OMG.. Our weather

Our mayor just closed all Minnesota schools for Monday.

Why?  Our regular temp, not including windchill, is forecasted to be -30 to -40.

My son doesn't have to go to school but he works outside that night from 4 -9pm.  He works at a grocery store bringing in carts. 

On a side note:  I did move here from Hawaii. 

I can't even imagine air that cold. Your son needs those pocket warmers to put in his gloves, coat, boots and anywhere else he can think of. I've used those and they really last for hours and hours. Please tell me you didn't move from Hawaii by choice. There must have been some reason you left paradise.

Thanks froggy.  I hadn't even thought about the hand warmers.

Son is sweating before we leave the house.  Layers, thermal underwear, ski mask, hat, gloves, thick socks. 

Not by choice, job transfer, although, it did get kind of boring with no change in temps...ever.  Also, once you drive around the island a few times, it's a been there, done that feeling.  We never even bothered to go to another island.

We have the same terrible weather here Gabby. We just got 10 inches of snow in the last two days with more on the way. Temps have been dipping below zero and it is unbearable to be outside. I made sure to stock up on everything because going outside is a major production between shoveling snow, heating the car, facing the cold and driving on ice and snowy roads. I wish it would just let up. I can't remember the last time we have had weather this bad for so long.

Omg your poor son! I don't know how he can work outside in this. Let's hope the stores are somewhat empty so he won't have to retrieve too many carts. And you poor dear coming from Hawaii to the brutal Midwest.........sigh.

Lips

Stay warm lips. 

Stocking up is a good idea.  Our power went out for 4 hours yesterday.  Actually 4,000 customers were without power.  I am shocked I didn't get cold during that time.

I hope the store is slow because I would bet my bottom dollar most people will leave their carts by their car...ya know, to cold to push it into the cart corral....leave it to the poor skinny teen.

Ooh that is freezing - please take care. That's frostbite temperatures surely?

Aside from Hawaii Minnesota transfer, I think that I would never get bored from having a summer whole year As for extremely cold weather, at the moment, we get around 5-10 degrees (Celsius), so it is not much of a winter. Although I can remember it hit -20 (and that's without the wind chill effect).

National weather is showing our temps every 15 min.  Why bother, it's all the same....

11 PM

Partly Cloudy
-21°

Partly Cloudy

FEELS LIKE:-49°

12 AM MonJan 6

Partly Cloudy
-22°

Partly Cloudy

FEELS LIKE:-50°

1 AM

Partly Cloudy
-25°

Partly Cloudy

FEELS LIKE:-53°

My son had to work outside from 3 - m.  A lady felt sorry for him and went to Caribou, brought him back a large hot chocolate.

I saw some reports on the news.  The woman reporter said she did a report earlier and when she got back into her car, her eyes felt funny and she said she had icicles hanging off her eyelashes!

I hope you are all safe and as I said before, please take care.

hmm... so America stole winter this year because no winter in Baltic.. i remember January always was cold month ( -10 up to -25) now ~+5

Wow, that is extremely cold gabby! Take care.

We have a lovely weather here, around 10 degrees (50ºF) Usually it's between -5 and zero.

            I'm still reeling from hearing  "I did move here from Hawaii" ,  oh well.    'Gonna get to a whopping 31 degrees tonight here in Sunny Tampa, FL.    I heard  on the radio "high of 47 degrees tomorrow during the day".    Woo-Hoo,  a veritable heat wave  suckers

It's terrible by me too, it hit about 3am last night. The top of my head was like ice when I woke up.  Just brutal out, and I hate when you can't shake that chill! Stay warm all.

      Anyone know how cold it will be in Pasadena tonight?    Go Noles !!

Here's something you all can do

Great video Markotik
My strategy however, is to stay in, some nice warm drink, and just play some nice movie

Loved the bubbles freezing....great find.

It looks stunning... well, that's one good use of winter if you ask me...

We suffered thru that lovely weather too Gabby!! I was glad to see it go.It was in the low 40's yesterday and for today 32 degrees and snow.
I hate winter!!

You are not alone Rosebud, I hate winter too

School closed again tomorrow.  That is 3 days this winter.  A record for our district.

Temps expected to be...oh..around... -40

My son had to work outside again tonight, for 5 hours.  Poor kid worked 5 hours when the temp was -57.  His store thanked him by giving him a $5 gift card.  5 hours outside at this temp and he makes $7.75/hr. I gotta hand it to him for hanging in there. I'm sure many kids would have said 'forget it', I quit.
A lady customer felt so sorry for him, she drove to Caribou (no drive-through), went in, ordered him a large hot chocolate, and drove it back to him.  Those acts of kindness go a long way.

