It was minus 11 degrees when we woke up this morning. Right now it is minus two. Some questions that come to mind:
- The weather forecast online designated today and tomorrow as "frigid." Is there a corresponding numeric index that defines frigid?
- Even though the house is always the same temperature (63 during the day, 65 in the evening, 55 at night) it feels colder in the house today. Is it just psychological?
- At what point do outdoor temperatures becomes so dangerous that everyone should stay inside? Will someone make an announcement when this happens?
- What are all the birds and deer and other animals doing right now? Do we need to let them sleep in the basement like we did with our outside dog on cold nights when I was a kid?
- Everyone is talking about the big game tomorrow... I am not so much worried about the players (who will be running around, watched by trainers, etc.) but what about the 40 thousand people in the stands who will be sitting and standing in one place for the entire game?
- Is it possible for my dog's pee to freeze upon contact with cold air, thus creating pee-sicles?
4 comments:
yay to pee-sicles!
poor buddy, does he have a parka and fur-lined booties?
gi.
in answer to #2, it depends on where your thermostat is. I know here when it is cold, our room is always warmer (because it gets so much of the furnace's heat) and the sofa by the windows is always colder.
Anyway, wouldn't it be great to take after some of the animals and just curl up and sleep, waking up when it's warmer?
I'm too much of a CA girl. How does anything move in temperatures that cold?
Amy and Rhonda,
No fear! The newscasters will all warn you when it's too cold to go out. They will certainly tell you how long it will take for each of your body parts to freeze. Every now and then when it gets cold enough (very, very rarely), life will grind to a halt. Cars will be too cold to start, schools will close, and the dog will refuse to go out to pee.
Remember when you thought "zero" was cold! :)
--Your colleague in the center--KT
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