52 degrees below zero wind chill in North Dakota

Heating cost

I own the less famous pool hall in Fargo, ND. I have 5000 sq ft and my heating costs in the coldest months range from $2000-$2500 per month. Mikes pool hall is a free standing building, 29000 sq ft with high cielings but the building is new and effecient, still utilities are not cheap!
 
marc said:
I own the less famous pool hall in Fargo, ND. I have 5000 sq ft and my heating costs in the coldest months range from $2000-$2500 per month. Mikes pool hall is a free standing building, 29000 sq ft with high cielings but the building is new and effecient, still utilities are not cheap!
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There's high ceilings but they're pretty well insulated. We have no windows, and that helps. We also have insulated decorative panels on the north and west sides of the building covering well insulated walls

Oct and Nov have been about $3300 for total energy costs. Haven't seen December yet ;-)

I stopped in at the start of Marc's annual new-year's day scotch doubles tournament (wanted to play but couldn't). He had 64 players for a tournament that's always a blast!
 
mikepage said:
It's a bit chilly, but no big deal.



Did you know cues squirt less up here?
I knew I could count on you to give me the low down.


I'm still waiting for you to make the trip. I've got your entry covered, and I'll even lend you some mittens
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I think I should wait until it warms up a bit.

JoeyA (shivering, waiting for this weekend's dip to 28 degrees; brrrrr)
 
it was 75 at my house in LA today, but it't getting into the upper 40's at night so Its still to cold for my wimpy azz.
 
jay helfert said:
It was down in the 40's here the other night. BRRRRR
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29 in Tampa, FL. I've been down here since 1980, I can't handle the cold anymore. Although I did go out and play pool on the patio for about 45 minutes...brr. Johnnyt
 
JoeyA said:
Isn't there a famous pool hall in ND? I can only imagine a wind chill that cold.

I can't imagine playing pool with the temperatures at or below zero no matter how much heat they have inside the pool room. I would be scared my ferrules would crack when applying a medium hit.

Hope Mike Page & Fargo Billiards Gastropub is surviving the cold weather.

They have a January "Mid-Winter" pool tournament next week http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fargo-ND/Fargo-Billiards-Gastropub/131801224534. Brrrr!
JoeyA
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That's when to play pool! Too cold to do anything else so you go to the ph and have fun.

Does Mikes room have a fireplace? A round fire pit would be a great spot to gather and shoot the bull.
 
Life without water.

Our local weatherman is predicting temperatures to drop in the teens for the next couple of days. That means broken pipes for raised housing like what is so common in the deep south.

We will try to out run the nuts and run a pencil lead stream of water all of the time and keep the heat on in the house. Covered pipes outside and hope that we escape the broken pipes.

My Satsuma tree's roots are protected. It has yielded all of the fruit it is going to yield for this past season and I just hope it makes it through the freezes. It is several years old now and I hate to lose it.

My son's dog lives the life of a queen so we don't have to worry about her getting cold. My wife and I put some additional mulch out to protect some of the young plants and bushes so that's about it for us. Some of you must be laughing at me right now but for us, a freeze is almost as bad as a hurricane. No water, no water, no water........

Since I have done all I can do, I guess all that is left is to go to the pool hall where all of the plumbers of the city are now gathered together, wringing their hands in gleeful anticipation of a hard freeze for the city. Maybe I should target one of the good plumbers for some dough right now. They're not going to have any mercy after the freeze hits and will be too busy to gamble later. (I don't have any migrant landscapers to skin).

JoeyA
 
AK-Stick said:
Guys I have worked in the arctic, -180 wind chill.
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I was stationed at Ft Wainwright Ak from 1995-2000. Jan 21 1997 we were at Infantry Company Cold Weather Survival School at Ft Greeley and Glacier Training at Black Rapids. That day is was -68deg. Man it was cold. But, it was not unbearable because we were dressed for it. We were only allowed outside our tent for 15 minutes at a time.

Me and a friend also slept outside in our arctic sleeping bags when it was -40. Everyone thought we were crazy, but by making the proper shelter it wasnt so bad, now when we jumped out of our Fart Sacks at first call...HOLY CHIT BATMAN.....we ran into the tent to warm up....yep, great times!
 
Fatboy said:
it was 75 at my house in LA today, but it't getting into the upper 40's at night so Its still to cold for my wimpy azz.
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Fatboy, your such a sissy.....your nipples would fall off if you were here in Oklahoma right now! :grin:

You need to go to Bali and get warm my friend! :grin-square:
 
The coldest I ever was in was, while working as a firefighter in the late 70's or early 80's. Don't remember for sure. The temp with the windchill was -80 F.
It was one cold sob. You couldn't hardly move, especially when you got wet. We'd have to leave sections burn so you could have a little heat. I can't even imagine what -180 F would be like.
 
Got word there is a GREAT chance I may be transferring to Anchorage Alaska...WOO HOO...I sure miss that place.

