The Paulcb Memorial Coldest Ride, Winter 2024-2025

Sadlsor said:
I will resist the temptation to associate the MINUS teens thermometer readings, with the IQ of some of y'all here.
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Daboo said:
That was a great line. @Mellow should find a way to make that a sticky to be the first post of this thread each year. :D :D :D

Someone mentioned how it seems to be the same group in the thread. Well, I suppose there's a reason for that. You need dry cold. Those in Florida or California probably won't get many opportunities to post here because it doesn't get cold enough. And in Rome, NY when I was stationed at Griffiss AFB, we got an average of 12 feet of snow each year...in town. It never crossed my mind to buy a motorcycle there. I took up cross-country skiing instead.

So like now in Puget Sound, its cold...but not cold enough. And if it snows...it won't matter how cold it is later, it won't be dry enough.

BTW, I'm still waiting for my prize for making it into the top 10 last year. :D

Chris
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Stuck!
 
So I gotta hope for another cold snap to show that I'm actually smarter than the average fool. Back in '95, or was it '96 the low in Tower, MN was -60. I saw a -40 when waking up in Duluth, MN and since the governor of the state cancelled all government activities and I was a graduate student I promptly went out to the street, unfurled an electrical cord and plugged the car in to get a jump start on the weekend (it was Friday). Driving 2 hours south we saw a high of -25 that day with noteworthy wind gusts. So at best I can get an IQ of 60 without heading into Ontario or Manitoba. Sound like I need a road trip!

That stuck quote makes me smile
 
Snow quit, since the sun was out earlier it sorta melted. Just went out in the car and I think the roads are "clear enough". although a -2 to -5 won't move me up on the board any, a below zero ride is a reward in itself. Apparently, they salted since the road surface is now white lol May be able to get out in the morning after all. Now if I can just get up and out of my warm bed.
 
I think it was after that @The Dan decided to "ride in" and set the new low temp standard here at -18F, then -23F and in 2019 @fredflintstone rode in at -25F.
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I don't know if the numbers are available somewhere but I seem to recall that The Dan recorded a -28 deg. F one year.

It would be interesting to see a list of the winning temperature, i.e. the coldest temperature recoded, for each year that this contest has been going on just to see how much it varies.
 
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