DANG! It's COLD!

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

My car was not happy this morning. It started but my center console screen wouldn't come on and every time I pushed a button it ejected a CD. It was interesting.

There was mist (steam?) coming off the ocean today. I had never seen anything like it!
Getting cold tonight and then reaching the 30s tomorrow!! YEAH! Then more snow BOOO!!!!

 

[golfgal]

It was 31 ABOVE zero on my car thermometer this afternoon

 

[mommasita]

Unbelievable here -40 overnight with the winds, and it has warmed up, but to -30, so not much

Tomorrow it is supposed to break

 

[minkydog]

-11 here this morning, that doesnt' take the wind chill into account. Taking DS to school and that's it!

Wait, what? You're taking your kid to school? My Deep South blood congeals at 30 degrees. I would turn into a pillar of ice at -11!

 

[disneymarie]

So it was 3:45 AM and I get a call from the older son, he needs his migraine meds refilled He was using his O2 to try and get through until the morning to refill them but a last resort I went down to fill them....-11!!!!!!!

I had to find a 24 hr pharmacy, the local one was closed, the Walgreens that use to be 24 hrs was not opening until 8 AM, So off I went almost an hr away, In my nightgown and pull on pants.

When I got back the nasty acne white head on dd chest now was the size of an eyeball with a green head on it....so is it the ER or wait for doc to open....soaked it with warm moist heat, tylenol, and watched the clock and temp.....the clocked moved not the temp...off we went to get it drained. still -11 in the mountains.

Then I had to drive to the depths of the lowest temps in PA. Needed to climbed in the snow for pictures of a barn that met its demize when a tow truck towing a tanker went off the road into it.

My hands and face were so numb, toes I had not been so cold in years. A hot shower was wonderful
Weather man said it was 15 year lows.

Gee it is something when 20* will feel like a heat wave.

 

[mommasita]

So it was 3:45 AM and I get a call from the older son, he needs his migraine meds refilled He was using his O2 to try and get through until the morning to refill them but a last resort I went down to fill them....-11!!!!!!!

I had to find a 24 hr pharmacy, the local one was closed, the Walgreens that use to be 24 hrs was not opening until 8 AM, So off I went almost an hr away, In my nightgown and pull on pants.

When I got back the nasty acne white head on dd chest now was the size of an eyeball with a green head on it....so is it the ER or wait for doc to open....soaked it with warm moist heat, tylenol, and watched the clock and temp.....the clocked moved not the temp...off we went to get it drained. still -11 in the mountains.

Then I had to drive to the depths of the lowest temps in PA. Needed to climbed in the snow for pictures of a barn that met its demize when a tow truck towing a tanker went off the road into it.

My hands and face were so numb, toes I had not been so cold in years. A hot shower was wonderful
Weather man said it was 15 year lows.

Gee it is something when 20* will feel like a heat wave.

I hope everyone is ok!

I did zip. My kids stayed home. I am fine with that. THey don't miss school, and last snowstorm I sent them both, and they watched movies all day. This time I kept them home, and the report is that is exactly what their classes did, so that is fine with me.

Tomorrow is supposed to be slightly warmer, and then get better from there. I hope it does not come back. I guess we can't complain too much, as we only have had one major storm this year (knock on wood). Now it is wayyy too cold to snow.

 

[MoniqueU]

Come out to CA where if it gets in the 70s outside the natves are bundled up and the heat goes on everywhere in town. I frigging hate it!! I suffer all summer in 100 degree heat that I can't tolerate I shouuld at least be able to enjoy the cold in the winter but nope someone has to crank the heat! My friend game over with footsies socks on to watch footballl yesterday and my house was like 69 or 70, I don't get it?

 

[IDoDis]

I'm getting cold just reading this thread! I feel so blessed to live where we get all 4 seasons and still live in one of the sunniest states in the country and not the crazy cold that you all suffer from back east. I'll take the 48 degrees we had today any day over your temps, and I'll stop complaining that I'm cold!

Stay warm!!!

PS A few months from now you all will be dealing with humid hot temps!

 

[gator75]

I;m sorry this post has me laughing. I'm not making fun of anyone mind you i just have to laugh when you guys say -3 is cold. I'm from north dakota. we have had night when we have -40 below and the winchill is -100. we also have long stretches of time when our days don't go above - 20 for highs. and beleive me they never cancell school. Nothing like the frozen tundra of north dakota to make a man out of you

 

[Mermaid02]

I;m sorry this post has me laughing. I'm not making fun of anyone mind you i just have to laugh when you guys say -3 is cold. I'm from north dakota. we have had night when we have -40 below and the winchill is -100. we also have long stretches of time when our days don't go above - 20 for highs. and beleive me they never cancell school. Nothing like the frozen tundra of north dakota to make a man out of you

I have to ask, how do your vehicles do in this weather? My car did start, but many of my neighbors didn't.

I ended up being all over town yesterday because my daughter had to have a ct scan and xrays to make sure her upper spine was not fractured and she didnt' have a brain bleed (from her accident Saturday) and then we had to deal with the 2 insurance companies.... Anyway I think it's supposed to be warmer today. It's only -2 right now so it's better than yesterday!

 

[mommasita]

I have to ask, how do your vehicles do in this weather? My car did start, but many of my neighbors didn't.

I ended up being all over town yesterday because my daughter had to have a ct scan and xrays to make sure her upper spine was not fractured and she didnt' have a brain bleed (from her accident Saturday) and then we had to deal with the 2 insurance companies.... Anyway I think it's supposed to be warmer today. It's only -2 right now so it's better than yesterday!

I hope everything is all right. I hope it gets warmer here like that

 

[gator75]

Our cars do well in the cold weather. They are equipped with block heaters and we make sure that our antifreeze is good to about - 45.