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JohnnyRingo

(20,599 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 01:23 PM 17 hrs ago

It's bitter cold here in NE Ohio....

Sunday will be the ninth day in a row where the mercury stayed below 20°. I'm losing my coat the first time it hits a balmy freezing.

But here a related conundrum:
Would you rather go streaking at -40C, or -40F?

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It's bitter cold here in NE Ohio.... (Original Post) JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago OP
I've never seen this long of an extreme cold snap here in Delaware before. Large piles of snow not gonna melt. Walleye 17 hrs ago #1
Same here in SW Ohio FarPoint 17 hrs ago #2
Everything is one big giant luge bucolic_frolic 17 hrs ago #3
Were those people on their way to The Top Notch Diner, Johnny? Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #4
hahaha JohnnyRingo 12 hrs ago #5
Ugh - that would make me lose my lunch! Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #6
"Would you rather go streaking at -40C, or -40F?" Earl_from_PA 10 hrs ago #7
JohnnyRingo , You need to go get some Smiley cookies and warm yourself up debm55 8 hrs ago #8

Walleye

(44,001 posts)
1. I've never seen this long of an extreme cold snap here in Delaware before. Large piles of snow not gonna melt.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 01:27 PM
17 hrs ago

Very funny cartoon. (It only hurts when I laugh ha ha)

bucolic_frolic

(54,359 posts)
3. Everything is one big giant luge
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 01:31 PM
17 hrs ago

Cold for 2 months, then frigid for 2 weeks. If more snow, weight will be a worry. And there's just no melt. This is like Washington's winter at Valley Forge.

JohnnyRingo

(20,599 posts)
5. hahaha
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:22 PM
12 hrs ago

They were if they're good Christians they'll have Sunday dinner there
There's a glowing picture of the Savior behind the register.

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Earl_from_PA

(297 posts)
7. "Would you rather go streaking at -40C, or -40F?"
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 08:17 PM
10 hrs ago

-40F and -40C are the same. The only point on both scales where they read the same temp.

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