It's COLD! Hurry Up Baseball Weather!

Don't worry.. Global Warming will come into affect soon

Well, I have to admit it's even cold here in South Florida today.

27 below, real temp. (not wind chill) this morning in our beautiful area of the country. Even colder out in the country where we live . Oh yea, the roads are snow and ice covered, too.

We went to a new years day bowl in Tampa. You could tell the people who were from Iowa. All those from the south were bundled up and all those from Iowa were wearing shorts and short sleeves.

I love it!

Yeah, that global warming is a terrible thing. It'll be 12 degrees here in Atlanta tomorrow. High of 32. Not bad for you mid westerners, but definetly not baseball weather for us down here. Hope it warms up soon. HS tryouts Feb 2nd,3rd,4th.

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It'll be 12 degrees here in Atlanta tomorrow. High of 32. Not bad for you mid westerners,

That ain't baseball weather around here either! I could definitely do without these horribly low temps. It's currently single digits here.

Sorry to say it got down to a bone chilling 49 last night out here in the land of fruits and nuts....OH MY looks like we have a big cold spell coming plummeting to 43 on MLK day…

Today Sunny
Hi 80°F
Tonight Breezy
Lo 49°F

Friday Breezy
Hi 78°F
Friday Night Clear
Lo 47°F

Saturday Sunny
Hi 76°F
Saturday Night Clear
Lo 42°F

Sunday Sunny
Hi 78°F
Sunday Night Clear
Lo 43°F

M.L.King Day Sunny
Hi 74°F

Now there sayings it's Global Cooling. I think it's Global Shifting. I'm planting palm trees in the spring to get ready.

Yea, but we won't fall off into the ocean. Anyway, I don't think we will!

PG Staff you are right we won't fall into the ocean, We are just going to be a big iceberg and float away

Can there still be juiced baseballs when the weather is like this?

It's not my fault batting gloves come in handy when it's cold...I get a better grip on the wheel when it's -21 with some pine tar!

Could this be the beginning of the next ice age ?

Pastime I hear you. My son never can seem to find his batting gloves

I was told this morning that Canada was already in an ice age.

John Kinsella: "Is this heaven?"

PG Staff: "If this is heaven we are in deep pucky"

Pastime promise me you won't be one of those tourists coming through Southern Ontario in August with your snow skis on the roof.

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Pastime promise me you won't be one of those tourists coming through Southern Ontario in August with your snow skis on the roof.

Do ski's have training wheels?

Surprisingly enough, some of son's best college games were pitched in the colder weather. He's a sinkerball guy and although he hates the cold and can't feel the stitches, he finds that the ball just finds the right place to sink in colder weather.

One of his best college games, I think was pitched in 23-24 with wind chill of 18-19.

I do feel for you northerners, that's why we moved to Florida.

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Originally posted by BobbleheadDoll:
Could this be the beginning of the next ice age ?

Perhaps we over-corrected global warming by going green too fast. Throw another log on the fire.

Reports are that the death toll is double-digit in WI as a result of the cold in the last 36 hours. Almost all have been elderly heart attacks, the homeless have not yet been found. For those who have not been in weather like this, imagine the feeling of your eyeballs freezing but when you close your eyes the lashes freeze together (wear sunglasses), it's hard to breath, your skin hurts, your teeth feel brittle, you can't feel your fingers or toes and then it feels like penatrating needles when you go inside to get warm. The inside car thermometer read -9 this AM and I park in my garage, 30 min later it was up to +5, and the old saying "don't put your tongue on the monkey bars" is a BAD idea.

I left the house this morning and my daughter said...

"Dad, Go straight to work, don't stop at the bank or the airport".

I looked in the mirror and the only exposed skin on my body was a 1 inch strip across my face below my glasses.

If Hell has a North pole, we're there, and it's worse North of us.

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Yeah, that global warming is a terrible thing.

Yep. If the global temperature keeps going up a couple of degrees every hundred years we could be in for some serious doo in about a couple thousand years.

Heat wave just hit around noon in the Midwest ... we just cracked +1!

We spoke too soon, baseball weather is just another few hours away! No worries.

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I do feel for you northerners, that's why we moved to Florida.
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when i work,i work outside. it's been getting to me the last few year's. even though i have been adding insulation annually. so i told my wife it's time we start looking for a move to florida. she say's "i don't ever want to move". you couldn't have told that me 29 years ago. bbbrrrrr

rz1,

Normally you guys are a bit colder than us "southerners", but not right now. The HIGH temperature so far today has been 12 below. I hope it is headed your way.

Chicago, I bet it's just a little bit chilly there tonight.
No reason we should have all the fun.

20Dad, come on down. We had league ball tryouts last night where it got down to 45. I was in shorts and a hoody. Tonight it might get into the thirties. BRRRR.

I do hope it gets warmer for you guys. I hate to hear of the loss it causes. Stay warm and safe.

80patriot

i was going to be in delray next week for a golf outing. this year i took on more snowplowing,so who needs the warm sun......... what was i thinking. i'll take 45,even 30's.

we'll be ok ,it'll warm up. i worry about those in the midwest though,somr cold temps there.

