minus 20

[mcnaughty]

My grey is lovely and clean!!!

 

[Cobcuddler]

-10 can be very different to -3.

And at -20, the snot in one's nostrils starts to freeze which is a very irritating experience!

 

[Beausmate]

Not really. Anything above -10 is comfortable and easy to work in. Once you get down to -30 it's friggin cold and when it hits -40 it is very uncomfortable indeed and unless you are clothed correctly you will do damage to your body! Beyond that I can't imagine as -45 is the coldest I've ever endured.

I used to work in a freezer from time to time. -27. It's not nice when the inside of your nose ices up! The blast freezer was -47 and when the door was opened the cold air made snow just outside. You won't have any colds, but as SF says, it's not good for you to be exposed to that sort of temperature without adequate protection.

We had to use pencils because ink would freeze and you had to remember not to stick it in your mouth! It creeps up on you too-you don't feel too bad, then bam! frreeezing.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Its just winter as it was around 20 - 40 years ago
Not sure its down to climate change gloom & doom, we've often had cold patches in winter.
I'm too young (just ) to remember 1961......
We had a right old horrid cold & long snow in 1981, 1986/7 too... and a few in between & after

Currently around 0 here at the moment but 'feeling like' minus 8 & tonight its going down to -8 and feeling like -9

Brr, bit chilly

Just what I was thinking. In 1963 our neighbours got so fed up of the long cold winter that they decided to emigrate to Australia, on the £10 pom scheme. I remember snow lying for 3 months in 1969 (I think it was). Sometime over 20 yrs ago, when we were at livery it was -10 at the yard several mornings running.
A friend tells me that hse can remember walkng on the wall-tops near our house to get to school in the snow, as that was all that she could see.

And I can't remember this but, they used to skate on the Thames over a hundred years ago.

 

[exracer superstar]

I'm in north Yorkshire it's currently -9 according to the car

 

[tankgirl1]

I'm in north Yorkshire it's currently -9 according to the car

I'm kinda glad my car doesn't tell me the temperature - I just know it's cold and carry on best I can. If my car was telling me it was -9 I'd be making up all kinds of excuses to batten down the hatches and stay inside

 

[FairyLights]

Horsesforever1 which part of Shropshire do you live near, north or south? Are you near Oswestry - we are thinking of moving there. Brrr -14. I better not tell OH or he won't go!

South. lots of bridleways and quiet lanes fabulous country and several hunts too.

 

[Brightbay]

And at -20, the snot in one's nostrils starts to freeze which is a very irritating experience!

Also, your nose hairs freeze which is very disconcerting

 

[Enfys]

Don't go licking anything either (well, there are some idiots about who have to try it - my daughter did )

Avoid touching metal surfaces with barehands too, especally wet ones, you will quite easily lose a layer of skin

 

[joeanne]

Says its below zero here.....but strangely does not feel like it!

 

[Enfys]

Says its below zero here.....but strangely does not feel like it!

That is because it isn't cold

It is all relative though, if you are used to cold weather then another few degrees below means nothing, especially if you are busy.