I have a hard time enjoying staying in by the cozy fireplace. I just keep thinking of the poor animals, especially the deer and their little spindly legs.

Your son could have suffered frost bite working outside in those temps and to give him a $5 gift certificate is an insult.  Thank heavens for small mercies - what a kind and thoughtful act from the lady with the hot chocolate.

I'm amazed it's still bitterly cold Gabby - they've stopped reporting your weather on the news now.  I hope the temps improve soon.

Your son is obviously a good kid, and it's really a shame that the store doesn't value that...
I hope that the shitty weather passes soon gabby....

Sigh after another snowstorm a few days ago we are back at below zero temps. I am so freaking sick of this weather i want to scream!! I have to have three space heaters going because it is sooooooo cold my furnace can't keep up and its not an old furnace either!

Tell me about it Lips, it's cold by me too and I have to work outside in it! The thought of pulling someone over is awful cuz then I have to brave the cold! I just wna be on a beach somewhere!

Georgia isnt much of a peach state right now either. More like Alaska. Good luck staying warm everyone who is hit with this miserable cold 

School closed again tomorrow.  Never have we had one day school closing for cold weather. We have had 4.

8 AM

Mostly Sunny
-14°

Mostly Sunny

FEELS LIKE:-38°

Probably no school on Tuesday either....

8 AM

Sunny
-18°

Sunny

FEELS LIKE:-37°

This is getting ridiculous!

Gabby,
God bless all ya'll cover in snow and the cold. I'm in Texas and we have had temps in the teens, but nothing like what you have suffered. .I will never complain again.
Try to stay warm and indoors,
gl all
imakin1

I found this pictures and they made me laugh.

It's around -12 Celsius around here, including the wind factor, and I'm freezing my ass off, so no more jokes about the cold, right

We are expected another 10 inch between tonight and tomorrow morning. I don't know how much more I can take!

Those pics crack me up mark! It is crazy insane cold, snow, cold, snow! When is summer going to get here 

Yes, it's really cold but a little humor never hurt anyone.

No, just kidding, keep the pictures coming

Got about an inch of ice here today and finally got power back on. And as soon as it comes back on i slipped and busted my butt from being blinded by the light


I got some pretty wicked pics to share. Just need to upload them. I was driving around trying to find a store that was open and had to literally drive under a tree. Was pretty cool

Oh wow, I thought we had it bad! An inch of ice is no joke, can't wait to see the pics!

Rain, gale force winds and floods and more  gale force winds and a months worth of rain on the way in the next 3 days.  I think we are sinking fast.

Oh blue that is awful. I read about the horrible storms there and the damage it had caused. Saw a video of a restaurant I visited along the sea coast in Plymouth that is completely destroyed after the breaker wall broke. Really made me sad to see the destruction in that area.

It really makes me sad to see the weather reports... It seems as nature wants to tell us something. I hope it's not payback time just yet!

Fell asleep with no snow falling
woke up to a foot or more on the ground WTF!

Those pics are great!  I am going to forward them for sure!!!

Mon was -26
Tue was -22
Wed -a lot

My son had to work outside each day.. I gotta give it to the kid.  He hasn't quit  This morning he told me he thought about it, every dam day he worked.

Tuesday night at 9:15pm with our temp at -23.  My 13yr old announced he really wished he had gum for school. Hmmm, run him to the gas station or stay warm and watch Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Fine.  I will take you but I only want to be gone 5 minutes. I told him he could run in by himself.  Neither of us wore coats and I had on my daughters ugly furry slippers. 

Drove up the street, around the corner and..... car died.  Crap.

My husband had to get up at 1am for work and I didn't want to wake him.

I turned off the car, waited 2 minutes, turned it on and was able to drive 2 1/2 house lengths before it stopped again.

Told my son to get in the drivers seat, press the brake and put it in neutral and I would push.  Ugghhh, the snow and ice only rocked the car. All this coatless and in ugly slippers and I did not have the heat on, thought it would conserve something.

47 minutes later of stopping, waiting, driving 20ft, over and over. We made it home.

Car is 1 year old and the transmission is being replaced.

*insert many swear words*

That sounds like an absolute nightmare Gabby.  @ ugly slippers

The weather in ireland has been horrendous this week , with snow, rain, floods and gale force winds. 

120 thousand homes without electricity my parents house being one of them , they have had no electric for 2 nights now and no sign of it being repaired 

We got almosty 2 feet today and it started snowing once again about 2 hours ago. We now have another 4 inches. But whats 4 inches when you already have 2 feet