It's cold!
Dec 5th 2005 | 5:51 am
#31
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by Hangman
For those out in Cochrane its a little cooler. -27C with a windchill of -36C
It was -22 beside Springbank Airport this morning. I took Oscar, our short haired GSD out to attend to a call of nature and had to carry him back into the house when he collapsed due to the cold.
Dec 5th 2005 | 8:15 am
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Re: It's cold!
Aaww!
Is he alright??
Poor thing
Guess what, it's raining here! Again!
Is he alright??
Poor thing
Guess what, it's raining here! Again!
Dec 5th 2005 | 8:23 am
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by Woodstock62
Aaww!
Is he alright??
Poor thing
Guess what, it's raining here! Again!
Is he alright??
Poor thing
Guess what, it's raining here! Again!
Dec 5th 2005 | 8:23 am
#34
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by Woodstock62
Aaww!
Is he alright??
Poor thing
Guess what, it's raining here! Again!
Is he alright??
Poor thing
Guess what, it's raining here! Again!
We've just had the first serious snowfall of the winter here, been whomping it down all morning, bright now though and v. pretty looking out from the windows. Probably had a good couple of inches and the piles at the side of my driveway are building up to a good foot or so..............now realised we didn't buy a big enough shovel ! All last week we had temps of around -15 give or take a few degrees either way and you know what, when the sun was shining I really didn't think it was too bad, no worse than a cold winters day in my part of the UK. I'm damn sure - 30 will be a different story though.
Dec 5th 2005 | 8:34 am
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by R2D2
HI all
We've just had the first serious snowfall of the winter here, been whomping it down all morning, bright now though and v. pretty looking out from the windows. Probably had a good couple of inches and the piles at the side of my driveway are building up to a good foot or so..............now realised we didn't buy a big enough shovel ! All last week we had temps of around -15 give or take a few degrees either way and you know what, when the sun was shining I really didn't think it was too bad, no worse than a cold winters day in my part of the UK. I'm damn sure - 30 will be a different story though.
We've just had the first serious snowfall of the winter here, been whomping it down all morning, bright now though and v. pretty looking out from the windows. Probably had a good couple of inches and the piles at the side of my driveway are building up to a good foot or so..............now realised we didn't buy a big enough shovel ! All last week we had temps of around -15 give or take a few degrees either way and you know what, when the sun was shining I really didn't think it was too bad, no worse than a cold winters day in my part of the UK. I'm damn sure - 30 will be a different story though.
And minus 30 isn't that much different to minus 15. It's just colder.
Dec 5th 2005 | 9:34 am
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by Souvenir
And minus 30 isn't that much different to minus 15. It's just colder.
I understand that frostbite starts around minus 17.
Dec 5th 2005 | 9:51 am
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by Cowtown
Anything below minus 20 hurts on bare skin.
I understand that frostbite starts around minus 17.
I understand that frostbite starts around minus 17.
Originally Posted by British Mountaineering Council Website
Frostbite means that skin and underlying tissue actually freeze. This condition rarely occurs in still air above -10°C but may do so at higher temperatures in high winds due to the wind chill effect.
Cheers
Steve
Dec 5th 2005 | 10:36 am
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by Hangman
This link shows the length of time till frostbite at different temperatures. Its a US site so its in Fdegrees
http://www.floridadisaster.org/docum...atureIndex.pdf
Dec 5th 2005 | 10:45 am
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by dbd33
Ice in the paws is a bother, salt is worse. By the time we've walked back from the pub our dog typically looks like the picture.
We rub vaseline on the paws before going out, it helps but means streaks of vaseline all over the house. We also stick the paws in a bucket of warm water when we come in. Dogs in winter are troublesome but it's nothing compared to the mud season.
We rub vaseline on the paws before going out, it helps but means streaks of vaseline all over the house. We also stick the paws in a bucket of warm water when we come in. Dogs in winter are troublesome but it's nothing compared to the mud season.
You shouldn't use warm water believe it or not, just cold water, otherwise you could damage blood vessels in the poochies paws, also cold water doesn't hurt like warm does.. remember, if it can pour from the tap, it's still warmer than outside
Dec 5th 2005 | 10:52 am
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Re: It's cold!
Originally Posted by Cadey
You shouldn't use warm water believe it or not, just cold water, otherwise you could damage blood vessels in the poochies paws, also cold water doesn't hurt like warm does.. remember, if it can pour from the tap, it's still warmer than outside
