December 15, 20169 yr On a humorous note.... We got an email from the apartment management, reminding us to keep the heat on, and to let the faucets drip so pipes didn't freeze, because, um, uh, the temps would be in teh 20s. Above zero. Wut? Is there no insulation in these units? Do pipes magically freeze 30-40 degrees warmer in OR than in MN?I got the same email when the overnight low was 34 degrees....
December 15, 20169 yr And they refuse to use salt to melt the ice. Great for preserving your car, but not so good on the two days a year that it snows. Good luck making it to the city, Mike! MAX might be running... We live close to a Max station, but man, that would take A LONG time to get to SE.....I was supposed to have a new AWD SUV this week, but for some reason I don't. We plan to snow shoe and hike in the mountains (and ski), so AWD seems like it might be a good idea.....but again, the bigger issue, imo, is that people have rear wheel drive, older tires, bad cars for winter, and don't know how to drive (and the hills and ice). Edited December 15, 20169 yr by Mike Sixel
December 15, 20169 yr Not sure if that would be a nightmare or a dream scenario to be stuck at school.... Leaning towards nightmare. Lock-ins were sweeeeeeeeeet.
December 15, 20169 yr I had a vendor out of Toronto. Several of them kept referring to how cold it was in Canada.I finally explained to them that Minneapolis is south of Toronto.Someone there had to look it up before they believed me.Americans and their geography. And Toronto isn't really Canada.
December 15, 20169 yr That seems like a contradiction...it would be a bigger story if Minneapolis was NORTH of Toronto...which it isn't. The even bigger story is that Seattle is NORTH of Duluth! This is the reason the Mariner's catchers are poor pitch framers!
December 15, 20169 yr That seems like a contradiction...it would be a bigger story if Minneapolis was NORTH of Toronto...which it isn't. The even bigger story is that Seattle is NORTH of Duluth! This is the reason the Mariner's catchers are poor pitch framers!Haha! That's a good one on me! I meant to write that Toronto is south of Minneapolis.Completely mis-wrote that! As for the other part...Seattle catchers keep their hands in their pockets?Isn't that dangerous?
December 15, 20169 yr Wut? Is there no insulation in these units? Do pipes magically freeze 30-40 degrees warmer in OR than in MN?Insulation thicknesses and requirements aren't as high there as they are in MN and the pipes in the ground likely aren't buried as deep. So yes, they very well could. Now that I've ruined your humor with seriousness, my in-laws moved to Tampa from Bemidji and they didn't follow the local instructions to let the faucets drip to keep the pipes from freezing early in their first winter there. The pipes froze and they had to replace a couple of waterlines because of it.
December 15, 20169 yr On a humorous note.... We got an email from the apartment management, reminding us to keep the heat on, and to let the faucets drip so pipes didn't freeze, because, um, uh, the temps would be in teh 20s. Above zero. Wut? Is there no insulation in these units? Do pipes magically freeze 30-40 degrees warmer in OR than in MN?In the 20's is below freezing though, I mean not pipe freezing below freezing but below freezing nonetheless. Embrace Metric people, embrace Metric.
December 15, 20169 yr In the 20's is below freezing though, I mean not pipe freezing below freezing but below freezing nonetheless. Embrace Metric people, embrace Metric.But having a single base number for everything is hard. Our way makes so much more sense...
December 15, 20169 yr From what I'm reading and watching..... There is no equipment to manage the roads, which makes sense if this happens 3 times a year...People have NO IDEA how to drive in ice/snowThe hills are really steep (you don't know how flat MN is until you leave MN)The schools were ridiculed after the last storm for closing, so of course they weren't going to close again Pretty big cluster, really. I'm hoping we can get into the city today, for marriage counseling/brewery visit, and caroling on THE street in Portland for Xmas lights.....but I have my doubts.Fixed that for you.
December 15, 20169 yr Embrace Metric people, embrace Metric.Come over here and say that. I'll Lb your face in.
December 15, 20169 yr On a humorous note.... We got an email from the apartment management, reminding us to keep the heat on, and to let the faucets drip so pipes didn't freeze, because, um, uh, the temps would be in teh 20s. Above zero. Wut? Is there no insulation in these units? Do pipes magically freeze 30-40 degrees warmer in OR than in MN?When I lived in LA 40 degree nights felt damn cold.
December 15, 20169 yr Sure As I'm Sittin' Here, at least One person will Try A Little Tenderness by bringing a Three Dog Night reference to the table, attempting to tie the whole music and cold long night theme into the season and bring a little Joy To The World. Don't go off on a jeremiad.
December 15, 20169 yr We need some Chief jokes in here.... I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control... I thought to myself, "Well, this changes everything!"
December 15, 20169 yr "Is Toronto north or south of Minneapolis?" the correct answer: "No."* *"West" is the answer we were looking for.
December 15, 20169 yr We need some Chief jokes in here.... The problem with kleptomaniacs is they take everything literally.
December 15, 20169 yr "Is Toronto north or south of Minneapolis?" the correct answer: "No."* *"West" is the answer we were looking for.
December 15, 20169 yr We need some Chief jokes in here.... I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control... I thought to myself, "Well, this changes everything!"That's pretty good! Where's the on button for the season?
December 15, 20169 yr Did you hear about the kidnapping at school? No, Van. We did not. Please, do tell.
December 15, 20169 yr Kidnapping jokes are the best!http://www.uhhospitals.org/~/media/UH/Images/MyUHCare/Blog-Images/school-daze-4-easy-tips-for-getting-your-kids-to-sleep.jpg
December 15, 20169 yr "Is Toronto north or south of Minneapolis?" the correct answer: "No."* *"West" is the answer we were looking for.I guess if you go to Wayzata and keep going far enough west, you do come back to Toronto.
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