It's very very cold here in Minnesota...

[101 Proof]

right now, the temperature is -12 degrees F and the wind chill is -34 degrees F. My face froze instantly when I went outside today. I'm not leaving my warm apartment for the rest of the day.

How cold is it where you are?

[indigo32]

1. Brrrrr I'm stuck here in MN

My car was whining this morning. I hope it's OK this afternoon.

[trof]

2. Well, a cold front just came through.

73 this morning, 55 now.
brrr

[Democrats unite]

3. Sorry to hear that...

I had to turn on the AC today here in S.W. Florida.

[flamingyouth]

4. Freezing in Seattle

in the 20s, supposed to have a big snowstorm tonight.

Way too cold for me. It actually makes my body hurt. I have fibromyalgia, and this cold doesn't agree with me. I'll take the rain and clouds any day...

[101 Proof]

7. I'll also take the rain and clouds...

over this clear and very cold sky. This cold snap really sucks. I think it may be the coldest day so far this winter. :(

[Bronco69]

5. Here in Dallas it's

37 with a wind chill of 28.

[La_Serpiente]

6. Gosh, Minnesota is one cold state

my uncle and aunt live there and they tell me how cold it gets.

It's about 80 degrees here in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii.

[Robb]

16. Threadjack: I LOVE Kihei!

Been a couple times, stayed at the Surfside with all the geezers. "The air," said one, with a gravel voice, "S'like velvet, eh?" :)

And back to topic: thought I might take the sled dogs out today, went out to start the truck for Mrs. Robb this morning, had to pry the door open, started after two tries, and the little thermometer thingy said -18F.

Then I said, "I'm staying the hell home." :)

[La_Serpiente]

18. thanks for sharing your enthusiasm

I went camping last night under the full moon on the beach. It was beautiful :-)

[BigBigBear]

8. Yesterday

we went skiing on the Continental Divide here in Colorado, around 12,000'.

It was -10 with a 15-20 MPH wind more or less all day. That's about a -25 windchill.

Snow was great. The holiday tourists pretty much packed it in early - we skiied until they shut down the lifts. :)

[NickB79]

45. I could handle the cold, if we had snow

There's just something about a good deep coating of snow all around that makes the cold seem less biting, less harsh. It kind of softens the edge of winter, ya know? But this is like what, the 3rd year of almost no snowcover here in MN? We have patches of snow, patches of it here and there, but none of the feet-deep drifts and knee-high powder I remember as a kid on the farm. I miss that, I really do. So what if its harder to drive and you might get snowed in, it was worth it! :-)

Oh, and here in St. Cloud, MN it's -7 and falling (-10 to -15F predicted), windchill -20F. Oh, I just know some of my tree seedlings will get nipped back, between the rabbits and these snowless winters I'm amazed anything I've planted has survived.

[Skittles]

9. DO YOU HAVE AN OUTHOUSE ?

If not, spare me your whining.

Skittles
Veteran of Mabel, Minnesota, 1971
x(

[grannylib]

11. Mabel?? Holy cow...I grew up in Decorah; always went to Steam Engine

Days or whatever it was....

[Skittles]

15. granny

where do you supposed I went to school when I lived in Mabel??? DECORAH!!!

[grannylib]

21. Are you serious? When did you graduate? You go to Thomas Roberts?

[Skittles]

22. graduate - LOL

I was a GI BRAT: England to Minnesota to Iowa to Illinois in less than 18 months. I lived with my aunt and cousins on Oak Street in Decorah for a few months 71/72 and walked to school - I believe it was grades 1 thru 9th grade (I was in 9th grade) - there was another school across the river for the rest of high schoolers. I went to three high schools.

[grannylib]

23. The next year (72/73) I was in England my own self, in 8th grade...

my dad directed a program over there that was connected with Luther College (an exchange program in Nottingham).
Where have you lived that you liked it the best?

[Skittles]

43. Madison, Wisconsin was my favorite

when I lived in Iowa my dad had been hospitalized in California for a year. I lived in Madison 66-68, before he became really sick; I just loved it there.

[101 Proof]

17. Nope....no outhouse here.

We here in Morris have what's called "indoor plumbing". :) :P

PS: Where's Mabel?

[grannylib]

47. Mabel is in southeast Minnesota, just north of the Iowa state line. eom

[grannylib]

10. I'm in Minnesnowta too; we got a little dusting of snow last night but not

much. Yup, it's chilly.
Wish more people had signed up for the Clark meetup that was supposed to be tonight *sigh* But we will watch him on Hardball...
Nail Tweety, General!

[NicoleM]

12. Ass cold.

I'm in MN, too. My parents live in western ND and I think my mom said the air temp was -20 yesterday.

[jpgray]

13. In St. Paul it's not that bad, I think

But I scratched plans to go for a bike ride today--I lost my facemask! Fortunately my apartment's basement is so poorly insulated I'm virtually outside as I type this. :)

[chicaloca]

20. weird....it's really f***ing cold in Minneapolis right now

The wind is mainly what's making it cold. I have my heater on low and it's still a little chilly in here, which is weird because my apartment is usually hot even in winter with the heater turned off. My roommate got back from work about an hour ago and her legs are _still_ cold, and she even had leggings on underneath her jeans.

