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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mike E. P. on December 11, 2013, 05:50:18 PM

Title: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Mike E. P. on December 11, 2013, 05:50:18 PM
Being bald in New England in the winter can be harsh.  But days like this make you forget how flippin' frigid it can be.

https://imageshack.com/a/KNpb/1

I walk around this reservoir every day at lunch no matter what the weather.  Today I looked like Nanook of the North, but the beauty and peacefulness outweighed how stupid I looked.
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: imaginary on December 11, 2013, 06:02:32 PM
Beautiful. Pictures like that make me miss Sullivan County.
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Roger on December 11, 2013, 09:27:03 PM
Dude!  Come to San Diego.  I'm still running around in shorts, flip flops and a t-shirt. 

Yup, it sucks to be me.   O0
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: slymyke on December 11, 2013, 09:32:06 PM
Great pics, Mike!   

It is still getting into the 80's here.  So much for being able to have the windows open for free air-conditioning. 
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Mike on December 12, 2013, 12:16:00 AM
Last week we got down to -26 with the wind chill. I was up on the open cab tractor, tending the cows and doing farm work. We are finally supposed to get above 30 this week for a couple days, then back to below 0. On most days, I have to wear 2 sets of thermals/long johns and socks in addition to a normal shirt, hoody, jacket, scarf, and hat.

Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Sir Harry on December 12, 2013, 06:46:31 AM
Nice pictures, Mike!...Ironically it has been around 40 degrees at night here....I don't have a problem with winter weather, I just don't like it when it's 77 degrees at noon and 37 degrees at midnight.
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Cave Dweller on December 12, 2013, 10:02:27 AM
Thanks, Mike.

South Texas hit the freezing mark a few days ago. Thankfully, we now are back up in fifties as we should be.
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: isleepinthebuff on December 12, 2013, 01:04:55 PM
Oh wow! Beautiful pics!
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: mangosink12572 on December 12, 2013, 01:37:29 PM
 BALD  in the winter  is just like BALD in the summer  - - -KEEP IT COVERED

Pictures are GREAT - - -I live near Great Barrington    - -are you near?
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Mike E. P. on December 12, 2013, 02:39:05 PM
BALD  in the winter  is just like BALD in the summer  - - -KEEP IT COVERED

Pictures are GREAT - - -I live near Great Barrington    - -are you near?

Mangosink - I am in Manchester, CT - near Hartford - probably about a 90 minute drive from you.  And I agree.  This head is is mostly covered outdoors!
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Mike E. P. on December 12, 2013, 02:43:10 PM
Wow Mike,

I work indoors - your post shuts me right up- I have no right complaining about the cold! Can't even imagine what 26 below feels like!
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: baldjoeg on December 12, 2013, 03:57:24 PM
Great pictures Mike. THanks for sharing them. IT has been really cold here in Minnesota too. It looks like it is cold all over the USA.
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Mike E. P. on December 12, 2013, 04:16:25 PM
Great pics, Mike!   

It is still getting into the 80's here.  So much for being able to have the windows open for free air-conditioning. 

My in-laws are probably in Heaven.  They're in Hudson and NEVER set the thermostat below 80. AND the windows are always shut in case the air conditioning goes on.  The last time we stayed with them I had an anxiety attack.  I felt like I was asphyxiating.  It was like a Seinfeld episode - me sleeping naked on their pullout bed in the livingroom as my mother-in-law comes in to announce breakfast was ready.  Even that sight didn't convince her to turn on the A/C.  Needless to say, on the next visit, we rented a house for the week.
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: mrzed on December 12, 2013, 05:08:15 PM
Y'all come down to North Carolina. I almost worked in the garden today, so sunny and warm, but now 22 or something overnight as it's clear today. BRRR.

I wear my down vest (left over from Alaska days), all morning in the office, and my hat is on in the office, as it takes about 4 hours for the heat to come up to 'normal' each morning.  Afternoon's are nice and warm and the down and hat comes off.

Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: slymyke on December 12, 2013, 05:51:05 PM
Mike (in Washington)... -26 is crazy.  I have nothing to compare that to (other than a walk-in freezer...lol.


Mike E.P., you in-laws sound like my wife's 90 year-old grandmother.  I can't stand being in her home because she has to have it so warm in there all the time.  The hard thing is that she doesn't really understand her thermostat anymore and calls us to drive across town to change it for her.   :)   

Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: Mike on December 13, 2013, 12:01:44 AM
Wow Mike,

I work indoors - your post shuts me right up- I have no right complaining about the cold! Can't even imagine what 26 below feels like!

 I am one of the few people that prefers the cold though so I am right at home. Summer heat above about 78* is horrible for me. When I was working on Thanksgiving or when I am out in the cold, I just tell people to think of me as you're enjoying anything made with dairy products :)
Title: Re: Being bald in the winter
Post by: mrzed on December 13, 2013, 02:59:58 AM
-26 compared to -55 when we lived in Alaska.

-26 is really nice.  And when it warms up to zero F, it's down right WARM. Feels great. It's all what you get used to.

A few years ago, after spending 3 weeks in Thailand at 107 every afternoon and A/C in the hotel that cooled down to 88 degrees!  When we returned to the states in May and it was in the low 70's it felt really cold!