ayjay Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Wet, (currently hailstones) windy, (steady force 6, gusting to 7 right now) a thunderstorm has just started: it's been like that for a few days now and predicted to continue for a few more, many flooded roads in the area, many downed trees. We spent the run up to New Year with our son in South Wales and if anything it was worse, not quite as wet by daytime but heavy rain every night and even more windy, too windy for my wife to walk anywhere without the risk of being blown over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Flew back to US and waited five hours in Newark? escaped as Hercules hit and snow started piling up. 26 F there. Our plane made it but many were cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyne Schoenmann Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 And also rain, wind and fog here in Italy (near Genoa). Temps in the 50F, pretty normal around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 cheers john b.. some of us are more passionate than others... hehehe I am only about an hour and a half north of Neil and we only got 1.5 inches and tomorrow we are expecting -25 wind-chills. I wish art clay was open tomorrow because I am down to about 15 lbs of porcelain Only 1.5 inches? You've got it easy! Just heard we're supposed to get wind chills of -45F on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 cheers john b.. some of us are more passionate than others... hehehe I am only about an hour and a half north of Neil and we only got 1.5 inches and tomorrow we are expecting -25 wind-chills. I wish art clay was open tomorrow because I am down to about 15 lbs of porcelain Only 1.5 inches? You've got it easy! Just heard we're supposed to get wind chills of -45F on Monday. Sorry I was so flippant about your weather, just heard that New York and the north East of your country has had a massive dump of snow!! Time for a good book and pumpkin soup if you haven't animals to attend. Or you could practise your throwing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Cold and depressing. But in Denver it only last for a few days. You'll be golfing within a week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 The beginning of week, we'll see two days in a row with highs below zero, and lows into the 20s and 30s below...... I will not being doing any Raku during this time..... Wimp! best, ...................john I can take the cold, the ceramic can't..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Cold and depressing. But in Denver it only last for a few days. You'll be golfing within a week! From the flurry of articles about recreational use in Colorado, one is left wondering if being cold and depressing is even possible anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janiebgood Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Missing the Colorado weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 here in Northwest Colorado (much different from Denver!) it is 30 degrees and falling. But we are heading to Steamboat for First Friday Artwalk and a nice dinner before the storm tomorrow! Wood for the stove, clay in the clay room, hot chocolate and schnapps, let it snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Cold and depressing. But in Denver it only last for a few days. You'll be golfing within a week! From the flurry of articles about recreational use in Colorado, one is left wondering if being cold and depressing is even possible anymore. Yeh, being cold and depressing certainly needs working at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellVanDrooly Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Cold and depressing. But in Denver it only last for a few days. You'll be golfing within a week! Ha Ha so true, today was warm and we were at First friday at 10pm wearing shorts. Colorado's freaking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddylane Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 34'C in Eastern Cape, South Africa...so humid, muggy..the mosquitos are having a party in my studio, so cant go there. February gets worse..difficult to enjoy the pot-making, till March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowTreePottery Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Has been as cold or colder than Mars for the past few weeks , -40+F temps here in Manitoba , everytime the temp gets above -25C here it snows about 3 inches, That's what happening today. I want Hawaii!! Cheers to all who are braving the elements. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Has been as cold or colder than Mars for the past few weeks , -40+F temps here in Manitoba , everytime the temp gets above -25C here it snows about 3 inches, That's what happening today. I want Hawaii!! Cheers to all who are braving the elements. K I have cousins in Winnipeg, they said if it warms up to -15 then they go out for a walk !! Madness. Here in the UK it's quite mild, around 10-15C daytime and between 2 and 8 at night. As Celia said, we've had a lot of storms, rain and wind, but so far none of the white stuff. Hope we don't get any. The country stops if we get half an inch. We're just not prepared for it as we don't always get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayjay Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Not getting any drier here: I've got to paddle now to get to the studio garage, (it's been worse in the past, the house is in no danger). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Central PA, we are in the single digits at night till around 10am, climb to 25F during the day. We have a church next to us, and scrape/shovel their walks with mine-double wide 100yds. Luckily we have only been getting nuisance snow, scrape a little, get warm for a day, scrape some more the next day. Most of the time I just use a good push broom, but boy is it cold out there at midnight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Warming up to 50 mid day here . I bet TRJ gets the prize for coldest today M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted January 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Up to -11F this morning! Heat wave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 -10F. this morning-Colder enough I'm not going into the shop. By Saturday it is to be in the 40F. Sunday 50F. I hope this is the last of this back door to the artic being open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayjay Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 50°F here today and some sunshine after a few showers this morning, still pretty breezy @ F6 for most of the day. We've been getting news reports in the UK of your cold spell in the USA; just wondering if that's been reciprocated. It's been very windy and very wet here for some days now, many coastal areas are taking a real battering at high tides and some low lying country areas are totally flooded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25618080 http://www.itv.com/news/west/2014-01-06/village-of-muchelney-trapped-by-floodwaters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 wind chills of around -45 here. That is with -17 food the actual temperature. My fingers are stiff from working in the basement with cold water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I had hoped to get more done in the shop before the 24th. Maybe next week, but then I will be prebowling for 3 weeks of two leagues. The 24th I have to have a bit of outpatient surgery on my thumb to remove a cyst and a bone spur. Minor stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 wind chills of around -45 here. That is with -17 food the actual temperature. My fingers are stiff from working in the basement with cold water. My studio is in the basement as well. We have radiator heat, so there is heat down there, via the pipes on the ceiling. However, most the heat doesn't radiate that far from the ceiling, and just goes right up through the floor, I blame physic. My new favorite outfit in there is a comfy pair of shoes and jeans, with a nice thick wool sweater...Oh and a baseball cap. The wool is key. It's warm, and as a bonus repels water pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'll send you a wool sweater Norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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