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It's so cold that a glass of warm water thrown into the air vaporizes instantly.

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And this is how I had to dress to go out to shoot the photo above.

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1 hour ago, stuny said:

Very nice.  The second image is a selfie just before you committed armed robbery?

I wouldn't dare walk into a bank like that, but that's a moot point. It's so cold they're all closed today.

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3 hours ago, fotografr said:

It's so cold that a glass of warm water thrown into the air vaporizes instantly.

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Brent,

I spent 2 wonderful decades in Madison. We took with us a postcard of the Madison skyline at around 20 below: the smoke from the chimneys was like a thick cloud falling to earth. The rule there was 20-20-20: at twenty below, and 20 mph wind, you had 20 minutes before suffering severe frostbite. 

I'm guessing from the homes behind you in the selfie, that it was either the near East Side, or south of Park St.

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1 hour ago, bags27 said:

Brent,

I spent 2 wonderful decades in Madison. We took with us a postcard of the Madison skyline at around 20 below: the smoke from the chimneys was like a thick cloud falling to earth. The rule there was 20-20-20: at twenty below, and 20 mph wind, you had 20 minutes before suffering severe frostbite. 

I'm guessing from the homes behind you in the selfie, that it was either the near East Side, or south of Park St.

I recall you mentioning previously that you spent many years here and your memory serves you well in this case. You're correct that this was taken on the east side, just across from Orton Park. I have friends who spend the winter in Palm Springs and since I live just a few blocks away I check on their house for them. I live further east,  just across the Yahara River where it flows into Lake Monona.

Did your postcard look anything like this? It's a photo I took for my Madison book and it's also at 20 below zero? This is Lake Mendota and I shot it from Tenney Park.

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Earlier that morning I walked into a North wind @ -58 windchill, -29 actual. I walked 40 meters without facial protection. I immediately threw my gloved hands over my face and stumbled back to my warm car. I have never felt a more intense stinging. My old hero Senator George McGovern srpote a book titled “Terry”. She was his daughter who had a lengthy history of various addictions. She was found at age 45 frozen as solid as block of ice in an alley behind a bar in Madison, Wisconsin. Be careful. PS: my 43 year old daughter has been MIA for 18 months. My other three children and grandchildren keep me going. Forgive the ramble. 

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On 2/2/2019 at 9:34 AM, albert said:

Earlier that morning I walked into a North wind @ -58 windchill, -29 actual. I walked 40 meters without facial protection. I immediately threw my gloved hands over my face and stumbled back to my warm car. I have never felt a more intense stinging. My old hero Senator George McGovern srpote a book titled “Terry”. She was his daughter who had a lengthy history of various addictions. She was found at age 45 frozen as solid as block of ice in an alley behind a bar in Madison, Wisconsin. Be careful. PS: my 43 year old daughter has been MIA for 18 months. My other three children and grandchildren keep me going. Forgive the ramble. 

I recall that incident quite well. Terry died just a short distance from my home. I sincerely hope your daughter pulls herself together, but realistically I know the odds are not good. I truly cannot imagine how you cope with this. My younger sister committed suicide in 1989 and my father never recovered from it. There was a sadness in him until he died in 2008.

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Am 30.1.2019 um 20:57 schrieb fotografr:

It's so cold that a glass of warm water thrown into the air vaporizes instantly.

It vaporizes? Must be pretty hot there. ;) 

(I guess it freezes instantly.)

 

Here +4°C going towards +9°C at the weekend. Spring rather than winter.  Boooo! :(

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3 minutes ago, LucisPictor said:

It vaporizes? Must be pretty hot there. ;) 

(I guess it freezes instantly.)

 

Here +4°C going towards +9°C at the weekend. Spring rather than winter.  Boooo! :(

Actually, it does vaporize. The water instantly turns to steam and doesn't even reach the ground. In extreme heat it would evaporate, as opposed to vaporizing. Regardless, it's too damn cold! Spring, summer and fall are fine with me.

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52 minutes ago, fotografr said:

I recall that incident quite well. Terry died just a short distance from my home. I sincerely hope your daughter pulls herself together, but realistically I know the odds are not good. I truly cannot imagine how you cope with this. My younger sister committed suicide in 1989 and my father never recovered from it. There was a sadness in him until he died in 2008.

Thank you Brent....You GET it. I’m counting on all the good around me to cope and be happy for what I have in my head. 

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