#cold spells

[victoriantreecat]

Howdy! i present a parody of Heat Waves, based on the Space Opera AU. it applies to treebark btw and has an in-universe fic that is the equivalent of Heat Waves.

Cold Spells

Frost crystals Fracturing the vision Cold cold spells Im spinning in a blizzard

Frost crystals Fracturing the vision Cold cold spells Im spinning in a

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Can’t make you happier now

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Can’t make you happier now

Usually I stay Back on Coruscate Just to keep away From your icy gaze

But today I see Our reflections Clearly in cold oceans Under glowing trees

You just need a better life than this You need something i can never give Sharp snowflakes falling thick and fast They’re gone now the storm is past, but

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Can’t make you happier now

I can’t feel it I can’t stand You hold tight my freezing hand, but Now you’ve got to let me go You’d be better off without my cold I don’t wanna be alone You know it burns me too

You look so broken in your tears That freeze like bitter cold goodbyes

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Can’t make you happier now

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Can’t make you happier now

I just wonder what your dreaming of When you gaze at stars so luminous I just wish that I could give you that, That look that’s glowing bright at last

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Cold spells been shutting me down

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Can’t make you happier now

Sometimes all I think about is you Late nights in the middle of blue Cold spells been shutting me down Can’t make you happier now

Frost crystals Fracturing the vision Cold cold spells Im spinning in a blizzard

Frost crystals Fracturing the vision Cold cold spells Im spinning in a blizzard

here, you're intruiged, have a recorded version :)

[scotianostra]

On February 11 1895 the joint coldest temperature ever in Scotland was recorded.

It won't surprise anyone here that ten of the 12 coldest temperatures on record since 1961 were set north of the Border. Braemar, a village around 58 miles west of Aberdeen, is one of the coldest low lying settlements in the country. On two occasions in the last 130 years the mercury has plunged to -27.2, which remains the record.

The same numbing temperature was recorded at Altnaharra, a small hamlet in rural Sutherland, in 1995. The village’s northerly latitude and inland location mean that in winter it often features in the daily weather extremes for Scotland.. But residents can at least enjoy warm summer days, with a high of 28 °C recorded in May 2017.

Here are the "top" 5 lowest temperatures.....1= 30 December 1995, Altnaharra, Highland -27.2 °C

1= 11 February 1895, Braemar, Aberdeenshire -27.2 °C 3 20 January 1984, Grantown-On-Spey, Moray -23.6 °C 4 27 January 1985, Lagganlia, Highland -23.4 °C 5 08 January 2010 Altnaharra, Highland -22.3 °C  

[scotianostra]

Another one with dodgy dates, but it does cover dates from January to March 1674. I have also added other cold spells  throughout our history, I’ve also added  other cold spells  throughout our history just to fill out the post.....

Thirteen Drifty Days.

This was a storm that Scotland had not seen the likes of in living memory, in January a severe frost set in and lasted for weeks. The ground was rock hard so when snow arrived on February 20 it lay. It snowed for 13 days and nights. The weather was so ferocious that sheep turned violent. Five days into the storm they began to turn on each other, ripping at each other’s wool with their teeth to try to keep warm. Shepherds gasped in horror as the brutes set off on barbarous rampages.

Taken from (The )"Reign of Charles the Second, 1673-1685"

"At this time commenced a stormy period, which was long memorable in Scotland. It opened with a tempest of east wind, which strewed the coasts of Northumberland and Berwickshire with wrecks. During February, the rough weather continued; and at length, on the 20th of the month, a heavy fall of snow, accompanied by vehement frost, set in, which lasted for thirteen days. This was afterwards remembered by the name of the Thirteen Drifty Days. There was no decided improvement of the weather till the 29th of March. ‘All fresh waters was frozen as if in the midst of winter; all ploughing and delving of the ground was marred till the aforesaid day; much loss of sheep by the snow, and of whole families in the moor country and highlands; much loss of cows everywhere, also of wild beasts, as doe and roe.’ – Law. This storm seems to have fallen with greatest severity upon the Southern Highlands. It is stated in the council books of Peebles that ‘the most part of the country lost the most part of their sheep and many of their nolt, and many all their sheep. It was universal, and many people were almost starved for want of fuel for fire." 

