-35 right now in Northern Minnesota
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we wear those until the snow gets at least 2 inches deep 
Weather reports are saying -35 to -50 wind chill for tonight. I feel sorry for all the little wild critters out there.
drifts our way.
in the middle of summer up here.
If it weren't for all my family I would be.
And have no desire to see snow except on TV. 
But I am a woods baby at heart. I need to be in a place that has way less people and way less heat. I almost had a heat stroke once in Oklahoma and I've been sensitive to the heat ever since.
I'm cold here in Ca at 49
better get the swimming in before the next cold snap hits
If I were to take a cup of boiling water and throw it up in the air, it would be frozen solid before it hits the ground.
The closest thing to swimming we have at this time of the year, is after enjoying a 140 degree sauna for about a half hour we go dive into a snow bank.
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Now if only he would barf on the tile instead of the carpet!
I always tell my cat "quit throwing up on the carpet! Don't you see that tile in the kitchen??!!??" 
the reason they sounded familiar is that I bought my grandchildren Acorn slippers for Christmas last year. They are the warmest!!
My ranch is big enough to fit you all 
I can handle the cold better than I can handle the heat.
Not really any cheaper than anywhere else. Of course with the ability of gardening, hunting, fishing etc. and all the free wood you can cut and burn it could be much more economical. We don't do much of that any more. We heat with propane and it's not cheap. On the up side we rarely have to use our central air. It is beautiful country with a lot of peace and quiet. Yesterday we had two bucks and a doe in the back yard, that is till one of the bucks spotted the other. I guess rutting season is not quite over yet.
so stop complaining ! Count your blessings ! It could be worse ! 
in case I need to add this.
Seriously, be well and warm and hope it warms up soon. 
and in the -20s all week. That means it will be even worse for you.
It was beautiful. I can't say I'd want to be there in winter, though
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia here - today's forecast is a high of 47, low of 30 tonight. It's supposed to go down to 19 on Friday night, though.
Must be some strong winds blowing.
No Shit!
When I look at my area (Oregon) it always says things like freezing rain, mostly cloudy, foggy, or sunny...I've never seen them use the adjective "cold" before. And we get cold here. -33 is not just "cold"...it's cold as a witches twitches cold. Sorry...but "cold" does not really work for -33.
Man do you have my sympathy. We got down to just below zero in November (a first for me) and I thought I was going to die. I don't know why my goats and chickens didn't die. I don't know how anyone lives in a climate like that.
I hope spring finds you in a hurry. Stay warm and stay safe.
when it's like this I rarely leave the house till it warms up a little.
I've been snowmobiling in -30 below temps and stayed quite comfortable. Of course I was dressed for it.
on the east side of Cleveland when the storm blew in. I lived on the west side, and my only way home included a bridge about a mile long and a good 400 feet in the air. I was listening to the news about all the wrecks on that bridge. I had my normal coat and gloves, but was not quite ready for what hit. I made it to the hotel, got drunk, then woke up the next day and dug my car out
I'm up in the high country in the northern Rockies and we just had all that cold stuff a couple weeks ago, and a few nights last week. I have a snowmobile suit for that kind of cold, and a neoprene face mask, don't ride the machines but the clothes for that activity sure works for being in extreme cold.
I'm glad we're actually above 0 tonight, but only barely. Sure makes for good star gazing with the air so clear!
Up here, a couple weeks ago, the power went out over a chunk of the region, it was -18F at the warmest part of the day, glad I still use a wood stove!
The worst I've seen here so far is -50F without counting wind chill, takes a lot of energy out of you just keeping warm. Get out the Acorn socks and stay in the house! Keep warm, we'll be having that stuff back again before winter's done so I'm sending you some warm and happy because I know exactly what it's like.
They are the best for keeping feet warm. The warmest winter boots I've ever had was a pair of Moon Boots from the early 80's. I still have them, I keep them in the trunk of my car in the winter, just in case of a breakdown .
Minus this many? 
they shatter like glass when it's this cold out, I used to play that with my kids when they were little
thanks for reminding me 
for a number of different reasons, Expansion and contraction of the house or trees. Ice on ponds and lake can be really noisy. I once lived in a stucco house which made more noise than any other I've lived in.
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WOW! That's frigid and frightening! I don't think it ever got that cold in VT.
I hope you don't lose any power. I hope you don't use oil for heat. I do and just got a fill up today and it was $318 for 2 weeks...and we even had some 40-50 degree weather.
Oil prices have risen from $372 per gal in mid November to $409 today! I'm scared of what it will be for the next 2 weeks when that cold weather arrives here tomorrow. Last year I got a senior citizen discount...but they canceled it for this year and my finances haven't changed. The tightening of the belt is already happening and we don't have a grand bargain yet. I'm truly
Stay warm or at least comfortable Frosty!
We heat with propane which is a little bit better. $1.69 a gallon
Ely, MN current temp: -9 F
http://www.wunderground.com/US/MN/Ely.html
Of course it's summer at the South Pole right now.
I worked at what was then a Brooks convenience store. I had to put that 14-foot wooden stick into all the gas tanks and empty all the trash bins, at minimum. I was also supposed to sweep but given that I was only dressed in multiple layers of everyday clothes, that shit wasn't going to happen.
In only a matter of minutes, I remember my whole body going numb and feeling like I was immersed in fire. It was some scary shit!!
http://weatherspark.com/history/30956/1994/Minneapolis-Minnesota-United-States
The coldest day of 1994 was January 18, with a low temperature of -26°F. For reference, on that day the average low temperature is 7°F and the low temperature drops below -11°F only one day in ten. The coldest month of 1994 was January with an average daily low temperature of -3°F.
Relative to the average, the coldest day was January 18. The low temperature that day was -26°F, compared to the average of 7°F, a difference of 33°F. In relative terms the coldest month was January, with an average low temperature of -3°F, compared to an typical value of 8°F.
The longest cold spell was from January 29 to February 15, constituting 18 consecutive days with cooler than average low temperatures. The month of February had the largest fraction of cooler than average days with 82% days with lower than average low temperatures.
The longest freezing spell was from January 2 to January 23, constituting 22 consecutive days with temperatures strictly below freezing.
I was up here then. Tower is the next town up from me on highway 169