To the RA peeps in warmer climates... (Read 692 times)

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS... MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. AVOID TRAVEL TONIGHT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

Doesn't say anything about not running in it though. Modified to add: We're already getting the nasty winds here on the southeast corner of the state, Zoomie. It's just a roaring outside right now!

Layers and a balaclava

Must be one helluva balaclava.

It's wasn't cold, but the wind was ridiculous here in NE Texas. My run was more like a steeplechase, hopping over fallen limbs and puddles.

And fences - at least 5-6 homes on my route tonight had their entire privacy fences blown down. I just watched the news and we had record winds for January - ever.

Here in west central IL, yesterday was schizophrenic. It got up to 57 degrees by around 10 a.m., but 3 p.m. it had dropped to the low 20s with wind gusts in the 50s and light swirling snow (our neighbors slightly north had blizzard whiteouts). By the evening, it had dropped to single digits (now 3 degrees this a.m.) with major wind and wind chills in the -20-40 range. The funny thing was that we had a blizzard warning in effect when it was 57 degrees because the forecast was so ugly and inevitable.

Here in west central IL, yesterday was schizophrenic. It got up to 57 degrees by around 10 a.m., but 3 p.m. it had dropped to the low 20s with wind gusts in the 50s and light swirling snow (our neighbors slightly north had blizzard whiteouts). By the evening, it had dropped to single digits (now 3 degrees this a.m.) with major wind and wind chills in the -20-40 range. The funny thing was that we had a blizzard warning in effect when it was 57 degrees because the forecast was so ugly and inevitable.

Yep, where my MIL lives.... She was telling us how warm it was in the AM, now you guys have weather about like ours. I have never seen so many school closings in this area. DH stayed home since he is STILL feeling under the weather almost a week after he first came down with the flu and DS has a snow-day. So it's family lay-around-and-eat-crap time, I think. Man, I do sorta want to go run in this stuff just for HTFU points (and the sun is coming out, so there's a certain moderating effect that has), but my lungs are in bad shape. I don't think I have the flu (no body aches or fever), but trying to run in bitter cold with a bronchial bug and asthma is probably not a good idea. Gah, my mileage the last couple of weeks really sucks. That 1500 mile bunny is no longer even in sight. I have a LOT of catch-up miles to do over the next couple of months.

I think I said it the Michigander's forum, but I'll say it again here -- when you get that kind of weather, just hunker down and drink.

Well...this morning on the 5:00 am walk into the plant, it had to be -20 with the windchill. It is really nice as the wind blows accross Clinton Lake in Illinois and picks up speed...ain't NO WAY I would go out running...that'd freeze your nose hairs....I would go camping though...

I had a hot toddy last night...

They're really good with Nyquil.