Too friggin' cold to do anything!!

[bitingmidge]

So how cold is too cold??

Today is the first weekend in four that I'm actually at home, I've got a few odd jobs to do, then I'm free to do whatever I like...BUT...

I'm wearing LONG PANTS :eek: , shoes, SOCKS :eek: , a pullover, and my toes are starting to cool down and I just don't feel like doing anything at all :rolleyes: .

Then I checked the temperature... holy dooley... its down to 19°!!!

So I figure I'm not meant to do anything once it gets below 20°.

Now I'm curious, what is YOUR personal temperature cutoff??

Cheers,

P (looking for property further north!! :D )

[dazzler]

Hey

In canberra you can drink beer on nightshift down to about -5. :D

After that its too bl*&^^%dy cold n ya willy freezes.:eek:

dazzler

[ptc]

Tasmania in the winter. (ex Qld )

[MICKYG]

After the mercury drops below about 12 during the day, and the nights are consistent at minus 7 or 9 its time to forget about the shed and outside matters other than get some firewood together.

Regards Mike;)

[masoth]

I don't feel like working below about 8C...... last Tuesday (?) was the lowest recorded May temp -2C, at about 7.30am.:cool:
But Mildura is a natural desert.

soth

[Grunt]

Once the shed gets below 12° I give up and go make myself a cup of tea.

Midge, you are a pansy.

[echnidna]

Geez yer real lucky Midge

If yer had ter wear a nailbag for a livin you'd hafta work rain, hail or shine.:D

[bitingmidge]

Once the shed gets below 12° I give up.

Midge, you are a pansy.

Aha! Personal insults at ten paces it is!!:D

Since when does having enough nous to live in a warm climate make one a pansy?? Pansie's don't even grow here, it's too hot for 'em!

On the other hand, I NEVER give up.... I just feel like doing nothing.

Interesting though, even though I don't feel like working if it's cold, I usually only put a jumper on when I ride my bike if the temperature is in single figures! (Maybe if my Mother taught me to dress myself, I would't feel so cold?)

Cheers,

P
:D :D :D

[echnidna]

Aha! Personal insults at ten paces it is!!:D

Since when does having enough nous to live in a warm climate make one a pansy?? Pansie's don't even grow here, it's too hot for 'em!

On the other hand, I NEVER give up.... I just feel like doing nothing.

Interesting though, even though I don't feel like working if it's cold, I usually only put a jumper on when I ride my bike if the temperature is in single figures! (Maybe if my Mother taught me to dress myself, I would't feel so cold?)

Cheers,

P
:D :D :D

Now I'm confused. :confused:

You live in a warm climate !!!

But the temperature falls to single figures. :D :D

[ele__13]

its terrible im the worlds worst frog ... i hate cold im born and bred victorian love home but hate cold so unless somone dies vic is out of my agenda from march to october ... home here in qld i still cant handle cold i hate it with a passion as his lordship hates my cold hands
it gets to single figures its a zillion layers of clothes and my moccies on .... complete with explorer sox ..... Midge i know exactly how u feel my sis lives in darwin and moving sth apeals when i ts cold like this cheers all jules

[bitingmidge]

Now I'm confused. :confused:

You live in a warm climate !!!

But the temperature falls to single figures. :D :D

Oh how well I remember BOTH times!!

:D :D :D
P

[BobR]

his lordship hates my cold hands

Just leave it alone fellows!!!

[Ianab]

Frost starts to settle around 4 deg, so thats when I usually knock off. Or put a jersey on ;)

Ian

[DanP]

Pansie's don't even grow here,

No, they move there from VIC cos they can't handle a bit of ice on the grass in the morning. :p

Dan

[Sturdee]

Now I'm curious, what is YOUR personal temperature cutoff??


Having come from a cold country with strong winters to the wonderful warm temperatures of Melbourne my personal cutoff is 1, just above freezing.:D

Last couple of days it was 5 when I started working outside.


Peter.

