Originally Posted By: Turk
It's just -11F here this morning.
No biggie, it's not "really cold" until it gets to around -30F.
I agree with you. I took my dog for a walk last night and he loves winter. He's a husky/collie cross.
Picture a husky,but blonde and brown eyes. Long hair in him.
I got him because he looks like me,long blonde and brown eyes. Hehehe.
This dog when he was a pup came to work with me daily. -35c and he woukd find a snowbank,do his little circle to pack the snow and plop down til beak time,at which point fetch became his priority.
I had a break down in one of our vans. It was so cold the throttle body froze shut and I coukdnt get it started again.
So I had to put the dog in my jacket and walk,into a service zone because where the van died was a Rogers cellular dead zone.
So here I am-50something hitch hiking with a puppy's head poking out of my jacket.
I ended up getting picked up by a cop,who immediately asked if I was nuts. It was blowing snow so bad he didn't see my van a couple miles back on the roadside.
Anyway the dog kept me warm enough that I was nearly sweating. I was of course dressed for work so I had my insulated coveralls on and a few top layers.
Since then he's got no fear of cold. And forces me to take him out every day,regardless of weather for his walk.
I love winter. I don't mind cold.
And I hate bugs. And that greasy sticky sweat. Yuck. I've worked in the heat,and I've worked in the cold and I'll take extreme cold over extreme heat any day of the week.
I've spent my entire life working outside. As I've gotten older my ability to handle the heat has dwindled. I got heatstroke last year at a ball tourney and was sick for a week.
So I look forward to winter. Nature slumbers,the air crisp and clean,and less people out doing what they do.