The "Holy %$%# It's Cold Out There" Winter 2017 Thread

[Sir Slash]

Better get those brass monkeys inside Gents.

[Staggerwing]

Yep. Some chilly weather is coming to my neck of the woods over the next week or two.

[mirth]

Blizzard warning here. 6-10" by the time it winds down tonight. Then it's going to stay below freezing for at least a week.

We're hunkered down for the day. Kids are playing some Mario Kart game.

[MetalDog]

Sony did a Kart type game with their flagship character, Crash Bandicoot, called Crash Team Racing.  We purposely bought the PS2 4-way splitter so we could race each other.  It was awesome!

[Gusington]

Even down here in Maryland it's chilly - went for a run this morning in shorts and my legs got windburn. Returning home tomorrow to the NY wilderness where it will be in the single digits with a nice coating of ice and snow.

Commander, I asked the dog to deploy and he asked me 'what branch of service is this gentleman in?'

I squirmed and kind of stared at the ground at replied 'Navy.'

He gave me that look, strapped on his cask of Glenvliet, and grumbled as he went out the door. He should be there by nightfall unless he meets elements of the NY Guard or the US Army on the way.

[Toonces]

We had a white Christmas this morning.  It was my daughter's first, so she was beside herself.

It started as a pelting rain when I took the dog out this morning.  By the time the kids were opening presents, though, it had switched to a full on blizzard snow and was a bit crazy.  We got a full dusting of white before it abruptly stopped and then promptly melted. 

All in all a perfect snowfall by my standards.  All the beauty with none of the bullshit.  Perfect!

[Toonces]

Luckily I don't live next to a Navy base or he'd never make it!

[Gusington]

Is he there yet?

[bayonetbrant]

39° here, and dropping.  Clear, dry, breezy, so it feels like maybe 31-32° or so.

Luckily I've got ham in the crockpot, plenty of firewood, and no reason to go anywhere.

[Gusington]

I would love some crockpot ham right now. My aunt is not known for her cooking 😒

[bayonetbrant]

I am about 4 hours south of you. I'll leave a light on

[Gusington]

You are a true friend!

[Sir Slash]

I woke up to the delicious smell of my wife cooking ham this morning. It was good all day.  :bd:   It rained here today.... grandkids that is. We only have 3 but damn they cover a lot of ground. It's like there's a grandkid in every room you go into no matter where you are in the house. When things start to get dull, I start a discarded wrapping paper fight amongst them. It's better than watching Roller Derby and goes great with Bourbon! I love X-Mas.

[mirth]

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