Here is a pic of Donnelly Dome at Ft Greeley, Ak...I have road marched up this hill more times than I can count.....fun times
 

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Funny story, here in SD it was about -50 last night with windchill. -26 with a bit of wind. About halfway through our last round of leauge i went outside to start my truck without my coat. When i came back in my teammates and i statrted discussing how cold it was, i said i wonder how long it would take in reality to die outside without a coat(we have charts n stuff but kinda vauge). One of the guys on my team said he should try, (yes there was alittle alcohol involved, maybe more than alittle!!) Became a pretty good woofing match between friends, anyway i wound up taking the under, everyone else seemed to like the over. 30 min was the number, now not to die but how long he could stay outside in jeans n a t-shirt (plus a rum n coke in his hand). Kinda funny, 1 guy standing outside freezin his ass off with about 6 more lookin out the window cheerin him on. He made it 8 min before he came running in to warm up. While he was out there he kept switchin his drink from hand to hand, said it kept his hand warm. It was more like a slush when he came in. Couple shots of jag n some bailys all was well. Now sunday its supposed to b around 24 above, think about that almost 60 degree change in about 2 days!!!!
 
Has anyone had problems with extreme temperatures warping their cues? In a dry cold winter would you set up a humidifier in your pool room?
 
Home Billiards said:
Has anyone had problems with extreme temperatures warping their cues? In a dry cold winter would you set up a humidifier in your pool room?
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My cue was made in Delta Junction, Alaska and it took 3 1/2 years to build it. It's been in New Orleans hot and humid conditions for almost the same amount of time and it's still perfect so I think the builder has more to do with how the cue holds up than what you do to the cue, barring silly stuff like leaving your cue in the vehicle during the summer or leaving it in the vehicle during the winter.

JoeyA
 
JoeyA said:
My cue was made in Delta Junction, Alaska and it took 3 1/2 years to build it. It's been in New Orleans hot and humid conditions for almost the same amount of time and it's still perfect so I think the builder has more to do with how the cue holds up than what you do to the cue, barring silly stuff like leaving your cue in the vehicle during the summer or leaving it in the vehicle during the winter.

JoeyA
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So slow IS better. :groucho:

I do empathize withe the problems you folks in that neck o' de woods will have with temps in the teens. That'll be a bother.. no doubt.

I think the coldest I"ve been was when I was a brakeman on the RR. When we'd switch out the coal mines we'd be outside in deep minus 0 degree weather, in the wind, and often would have to ride the point of a string of cars for as far as a mile or two while hanging on to the side of the car. Mittens were a must.

There were also times when going up a hill that we could barely get over, one of the engines would quit. Since I'd been around for a while I had learned how to restart them and often do one thing or another to keep them running. The problem was that I was right out in the breeze while doing this. That LAST thing a brakeman wants is for the train to stall in the middle of the hill. That would involved a lot of work and being out in the cold for a long time.

Sometimes we'd be going pretty fast... 40 or 50 mph and have an engine quit. Now if it's Friday or Sat evening, and you and the enginner are trying to get home before the clubs close and the girls go home, and you needed that engine to go fast and make it home quick, I'd decide it was worth a trip back to the errant engine even if the wind was 50mph and the temp was way below zero. So there I"d be... at 50 mph, with the catwalks covered in ice and snow, below zero temps, maybe snowing like crazy, walking along the side of two or three or four engines so I could start the dead one.

I hated to miss a night with the booze and the girls. With that kind of reward looking at me the cold didn't see really cold at all. I started keeping a good supply of booze at home to avoid dumb stuff like that. Just go home and get loaded and forget about the girls for that night. It was the booze and pot that were important anyway. :groucho:

Hell I always managed to get warmed up so no blood no foul. :groucho:
 
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Its colder in January and February

JoeyA said:
I would make all the players and customers wear insulated underwear and full length coats. :grin:

Let's guess what the heating bill is per month. I say $2500 during the month of December.


JoeyA
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A lot of good players come from the Dakota's, because it is too cold to do anything sports wise outside.

Hell it is 35 below in St Louis today with the wind blowing, but the pool hall is warm.
 
JoeyA said:
My cue was made in Delta Junction, Alaska and it took 3 1/2 years to build it. It's been in New Orleans hot and humid conditions for almost the same amount of time and it's still perfect so I think the builder has more to do with how the cue holds up than what you do to the cue, barring silly stuff like leaving your cue in the vehicle during the summer or leaving it in the vehicle during the winter.

JoeyA
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JoeyA, can you send me his contact info please?
 
I'm 90 miles above the Montana and ND border. We trade weather back and forth frequently. Even in a warm car, the cues can get cold in the time it takes to drive to the hall. My cues come from the sunnier parts south of the border, if they can handle this type of weather theres not much that can screw them up. BTW, 52 with with wind chill, any exposed parts of your body will freeze in less than a minute. If you have to stop for P break on the highway, you make sure its a quick one.
The shrivel factor will kick in and you might not be able to find it for a week.
 
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