[Groggy]

So how cold is too cold??
...
Now I'm curious, what is YOUR personal temperature cutoff?? If it gets too cold to stay in the shed (seems to be sooner nowadays :( ) I find work to bring inside. This week during the evenings I lapped a plane sole and a few blades inside. In the warm moments I ducked out the shed to clean bits ready to apply paint.

Last night I sprayed the plane and today I put it back together.

Yes, I did get my butt kicked for spraying engine enamel inside the house, but as I said to the missus, the plane has to be warm or it won't set properly (it didn't make a skerrick of difference though :rolleyes: ).

I'll post a pic of the plane shortly - in Major's restoration thread (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=29549&highlight=restoration+plane) so it gets resurrected - a good thread that one!

[echnidna]

No, they move there from VIC cos they can't handle a bit of ice on the grass in the morning. :p

Dan

:rolleyes:

[MajorPanic]

Midge, Midge, Midge.......

What's the matter wif ya?? Ya live in QLD don't ya?

You live further north than I do & I don't own a jumper :eek:

Now stop being a sook, get back into your stubbies & Tee shirt & back to the workshop!! ;) :D :D :D

[Auld Bassoon]

It was only about 5C this morning when I went into the shed (and foggy outside to boot, so a bit damp). I soon had things up to an acceptable 20C though :)

[coastie]

I love the winter cant stand the bl...y heat,usually when it gets down to 14 deg time to turn on the air con.:cool:

[ozwinner]

When it gets to below 19 thats when I start to actually wear clothes.

Al :p

[Groggy]

When it gets to below 19 thats when I start to actually wear clothes.With one sentence Al kills any argument against the next ice age ....

[rockola]

Having come from a cold country with strong winters to the wonderful warm temperatures of Melbourne my personal cutoff is 1, just above freezing.:D Which cold country would that be Sturdee? I did 35 years of hard time in Finland, after which the Brisbane weather is a bit of alright. I'd say my personal cutoff hovers around +15 at this point...

[DPB]

You guys don't even know what cold is. I'll tell you what cold is; when you take a and your turns to icicles before it hits the ground. Take it from this Canuck!:D

[Ianab]

Not as cold as Canada, but I can tell you that a split 100 PSI water line at -8 makes a decent snow machine.

No comment about having to dig water lines out of snow to fix them tho :o

Ian :D

[Alix]

Midge,

Know what you mean. I have only just started wearing long pants in the last week. Usually stubbies etc until June.

Allan

[black1]

havent worn long pant to work yet this year. last tues was 3deg in the morn up to 23 or something like that over here. bloody stupid weather.:cool:

[Daddles]

Ahh ye pussies. I can remember when all we had was a shoebox and we was glad to have that much

the cornishman

[RufflyRustic]

Geez Midge!!! 19 degrees is a lovely warm day in Toowoomba at the moment!!:eek:

I have been known to wear leggins, jeans, two pairs of socks, boots, 3 long sleeve tops, 2 jumpers, a jacket and a head scarf and yep, it was the coldest day of last year and I lasted about 5 hours outside in the wind. Can't remember what I built or how I didn't injure myself, but I know I was one very satisfied and frozen girl that night:o

cheers
Wendy

[fxst]

sooks the lot of ya I wear a t shirt and shorts in my shed all year round of course I need to rug up to head to the house :D
Pete

[echnidna]

I see yer don't have a sawdust or scrap problem

[fxst]

I see yer don't have a sawdust or scrap problem

People have a problem with scraps and sawdust???????????????????
WOW :D
Pete

[journeyman Mick]

The cut off for my comfort level is about 25 deg C. Below that I start looking for a flannel shirt or jumper to wear over my T-shirt. Now before you all jump in and call me a wuss, when do you stop functioning at the upper end of the range?
I worked on a big project years ago where there were a lot of guys from NSW and Victoria working. They all gave me curry about my jumpers and beanies in winter, but I just told them to wait till summer rolled around. Once it started warming up they began to find the going tough. One day we had 38 deg C and pretty much maximum humidity. Some of them were laid low with heat exhuastion and one needed an ambulance.

Mick

[davo453]

My heat range is between 7 & 37 deg but give me 17-24 and I forget time.

