CRAZY F-ing Weather!

[anthrax]

according to ABC news, the antifreeze spray at Chicago O'Hare is -

you guessed it


frozen

i totally believe that.

the stereo i have in my garage isn't working.  my storm doors barely close because the hinges are frozen.  my car sounded like it wanted to kill me when i tried to start it.  even the snow is frozen.  this is nuts.   

[rowjimmy]

My phone tells me the wind chill in Chicago is -35.

Fuck that.

Nothing quite like that here but they've closed the schools as if I can take another day off.

[mbw]

Its fucking nuts.  Pumped gas and scrapes the car earlier, probably about 3-5 minutes total outside.  Despite the gloves, I thought my hands were going to fall off.  Serious pain.  Thought I maybe did some damage but they are ok now.

[barnesy305]

My buddy just told me that Wisconsin is going to be colder than Mars tonight. I'm not too sure about the accuracy of that statement but it sounds crazy/fucked up.

[mbw]

Steam from Lake Michigan...

[emay]

snowed about 5-6 inches over the weekend.....
0 degrees when I got in the car this morning, think it got up to 25.



uhhh -35??? pretty sure the earth is telling you northern midwesterners to relocate.

[sunrisevt]

Friday & Saturday it barely got above zero. Today was 45 and rainy. Tomorrow we'll be lucky to see a double digit high for the day. Fucking New England, no wonder I'm sick.

[mistercharlie]

-14 right now, -35 with windchill.

Damn my reliable work ethic. I really want to call in today, but I just can't get myself to call in 'because it's cold outside'.

On the plus side, I have heat, power, cable and Internet. The neighbors on my left have their phone/cable line down in their yard and the entire street to the right of me is out of power. We're in the sweet spot where we lost nothing. Yesterday the neighbor directly to my right came over with his wife and two kids to warm up and have some hot coffee. They had a sheriff come pick them up in a truck and transport them to a family members house.

[rowjimmy]

Wind Chill here is -3.
At work it's -6.

I commute via public transport and by foot in DC so I chickened out to stay home and watch the kids. Working from home sounds pretty appealing with those numbers. I couldn't figure out what I'd wear to maintain myself in the 15 minute walk from the Metro to my office.

So fuck it. I'm home.

[mistercharlie]

My wife just told me I'm not allowed to drive to work today. So that's nice, but I still feel like I should be working. I can justify it by telling myself that's she just got another raise and since the library is closed today due to weather she is getting paid for not even being there.

I got no answer at work when I tried to call in so I called my manager on his cell. He said his car won't even start today so he called our owner to tell him that we wern't going to open today. He then instructed me to "go smoke a bowl and stay warm". It's nice to have a cool boss.

[anthrax]

i tried this last night, and it worked.  a cup of hot water instantly turned into snow when it hit the air...

[justjezmund]

saw that posted this morning and tried, only fun thing to do in this kind of cold.

[birdman]

saw that posted this morning and tried, only fun thing to do in this kind of cold.

Don't be a pussy. I took the dogs for a 3 mile hike this morning when the thermometer read 0.
It's all about layers.
Plus I was rewarded with a bald eagle sighting.

[justjezmund]

saw that posted this morning and tried, only fun thing to do in this kind of cold.

Don't be a pussy. I took the dogs for a 3 mile hike this morning when the thermometer read 0.
It's all about layers.
Plus I was rewarded with a bald eagle sighting.

I don't have a dog and i am lazy with a baby.  It's inside for me until I leave for work in a few.

[Thrillhouse]

Friday & Saturday it barely got above zero. Today was 45 and rainy. Tomorrow we'll be lucky to see a double digit high for the day. Fucking New England, no wonder I'm sick.

Same thing is happening here. It's definitely not just up east.