# Frozen Dopers: Who is caught in the 2019 Polar Vortex and freezing their tushies off? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 30, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648 "2019-01-30T00:40:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/121 "2019-02-08T01:58:51Z")
In the fifties (F) today, as I was getting home around 6PM, the wind was crazy fierce and they are calling for 14 degrees tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/122 "2019-02-08T05:34:19Z")
Yup, forecast was accurate: down to -35 C now. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/123 "2019-02-08T05:35:38Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > I hear that. Let’s all move to San Diego or something. Too hot. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/124 "2019-02-08T13:11:32Z")
Woke up to -38 C. Plus fog. Wind chill of -49. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/125 "2019-02-08T13:19:06Z")
Hmm - that was the weather network page on my phone. The Environment Canada webpage is a bit harsher. It says it’s -40 C, with a windchill of -51 C. **Gorsnak** , what’s it like for you today? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/126 "2019-02-08T13:34:47Z")
Slightly “warmer” than yesterday: -38 windchill -47, with a forecast for temperatures slowly moderating over the next week, though even then the tail end of the long range is still 5 degrees below seasonal norms. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/127 "2019-02-08T14:30:12Z")
Aaand the trusty car said “No thanks. Staying home this morning.” Had to walk to work. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/128 "2019-02-08T15:03:17Z")
Temps have risen to the -20’s, but this will be our third day of freezing rain, now with the bonus of howling winds! The roads and sidewalks are beyond treacherous! Ugh! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/129 "2019-02-08T15:06:15Z")
During the recent cold snap here, bus drivers were letting me ride for free, something they can do “at their discretion.” Being a disabled senior citizen has its perks! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/130 "2019-02-08T17:06:42Z")
It is -20C currently, and snowing. I’ve got to fly out of town for business today. I hope the local airport has de-icing equipment. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/131 "2019-02-13T05:48:36Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Aaand the trusty car said “No thanks. Staying home this morning.” > > Had to walk to work. Turned out the battery had frozen, and CAA was so busy we didn’t get it fixed until Monday night. Walked to work on Friday in -40 C (-51C with windchill). Walked to work on Monday in -29 C (dunno about windchill). Car now working again. This weekend, off to Canadian Tire to get a battery blanket installed. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/132 "2019-02-13T06:45:24Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > It is -20C currently, and snowing. I’ve got to fly out of town for business today. I hope the local airport has de-icing equipment. The local airport had de-icing equipment, and it was used. So did the airport where I caught my connecting flight. On the way back, de-icing equipment was used for each flight I took. Each de-icing causes a delay, which means that you’d better build plenty of time into a connection, and bring a good book. People who schedule meetings in February in Edmonton should rethink whether the meeting can be postponed until such a time when the temperature (before the wind chill is added) is warmer than -25C. Either that, or hold February meetings in Hawaii. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/133 "2019-02-13T22:13:19Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > People who schedule meetings in February in Edmonton should rethink whether the meeting can be postponed until such a time when the temperature (before the wind chill is added) is warmer than -25C. Either that, or hold February meetings in Hawaii. You still have to _get_ to Hawaii… ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/134 "2019-02-14T03:24:40Z")
We had our coldest part of the winter. Really tough. It got down to 12 degrees. C, of course. Everyone here was dying. I feel for you!!! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/135 "2019-02-14T05:40:41Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > You still have to _get_ to Hawaii… True, but I’m pretty sure that there won’t be a delay caused by de-icing in Honolulu. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/136 "2019-02-14T13:19:36Z")
-34 this morning (windchill -44). Getting tired of this, but the long range still doesn’t have any numbers that aren’t way below seasonal norms. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/137 "2019-02-14T23:28:55Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > True, but I’m pretty sure that there won’t be a delay caused by de-icing in Honolulu. There’s not even any skiing on Mauna-Kea at the moment [Mauna Kea Webcam showing current snow conditions](https://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Mauna-Kea/webcams/latest) . [Hawaii Ski Club](http://www.hawaiiskiclub.com/fmain.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/138 "2019-03-16T13:47:29Z")
[A message from Environment Canada.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkDvqQKGgDA) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/139 "2019-03-16T14:02:57Z")
After several days of inching up temps, fleeting glimpses of actual sunshine, clear roads and diminishing dirty ice piles, we woke this morning… To more snow! _::::very, very heavy sigh::::_ ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648/140 "2019-03-16T14:06:46Z")
ETA: Sorry for your snow, Elbows - we had flurries last night, but I stand by this post that I typed while you were posting… Since this got bumped, I just want to say WE MADE IT, GANG\*!\* It’s finally Spring, people\*!\* This winter kicked my ass, and I feel like I’m crawling out of a weather-induced depression. I kept telling myself “Don’t make major decisions when you’re depressed.” So I did NOT leave my wife and kids and just start driving south until I found green grass and sunshine and apply for a stockboy position at the first Wal-Mart I saw and find an apartment and start a new life there… I mean, not that I thought of that three days a week… It’s 28ºF today in Wisconsin. Sure, that’s chilly, but it’s 28 degrees… ABOVE ZERO! We’re on track to get above freezing every day in the long-term forecast. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-dopers-who-is-caught-in-the-2019-polar-vortex-and-freezing-their-tushies-off/828648.md?page=8)