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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by 18wheeler: 8:07am On Jan 12, 2015
Larrylarex:
32?!! We've never had temperature that high this winter. we're talking about <10°C here!
temperatures dropped as low as 8° yesterday. at 32° we'll be moving with our t-shirts and 3 quarter shorts.
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by pamdaniel(m): 8:07am On Jan 12, 2015
sonnel:
What about mad men n women that patrol the environment without the above mentioned,does it mean they will freeze to death beofre morning?
. mad people here are not as mad as u think... but honestly its rear to see them left out of home care... they are shown much love most especially by family members and friends... Jos no be Aba or Onitsha...lol...

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by GogetterMD(m): 8:12am On Jan 12, 2015
Larrylarex:
Correct! that's true my brother . I heard snow/ice falls freely while raining in especially Pankshin. Camped in mangu and it was officially announced that you can wear anything as long as it's under your white. Come see how people dey dress like hunters !

I also camped in Mangu. I no follow do one single parade. The cold was too damn much

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Larrylarex(m): 8:13am On Jan 12, 2015
zimoni:
In my own opinion, cold in Jos is overrated.

The coldest town in Nigeria is called Gembu at Taraba State.

Lobatan.
I've never been to Gembu but I know that there is a plateau in taraba state too, so you can expect it to b cold . My point is that Jos is the coldest CITY in Nigeria , we have other towns that are colder. EG Pankshin

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Nobody: 8:13am On Jan 12, 2015
i don't really blame them, this harmattan is evil!. the other day i woke up, it was as if my legs were placed on a semovita powder, not cool!

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by darepoju(m): 8:16am On Jan 12, 2015
KenSaroWiwa:
Zaria has crazy temperatures as well. When its hot, you'll think ur in the kalahari desert and when its cold, its like being in Alaska.
......

u mean u re staying Zaria....
mehn! this cold no be here o....

really cold....,!
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by twinskenny(m): 8:19am On Jan 12, 2015
Larrylarex:
The Jos Plateau is the largest plateau in Nigeria and owing to its elevation, Jos is the coldest city in Nigeria (about the temperature of California, USA) for example, the temperature here now us about 15°C and it has gone south of 10°C at a point in this winter (Yes it is better referred to as winter, this one don pass ordinary harmattan) Because of this cold weather, people usually does some things that would be considered wild by Lagos standards. I present to you below, a few of
them.

1. Boiling water to brush teeth or do dishes:

Some people actually boil the water they wanted to use for brushing Their teeth or do their dishes because ordinary water will be freezing cold and coupled with the freezing breeze is a no no

2. Ladies wearing socks on ANYTHING they wore:

It is not uncommon seeing 'Big girls' wearing socks on office suits and skirts, even after dressing for an owanbe party, socks and gloves were freely worn on the Ankara and lace attires. In short, their is no dressing that's weird here, anything goes
PS: Weird dressing doesn't exclude men too o! I saw a man yesterday that wore a sweater over his shirt before putting on the suit jacket

3. Purposely Staying under the sun:

You'll see people intentionally staying under the sun as soon as it comes out just to feel the warmth of the greatest source of energy.

4. Bathing with boiled water:

I dare say that there is nobody I mean NOBODY in this Jos that has the effrontery to bath with ordinary water as history has it that some people actually froze to their death when they tried it in times past.

5. Putting on electric stove in the bedroom:

because of the unusual cold, some people will put on the electric stove at night just so they can be warm throughout the night.

6. Sleeping with more than two pieces of clothing on:

Its a common thing if people slept dressing like an astronaut, I mean with two trousers, two shirts, one Cardigan, head warmer and hear muffs, Hand gloves and socks all under a cover cloth/duvet! Lil!

If you're staying on the Jos or Taraba plateau please add yours


Iamlarex

Bros the cold in jos is something else... i could only stay there one week for a project
drinking hot tea every now and then.. i heard the hotel man telling that i should use hot water to bath instead of warm water... thank GOD AM BACK to Lagos though.

i wonder how ppl cope over there... even the married people are complaining

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Larrylarex(m): 8:19am On Jan 12, 2015
GogetterMD:


I also camped in Mangu. I no follow do one single parade. The cold was too damn much
Lol! Lazy corper! BTW what batch ?
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Larrylarex(m): 8:22am On Jan 12, 2015
Nneka123:
i don't really blame them, this harmattan is evil!. the other day i woke up, it was as if my legs were placed on a semovita powder, not cool!
LWTMB! Semovita?! where in Jos do you live?
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Nobody: 8:25am On Jan 12, 2015
Ogoanita:
embarassed am in jos and a living witness, anyways,,,,,,, jos weather teaching girls how to dress decently well since 19BC, it well

Which side in jos are you located?
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Larrylarex(m): 8:25am On Jan 12, 2015
twinskenny:


Bros the cold in jos is something else... i could only stay there one week for a project
drinking hot tea every now and then.. i heard the hotel man telling that i should use hot water to bath instead of warm water... thank GOD AM BACK to Lagos though.

i wonder how ppl cope over there... even the married people are complaining
Na so we dey rough am o ! Funny thing is we're thinking of how to cope when we go back down south
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Dez80(m): 8:29am On Jan 12, 2015
emmyspark007:
Smoking weed jez to stay warm

lol, is this what u cud tink of? Watch ur back for police!
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Nobody: 8:29am On Jan 12, 2015
Larrylarex:
LWTMB! Semovita?! where in Jos do you live?
I don't stay in jos o tongue, never been there, but where am staying, I'm feeling the harmattan too
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by OkikiOluwa1(m): 8:30am On Jan 12, 2015
When I was serving in Jos, there's this cold jacket that I depended on.
I call it my bullet proof.