[jpgray]

41. Okay, I just went for a walk--NOW it's pretty damn cold

:scared:

(in this case the above smiley is not "scared" smiley, but "I'm freaking cold" smiley)

[citizen snips]

14. It was very, very warm here in North Carolina today.

But a cold front is moving in and will be here tomorrow.

[kstewart33]

19. Here in Denver, it's 1 degree

The low tonight will be minus 5. Contrary to stereotype, Denver is not used to this type of freezing. Seasonal daytime temperatures for early January are the mid 40s.

[Snow]

24. -12?? Call that cold? How long have you lived there, friend?

It's not really cold until car exhaust is freezing outta the tailpipe & sticking to the street. It's not really cold until you can step outside at -15 and think "hmm, it's warmed up since this morning."

The rest of you may not believe it, but in Minnesota you get so you actually can tell the difference between -30 and -25.

Oh, by the way, I'm now in Pasadena. 67. Brrrr.

[indigo32]

25. Ehhh I've lived here 28 years

and maybe I'm just a wimp...
as a kid I did all kinds of outdoor winter activities
(was on our schools cross country ski team for one)...
these days I just think cold is cold LOL.

[twistedliberal]

26. -9 here in Grand Forks...

...windchill of -26.

It was -19 (actual) when I got up this morning. My car is rather angry with me (no block heater nor garage).

[SmileyBoy]

31. You're in GF??? I live in Fargo!!!

Hey there!!!:hi::hi::hi:

[twistedliberal]

32. Hey!

Are you originally from ND?

[SmileyBoy]

33. Yeah, but I grew up mostly in Minneapolis.

My parents still live here, and I'm down here for winter break from college. I moved out of Fargo when I was 9.

[Darth_Kitten]

27. minus 46 degrees celsius......

:scared: it was cold

[scottcsmith]

28. In Beaverton, Oregon

It's currently 22 degrees F. That's not cold for some areas in the country, but it's cold for this part of Oregon (Beaverton is a suburb of Portland).

Also, there's snow.

I hate the friggin' snow. Hate it, hate it, hate it, hate it.

[Baclava]

29. Hate it too...

Lived in Alaska for 3 years then 10 years in Idaho...now FL.
75 today..happy happy joy joy

[SmileyBoy]

30. I'm in Minneapolis, and my car's engine almost froze out this morning.

I had to run some errands today, and the windows in my car kept fogging and frosting up.

It's horrible here.

[Deja Q]

35. Yipes! How do you have the vent set?

I always keep it open to outside air, even if it's colder. Keeping it shut makes it foggy very fast. (for me, anyway, my dad could drive all day with the vent closed and it'd never fog up!)

[SmileyBoy]

36. My car's F'ed up. I gotta take it to a mechanic again.

I should probably start driving with my windows open, too. In sub-zero weather.

[Deja Q]

34. I walked 2/3 mile wearing only a coat, gloves, shirt, pants, socks, and

shoes.

No scarf. No warm cozy hat.

DUMB!

Fortunately it was two 1/3 mile jaunts, otherwise I'd be in bad trouble.

I'm in MN too...

[BlueJazz]

37. I'm enduring 74 degrees right now.

..in St.Petersburg Florida.

Used to live and love in Minneapolis. When the populuce elected
sleaze-ball Coleman, I figured as long as I have to put up with
Rethuglicans I might as well be warm. :)

[ikojo]

38. According to my-cast.com it's `

19 degrees here in St Louis but having just returned from the Bush rally it feels MUCH colder.

The forecasted low for tonight is FOUR degrees.


OY VEY is all I can say!!!!!!!


Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and I LIKE the cold.

:grouphug: This will keep us all warm!

[Flaxbee]

39. -31 in Bozeman, MT this morning...

I'm not there, but a good friend is... it's about 45 here in NoVirginia, with temps supposed to fall into the single digits (for nighttime) by Wednesday, though none of this -0 crapola. You guys stay warm, and BRING YOUR PETS INSIDE!!!! They'll keep you cozy. (;-))

[greendog]

40. -25 in Kalispell, MT this morning...

The forecast calls for an overnight low of -15 to -30. Gonna start warming up though....in a couple days it'll be back up to the 20's.

[ellie]

42. It's 25 in NW Ohio

but it feels like 16. On Saturday, it was 60 degrees! It's supposed to get colder in the next day or so. Thankfully not like the temps in MN!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

44. I'm in Minneapolis

and this is my first real experience of below-zero weather since moving back here after 18 years in Oregon.

I'm newly surprised at how quickly things (keys in a purse, ungloved hands, legs clad in tights and corduroy pants) get cold after going outside.

The car lives outside, so even though I try to drive as little as possible, I'm taking the beast out for a run every day, just to keep the battery charged.

Whe I lived in Oregon, the coldest I ever experienced was +7 at night, and that was once in 18 years.

[LastKnight]

46. im in SD...

so just about as cold... and yes, your ass can indeed fall off if it freezes deeply enough, mine did today! oh round bout now its like -3 actuial temp, -28 wind chill

-LK