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25 cities you won't believe are colder than Sochi (Photo)
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| Lee Jin-man
Posted on 02/15/2014 5:40:58 PM PST by cunning_fish
Welcome to the XXII Winter games, where temperatures reach a balmy 64 degrees Fahrenheit, athletes wear sleeveless uniforms, and Olympians practice at nighttime when the snow can finally stiffen up.
Meanwhile, the polar vortex continues to swirl through regions used to bright sunshine and blue skies. Check out these surprising cities that are actually colder this week than Sochi, Russia.
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To: cunning_fish
The average winter temps in Sochi are in the 40s and 50s.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:49:20 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: cripplecreek
Should have given the games to Pyeongchang this year. Very cold and snowy this week.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:53:04 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Ted Cruz-Rand Paul 2016)
To: Perdogg
The Winter Olympics are like an anti-Al Gore. Whenever Gore goes somewhere to talk about global warming the temperature drops by 20°. When the Winter Olympics show up temperatures shoot up and the snow stops falling.
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posted on
02/15/2014 6:14:40 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Recycled Olympic tagline Shut up, Bob Costas. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!)
To: cunning_fish
it's not called the Russian Riviera for nothing...
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posted on
02/15/2014 6:17:46 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Chode
At Beech Mountain, in Banner Elk, North Carolina - Elevation 5,6oo ft. it is 8 degrees on the slope.....base of 92”....no crowds.....come on down to Dixie and catch a few!
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posted on
02/15/2014 6:59:47 PM PST
by
Torahman
(Remember the Maccabees!)
To: Torahman
as much as i would absolutely love to, sadly, my knees are no longer up to the task...
but i might make it Charlotte again before i die
do you know it they still have the Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Union Grove???
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posted on
02/15/2014 7:28:45 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: KarlInOhio
When the Winter Olympics show up temperatures shoot up and the snow stops falling.Cute, but wrong. Sochi is always this temperature. It's subtropical.
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posted on
02/15/2014 7:53:22 PM PST
by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: Chode
Yes the fiddlers conv. Still goes on ..... But check out Merlefest in Wilksboro it’s amazing!
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posted on
02/19/2014 5:42:21 PM PST
by
Torahman
(Remember the Maccabees!)
To: Torahman
i'll look into it, we had some GREAT times at the convention... white liquor and bluegrass, good times hello!!!
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posted on
02/19/2014 6:22:46 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Torahman
Merlefest looks to be a good time, big lineup too
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posted on
02/19/2014 6:25:38 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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