ManaMinori 4,143 January 31, 2019 Share January 31, 2019 (edited) This is all over the news, and honestly, it makes me glad I'm in sunny California. I'd hate to go through this kind of thing. How are people handling this situation, if they live in the area that is impacted by the polar vortex? Edited January 31, 2019 by Nightmare Muffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluttershutter 2,116 January 31, 2019 Share January 31, 2019 Staying inside. My pipes froze up for a bit but I'm blasting them with space heaters so there's no damage. Also have to go run my car for a few minutes soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeryFox 23,811 January 31, 2019 Share January 31, 2019 This is a drop in the bucket compared to a few years ago (so far) for the N.E. Nevertheless, minimal activity outside--that's for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,143 January 31, 2019 Author Share January 31, 2019 10 hours ago, Fluttershutter said: Staying inside. My pipes froze up for a bit but I'm blasting them with space heaters so there's no damage. Also have to go run my car for a few minutes soon. why are you going out in such weather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluttershutter 2,116 January 31, 2019 Share January 31, 2019 9 minutes ago, Nightmare Muffin said: why are you going out in such weather? I said "staying inside". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManaMinori 4,143 January 31, 2019 Author Share January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Fluttershutter said: I said "staying inside". you mentioned having to warm up your car- I thought you were going somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim&Venöm 16,496 January 31, 2019 Share January 31, 2019 Actually got rides to work these past few days. Folks were scared I'd get frost bitten. Dad kept a mini space heater on in the garage. We're kinda prepared for this sorta thing, having previously lived in Utquiaviq. Plus its not too different from winter in Wisconsin any ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy 5,998 January 31, 2019 Share January 31, 2019 (edited) The polar vortex did not make it down my way. Not a big surprise there. But it's ridiculous that it didn't even really get that cold here and people around here are still complaining about how cold it got (which wasn't much) and still posting memes that were clearly created for people up North. God Oklahoma is so lame. It's amazing to think that in 2011 we actually had a polar vortex over us that knocked us well below 0 (rather staggering temperatures for this far down south, but it was much more short-lived than this time up North) yet somehow the people who complain about a high of 40 degrees survived it. Edited February 1, 2019 by Envy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostgage 7,972 February 1, 2019 Share February 1, 2019 It wasn't bad here in Massachusetts but man it has been scary to read about. I hope everyone here is alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy 2,965 February 2, 2019 Share February 2, 2019 (edited) Tbh I kinda wish I was there for it seeing some of the ways people were having fun with it. Extreme weather events like this fascinate me. On 1/31/2019 at 8:11 AM, Nightmare Muffin said: you mentioned having to warm up your car- I thought you were going somewhere. Probably for the same reason as warming up the pipes to prevent damage. Antifreeze can only go so far. A 1:1 mixture of antifreeze with water is the standard, resulting in a freezing point of about −34 °F. With the wind chill, it got quite a bit colder than that in some areas. Edited February 2, 2019 by Twiggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hachiroku 127 February 2, 2019 Share February 2, 2019 [laughs in California] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluttershutter 2,116 February 5, 2019 Share February 5, 2019 On 1/31/2019 at 10:11 AM, Nightmare Muffin said: you mentioned having to warm up your car- I thought you were going somewhere. I just didn't want the car to freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thuja 3,658 February 6, 2019 Share February 6, 2019 I wasn't in the direct area affected but my work had some space heaters on some pipes and left the water running because of the cold. Definitely wasn't fun walking through it but I wasn't out for long, thank goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bolt 34,914 April 22, 2019 Share April 22, 2019 This is why I live in the south, dear friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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