Out Door Smokers - How'z the cold treatin yah?

[PerpetualNoob]

Originally Posted by FriendlyFire

What a pretty view, I just hope it dosn;t get depressing.

It's starting to. It's -16F out right now, and that's just painful-cold. I can think of lots of reasons why people might be that cold, and reached the conclusion that none of those reasons is very good.

Driving to work, with thick wool socks, thermal underpants, 4-layer watch cap, and a fleece jacket under my heavy winter coat, and my hands, feet, and even my face, all just ache. Not just a throbbing type of pain, it's more like being burned. We get weather like this a couple of times every year, but it's usually only 4-7 days at a time, and usually in February, or late January. I blame Al Gore for everything.

The darkness of Winter, and the 22-hour sunlight in Summer, never bothered me all that much, but I don't know how many more years I can take this cold. I was just 26 when I got here, and I'm not able to handle it as well as I could, back then. There's probably none left in town, right now, but I'm seriously considering buying some mil-spec Arctic gear for next winter. Parka, mittens, pants, and a full poly-propylene undersuit.

[Slowpokebill]

For the first time in a couple of weeks yesterday was decent for smoking out on my patio. After clearing about 8" of snow first thing in the morning I grabbed a chair and enjoyed the sun. Yeah, it was only about 24 F out side but that clear blue sky and bright sun sure felt good. Next week it is back to daily snow storms. I don't mind the snow but the wind that comes with the storms ruins it for enoying a smoke.

Here is a pick of my smoke for the day and yes the ash tray and coffee cup are sitting on my snow covered table.