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Smokin77 t1_j6yylxa wrote

All the heatpump owners want to know where you bought your woodstove.

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fakecrookedjaw t1_j6z04gs wrote

…you’re playing in a pond hockey tournament on Saturday

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MaineChowder71 t1_j6zdto0 wrote

you button up your vest tomorrow for the first time this winter, due to the -40 wind-chill.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j6zi1b7 wrote

Seems like a good time to take a dip at Cobscook to warm up a bit...

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FragilousSpectunkery t1_j6zjbw2 wrote

...you're in Florida watching the television weather and decide to call up your caretaker to make sure the house was "really" winterized.

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schreckenghast666 t1_j6zvg21 wrote

You have 5 brothers and sisters and they all have different last names.

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erikthepink t1_j6zx11i wrote

Your social security number begins with 004

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QuiGonLogan t1_j6zzpjb wrote

It’s not broken until you can’t fix it anymore

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Smitch250 t1_j700xo6 wrote

I’ll have to put a shirt on finally.

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Pikachupacabra69 t1_j7032ye wrote

when your idea of a good time is chillin in your car on the phone in your driveway while it's idling for way too long. just go in the damn house when you get home! there's snacks and a bathroom. I do not understand.

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Majestic-Feedback541 t1_j70mmbd wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,707,657)

Idk man. Might wanna go to the store, buy up all the bread, milk and toilet paper. Then remove your battery from your car and sleep with it to ensure it starts. Then panic that it's cold outside in winter while you're inside with working heat and power. Don't forget to go outside and bitch about it being cold in winter in Maine too, at least once during this totally normal cold snap we experience every year.

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ErnieBochII t1_j70sl6g wrote

You blame people from massachussets for the weather.

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tesaril t1_j70tgug wrote

you can hang skidder chains off your god damn nipples!

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SilverSlither t1_j70uqb8 wrote

Replying to Pikachupacabra69 (#1,709,767)

As a mom who is always needed, I get this. Being in the car by myself is the closest thing to a get away that I get to take alone. People may need me to stop fights, find a charge cord, make dinner, but I can't hear you, I'm in the car.

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jgwentworth-877 t1_j714qh1 wrote

You know the easiest way to piss off a Masshole is to drive the speed limit.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_j716lla wrote

...you come to realize that the cold snaps never bothered you anyway.

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eircheard t1_j718rvw wrote

You have a multi-tarp shelter for your junky collectables and parts

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rizub_n_tizug t1_j718wmh wrote

You wanna hear how my friggen can sounds?? Brap! Braaaaaap!!

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ToesocksandFlipflops t1_j71bj9j wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,707,657)

I gotta tell you for some reason I am irrationally angry about the coverage about this cold snap. Like it's 36 hours of below zero, this is no big deal. Slow news week or something.

Wear a coat don't stay outside. Are people that stupid we need to talk about frost bite for 5 damn days. Ugh I gotta chill about this.

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ecco-domenica t1_j71bof5 wrote

You skimp on heat in November when it's 40 degrees so you won't have to in February when it's -15.

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CyberJay03 t1_j71c42u wrote

Yes, the ice will thicken. Ice fishing will last a bit longer.

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Chutson909 t1_j71cwsi wrote

….you’re more worried about your beard getting caught in your jacket zipper then some stinkin cold.

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AnonymousUnderpants t1_j71fl1h wrote

Replying to Reckless85 (#1,710,744)

You’re thinking of Gelato Fiasco and their “frozen code,” which runs through March 19.

From a FB post: “You save one percent on gelato dishes for each degree below freezing outside at the time of purchase, if you’re a Red Spoon Society member and you use the passphrase “Frozen Code” at the cash register before making payment.”

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Mist_deBall t1_j71jo62 wrote

You know the difference between tight, wicked tight, and hummin' tight.

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ToesocksandFlipflops t1_j71k6f3 wrote

Replying to Mist_deBall (#1,711,839)

Right!