But the human condition is to complain, my dad always said if you have nothing to complain about for more that 24 hours (or less in my experience) check your not dead......

Dave

[Shedhand]

I get out of bed sometime between 9am and 10.30am (cos I can before you ask).:D

After brekky its to the shed. Trackie daks and t shirt and cardigan.
Around 11.30 its down to shorts and tshirt (or bare chest) Inside or out.
Around 3.30 Into overalls and tshirt.
Around 6.00pm put the cardy back on.
No heating in the shed.

Temp range? around 5c to 14c back to around 6c.

Conclusion? Wusses you lot.
I wore a tshirt and jeans in Montreal - it was -32F.
To be fair though I don't feel the cold much. ;):p

[Ianab]

When it's cold.. your cows ice up....

Taken on the way to work on a -8 morning.

Ian :D

[Shedhand]

When it's cold.. your cows ice up....

Taken on the way to work on a -8 morning.

Ian :Dblud oath mate. that's a big sheep!!!

[Shedhand]

Me on the way to Queenstown (Tas) last Winter. ;)

[Toolin Around]

Before I got to Queensland the time to forget about working was when the glue was frozen, about -2 or so.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

When I start burning timber instead of turning timber, I start to think about packing it in for the day.

When I empty the seperator and wonder why I don't keep a pack of matches handy, I seriously think about packing it in for the day.

When it takes longer to get the glue out of the bottle than to do all the other machining combined, then I head indoors... to introduce my more embarassing creations to a pack of matches. :D

When the glue freezes in the bottle, then I finally put on a pair of shoes. Drives the family nuts. ;)

[Wongo]

Ooh, I just put your name down to tackle Mt Everest with me next month. :D

Toughen up big fella. :D

[MurrayD99]

It was 9 Celsius yesterday morning, then fog arrived, got the fire going and pushed it up to 22 - which is frankly too hot if you are moving around - but nice when it is lousy outside.

[Exador]

Me on the way to Queenstown (Tas) last Winter. ;)

You big girl, you still had your boots on!:p
I thought you said you were tough?:confused:

[CameronPotter]

I live in Tassie, but I love the heat.

I have been known to get around in polarfleeces on 30+ degrees days - primarily because I live in a perpetual state of cold and so when it gets warm - I make the most of it.

I find that my body starts shutting down at around 7 degrees C. (even rugged up) but, I have learnt to work through it.

I will happily walk around up to about 40 degrees C., but I don't much like doing strenuous labour above 30 degrees C.

HOWEVER, when you talk about cold countries, I was talking to a group of Finnish people last year and they said that their bodies actually invigorate in the subzero temperatures - but I think that was more to do with having to move to stay alive...

Mind you, when it is freezing cold I seem to be able to take it better than if it is just normal old cold.

I suppose that it is much the same as if it is drizzling I hate it, but if it is absolutely belting down, I can handle it (once wet). :confused:

[Andy Mac]

I'm getting a bit weak-kneed now, with joints starting to ache in winter, but once my shed reaches 0 at night I generally pull the pin and head indoors. It does depend on the job and how into it I am the time:D By that stage I have a beanie on, and a bar heater going next to the bench.
What I hate is the middle of summer working on-site and you can't pick up a spanner because it burns your hand!

Cheers,

[Carry Pine]

I'm getting a bit weak-kneed now, with joints starting to ache in winter, but once my shed reaches 0 at night I generally pull the pin and head indoors. It does depend on the job and how into it I am the time:D By that stage I have a beanie on, and a bar heater going next to the bench.
What I hate is the middle of summer working on-site and you can't pick up a spanner because it burns your hand!

Cheers,

Yeh think about those poor buggers in Darwin who need to keep their tools in a bucket of water.
Carry Pine

[Auld Bassoon]

I was talking to a group of Finnish people last year and they said that their bodies actually invigorate in the subzero temperatures - but I think that was more to do with having to move to stay alive...

:confused:

Remember which part of the world Aquavit comes from :eek: :D

[CameronPotter]

Remember which part of the world Aquavit comes from :eek: :D

:D :D :D