Scotland had known nothing like it and when the storm eventually died down in early March, 90% of livestock in some areas was dead. Animals began to perish on February 26 and shepherds made semi-circles of dead sheep to try to afford protection to the living.

According to archives, 1594 was another cold year. On March 10 there began “ane horrible tempest of snow whilk lay upon the ground till April 14”.

In February 1615 ice on the Tay at Dundee was strong enough to support sturdy men and heavy horses. At the North Inch, Perth, two puncheons of wine of “three score twelve stane wecht” were carried by porters over the Tay.

The following month a snow storm cut off all communication around Scotland and killed most livestock in the kingdom. Eating lamb was banned for a period. The Tay froze over again in January 1624 and at least 11 wine carts of emergency aid were hauled up the ice to relieve Perth’s citizens who had suffered four days of enforced temperance.

Ten years later snow began to fall on December 9 and lay until March 9, during which “many bestial both wild and tame died”.

The harsh winter of 1698 claimed many lives among Dundee’s poor. During an “unkindly cold and winter-like spring” meal prices shot up, people starved to death and the impoverished “got neither coffin nor winding sheet”.

In 1785 the Clyde at Glasgow was frozen over for four months, during which time booths and dram shops, complete with fires, sprang up.

[mcleavys]

GREAT LEARNING 2

Hand drawn illustration, coloured and touched up in Photoshop.

Following on from the first Great Learning we have the precisely titled Great Learning 2. For this I wanted to tease out of the origins of the name of the night, albeit in a rather “Say what you see” Catchphrase type of way. 

So, Great Learning draws it’s name from a piece of music by avant-garde composer Cornelius Cardew. Taking this on board I drew; a car, a driver (who happens to be Dr. Cornelius from Planet of the Apes) and a can of Mountain Dew (being held ape style, with his foot).

Cornelius Car-Dew. Ahem.

Poster created for Great Learning, a club night in East London.

[mcleavys]

FLYERS AND POSTERS FOR THE HAPPYCASIO REUNION SHOWS

[alarisproperties]

Denver’s recent cold spell has caused firefighters to struggle with frozen hoses, frozen boilers, and burst pipes across the metro area.

When the temperatures dip to dangerous sub-zero levels, it's possible that pipes can freeze in your home, so here are some prevention tips.

1. Open the cupboard doors.

Pipes under sinks in some homes can get very cold. This is a simple way to warm them up.

2. Keep a small stream of lukewarm water running from each faucet (including those in the tub or shower).

This is especially important if pipes are located in an exterior wall or under a concrete slab. It's tough for moving water to freeze.

3. Pipes that run near cold windows or drafts can be protected with insulation from a local hardware store.

Don't insulate them all the way around, however. Let the pipe see the heat. If the cold is on just one side of the pipe, put insulation between the cold and the pipe and let the other side of the pipe be exposed to heat from the room.

4. If a pipe does split, main shut off valves tend to be located either by a home's hot water heater or on the side of the basement closest to the heat.

Learn where your main shut off valve is before you need to know.

5. If a pipe freezes and you know where the freeze is located, use a hair dryer set on low to try to thaw it out.

Blow the air stream back and forth until the water starts flowing again. Never thaw a pipe with a torch or open flame.

6. Keep the thermostat set at the same temperature day and night.

Yes, heating bill will be higher, but it will be less expensive than repairing a burst pipe.

7. Keep your drapes and blinds closed at night to reduce heat loss; open them during the day to allow for natural warmth caused by the sun.

8. Keep garage doors closed if there are water supply lines in the garage.

9. Finally, even if you're going away on vacation, never turn your home's heat below 55 degrees.

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[maybeedmonton]

[thecoldspells]

What's this? Why, it's the Cold Spells ode to 19th century Japanese tentacle porn, of course.

The Dream Of The Fisherman's Wife.