I lived in the Alps for 8 years...

TheTon · **Joined:** Wed Aug 16 2006 **Posts:** 9909

....But eff me, it's cold this morning!!

Finsimbo · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2012, 07:59

What you got?

-14 this morning for me glad I had the heater on over night in the car

TheTon · **Joined:** Wed Aug 16 2006 **Posts:** 9909

Finsimbo wrote:

What you got?

-14 this morning for me glad I had the heater on over night in the car

It was showing -5 in the car (never sure how reliable it is). Bloody cold, I know that much!

Finsimbo · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2012, 08:20

Me for the week

http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/weather/Helsinki

unc.si. · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11 2010 **Posts:** 1967

Filled my water bottle Saturday night and put it on the bike ready for Sunday morning's ride. Froze solid overnight but didn't realise until I'd done about 10 miles - had to get the cafe to put it in some hot water to thaw it out (while I was thawing my toes out) :lol:

pa102aw · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2012, 13:01

Lovely morning here in South West Scotland, no frost and I've just done a bit of tidying up in the garden in my shirt sleeves.

And before anyone says something, I did have the whole shirt on and not just the sleeves.

Knulpuk · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2012, 13:59

pa102aw wrote:

Lovely morning here in South West Scotland, no frost and I've just done a bit of tidying up in the garden in my shirt sleeves.

And before anyone says something, I did have the whole shirt on and not just the sleeves.

ah but were you tidying up in the garden or were you tidying up in the garden

Footy66 · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2012, 14:18

I didn't think it was particularly cold this morning, bloody frosty though. Bucket of warm water over the car, jobs a good'un...off I go.

Nice and sunny beautiful day now....frost has gone.

Vid · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2012, 14:22

I assume the cold in the Alps is much like it is in Finland, a dry, crisp, fresh cold, It's the damp in the air in the UK that gets to you. -25/-30 in Finland was easier to tolerate than even -1 is in the UK.

TheTon · **Joined:** Wed Aug 16 2006 **Posts:** 9909

Vid wrote:

I assume the cold in the Alps is much like it is in Finland, a dry, crisp, fresh cold, It's the damp in the air in the UK that gets to you. -25/-30 in Finland was easier to tolerate than even -1 is in the UK.

Absolutely! When I was in Austria it was -20 most nights during the winter. It seemed perfectly tolerable though! I struggled at 6am this morning

murf · **Posted:** 16 Jan 2012, 14:45

Footy66 wrote:

I didn't think it was particularly cold this morning, bloody frosty though. Bucket of warm water over the car, jobs a good'un...off I go.

Nice and sunny beautiful day now....frost has gone.

Was about -2 or -3 this morning. I can tell by how frosty my car gets! It is under cover and doesn't get a frosted windscreen til -3 or -4. Was just the back windscreen this morning.

Tis a gorgeous day now.

unc.si. · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11 2010 **Posts:** 1967

Was a tad chilly out cycling tonight. Lake was freezing over. Think my feet are just about defrosted now.

barry · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2012, 00:32

pa102aw wrote:

Lovely morning here in South West Scotland, no frost and I've just done a bit of tidying up in the garden in my shirt sleeves.

And before anyone says something, I did have the whole shirt on and not just the sleeves.

warm coastal air??? was -6 for me this morning!

Footy66 · **Posted:** 17 Jan 2012, 14:12

Chilly again this morning, and again blue skies. Could do with a foot of snow, so don't have to go to work.

papiss dog · **Posted:** 18 Jan 2012, 01:25

Yeah bit cold this morning, had to put a jumper on.

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