It's -21 degrees C. here ... or -2 F. if that's your pleasure. With the windchill, it's been down around -40 degrees, which is the same on either scale. Which is to say, freaking cold.
I'm working on a longer post, for those people who don't seem to be able to keep their pants on. In the meantime, I am accepting pity on the temps. Pray for me, whilst I go chip the dog off the hydrant.
Well, heck. I was just about to brag that it was 27F or -3C in TEXAS. With snow, and sleet, and ice. But once again, Nilbo has won the bragfest.
I sincerely hope the dog is not frozen to the hydrant. (There is a hydrant on your property?)
Go chop some logs for a nice warm fire, Nilbo. ;-)
Posted by: Ortizzle | January 17, 2007 at 05:07 PM
Hey, I thought those were just vicious rumours about those two and their pants! Anyway, hurry up and post won't you? Some of us need updates - and it helps stave off having to pack until the last minute! ;)
Posted by: platypus | January 17, 2007 at 06:15 PM
Okay...now I feel bad about bitching that it's 30 degrees here right now. Snow? Yes...but it's still only 30 degrees.
Posted by: wordgirl | January 17, 2007 at 06:22 PM
Good thing you've got four furry warm puppies in the house to keep you warm! Perhaps you should keep one for next winter...
Posted by: shari | January 17, 2007 at 07:06 PM
Wow, that is cold. We've been in the single digits and the teens just lately. I'm so glad I have a garage for my car. Saves a lot of scraping time in the morning.
Does Bucky need pants? I mean, there're always the assless chaps.
Posted by: Squirl | January 17, 2007 at 09:17 PM
What are you, new? It's CANADA, Nils. News flash - It's COLD in CANADA. I may not have as many smarts as you have, but even *I* knew that. Sheesh. Maybe all that cold has killed off too many of your brain cells...
Posted by: CircusKelli | January 17, 2007 at 11:40 PM
I know, it's cold from sea to shining sea! We had actual snow last week, here in Southern California!
Posted by: Ern | January 18, 2007 at 03:06 AM
my brother is in Halifax and he says that there's supposed to be a thunderstorm overnight and tomorrow you're supposed to have degrees in the positive numbers! Get ready for a big storm!!
I'm in Canada too and it's only about -5 or so Celsius!
Posted by: Effie | January 18, 2007 at 12:23 PM
I can too keep my pants on.
I just choose not to.
Posted by: Bucky Four-Eyes | January 18, 2007 at 01:33 PM
Got down to -38ºC {-36°F}the other day out here northern Saskatchewan. I'd rather this 'Dry Cold' than the 'Damp Cold' of a -40ºC day back home on the Prince Edward Island. But my Chihuahuas don't seem as thrilled though!
Posted by: Na Ceàrdan | January 18, 2007 at 09:47 PM
After 0 F does it really matter how much lower the temp goes? It's all just so frickin' cold...I hope you have a heated mattress pad too...they're FABULOUS...
Posted by: The Kept Woman | January 18, 2007 at 11:56 PM
Dude. I thought it was cold here. Never mind. ;)
Posted by: Kami | January 19, 2007 at 12:22 AM
I can handle dry cold, and wet cold, and just-effing-cold cold, and even ridiculously, why-the-hell-do-we-live-in-this-godforsaken-country cold. What I can't handle? Water-pipes-frozen-so-no-laundry-or-hot-shower cold. And it happens at least three times a winter.
(This is also bad because it means Dad owns a blowtorch, and we all know how THAT is gonna end.)
Posted by: Allie | January 19, 2007 at 12:45 AM
ahhhh, the truth comes out. :)
Posted by: Laura | January 19, 2007 at 08:46 AM
Sorry, but no sympathy here. We're just ending a cold snap. The temp the other day was -10C, doesn't seem to bad, with the wind chill it was -41C. There seems to be very little differnce between -30C and -40C. The sunny skies really help and on a positve note there's very few mosquitos.
Posted by: Jim Fogg | January 19, 2007 at 12:47 PM
Oh Allie, Nilbo and a blow torch? I am shutting my eyes but the mental picture of the likely consequences just won't go away! Like when my father offered to buy a chainsaw and cut my garden hedge...
Posted by: platypus | January 19, 2007 at 02:43 PM
Are you ever going to update this site or are you going to sit around shshshsivvering because it's c-c-c-cold outside? Come on now, Nilbo. What temp is it in your nice warm office? ;)
Posted by: Sheb*tchzn | January 21, 2007 at 01:00 PM
Oh, those signs had me roaring! I didn't know you were fostering MORE puppies! You're such a good guy, I'm going to go check out the pics next. Watch out for those wheelchair gangs - they'll take you down!
Posted by: Katherine | January 22, 2007 at 01:18 PM