For Odin2005: The annotated thermometer

[pokerfan]

60° - Californians put on sweaters (if they can find one in their wardrobe)

50° - Miami residents turn on the heat

40° - You can see your breath, Californians shiver uncontrollably, Minnesotans go swimming

35° - Italian cars don't start

32° - Water freezes

30° - You plan your vacation to Australia, Minnesotans put on t-shirts, politicians begin to worry about the homeless, British cars don't start

25° - Boston water freezes, Californians weep pitiably, Minnesotans eat ice cream, Canadians go swimming

20° - You can hear your breath, politicians begin to talk about the homeless, New York City water freezes, Miami residents plan vacation further south

15° - French cars don't start, you plan a vacation in Mexico, cat insists on sleeping in your bed with you

10° - Too cold to ski, you need jumper cables to get the car going

5° - You plan your vacation in Houston, American cars don't start

0° - Alaskans put on t-shirts, too cold to skate

-10° - German cars don't start, eyes freeze shut when you blink

-15° - You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo, Arkansans stick tongue on metal objects, Miami residents cease to exist

-20° - Cat insists on sleeping in your pajamas with you, politicians actually do something about the homeless, Minnesotans shovel snow off roof, Japanese cars don't start

-25° - Too cold to think, you need jumper cables to get the driver going

-30° - You plan a two-week hot bath, the Mighty Monongahela freezes, Swedish cars don't start

-40° - Californians disappear, Minnesotans button top button, Canadians put on sweaters, your car helps you plan your trip south

-50° - Congressional hot air freezes, Alaskans close the bathroom window

-80° - Hell freezes over, polar bears move south

[Flaxbee]

1. funny!

I sent to a friend who moved from Minnesota to California decades ago... (hope that was OK to do)

:hi:

[pokerfan]

2. Oh sure, it's not mine

I'd seen it before and remembered just enough of it to google it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear pokerfan!

That's hilarious!

And, as far as the Californians are concerned, COMPLETELY FALSE. :mad:


I, for one, know exactly where my sweater is!

So. There.



:rofl: :rofl:

[pokerfan]

5. Well, of course.

It has been known to dip below 60° in California at times.

[Odin2005]

4. LOL! Hilarious!

60 is T-shirt and shorts weather, dammit!

[EndersDame]

6. i am a Texan but I put on a sweater if it is around 65

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. the analtainted thermometer

Ew. Sorry.
.
That just kept getting funnier and funnier and funnier.
The font size of the LOL's in my head grew from "petite"
to "OMG, it's going to sit on the GOOD chair!!!"
.
Thanks, pokerfan.
.

[blue_roses_lib]

8. Bwwaahahahaha

This is hilarious!! :thumbsup:

-50° - Congressional hot air freezes, Alaskans close the bathroom window

True story. I have ice fog outside my window right now; it is around -15 or so. The exhaust fan in my bathroom is dead. I'm waiting on the maintenance folks to show up and install the new motor. Anyway, my appt is really old and has crappy ventilation. So, in order to prevent my over active heat/smoke detector from going off at 6am each morning when the shower steam hits it, I have to open my bedroom window, which is across the hallway, in order to let the steam out. Bloody. Fucking. Cold when you have wet naked skin :evilgrin:

For Alaska ~ 0 F might warrant at least a medium weight jacket. Not quite parka tho.

To expand~~~ in Anchorage Alaska

75 F - Heat wave. Since there's next to no AC in Alaska, this is crap. This is where lights start being turned off in offices in order to reduce the heat, big floor fans come out, and some folks carry extra bottles of water with them everywhere. This is where those of us that must go to work in "work clothes" strip as we walk in the door after work and change into cooler more casual attire. (that's a tank top and, oh never mind). This is also where you see Alaskans swimming outdoors.


65 F - relatives from Florida tour in jeans and sweatshirts layered over teeshirts, while locals rejoice over the nice but not too hot weather.

50 F - still nice.

40 F - might carry a light jacket with you in case the wind or rain comes up.

32 F - that light drizzle changes to snow, but it melts on the ground, leaving icky road conditions. Light jacket weather.

20 F - Start your car a few mins early, start dressing in layers. Smokers start complaining about the cold and smoking in "huddles" of people.

0 F - Plug your engine in at night, and start it early. Multiple layers of clothing, depending on where you spend the day. This is the point where the heat in buildings tends to be slightly too high, so that if you dress in a nice warm outfit, you get overheated. Local politicians start talking about the homeless situation yet again, but as usual nothing ever gets done about it.

-20 F - Cold. Good lightweight parka will do. Ice fog and hoarfrost make for postcard perfect scenery. Shelters overflow. You perfect the morning routine so that you can spring from a ball under your warm blanket, to the hot shower, to warm dry clothes, to a hot beverage or food, and then out into the cold. You start looking forward to when the thermometer goes back above zero.

And from my Fairbanks days, which was a long long time ago, so I may be off.

-40 F When schools were closed (that may be just when my mom specifically wouldn't let my bro and I walk to school). Also, you leave your engine running when you buy groceries and take your spare keys, because if you turn it off, you won't get it started again.

[nickinSTL]

9. ah...funny...not quite right on the Miami residents and the heat

though...

Considering my parents live well north of Miami (the Daytona area) and they turn on the heat well before it gets down to 50 :evilgrin:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Not too far from the truth.

Since it's -10 in Minneapolis today, I am finally considering zipping the lining into my windbreaker (I haven't gotten around to doing this yet). If it gets much colder I might have to think about wearing a hat outside.

[TZ]

11. Proof once more

That you Northerners are just plain NUTS! Windchill of 8 here is making me refuse to go outside!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. You guys are wimps.

I just went outside to pick up my mail wearing only sweat pants, slippers and a sweater. And I stood out on my porch and *read* my mail. You have to be tough to live here, I tell ya. :hi: