Poor guy doesn't stand a chance. Most women don't turn frigid until after they're married.

I live in Lewiston. It hit -24 F according to my thermometer on thursday night.

I was indoors....

I awoke to -23 on Thursday morning. I stepped out on my front porch to see what -23 felt like. And went right back indoors.

There's a reason they're called MAINEacs.

/was in Augusta on a contract (for work) for four years...
//yes, I escaped...

Wow they're starting young, aren't they? Sounds like Mr. Floridian is keeping up with the stereotype that Florida is full of idiots.

Ever heard of semicolons, submitter?

Eh, what else you gonna do when it's that cold?

What ev. I live in NH and I went surfing in 20 degree weather last week.

/wet suit of course

McCorkle, who's spent most of his 19 years in Florida, says he was the one who came up with the idea.

In Florida, he's considered a genius.

His name is McCorkle? hahahahaa

shiat like this is why the rest of the state points and laughs at Lewiston. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, Lewiston.

lamecat: His name is McCorkle? hahahahaa

to be fair, he didn't choose his surname. but you choose to be identified as lamecat. huh. i wonder where the ridicule really belongs

Megain: lamecat: His name is McCorkle? hahahahaa

to be fair, he didn't choose his surname. but you choose to be identified as lamecat. huh. i wonder where the ridicule really belongs

I wound up working outside most of the day Thursday at the food pantry in Brownfield, Maine. That was not fun. As for these two, for the guests sake I hope the ceremony was a short one.

And oh yeah,
McBotulism: shiat like this is why the rest of the state points and laughs at Lewiston. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, Lewiston.

I agree whole heartedly.

I live in Lewiston, ME, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

McBotulism: shiat like this is why the rest of the state points and laughs at Lewiston. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA, Lewiston.

no, we don't all point and laugh at lewiston. auburn just shyly looks away and pretends not to know lewiston.

Courtesy of the National Weather Service: (new window)

***********************MINIMUM TEMPERATURES***********************

LOCATION MIN TEMPS TIME/DATE COMMENTS
DEGREES OF
(F) MEASUREMENT


MAINE

...AROOSTOOK COUNTY...
BIG BLACK RIVER -50 831 AM 1/16 USGS BBRM1
NINEMILE BRIDGE -48 841 AM 1/16 USGS NINM1
ALLAGASH -47 722 AM 1/16 COOP ALGM1
DICKEY -45 833 AM 1/16 USGS DICM1
LILLE -45 717 AM 1/16 AR034
MASARDIS -45 840 AM 1/16 USGS MASM1
CLAYTON LAKE -44 832 AM 1/16 COOP CLTM1
GRAND ISLE -44 722 AM 1/16 SPOTTER
OXBOW -43 842 AM 1/16 COOP OXBM1
FORT KENT MILLS -41 853 AM 1/16 AR054
STOCKHOLM -41 717 AM 1/16 SPOTTER
VAN BUREN -41 845 AM 1/16 COOP VANM1
EAGLE LAKE -40 902 AM 1/16 COOP EGLM1
FORT KENT -40 851 AM 1/16 COOP FISM1
FOX BROOK -40 835 AM 1/16 COOP FOXM1
PRESQUE ISLE -39 758 AM 1/16 AWOS KPQI
LIMESTONE -38 917 AM 1/16 COOP LIZM1
CARIBOU WFO -37 718 AM 1/16 ASOS KCAR
MADAWASKA -37 832 AM 1/16 AR037
SHERMAN -37 902 AM 1/16 AR072
HOULTON -35 838 AM 1/16 ASOS KHUL
LIMESTONE -35 717 AM 1/16 AR035
FRENCHVILLE -30 835 AM 1/16 ASOS KFVE
ASHLAND -28 716 AM 1/16 SPOTTER
KNOWLES CORNER -18 839 AM 1/16 COOP KNCM1

...HANCOCK COUNTY...
WALTHAM -30 725 AM 1/16 SPOTTER
PENOBSCOT -20 717 AM 1/16 HA037
BAR HARBOR -15 831 AM 1/16 AWOS KBHB
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK -10 830 AM 1/16 COOP ANPM1
PROSPECT HARBOR -10 842 AM 1/16 COOP PPHM1
STONINGTON RAINWISE -5 844 AM 1/16 COOP STOM1

...PENOBSCOT COUNTY...
GRINDSTONE -38 837 AM 1/16 USGS GRNM1
SHIN POND -38 843 AM 1/16 USGS SBSM1
CORINNA -31 852 AM 1/16 COOP CORM1
OLD TOWN -30 841 AM 1/16 COOP OLDM1
MATTAWAMKEAG -29 840 AM 1/16 USGS MATM1
WEST ENFIELD -28 845 AM 1/16 USGS WENM1
BANGOR -24 831 AM 1/16 ASOS KBGR
MILLINOCKET -24 841 AM 1/16 ASOS KMLT
PATTEN -24 842 AM 1/16 COOP PATM1
SUNKHAZE N.W.R. -22 843 AM 1/16 COOP SHZM1
DIXMONT -12 833 AM 1/16 COOP DIXM1

...PISCATAQUIS COUNTY...
KOKADJO -39 839 AM 1/16 COOP KKJM1
ABBOT VILLAGE -37 811 AM 1/16 USGS ABTM1
BLANCHARD -35 831 AM 1/16 USGS BLAM1
GUILFORD -35 723 AM 1/16 COOP GULM1
RIPOGENUS DAM -35 843 AM 1/16 COOP RIPM1
SEBEC LAKE -32 838 AM 1/16 COOP GREM1
DOVER-FOXCROFT -31 852 AM 1/16 COOP DFXM1
MILO -24 851 AM 1/16 COOP MLDM1
GREENVILLE -21 837 AM 1/16 ASOS KGNR

...SOMERSET COUNTY...
SAINT AURELIE -44 844 AM 1/16 COOP STAM1
TURNER BROOK RAWS -38 845 AM 1/16 COOP TNBM1

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
DANFORTH -35 833 AM 1/16 COOP DANM1
WESLEY -31 845 AM 1/16 USGS WSLM1
CHERRYFIELD -28 831 AM 1/16 USGS CFDM1
EPPING -26 835 AM 1/16 USGS EPPM1
MOOSEHORN N.W.R. -26 841 AM 1/16 COOP MWRM1
MACHIAS -25 840 AM 1/16 USGS MACM1
DENNYSVILLE -24 834 AM 1/16 USGS DVLM1
PRINCETON -22 842 AM 1/16 COOP PNNM1
WHITING -21 801 AM 1/16 WS038
GRAND LAKE STREAM -20 836 AM 1/16 COOP GLSM1
TOPSFIELD -20 852 AM 1/16 COOP TOPM1
WAITE -20 722 AM 1/16 WS034
EAST MACHIAS -18 852 AM 1/16 COOP ESTM1
JONESBORO -14 838 AM 1/16 COOP JONM1
JONESPORT RAINWISE -13 839 AM 1/16 COOP JPTM1
CUTLER RAINWISE -12 833 AM 1/16 COOP CUTM1
MILBRIDGE -12 723 AM 1/16 WS031
EASTPORT -9 834 AM 1/16 COOP EPOM1

The -50 reading at Big Black River, if accurate, will be the new all-time record low for Maine. (Sorry about the formatting)

DNRTFA but a short(ish) wedding story:

This past August, my sister chose to get married in a wooden one-room schoolhouse that had its windows painted shut, no AC, and only one outlet in which to plug a fan. It was 110F (conservative) in the shade. The bridal party was wearing long, heavy gowns. The reception wasn't better, unless you factor in the ability of the bridal party to hike up their dresses under the tables to achieve some sort of air flow.

Not a single person danced that night. It was too hot to enjoy alcohol (everyone had headaches, sunburns, and the drinks warmed up too quickly, even with ice), a lot of the expensive food was wasted, and we spent most of the evening sprawled out on the lawn or slouched in front of a fan.

Despite all of this, the bride and groom were nauseatingly happy and I walked away with a very clear image of my wedding in my head: a handful of family and friends, a vacation home on Vancouver Island that would allow for last minute indoor/outdoor decisions, copious amounts of homemade food and booze (it helps to have friends that are cooks and brewers), and no dress requirements for anyone (I will be wearing a dress from my closet and a pair of beloved sneakers).

-28 in West Minot yesterday morning.

I was visiting my mother, and we had planned to head to Augusta relatively early yesterday. I woke up at 8:30, heard Mom downstairs and figured she call me when the bathroom was free, so I turned over and suddenly it was 11AM. Jumped up, ran downstairs, and Mom said, "Oh, I decided not to bother you until the temperature hit 0."

/headed out a few hours later than intended
//car made an interesting noise when it started
///problem with outdoor weddings is you have to deal with the outdoors- I doubt the couple intended the wedding to take place in temperatures that would make history

Imagine the honeymoon.

78 here today

During the ceremony, the guests were reportedly being chased by the neighbor's cat...

/nothing's too obscure for Fark!

Good on them for doing it!

You know the best thing about the cold weather up here? The people that cant deal with it go away, so we don't have to deal with them.

/Maine-iac

MBooda: Imagine the honeymoon.

If the urethra narrows due to the cold, does that make the ejaculation more pleasurable or just uncomfortable?

/what?

Man, it must be cold... I mean, look at that picture. Even the fire is frozen in place!

