Brrrrrrrrr.....

bradk · Dec 15, 2008

Woke up to -16F temp and -43F wind-chill in SE MN.

Kept the boy home from school today,although they didn't call it off.Guess it's not bad enough! No sense taking chances with wind-chill advisories out all day.

Rich Griffin · Dec 15, 2008

I had heard earlier this month that Dec. was going to be warmer than normal.ha Maybe some where besides the mid states.

rusty tractors · Dec 15, 2008

-25 this morning in SW North Dakota, 20 plus MPH wind, -55 wind chill. Are we having fun yet!!

fregienewbee · Dec 15, 2008

One thing I've wonderd about for a while; how did the Indians survive winters--I'm sure not all did, especially the little ones. Weather can't be that much colder, in spite of global warming--than it was 200 years ago. I know they lined the inside of their teepees with prairie grass, but still.... There's still not a lot of wood on the plains.

Larry in Michigan

rustyfarmall · Dec 15, 2008

Rich, I was kinda hopin' for a mild winter myself. Guess it ain't gonna be in our part of the country.

billonthefarm · Dec 15, 2008

Here in central IL this morning it is 5 above with alot of wind. Just got back from doing chores. We had a rain shower last night as the temp dropped into the twenty's and every door, gate latch, chain and handle is froze this morning. Some places are slick other arent. Didnt get much snow and what we got blew away. Snow is forecast for tomorrow. But, there is always a bright side and this morning the mud is gone, the sun is out and all the animals are feed and happy.
bill

rrlund · Dec 15, 2008

School's cancelled here in Michigan today. All I can figure is that it's because the temp dropped from 40 last evening to 14 this morning. This is getting rediculous. I think they've used up their snow days already. There's gonna have to learn that global warming only exists in politics and learn to drive busses in an inch of snow. Or,start going all summer and take winters off. My dad was transportation supervisor for the local school for a lot of years and it used to be quite a deliberate discussion between him and the superintendant before they would cancel. There had to be a full blown blizzard.

But off the soapbox. When I was out there in a 40 mph wind this morning feeding,my eyes all teared up from the cold,it just had me glad I wasn't in the Dakotas. I hear it's 10 times worse there. Thank God for small favors.

Goose · Dec 15, 2008

The Indians weren't stupid. In cold and snow they simply holed up in their tepees with everything they needed to survive.

trucker40 · Dec 15, 2008

Buffalo chips.They didnt have a lot of trouble until the white man killed all the buffalo.

Walt Davies · Dec 15, 2008

I lived in Green River, WY in 1951 6 months of that cold was enough for a lifetime. The wind would blow like crazy all day and the Temp was in the single digits or less, never heard of windchill back then.
They never let school out unless there was enough snow for us kids to sled in and then we got the afternoon off. the main street from the grammar school to the highway was always left with snow for us to sled on.
We were a lot tougher than kids are today. Walked 30 miles to school with no shoes and no coat. Wore short pants until we were 12 never complained about it.
Walt
PS the first half is true.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 15, 2008

I remember one winter up in ND ,uncles farm ,-57 actual temp . brrrrrr.

Mr. Bob · Dec 15, 2008

Global warming caused by man is one gigantic mass of male bovine fecal matter

Mr. Bob

northener · Dec 15, 2008

Worked for the railway up in northern canada and we once had a train derailment in the winter. It was -62deg far. , our diesel machines wouldnt start. I gotta say there was not a wisp of wind. You could hear the sap in the trees freezing and making a cracking sound.A bull moose had charged the side of that freight train and when it went under the cars it derailed the train.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 15, 2008

Hey maybe the pres-elect is a good thing he just got done talking to al gore about global warming and this morning I'm freezing my batt off trying to get water pipes thawed, tractors started, chores done on the sleet. -4 and wc-14

SuperHank · Dec 15, 2008

Thank goodness for global warming. Think how cold it would be without it!!!!!

Brrrrrrrrr.....

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