tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2273966969448517103..comments2024-03-28T21:07:00.650-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: A la recherchez du froid perduNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86663654535920768342018-01-07T01:43:08.974-06:002018-01-07T01:43:08.974-06:00Flew to the Twin Cities that Christmas of '83,...Flew to the Twin Cities that Christmas of '83, where it was even worse than in Chicago. My ex-wife insisted on shlepping her cross-country skis...she was a tough Norwegian who loved winter and hated summer. But even she couldn't take temps of almost 30 below with a wind chill of minus 80....almost 30 below with a wind chill of minus 80.We spent four days inside my sister's house, all of us going nuts. Tried to go to a movie and whiteouts from the blowing snow made traveling almost impossible. And yet, my sister has survived 45 Minnesota winters. She says it keeps the riff-raff out. Whatever, sis. Grizz 65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25747116608284052262018-01-06T14:58:29.099-06:002018-01-06T14:58:29.099-06:00Oh, I well remember that January 1994 cold snap. ...Oh, I well remember that January 1994 cold snap. We adopted a dog from Anti-Cruelty right at the start of it and then were walking her outside for the next two weeks, saying to each other "What were we thinking?!?!?" She was a wonderful dog and well worth every frozen moment, but she's also why we will never forget that particular cold spell.Bludoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131740899428934800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66412902076338709212016-12-22T08:49:56.815-06:002016-12-22T08:49:56.815-06:00run water at night in the house to prevent frozen ...run water at night in the house to prevent frozen pipes, cover any house spigots that are outside<br /><br />people don't use common sensePrivatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1248915831700302512014-01-08T22:21:06.069-06:002014-01-08T22:21:06.069-06:00The Midtown region includes Tunes Strip, nashville...The Midtown region includes Tunes Strip, <a href="http://nashvilletaxi.org/" rel="nofollow">nashville cab</a> Vanderbilt in addition to Belmont Colleges, a few hospitals, tons of neighborhood restaurants, and also the cool Hillsboro Community in addition to Western side End neighborhoods.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609611327017460215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12672770973911417542014-01-07T16:00:38.347-06:002014-01-07T16:00:38.347-06:00Careful with that water trick. Even in the picture...Careful with that water trick. Even in the picture here you can see a significant amount of un-misted water. I don't care how cold it is, I still wouldn't want a cup of boiling water tossed my way, or into the wind. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453521651011477487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60512026365996092992014-01-06T01:27:59.740-06:002014-01-06T01:27:59.740-06:00I'd forgotten about those arctic days from the...I'd forgotten about those arctic days from the '80s, but reading this brought back a distinct memory of me asking myself "Why am I still living in Chicago?!" I think the answer is, outside of the fact it's one of the world's greatest cities, you actually learn to almost appreciate the challenge of getting through these finger-and-toe-numbing days because they really don't happen all that often. It's sort of a pride thing, and at least for me, living in a constant warm climate would be very boring. SandyKnoreply@blogger.com