Enough! It is so bitter cold this morning here.

[Skidmore]

We are in negative territory with windchill in the -20F range. I'm trying to psych myself up to go out for Wednesday errand day.

I found this tidbit and it is useful to remind me that it could be worse.

http://iagenweb.org/humboldt/1936blizzard.htm



Adding this:

http://www.kansashealthcarecareers.com/10-worst-natural-disasters-of-the-great-plains/

[liberal N proud]

1. I know how you feel

[scarletwoman]

2. Where is "here"?

I can tell you, my "here" is east central Minnesota and it's about -15 air temperature this morning, and it's supposed to be even colder tomorrow. But after so many weeks this winter of -20 to almost -30 (that's air temps, not wind chill), I've mostly gotten resigned to it.

And that first picture? Pretty much what my driveway looks like right now...

[Skidmore]

5. SE Iowa

Our forecast sounds similar with 3 days of snow added.

[scarletwoman]

6. Well, we've certainly been having a good, old-fashioned midwest winter, haven't we.

Yeah, it's miserable. But think of the bragging rights!

[B Calm]

3. I have cabin fever at the highest degree! Trying to be calm,

but damn I'm so ready for Spring. Got my fishing poles ready for crappie season and planning new areas to hunt for morels. .

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I hear ya! We aren't quite that cold (wind chill 19),

but I am so ready for warm weather. I'd rather sweat than shiver.

[madokie]

7. 17 here in NE OK this morning

I'll never bitch about mowing the lawn again is all I know

[HereSince1628]

8. Avg hi would be above freezing by now...yet here we go negative again

I expect spring to be disastrous when it finally reaches here with clashes of extreme temps, and quick thaw of all the snow that's been accumulating since Dec 9th.

[PADemD]

9. It's 21 degrees here in SE PA.

There are only two sunny days forecast in the next six days; the rest are snow days!

[TorchTheWitch]

10. snowing here again, UGH

It's also supposed to go down to a mere 6 degrees tonight and lots of nasty wind. I'm so going to hate walking the dog in that crappy cold. He's a winter dude though so he loves it. And he's tired of this useless old crusty snow and will want to stay out a long time in fresh stuff. I'll likely be cussing the whole time (not at him but at the weather). I hate winter. I REALLY hate this winter.

[greytdemocrat]

11. It's pretty nice here...

In SW Florida.

[NuclearDem]

12. So I guess it would be petty of me to whine about it being single digits above 0?

[malaise]

13. Well just imagine you're in Kingston Jamaica - let me cheer you up

It's 21C/70 F with a cloudless blue sky. We had a lovely two hour shower of rain yesterday so the smell of the air is wonderful and the gorgeous blue mountains I can see from my office window are green and pretty.

I fancy hubby and I walking the Hollywell trail with friends on such a lovely morning






https://www.google.com.jm/search?q=holywell+park+jamaica&client=firefox-a&hs=sqf&rls=org.mozilla:en-US fficial&channel=np&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wuYNU8nxO4TvkQfRxoHABg&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=597&bih=347

[Skidmore]

17. If we'd just emigrate to the Bahamas, we would be warm

Most of my husband's family is still there and we could get settlement land cheap to build upon. There is not a lot of work for him there and starting over just isn't appealing to me. Besides there's too much ocean around and the village is too close to it. I'm a woman of the prairies and there is something comforting about oceans of prairie grass spreading out in all directions. Is that you in the last picture, malaise? If so, I've always thought of you as another woman. Ha! Doesn't matter. Love ya' anyway.

[malaise]

19. Bwaaaah that's not me

just an overenthusiastic tourguide

Moving to the Bahamas means looking out for hurricanes six months of the year.
Every realiity has risks sis. Hope it soon warms up.

[Skidmore]

20. Whew!

Sorry about getting sidetracked with that picture. Threw me off a bit.

[newfie11]

14. Here in the southern Black Hills, South Dakota it hasn't been to bad

Sure we've had temps to 20 below ( sorry don't remember the wind chill) but only a week or so then the temps in the +30s and 40s. We've even been in the high 50s.
Snow levels around 2-8 inches and melt.
The polar votex seems to be skimming north of us.
Hang in there, springs coming.

[Skidmore]

18. So you've been keeping our thaw up there.

We have had two days of what could be considered a thaw since mid November. It has been brutal and our area gets a lot of wind moving through.

[newfie11]

22. Sorry the wind did leak through

But it's Wyoming's fault

[panader0]

16. This is the warmest winter I have experienced here in So Az in all the years I've been here.

Nearly 40 years. 70's in the day, 40's and 50's at night. And very dry. Way too dry. It's almost scary. Fruit trees are in full bloom everywhere, and even the stubborn mesquites are staring to bud. We need rain very badly.
Two years ago we had the Monument Fire, and, as a result, there are thousands of acres of dead, charred oak trees.
One friend has some acreage in one of the canyons. The burnt bark is nearly off the trees, and I have so much firewood that I'm set for a few years. But I haven't had to use the wood stove very much. Very strange weather here. Nice, but weird.

[PasadenaTrudy]

21. Scary warm here

in Los Angeles this winter, too. I've been running my air con. at night. I've worn tank tops and sandals all winter. Trees are flowering. The orange trees smell like heaven! We are finally supposed to get rain, it is grey right now but not cold. Me no likey the weird weather!! Hope our storms this wknd move on to you in AZ.

[Ms. Toad]

23. Not quite that cold here - but cold enough

That it made my 1.5 hour stint supporting bar examinees outside the examination site as they got settled in quite uncomfortable.