Bit of a nip this morning

[Jacob]

Nippy!
Actually thawed away in minutes once the blinds were drawn - which shows how much heat just a roller blind can keep in.
In the workshop with no heating on.

On

 

[Stigmorgan]

Was -7 when I walked out the front door and across the car park to open the school up, that 20meter commute from door to door was torture

 

[eribaMotters]

Similar temperature in lovely Devon at 10am. It took me until then to wipe the condensation off windows and doors. New builds are nice and warm but they are so well insulated and air-tight the damp air cannot escape. Trickle vents make NO difference and the wife will insist on breathing. I've just collected a Dehumidifier so we'll see what happens.

Colin

Dehumidifier has pulled over 1L of water out of the air in first 2 1/2 hrs. You can see why so many models are sold out.

 

[sometimewoodworker]

I agree with the cold. We got down to 13 degrees this morning, and haven’t had the AC running at night for the past week. I’m even going to need a sweater and may even be able to wear shoes and socks for the first time in 10 months. luckily the day time temperature is in the high 20s, but next Sunday it’s likely to be colder with a high of 22.

Even our cats are feeling the cold

 

[clogs]

we're having it tuff as well....bit exceptional tho.....lol....norm 20-25º
I'm in shorts and a T shirt....

 

[paulrbarnard]

Minus 10 here. It took me over 15 minutes to get in to my landrover. The drivers door was frozen shut. I managed to open the passenger door after a bit of effort but then couldn’t remove the pedal lock with the drivers door closed. It fortunately started and I had to leave it running for 10 minutes to thaw it enough to get the drivers door to release. I then had to scrape the ice of the windows, both inside and out…

 

[clogs]

just wipe a thin film of vaselene on the door rubbers seals .....
or AC 50 etc....they'll never stick with ice....

 

[Inspector]

just wipe a thin film of vaselene on the door rubbers seals .....
or AC 50 etc....they'll never stick with ice....

You'll trade the ice for dust in a month and have that to deal with instead. Heated garage is the way to go.

Pete

 

[paulrbarnard]

You'll trade the ice for dust in a month and have that to deal with instead. Heated garage is the way to go.

Pete

You have a garage AND a workshop. You Canadians are so lucky

 

[Inspector]

Worked hard for it and made choices/sacrifices. It is above the garage so was cheaper to build because of shared walls and one roof with the house. Upside is I can easily keep it at 17ºC to 19ºC or more as I like because it is well insulated. Harder to add to though if you want bigger. First world problems.

Pete

 

[paulrbarnard]

Worked hard for it and made choices/sacrifices. It is above the garage so was cheaper to build because of shared walls and one roof with the house. Upside is I can easily keep it at 17ºC to 19ºC or more as I like because it is well insulated. Harder to add to though if you want bigger. First world problems.

Pete

I had a massive basement workshop and a double garage when I lived in Canada. I’m down to a shed in the garden and no garage now I’m back in the U.K. but appreciate not having snow on the ground for four months of the year now. I do miss Canadian life though. It was much ‘freer’ than the U.K.

 

[mikej460]

Minus 10 here. It took me over 15 minutes to get in to my landrover. The drivers door was frozen shut. I managed to open the passenger door after a bit of effort but then couldn’t remove the pedal lock with the drivers door closed. It fortunately started and I had to leave it running for 10 minutes to thaw it enough to get the drivers door to release. I then had to scrape the ice of the windows, both inside and out…

Yes I had the same problem... then it (Defender TD5) wouldn't start - dead battery. A new one arrived today free 24hr DHL delivery!

 

[mikej460]

It's amazing how popular you become when it's -7...

 

[mikej460]

Nippy!
Actually thawed away in minutes once the blinds were drawn - which shows how much heat just a roller blind can keep in.
In the workshop with no heating on.

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Crikey Jacob, I haven't seen that on windows since 1963!

 

[Stigmorgan]

It's amazing how popular you become when it's -7...

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I could swear that's some of our school kids

 

[Sideways]

Lovely out today ....

My first time seeing the river frozen and the swans breaking trail. They push their chests up onto the ice and let their weight sag down and break it with an audible crack !

We've had -9 overnight.

 

[Doug71]

I got the Big Wipes out of my van to clean some paint off my hands this morning and when I tried to pull a sheet out it seemed stuck so I pulled it a bit harder and it just ripped off. I was about to open the tub to see what was causing the problem when I realised the liquid in the bottom of the tub was frozen solid!

 

[sometimewoodworker]

It's amazing how popular you become when it's -7...

One of my furry friends thinks that at 15 degrees she needs more warmth

 

[Jorny]

-22c here. We got about 40 cm of snow last weekend.

 

[Molynoox]

-6 here yesterday, I was building a pergola wearing ski gloves.
It took us an hour to clear enough snow so we could find the right bit of ground to work on!

At lunch time I had to thaw out my feet on the van heaters

Martin