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Bryan if I wasn't looking to make an ice rink in the back yard I would be over!

The newly poured patio at the end of summer is going to be the new ice rink, but I need to get some poly down first. The rink would be ~14' x 30'. Should be fun if warms up enought to use it.

-26 w/o windchill -41w Gee, there's a windchill warning, what a surprise.
Because of the wind there's at least three of us outside shovelling this afternoon.

+9 here in Peterborough tomorrow. Extremely unseasonal

OK, if we must ... Vero Beach 5-Day Forecast

Crap.

Don't you guys know that as soon as you start marking your territory with cold temp stats, Rick'll come in and make EVERYONE feel bad?

Still sitting at -28C (-17F) luckily still no wind to speak of.

The cold front swung into Austin this morning. We dropped 22 degrees (F) in 19 minutes. Talk about a fast moving front. Brr.

Hi icehawk,

No, no damage will occur playing them under such cold conditions. I once skiied in the BC interior (Panorama) and we had cold like you are experiencing. There was a hot tub outside the condo we rented (no Algonquin speakers however) and it was quite a trip to dash out there and immerse oneself, steam rising all around you.

Regards,

Alan

Alan,

Thanks for the reply mentioning no damage should occur while playing them at such cold conditions. I was a little concerned that I might be damaging them.

The dash out to the hot tub is a little cool, to say the least. But its worth it once you sink into the hot water. It's a weird feeling, however, having your hair follicles freeze together while sitting in 102F water. I had brought a glass of water with me and it had almost frozen solid before I took my first sip. Luckily, the dash back to the house isn't nearly as bad.

Thanks again for the info - now I can play the Algonquins to my hearts content.

Bryan

MAybe you can develop a habit of playing them for a while to warm up before you go out to listen?

So speaker break in isn't a myth after all!