yeah it hit us here in minneapolis too. BRRRRRRR!!!!! :shiver:

C'mon Spring!!

I have to laugh at my city (Kansas City) it's only going to get to like 5 below tomorrow and they've cancelled schools, and the MAIL.

You guys in MN are supposed to be what 50 below? Now that I could understand cancellations.

728huey said:

I am definitely chilling where I live. The temperature barely rose above zero in northern Illinois today and is expected to drop to 25 degrees below zero tonight, rise all the way to -16 degrees to tomorrow, and drop to near 30 degrees below zero before rising to just below zero by Thursday afternoon and rising to a balmy mid-teens above zero by Friday. I'm stuck in a drafty old apartment building, and while I have been cranking up the heat and weatherproofing my windows, my floor is ice cold. I had to wear two pairs of socks and my winter boots to keep my feet warm. Ironically, if I can make it through the next few days, it's supposed to rise above freezing by the weekend.

Me too. This is me right this second. I LOVE my curtains.




And this soup, Progresso Chickarina.

Stay warm stay safe

luv4u said:

Stay warm stay safe

Thanks luv .

What do people do in temps like that? What temp does gas freeze at? Does a car even start?

Glad to live in the Northwest. No wonder the homeless migrate out here.

Resisting the urge.

onlyforaminute said:

What do people do in temps like that? What temp does gas freeze at? Does a car even start?

Go to the gym, I guess. The temp was -7 below zero when I went to the gym this evening and the place was packed!

kitbradley said:

onlyforaminute said:

What do people do in temps like that? What temp does gas freeze at? Does a car even start?

Go to the gym, I guess. The temp was -7 below zero when I went to the gym this evening and the place was packed!

I guess there is nothing to do but work on self. Ha, you answered all three really.

Thought it couldn't snow when it was this cold? So why are we getting SNOW??

I cannot open my back door, the deadbolt is frozen into the jamb. Sheesh.

PennyPurple said:

Thought it couldn't snow when it was this cold? So why are we getting SNOW??

One of our local forcasters talked about this yesterday. He said the temperatue would have to be -200 below zero F for it to be too cold to snow. And that hasn't happened yet.

I live in DC and thought last night was tough...but then I heard about Chicago. It's negative 25 there. And soon they'll see more than 70 degrees of temperature change when this cold-quake is over. Climate's just absolutely f-ed up. Feel terrible about the homeless.

purplethunder3121 said:

happinessinitsuncutform said:

happinessinitsuncutform said:

728huey said:

happinessinitsuncutform said:

I live in DC and thought last night was tough...but then I heard about Chicago. It's negative 25 there. And soon they'll see more than 70 degrees of temperature change when this cold-quake is over. Climate's just absolutely f-ed up. Feel terrible about the homeless.

It dropped to -31 degrees in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois which is about 75 miles northwest of Chicago. That's an all-time record low. I'm still freezing in my apartment, yet the temperature is supposed to rise overnight and be in the upper teens above zero tomorrow. We're supposed to be in the mid 30's on Saturday, but it may rain, and that could cause the streets to ice over due to the record cold air.

Hi homie. I'm in the North Shore, it's 1 degrees right now. So glad we made it!

After working at home on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday because of the weather (snow and frigid temperatures/windchills), I was totally stir crazy yesterday morning. So I got in my car around 9:00 (thinking I'd make my 10:00 meeting) and headed for the office. About 5 miles from home (the office is 40 miles away through open country), I hit freezing fog and the temperature on my car thermometer dropped to -33º F. I said to myself, "This is one of the dumbest and most dangerous things you've ever done. Go home."

About five minutes after I got back home, BOTH of the meetings I had yesterday were cancelled. And one of my co-workers who made it in yesterday took an hour-and-a-half to get home last night because it started snowing again and ice melt doesn't work in subzero temperatures.

It's been absolutely nuts.

Mother Nature the first bitch.

iZsaZsa said:

728huey said:

I am definitely chilling where I live. The temperature barely rose above zero in northern Illinois today and is expected to drop to 25 degrees below zero tonight, rise all the way to -16 degrees to tomorrow, and drop to near 30 degrees below zero before rising to just below zero by Thursday afternoon and rising to a balmy mid-teens above zero by Friday. I'm stuck in a drafty old apartment building, and while I have been cranking up the heat and weatherproofing my windows, my floor is ice cold. I had to wear two pairs of socks and my winter boots to keep my feet warm. Ironically, if I can make it through the next few days, it's supposed to rise above freezing by the weekend.

Me too. This is me right this second. I LOVE my curtains.




And this soup, Progresso Chickarina.

Cool freakin' room . Doesn't look nearly as cold as it was outside. My hound lasted no more than two minutes out there. 'Twas brutally dangerous...gonna be 50 out by Monday? What tha?!!

I made sloppy joes.

and now here in Minneapolis it's warm enough for snow to melt....

Now it is balmy..at least for Winter. No cold till friday.

OMG, guys. The freezing temps was not the worst part for me. This is my kitchen flood Friday afternoon when the valve on the hot water burst off under the sink during the thaw.



It was scalding hot and made the fog. I called the fire department, and they came to turn it off. Everyone is okay. It burst about an hour after I got home late that afternoon, and I sudder when I think it could have burst just after I left home that morning. It would have been flooding for hours.

Oh NO!! That sucks.

iZsaZsa said:

OMG, guys. The freezing temps was not the worst part for me. This is my kitchen flood Friday afternoon when the valve on the hot water burst off under the sink during the thaw.



It was scalding hot and made the fog. I called the fire department, and they came to turn it off. Everyone is okay. It burst about an hour after I got home late that afternoon, and I sudder when I think it could have burst just after I left home that morning. It would have been flooding for hours.

It's gonna need work done.