[MplsSteve]

Midwestern Freepers, we're looking at probably the coldest weather we'll have all winter. It wasn't too bad this morning - but tomorrow morning sounds real rough. Stay bundled up! Stay inside! Stay careful!

Comments or opinions - anyone?

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[NCC-1701]

-35 degrees in International Falls is nothing. I saw something on History or Discovery the other night about REALLY COLD places. They said the coldest it’s ever been recorded on Earth is in Russia at Vladisvostok. The temp there was recorded as MINUS 135 degrees. Said it was colder than dry ice and that steel becomes so brittle it shatters. Now THAT’S cold!

But, I don’t envy Minnesotans one bit. That’s way too cold form me. I always try to think of the practical problems having to deal with that kind of cold. There has to be many. I’m a southern boy and like a little warmth.

[OldMissileer]

Just to the west in North Dakota the temps are the same or worse and yet the Missile Maintenance Teams are out there every day at the Launch Facilities keeping the ICBM’s on alert.

[oilfieldtrash]

I remember my childhood on da range. 62 below with no wind.
Minnesota is beautiful in the winter, I dont care what anyone says.

[Dead Corpse]

Happens every year right around the last week or two of January.

[Liberty Valance]

Now THAT is cold. I’m in Central Texas and this blue norther wind chill has it down to 24F. I can’t imagine the kind of bone chilling cold you folks are talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fyFumisiU
The Blizzard - Jim Reeves

[Paisan]

Winter of ‘64, Minneapolis. My brother and I missed the bus and had to walk to school - Columbia Heights Jr. High School. 2.5 miles, -12 degrees, 10mph head wind.
Got to school. Kneeled down to get some books from my locker and my pants snapped open at the knees. After about 20 minutes, we were able to speak coherently enough to explain our tardiness.

Never missed the bus again...

[dfwgator]

It gets cold in Minnesota in winter, who knew?

[LasVegasMac]

One of the main reasons that a return to Iowa was never considered after retirement from the USAF.

I used to give my Dad the business about it......

"I have to hang up now, Dad. I feel a chill coming over the line."

[SF_Redux]

have to roll sleeves down for a few days

[jjotto]

I remember my first winter in Minneapolis. Went to the ‘U’ from northern Iowa. I was astounded at people with parkas and shorts eating ice cream cones from Baskin-Robbins(?) on the streets of Dinkytown.

[TheConservativeParty]

Southern Wisconsin: We’re expecting -15 tonight and -30 wind chills, high temp of THREE tomorrow.

Got 6 inches of snow earlier this week.

Yippe.

[radioone]

I spent a “century”, one winter, in Minneapolis.

[Just A Reader]

-50? -50?!!!!!!!!! Yikes!!!!!
It’s 47 here now and I am freezing. Don’t know how I would survive living up north.

[Aevery_Freeman]

And yet Somali’s an Hmong flock here. What could be the attraction?