Weather where you are?

Going home with it on the starboard bow of the van, every gap in the hedges was a lurch to port...
When I turned and had it on the starboard beam, I could have used a genoa - and foils.....

One of those rare days when I really would not have preferred a bike.
 
We had a bit of a blow here too, my mates boat saw 84 kts, but it was much more where I work, the wind blew a 100 ton yacht that was on hard standing in its cradles, 4 meters to the left, into a mother yacht, the wind was such even though strapped down, they tipped a degree or 2 in their cradles...... elsewhere in the city buildings were being damaged
 

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In Bright, Victoria - the big annual epic bicycle ride I do every Jan had to be altered - no 250km (what I'd entered) or 320km options through Omeo, which were cancelled due to forecast 38 degree temps. Option of 4am start 200km sounded good to me, so off we went - 4000m of climbing and job done - spending today rehydrating and eating loads. The 7+ litres I drank over a 10 hour period just wasn't enough but I can't replace it quicker than I lose it. 37 today and off to a cool shady waterhole. Bummer to see the Cherry Gardens fire. Bloody scary!
 
piranha-bro2 said:
In Bright, Victoria - the big annual epic bicycle ride I do every Jan had to be altered - no 250km (what I'd entered) or 320km options through Omeo, which were cancelled due to forecast 38 degree temps. Option of 4am start 200km sounded good to me, so off we went - 4000m of climbing and job done - spending today rehydrating and eating loads. The 7+ litres I drank over a 10 hour period just wasn't enough but I can't replace it quicker than I lose it. 37 today and off to a cool shady waterhole. Bummer to see the Cherry Gardens fire. Bloody scary!
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legend for doing the ride!
 
Mt Hutt skifield - half an hour down the road from me - had 37 deg C two days ago. Usual midsummer bare earth,,,
10cm of fresh powder snow last night...
Southerly here today straight off Antarctica.

Local classic/post classic club has a race meeting tomorrow. Forecast is mixed....
 
I'm in the wrong place for a MC. Six feet of snow (and ice) in the driveway and barely reaching zero for the last month.

As much as I'd like to get back to some work in the shop ... too damn cold to even grab a spanner 🙁

Some Laverda news in Spring?
 
1200 JOTA said:
I'm in the wrong place for a MC. Six feet of snow (and ice) in the driveway and barely reaching zero for the last month.

As much as I'd like to get back to some work in the shop ... too damn cold to even grab a spanner 🙁

Some Laverda news in Spring?
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Here in central British Columbia we have maybe 8 inches of snow on the ground and temps have been +2 to -15 ( 35 to 5 degrees F) most of the winter. Not unusual ..... but not normal. Hoping for early spring!

Jim
 
Getting hammered with nor'easter snow storm, 15" right now. Is snowing at 1-3" per hour not supposed to stop until tomorrow sometime.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Are you effing crazy???!! Did you fall in? ;)
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I once went for a swim in Mawson harbour in Antarctica. Air temp was about -10C, water temp -1C. Had to cut a hole through the sea ice to get into the water.

To put it in context, we had a hot tub about 2m in diameter (big enough for about 10 people) set up outside the diesel fitters' workshop, which is just across the road from the waterfront. So it was out of the hot tub, run across the road and out onto the sea ice, jump into the ice hole for a quick dip in the freezing water then sprint back to the hot tub. It's a bit of an adrenaline rush. I think that sort of mad behaviour is popular in arctic countries.
 
Yes, there are clubs and groups of generally older people who are right into it. A roll in the snow or dip in the ice cold water as part of the sauna or hot tub experience is completely different to stripping off the icy edge and in for a swim though. I seem to see that most of them keep their head out of the water so that their thoughts don't freeze. Wim Hof has become quite popular but I haven't been tempted.
 
The combination of 'diesel fitter' and 'hot tub' is a word mix we haven't had on the forum before. Still, modern times eh. :)

Nearest I got to a cold-plunge was in a 'health' club that had a cylindrical plunge pool, only about 4 feet in diameter. Full of freezing water, with the water level about 2-3 feet below the floor, so you kinda had to jump in, one at a time, arms by your side. I only felt pain - not adrenaline. Always struck me that if a large person jumped in and had a heart attack, then the only way to get them out would be with a grappling hook and much piercing of flesh. Nuts.
 
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