag

My TREK "lobster claw" winter gloves (with 3 fingers) are good for me down
to about 15 degrees F. Colder than that and I switch to what I learned
growing up in No. Wis. in the 50s as "choppers and liners" - a heavy leather
mitten pulled over a heavy woolen mitten liner.

Bill Sornson said:

Worst part here (San Diego) is living in a freezing house (too cheap to have
turned on furnace yet so it's, like, 58 in the living/staging room) while
it's nice and sunny outside (anywhere from mid-50s to 60s, depending on time
of day). Wore full-finger gloves and arm- and knee-warmers the other day;
next day it was downright warm out.

It's a very tough existence...

BS (a little)

Ah, San Diego is so... lukewarm!

Matt O.

Bill Sornson said:

Worst part here (San Diego) is living in a freezing house (too cheap to have
turned on furnace yet so it's, like, 58 in the living/staging room) while
it's nice and sunny outside (anywhere from mid-50s to 60s, depending on time
of day). Wore full-finger gloves and arm- and knee-warmers the other day;
next day it was downright warm out.

It's a very tough existence...

BS (a little)

Ah, San Diego is so... lukewarm!

Matt O.

Ron Wallenfang said:

From the looks of the national weather map, it appears that 40 or more
states are affected by the current batch of Arctic air. For my commute
into Milwaukee, it was 0 degrees F Monday, -1 yesterday, and -4 this
morning. The evening commutes home haven't been much better. When I got
home, it was +4 Monday, +3 yesterday, and had skyed up to +6 today. Time
for the heavy wool socks, mask, and heavy leather/wool mittens. No
frostbite but close to it.

How are you all doing in it?

From the hills of Appalachia, 24060:

After a mild fall with temps in the 70s and 60s through most of
November, we finally got our first snow Sunday night. But the roads were
dry and clear by Monday afternoon, and the riding has been great since.
It's snowing again tonight. With luck I'll again have clear roads by
afternoon, and wonderful riding through snow-covered countryside for the
next few days.

Matt O.

Claire Petersky said:

It's been incredibly clear, which is really, really nice. All the mountains
have been "out", from Mt. Baker to Rainier. You can even see Glacier Peak.
With all the new snow, they look spectacular. I've been feeling particularly
privileged to ride home in the late afternoon, and see their silhouettes in
the fading light.

The North Shore and English Bay were under cloud but Cypress and the
other peaks were glistening with a fresh coat of snow. Just glorious.

Fog and freezing temps are predicted for Friday morning. Crunchy air.

I really love a good hoarfrost but we seldom get them.
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zk

"Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:26:19 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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Fog and freezing temps are predicted for Friday morning. Crunchy air.

I'm still in my nightie, and haven't put on the bike togs yet this morning,
waiting to see what the day will bring. Hm, NOAA says 31 degrees, but I
don't see fog -- in fact, it looks like it's going to be another glorious
sunrise.

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Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
See the books I've set free at:
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Matt O'Toole said:

From the hills of Appalachia, 24060:

After a mild fall with temps in the 70s and 60s through most of
November, we finally got our first snow Sunday night. But the roads were
dry and clear by Monday afternoon, and the riding has been great since.
It's snowing again tonight. With luck I'll again have clear roads by
afternoon, and wonderful riding through snow-covered countryside for the
next few days.

What a difference 60 miles makes! My daughters (24327) were very
disappointed they didn't get any significant snow.

BTW, hasn't it melted yet??

Pat

Pat Lamb said:

Matt O'Toole said:

From the hills of Appalachia, 24060:

After a mild fall with temps in the 70s and 60s through most of
November, we finally got our first snow Sunday night. But the roads were
dry and clear by Monday afternoon, and the riding has been great since.
It's snowing again tonight. With luck I'll again have clear roads by
afternoon, and wonderful riding through snow-covered countryside for the
next few days.

What a difference 60 miles makes! My daughters (24327) were very
disappointed they didn't get any significant snow.

We probably got 3 inches.

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BTW, hasn't it melted yet??

Nope. It's only 34F out -- pretty cold for a sunny day. It'll be
back up to a more normal 46F tomorrow though.

Matt O.

Claire Petersky said:

"Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In Vancouver, BC, where we typically have more frost-free days than
Atlanta, it was 39.2°F/4.0°C at 14:00 PST when I went out in cotton
shorts over lycra knickers, merino wool sweater, acrylic jersey and
insulated jacket with open vent zippers By 21:00 it got down to
33.8°F/1.0°C so I put on tights, an ear warmer and zipped up.
No wind nor precipitation is what made it great riding weather.
There were lots of bikes out despite the remaining patches of snow at
higher elevations.

we got some of that snow that pummmeled the east coast, but only about
5cm fell here. Not that bad. However, a few days ago, i saw my first
'roadie in the snow'. IT was snowing that day and I saw some guy out on
his winter bike. It wasn't a bad snow, just wet flurries. But he's a
braver man than i!

Ron Wallenfang said:

From the looks of the national weather map, it appears that 40 or more
states are affected by the current batch of Arctic air. For my commute into
Milwaukee, it was 0 degrees F Monday, -1 yesterday, and -4 this morning.
The evening commutes home haven't been much better. When I got home, it was
+4 Monday, +3 yesterday, and had skyed up to +6 today. Time for the heavy
wool socks, mask, and heavy leather/wool mittens. No frostbite but close to
it.

How are you all doing in it?

My part of New York State's southern tier got 10-12" overnight last night
(Thu-Fri). First real snow this season. Balmy daytime temps, in the 20's.
Colder in the wee hours, I imagine, but I did not check and do not care; I ride
only when streets are clear and dry.

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Michael