Art & Inspiration The Sun is Out, the Sky is Blue, the Temp is minus 22

Good morning from chilly Wisconsin. When I started work at Old Cars Weekly in '78 the hobby was a three-season thing. Now, it is truly a year round thing. I do at least one "old car" thing every week. This past Wednesday I visited Kelly's Hot Rod Parts in Birnamwood, Wis. and Alfa Heaven in Aniwa, Wis. I saw over 300 old vehicles!!!

I was only kidding last night when I started a thread asking if winter was over. Winter is a fun time, no matter how cold it gets. You just have to have a positive at***ude and think creatively.

By the way, is winter over next week?

 

Well, actually it's minus 2

 

Winter, in ColoRODo, is a time to work in the garage, building cars...since I don't ski, I'd rather have my feet ( & body) in warmth. Since I put up my garage in 1999, eight cars have been built (and/or) rebuilt in there...I'm on the downhill slide to getting this one done...have a look.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329070&highlight=the+best+55+caddy+build

It'll be five years in July of 2010...we're getting close...

R-

 

Minus 17 in Iowa today don't think the garage heater will keep up! Some day I will have to finish my truck!

 

with the wind minus -11 c

 

74 degrees forecast for today. Nice day to take the convertible out.

 

high 30's to mid 40's here. I don't need heaters in my uninsulated metal building when it's this warm. I do add a couple laters of clothes.

 

Gunner,
I like how OCW has snuck some hot rods in recently. The paper benefits from the Ken Gross articles. Glad to see you here! This picture is to remind me that winter will end here in northern Wisconsin by June.

 

I cannot comprehend living in those cold temperatures.I think the world is coming to and end when it gets into the 20s down here.Its in the 30s and its too cold for me to do anything.More power to you guys up in the far north.Thank God that I live in Alabama! I can take the 90-100 degrees with 90% humidity in the summer.I just can't take the cold you guys survive.

 

Yep, just ran & did some erreands in town...one thermomiter said 1 degree , the other said 2.....Oh , and did I mention the wind???blowing a steady 10-15 , with gust's in the 20MPH range , they say the wind chill is in the -teens....spring is around the corner....

 

In Sidney Illinois it's zero and the wind chill in the -teens. Ready for spring!!

 

Hey John thanks for Bringing Shane over for the great BS session. Sorry I could'nt make it warmer but thats part of Wis hot rod shops, sometimes you need winter gloves! If your still interested my son, tlong302 says he is willing to let you take some winter shots of his A in the snow. Great seeing you again, Kelly

 

Just finished snow blowing my drive for the third time. It's going to snow all week end. But its nice no wind and 30. The storm we had befor xmas left us with almost 2 feet of snow and the wind was clock at over 60 But I love this weather

 

It's 52 and sunny here after cold & rainy last couple days in St Augustine I got the last coat of paint on my work trailer wood sides and job box for the truck. Will try and do some more ****py pin striping tonight.

 

Back visiting folks here in m***achusetts... its 30 here :-( 3 more days and back to sunny arizona

 

It's 13 now here in the St. Louis area. I'm all bundled up and building a storage shed to put the motorcycles in. Couple more days and the 53' will have a garage to sleep in and for me to work on it in! That's what's driving me to work in this freezer today!!!

 

-35 F on the Frozen Tundra this Morning. -15 F for a HIGH this afternoon, should be a good day to start stripping the Merc body.

 

I HATE you!!

 

Its 18 here now with the wind chill its down to 4. The highs are suppose to be in the low to mid 20s all week. Just turn the old kerosene heater up another notch.

 

Three season hobby?? wimp! This was taken a few years ago arriving at a junkyard at dawn (9am in December) it was only -20 that day.
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In R.I. temp is 21 with a wind chill of 7. I feel warm now after seeing the other temps posted here.

 

Low is 8 today, heading for 25 tomorrow. Yay! Winter is over!

 

In Alberta - Real men do not talk about "wind chill"


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LOL. Well, we do get Alberta clippers once in a while. And they'll freeze your nuts off.

 

That far east and you still call them Alberta clippers??

 

Still in the mid 80s here. Dead of Winter!