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Dez80(m): 8:31am On Jan 12, 2015
alberto2k:
Drinking garri with hot water in the afternoon undecided

hahaha, u sabi lie o
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by otbliz(m): 8:31am On Jan 12, 2015
Here jn uyo, its around 20 deg and all my joints are aching.
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Elcemento(m): 8:33am On Jan 12, 2015
Na was o. Wrap itself around him and the cold go subside. Abi he no dey around make I come help am?
folabayo1:
Oyi na tu muo
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by leonprince: 8:35am On Jan 12, 2015
My area in jos is 8degrees this morning.
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by yoged(m): 8:36am On Jan 12, 2015
Like this

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Amadaz(m): 8:37am On Jan 12, 2015
kilokeys:
i heard thieves were tied to trees and bathed with water then left overnight. only to find them dead by morning.
shocked
jeeze... That sounds like an medieval method of execution by the mexicAn aztecs
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by gracile(f): 8:38am On Jan 12, 2015
just spoke to my siblings o, dey were just bombarding me with gist of how co..ld jos is!
back in sec.school.days ehn, we dare not bath with cold water in d morning o people also avoided getting into trouble o: 'fear of soldiers is d beginning of wisdom in command ' grin

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by sleazy5(m): 8:40am On Jan 12, 2015
Damianobi:
I wonda who will boil water jst 2 brush his/her teeth undecided


you won't understand until you experience the weather there...,

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by GogetterMD(m): 8:41am On Jan 12, 2015
Larrylarex:
Lol! Lazy corper! BTW what batch ?
Batch B from last year
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by MARKone(m): 8:41am On Jan 12, 2015
dajoaneke:


Jos girls have grown used to it... now, runs girls charge extra: Take it or leave it... which ofcourse leaves you no choice.

A woman will surrender her body to be abused by strangers for a price... but will surrender her soul for love:- King Nebu.Uka.D.N'Eze 700bc

grin I no know say the great king Nebu.Uka.D.N'Eze. (Nebuchadnezzar) was an Igbo man, am touched grin

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by doopsy(f): 8:43am On Jan 12, 2015
Can imagine how jos is ...when I was in kaduna, I had all sorts ...sweater, head warmer, muffler, thick footballer socks...having a bath was achieving a task..."heey tessy you don bath.eyaaah... grin "wondering how your ordeal would look like" embarassed we slept in jeans ,socks , head warmers and parachute jackets...when I finally came home, my brothers laughed at me , they asked if I were a bike man over there...they wouldn't understand. ..threw the clothes away , no need for them in lagos..

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Nobody: 8:43am On Jan 12, 2015
those that are saying its gonna be fun.....please and please....it aint no fun oo...

i swear with my black diamond..if u are new over dere...and dis kind of cold period meets u dere....u will be rushed to any hospital close by....cos na hot water go be your drip oo....

its fucking freezing in jos!!!

look at d way i was dressed...while in jos....

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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by ijbeauty(f): 8:46am On Jan 12, 2015
My bro came back from jos and said cold in the east is still a learner where jos cold dey.........

Hmmm, maybe na real California una de.
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Spamola1: 8:48am On Jan 12, 2015
lestat:
@OP I heard there's a place so cold in Jos called panchee? Is this true? I heard it's the coldest place in Jos? Please captain needed....who knows about his should enlighten me
its called pankshin,its a lg predominantly for the mangu tribe,but its not as cold as bassa lga sha.2 days new year stay in bassa give me 1 week plus cold upon say na 2 sweaters i dey wear.d cold no dey stop o,morning,afternoon and night,nw sef na unda sun i dey
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Nobody: 8:49am On Jan 12, 2015
Larrylarex:
Lol! Lazy corper! BTW what batch ?
am batch B too ooo....omo...dat cold in mangu camp eh....its no friendly at all oo......i almost got frozen oo
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by datjohn(m): 8:51am On Jan 12, 2015
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Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by Osu175(m): 8:54am On Jan 12, 2015
1stola:
GREAT JOSSITE!!!
oh! I miss that weather. The only place in Nigeria where ice falls if it rains...
(7) Crying if you break up with your gf or bf coz of fear of congi killing you. grin
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GEJ till feBUHARI
ice also falls in others part of the north lik zaria, kaduna etc. Rain do fall with ice when the season is about ending
Re: Crazy Things People Do During Harmattan Season In Jos by cronsberg: 8:54am On Jan 12, 2015
this morning it was 10* celcius in Yola, its f***k*ng cold. According to accuweather.com, jos has early morning temps of 5* celcius for the past few days. What the hell? that down right brutal cold yo

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