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Originally posted by PGStaff:


We went to a new years day bowl in Tampa. You could tell the people who were from Iowa. All those from the south were bundled up and all those from Iowa were wearing shorts and short sleeves.

I love it!

Show off!

On a side note: I had heard back in December that the Farmer's Almanac had reported that this would be one of most brutal winters this country has faced in many years. <grumbles>

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We went to a new years day bowl in Tampa. You could tell the people who were from Iowa. All those from the south were bundled up and all those from Iowa were wearing shorts and short sleeves.

When I lived in southern CA I thought the black knee socks with tie shoes and Bermuda shorts on the beach was the tip off.

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As I said on another thread... I am currently in Chicago on business. I just walked 5 blocks from Randolph Street Station to the Chicago Hilton. It's 14 below outside, and stupid guy from California has no hat. I think I need to go back 3 blocks to Congress Street and pick up my left ear.

I kid you not... this is probably the coldest I have ever felt.

Be safe people...

cadDAD

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Originally posted by AcademyDad:

I think I need to go back 3 blocks to Congress Street and pick up my left ear.

cadDAD

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No Kidding! You'd better go to the hotel gift shop and fork over $35 for some sort of head cover!!

It's -28 in Fort Kent, Maine right now. This is the northern tip of Maine. The forecasted low tonight is -37. It sure makes 17 seem warm.

I have Fort Kent on my list for my Yahoo weather widget. When I feel cold I check Fort Kent. The forecasted low tonight is -37. It's going up to -7 tomorrow.

Here in Philly it's supposed to get down to +5/+6. Not to good but could be worse from what I'm hearing. This weather can be tough on autos also. I spent 2 hours on the cell phone with Jr. (Wayne State Neb.) this morning lineing up a tow truck for his broke down vehicle. Thank the "Big Guy" for giving me the sense to get AAA before he went out there this past fall. They were literally a lifesaver. I'll never go without that membership. You want to experieance a helpless feeling try imageing getting a phone call from a loved one 1200 miles away, broke down, with the temprature below zero. I haven't gotten the repair bill yet but all things considered the day turned out with a happy ending.

PG said:

"27 below, real temp. (not wind chill) this morning in our beautiful area of the country. Even colder out in the country where we live."

Ouch, I thought you guys would be a little warmer that us since you are south, but that's worse than Minneapolis today. I heard on the radio that this was our lowest temp in 5 years, though. Something like 24 below, with a windchill of 79,000 below zero.

Last night I complained about the cold a little...twice...well, maybe 3 times ...because we had to venture back out of our almost-warm house for church activities. My husband told me to QUIT complaining about the cold! Where's the fun if you can't complain?



Julie

Gosh, you guys are making me cold! We are on the edge of the cold front, so for us, it's cold. Husband has to fly to Michigan Sunday.... it's a little chilly there. I'm OK here. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 30 or so.

Stay warm everyone!

We are baseball people ... we aren't quitters ... even if that means complaining about the weather!

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We went to a new years day bowl in Tampa. You could tell the people who were from Iowa. All those from the south were bundled up and all those from Iowa were wearing shorts and short sleeves.

When I lived in southern CA I thought the black knee socks with tie shoes and Bermuda shorts on the beach was the tip off.

RJM, That is a low blow!

We're not all uncool. I see a lot more real strange people as we travel around to other parts of the country. If you see someone in Iowa wearing knee high black socks and Bermuda shorts... You can bet he is a transplant! If you want to pick out an Iowan in Southern California, look for the one who looks and acts like a normal human being! Unless behind the wheel, then look for the person who looks scared to death.

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If you want to pick out an Iowan in Southern California, look for the one who looks and acts like a normal human being!

Good comeback!

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Originally posted by PGStaff: Unless behind the wheel, then look for the person who looks scared to death.

Huh....wah....the 65MPH speed limit is only a "recommendation" to us Californians. shhhhhh…....don’t tell anyone……..I will let a secret out..... it is a typo..…. the speed limit is really 85 (in the slow lane of course)

Seriously I must say it is really weird here right now, I am sitting here typing this with the window open and it is 70 out (at 9PM) and really dry….this is NOT winter weather, it is really strange. We need some rain so we don’t burn up and blow away next summer!

Wow, you guys are really getting hammered. Out here in California's central valley, it's just the opposite. I've spent the last two days duck hunting, and it has been in the mid 60s. This afternoon, it was so warm I was just wearing a camo tee shirt in the duck blind, no jacket and about 65 degrees.

You guys hang in there, and remember.....it's Al Gore's fault!

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Originally posted by BOF:
Sorry to say it got down to a bone chilling 49 last night out here in the land of fruits and nuts....OH MY looks like we have a big cold spell coming plummeting to 43 on MLK day…

Today Sunny
Hi 80°F
Tonight Breezy
Lo 49°F

Friday Breezy
Hi 78°F
Friday Night Clear
Lo 47°F

Saturday Sunny
Hi 76°F
Saturday Night Clear
Lo 42°F

Sunday Sunny
Hi 78°F
Sunday Night Clear
Lo 43°F

M.L.King Day Sunny
Hi 74°F

OMG! Shut up!