/Slaps own knee, alone

Did anyone else notice that it wasn't actually below zero?

/The winter is still young...

Looks like quite a crowd. I hope they had enough seating for all the guests.

A dozen people witnessed the icy nuptials nipples.

/fixed it

Pfft. I was in South Carolina this week and a car wash in Charleston had shut down because they were afraid of their pipes freezing. At low to mid 30's temps.

/live in Maine
//old(180+ y/o)house
///new heat tape on any pipes
////no frozen pipes in 29 years
////slashies yawn

DslainteC: Poor guy doesn't stand a chance. Most women don't turn frigid until after they're married.

And the ground is too frozen to bury the body when he gets tired of her shiat

John Buck 41: Pfft. I was in South Carolina this week and a car wash in Charleston had shut down because they were afraid of their pipes freezing. At low to mid 30's temps.

/live in Maine
//old(180+ y/o)house
///new heat tape on any pipes
////no frozen pipes in 29 years
////slashies yawn

er...that should be no no heat tape on any pipes.

grinderman: Man, it must be cold... I mean, look at that picture. Even the fire is frozen in place!

/Slaps own knee, alone

I chuckled. + 1/2

"with temperatures just a few degrees above zero"

... wait, what?

Dr. Rosenrosen: I live in Lewiston. It hit -24 F according to my thermometer on thursday night.

I was indoors....

Is it true Lewiston is the armpit of Maine? Does your downtown still have a stoplight every 20 feet?

/fellow Mainer..just repeating what I've been told

Gary Generic: I live in Lewiston, ME, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

W/o you taking this the wrong way, how old is your daughter? (pic in profile)

Happily mafrried, just curious.

John Buck 41: Gary Generic: I live in Lewiston, ME, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

W/o you taking this the wrong way, how old is your daughter? (pic in profile)

Happily mafrried, just curious.

married

/farkin'John Buck 41: Dr. Rosenrosen: I live in Lewiston. It hit -24 F according to my thermometer on thursday night.

I was indoors....

Is it true Lewiston is the armpit of Maine? Does your downtown still have a stoplight every 20 feet?

/fellow Mainer..just repeating what I've been told

John Buck 41: Gary Generic: I live in Lewiston, ME, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

W/o you taking this the wrong way, how old is your daughter? (pic in profile)

Happily mafrried, just curious.

married

/farkin' preview

My uncle got married at the top of Canon Mountain (in NH) on Dec 28... We had to carry my great-grandmother, in her wheelchair, through waist-deep snow from the top of the chairlift to the actual top of the mountain.

Nice ceremony though.

airplayne: grinderman: Man, it must be cold... I mean, look at that picture. Even the fire is frozen in place!

/Slaps own knee, alone

I chuckled. + 1/2

I too chuckled, I'll give him the other half. +1/2

Dr. Rosenrosen: I live in Lewiston. It hit -24 F according to my thermometer on thursday night.

I was indoors....

I'm in Rumford and I walked from my house to Adley's to get my car, after it had its oil changed (about half a mile) that day.

I developed slight frostbite on my lips.

John Buck 41: Dr. Rosenrosen: I live in Lewiston. It hit -24 F according to my thermometer on thursday night.

I was indoors....

Is it true Lewiston is the armpit of Maine? Does your downtown still have a stoplight every 20 feet?

/fellow Mainer..just repeating what I've been told

Lewiston is off the tourist scene for good reason, but it's still a nice place to live. We're getting some good restaurants and whatnot. The enjoyment to cost-of-living ratio is great here. Don't believe all the bad stuff you've heard.

I live in northern Maine where it was 27 below at 4:30 am Friday morning. I hiked for 20 minutes to work. I don't see what the big deal is.

John Buck 41: Dr. Rosenrosen: I live in Lewiston. It hit -24 F according to my thermometer on thursday night.

I was indoors....

Is it true Lewiston is the armpit of Maine? Does your downtown still have a stoplight every 20 feet?

/fellow Mainer..just repeating what I've been told

It isn't the armpit of Maine (that would be Rumford). But it does have a streetlight every ten feet.

I was in between Caribou and Fort Kent this past week.

Farking COLD. almost -50F in some areas. yay.

hienekenftw: John Buck 41: Dr. Rosenrosen: I live in Lewiston. It hit -24 F according to my thermometer on thursday night.

I was indoors....

Is it true Lewiston is the armpit of Maine? Does your downtown still have a stoplight every 20 feet?

/fellow Mainer..just repeating what I've been told

It isn't the armpit of Maine (that would be Rumford). But it does have a streetlight every ten feet.

Hell...how could I forget Rumford? Drove through there on Route 2 en route to Vermont 20 years ago. Makes Lincoln smell like a rose.