Welcome to the WWII Forums! Log in or Sign up to interact with the community.

Forumite-inspired images.

Discussion in 'Counter-Battery Fire' started by OpanaPointer, Nov 8, 2020.

  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2008
    Messages:
    18,245
    Likes Received:
    5,669
    [​IMG]
     
    Otto and Takao like this.
  2. TD-Tommy776

    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2011
    Messages:
    7,217
    Likes Received:
    1,270
    Location:
    The Land of 10,000 Loons
     
    OpanaPointer likes this.
  3. Otto

    Otto Spambot Nemesis Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jan 1, 2000
    Messages:
    9,781
    Likes Received:
    1,818
    Location:
    DFW, Texas
    It does not get "cold" in Texas.
     
  4. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2008
    Messages:
    18,245
    Likes Received:
    5,669
    I remember a movie about a lady who brought a Herford bull to Texas to improve her long-horn stock. He died in a blizzard but not before his duty.
     
  5. belasar

    belasar Court Jester

    Joined:
    May 9, 2010
    Messages:
    8,515
    Likes Received:
    1,176
    Give it a couple of winter's for your blood to thin out.
     
  6. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2009
    Messages:
    9,077
    Likes Received:
    2,473
    At least ya'll can actually SEE the chain bar! Up here ya' have to attach a 'pull-string' to pull it back out.
     
    TD-Tommy776 and OpanaPointer like this.
  7. CAC

    CAC Ace of Spades

    Joined:
    Dec 1, 2010
    Messages:
    9,503
    Likes Received:
    3,037
    Just googled Texas...January MAX 12.7C MIN 2.2C! 2 Degrees! That's bloody cold...(55-36F)

    Same time in Darwin MAX 35C MIN 25C (95-77F) Add to that 100% Humidity...
     
  8. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2008
    Messages:
    18,245
    Likes Received:
    5,669
    Just remember that it's 801 miles* from the northwest corner of the Panhandle to the southernmost tip of the state. That's a lot of room for temperature variations.

    *That two jeroboams, I think.
     
  9. belasar

    belasar Court Jester

    Joined:
    May 9, 2010
    Messages:
    8,515
    Likes Received:
    1,176
    My family moved to Texas in January 1980, wore nothing heavier than a log sleeve shirt first two winter's , then began going down hill after that. Think its a combination of the near constant breeze/wind and moisture content that cuts to the bone. It doesn't help that we spend 6 months broiling.
     
  10. CAC

    CAC Ace of Spades

    Joined:
    Dec 1, 2010
    Messages:
    9,503
    Likes Received:
    3,037
    Yep you're right...those temps were for Dallas. Darwin to SA border 1570kms - 970 miles
     
  11. Otto

    Otto Spambot Nemesis Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jan 1, 2000
    Messages:
    9,781
    Likes Received:
    1,818
    Location:
    DFW, Texas
    I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. Occasionally the dew freezes on the windshield of my truck, but that's not cold.

    I spent most of the winters of my youth in Canada. When leaving the house requires thick hat, gloves, a snow coat, and warm boots, that's cold. I've never worn a hat or gloves for warmth in Texas.
     
    OpanaPointer likes this.
  12. CAC

    CAC Ace of Spades

    Joined:
    Dec 1, 2010
    Messages:
    9,503
    Likes Received:
    3,037
    Yes 17 years in Canberra has given me an appreciation for people who live in that kind of cold...sooo depressing, people stay inside, don't talk to one another...having to run the hot water before washing one's hands, scraping ice off the wind shield with a credit card (because the hose has frozen up) Wow...im so glad im away from that. I think I've said before the Capital of Australia Canberra site was chosen BECAUSE it was so cold, the thinking that white (European) people work better in the cold...! Pffft...f..k that.
    Canada is next level cold...why do people live there?
    In Darwin, if it gets to 18C (64.4F) the cardies (cardigans) and beanies get pulled out and the dogs are all curled up tight...that's cold for a Territorian.
    On top of Darwin's heat we are having a heat wave also...picked up two birds so far that have fallen to the heat...poor buggers...im taking out cold water for the two resident plovers near me who are sitting on eggs in the sun at the moment. As soon as I fill the bowl they run over and dip their feet in the water and then drink and drink...
    A picture of the Lap winged Plover...I chose this picture because you can see their two spurs they have in their wings...they are retracted, but can push them out as a weaponised wing...they like to dive bomb during nesting season, so you have to become friends with them. The most fearless bird I've ever seen, they will stand up to anything...I've even seen one stand its ground against a plane!
    [​IMG]
     
    Last edited: Nov 9, 2020
    Otto, GRW and OpanaPointer like this.
  13. Kai-Petri

    Kai-Petri Kenraali

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2002
    Messages:
    26,461
    Likes Received:
    2,207
    Hello. Just waiting for snow and minus 30 Celsius degree weather. Just nice for skiing a 30 kilometer round. After that hot chocolate and sauna and a beer or two...
     
    CAC likes this.
  14. Kai-Petri

    Kai-Petri Kenraali

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2002
    Messages:
    26,461
    Likes Received:
    2,207
    [​IMG]

    Here we go..... ;) ;)

    Golden oldie....

    Weather effects in Finland and rest of the World:

    +15c Spanish wear caps, gloves and winter coats, Finns are sunbathing.

    +10c French desperately try to get their central heating on. Finns plant flowers.

    +5c Italian cars won't start. Finns drive with convertibles.

    ... 0c Pure water freezes. Water in river Vantaa thinkens a bit.

    -5c First people are found frozen in California. Finnish midsummer festival ends.

    -10c Scottish turn the heat on in their houses. Finns start to use long-sleeve shirts.

    -20c Swedes stay indoors. Finns are having last barbeque before winter.

    -30c Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry their laundry indoors.

    -40c Fake Santas are moving to south. Finnish army cancels winter training due to warm weather.

    -50c Daninsh people are loosing their teeth. Finns rent movies and stay indoors.

    -60c Polarbears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts its winter training.

    -70c Siberian people are moving to Moscow. Finns are furious since the Koskenkorva ( vodka ) can't be stored outdoors anymore.

    -273c Absolute Zero. Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.

    -300c Hell freezes over. Finland wins soccer World Cup.

    ( We know that Hell has frozen over already. We won the Eurovision song contest in 2006 by Lordi. Otherwise it has always been zero points....)
     
    Last edited: Nov 11, 2020
    TD-Tommy776 and GRW like this.
  15. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2008
    Messages:
    18,245
    Likes Received:
    5,669
    I won't willingly go into an environment I couldn't survive in naked.
     
    Otto and CAC like this.
  16. CAC

    CAC Ace of Spades

    Joined:
    Dec 1, 2010
    Messages:
    9,503
    Likes Received:
    3,037
    I make a similar point...don’t live in an environment where shelter is survival...live where you can sleep under a tree...
     
  17. Kai-Petri

    Kai-Petri Kenraali

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2002
    Messages:
    26,461
    Likes Received:
    2,207
    What? No problem.... ;)
    And a wonderful view.

    [​IMG]
     
  18. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2008
    Messages:
    18,245
    Likes Received:
    5,669
    I love the look on his face. "Okay, no sex for two years..."
     
    Kai-Petri likes this.
  19. Biak

    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2009
    Messages:
    9,077
    Likes Received:
    2,473
    It's a balmy 29F (-1C) today. But hey, it's sunny and no snow on the ground! And in the middle of November no less.
     
  20. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2008
    Messages:
    18,245
    Likes Received:
    5,669
    We were in the 70s (upper) yesterday. I have the AC on cool today.
     

Share This Page