Got a message from my kids superintendent last night, they can wait in the house the bus will still stop. This morning it was 22 degrees at 4am. Yesterday however it was 4. I get that this afternoon the Temps will drop like a rock but come on..

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skypirate1989 t1_j71ltne wrote

you try to leave for work, but there is a swamp donkey with a baby standing in your dooryahd.

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TheRogIsHere t1_j71nads wrote

When you look at the forecast, shrug, and say "Could be worse."

Frankly, stoicism has always been a Yankee trait, especially with Mainers, but it seems to be becoming a thing of the past as I see more and more posts on this thread.

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rectumlike t1_j71p35c wrote

you look forward to extreme cold so the people from away stay in the lodge creating no line for the lifts!!

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Daniboi1977 t1_j71tmgw wrote

you're not looking for a Mainer if you're expecting complete sentences.

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seeclick8 t1_j71vzw7 wrote

You are 15. It’s 20 degrees and you are walking to school wearing just a hoodie. No gloves or hat.

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YolksOnU t1_j71wau9 wrote

If your camp is actually a camp and not a summer home.

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theharddog1 t1_j71wd9x wrote

Your house is never quite finished…always working on it

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ToesocksandFlipflops t1_j71znr1 wrote

Replying to Zyra00 (#1,712,614)

Sure wind chill in my area it's -32 to -40 with wind chill. Cold sure. But for 36 hours no need to have a panic.

I understand the stress on the unhoused population I really do, and there are a multitude of resources out there for them.

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WDelta4Zer0 t1_j729h5f wrote

You spray it down with a lil WD40 before you put the boots to Er cause you’s a gentleman.

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BackItUpWithLinks t1_j72a2ae wrote

Your camp is on skids because it’s on leased land and you have to move it every few years.

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bizmike88 t1_j72d8tz wrote

They sell Kerosene at your gas station.

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WalkerBRiley t1_j72niu3 wrote

...the wind chill is -40 and you think "probably should put on a sweater...maybe."

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Ok-Eggplant-1649 t1_j72or5u wrote

You wear shorts and slippers to shovel in 20-degree weather. You've gone out barefoot in the snow to get something off the porch.

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ecco-domenica t1_j72sbm6 wrote

Replying to ToesocksandFlipflops (#1,711,538)

When I was 13, I got tired of waiting for the bus in the Caribou middle school auditorium after early dismissal one day for a blizzard. It was a bad winter, we'd already had several blizzards, and it had all gotten pretty old, just so boring. So I decided to walk home about 8/10ths of a mile. NBD. Did it all the time. Oh yeah, and I'd forgot my mittens & hat that day.

I froze the tops of my ears and all my finger tips in the 10 minutes it took to run in the blowing snow to my father's office that was a little less than half way. He was closing up to go home but luckily was still there to let me in, and he got me thawed out. It was . . . painful. It took a week for all the black bits to peel off and they're still sensitive to cold 55 years later.

I think us all putting up with hearing about frostbite for 5 damn days is worth it if one dumb kid like me doesn't have that experience.

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Desnee3 t1_j72whxd wrote

Replying to rofopp (#1,714,420)

Dang. They're also good, though, so I'm ok with that. That's another good I didn't try until I came here. Maine had really expanded my culinary experiences.

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bigdummy53 t1_j737b40 wrote

You’ve run your AC and your Heat on the same day.

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janbrunt t1_j73fhqy wrote

You only buy lobsters from “a guy”.

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notqwhiteright t1_j73hiw6 wrote

Tyvek house wrap is a permanent exterior solution...

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Striking_Ad4986 t1_j73ozzk wrote

You are completely disgusted by the general panic over a few below zero days in February.

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cracan1 t1_j743jxp wrote

When it's 18 below and you tell friends down south"it's a little chilly out today."

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dreamsthebigdreams t1_j7504dx wrote

You need confirmation from other Mainers that you're similar....

Thirsty.

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InfamousCelery4438 t1_j7gaovy wrote

Complaining about the price of fiddleheads at the Hannaford, and some random guy says, "Stop by my trailer, I've got 'em for $3 a bag."

They were fresh and delicious!

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