Polar Bear Club?

[JSFM35X]

No Way.................


This is getting less fun every day. With the Wind-chill the temp is minus 14 range.

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[rottenII]

At this rate we will be hoping for 50`s in June. I`ve had it!:(

[JSFM35X]

And as luck would have it, I have 2 tubes of Gloss Coat on the way to me today :)

[rottenII]

I can usually get away with a rinseless wash and some Aqua-wax in the garage over the winter but with these temps its 15f in the garage.

[JSFM35X]

Lucky you, the water freezes in my garage floor and the splash makes is too dangerous to walk around.

[Swanicyouth]

It`s close to zero here as well. So cold. My heat is set at 90° in my house. I don`t care. Hate being cold.

[Ronkh]

Notice, I`ve been quiet ???? :inspector:

[Old Pirate]

This polar bear was wearing shorts and a t-shirt today.................high was 78

[Ronkh]

Freeze Watch Upgraded from 2/20/2015 1:00:00 AM to 2/20/2015 9:00:00 AM

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM
EST FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES...SEVERAL HOURS OF
FREEZING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. THESE LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM EST TONIGHT AND 9 AM EST
FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING WILL HARM TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PLANT AND
VEGETATION. THE PLANTS AND VEGETATION SHOULD BE COVERED OR
BROUGHT INDOORS. PETS SHOULD ALSO BE BROUGHT INDOOR TO PROTECT
THEM FROM THE COLD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 27 AND 32 OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE 20 TO 29 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR OR ABOVE GALE
FORCE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL
CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON LARGER AREA LAKES WHICH COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGE TO...OR FLIP...SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT.
OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED ACTIVITIES
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

High Surf Advisory from 2/19/2015 3:58:00 AM to 2/19/2015 7:00:00 PM

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WAVES AND SURF...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE HIGH SURF
ALONG AREA BEACHES ALONG WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
AREA BEACHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE
BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW.
BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS.

[rottenII]

If it hit 32f here I`d be washing my Jeep in shorts and sandals.

[Ronkh]

I hate global warming............

[Pockets]

You think you got it bad, my pond bubblier froze over completely and the fish need a hole in the ice for gas exchange.

So I went out on the ice yesterday morning to try and get it open, they got a hole alright .....

A Pockets sized hole haha fell right through the ice 4` down lmao, I was actually too shocked to realize it was cold at all as I clawed my way out up the side of the pond.

I believe the bubbles have been shooting across the whole pond underneath because they could only escape at the edges and that thinned out the ice, including the weight of almost 2` of snow on top was just too much to hold me up.

[JSFM35X]

I guess your lucky its not deeper, that is some serious cold water.

(any chance you have a security cam we can get video of the event?)


You think you got it bad, my pond bubblier froze over completely and the fish need a hole in the ice for gas exchange.

So I went out on the ice yesterday morning to try and get it open, they got a hole alright .....

A Pockets sized hole haha fell right through the ice 4` down lmao, I was actually too shocked to realize it was cold at all as I clawed my way out up the side of the pond.

I believe the bubbles have been shooting across the whole pond underneath because they could only escape at the edges and that thinned out the ice, including the weight of almost 2` of snow on top was just too much to hold me up.

[Ronkh]

You think you got it bad, my pond bubblier froze over completely and the fish need a hole in the ice for gas exchange.

So I went out on the ice yesterday morning to try and get it open, they got a hole alright .....

A Pockets sized hole haha fell right through the ice 4` down lmao, I was actually too shocked to realize it was cold at all as I clawed my way out up the side of the pond.

I believe the bubbles have been shooting across the whole pond underneath because they could only escape at the edges and that thinned out the ice, including the weight of almost 2` of snow on top was just too much to hold me up.

Hope you`re ok........

That said, it musta caused some serious shrinkage.

Don`t feel so bad, Niagara Falls froze over too.

[rottenII]

You think you got it bad, my pond bubblier froze over completely and the fish need a hole in the ice for gas exchange.

So I went out on the ice yesterday morning to try and get it open, they got a hole alright .....

A Pockets sized hole haha fell right through the ice 4` down lmao, I was actually too shocked to realize it was cold at all as I clawed my way out up the side of the pond.

I believe the bubbles have been shooting across the whole pond underneath because they could only escape at the edges and that thinned out the ice, including the weight of almost 2` of snow on top was just too much to hold me up.

Damn that had to be cold. Glad you are ok. Could get in some serious trouble with ice/ponds in this weather.