Are you staying warm

[richards6402]

Central Illinois here - we got hit with about 8" of snow yesterday and 35 mpg winds. Everything is closed but thankfully we still have power. It's still blowing but at least the sun is shinning and it has quit snowing this morning. I feel sorry for the homeless and any animal that is outside in this weather. High of minus 10 today with windchill of minus 35.

[crystalsmom]

Karen, it sounds like your temps are much like ours in Ohio

Humans and Dogs can get frost bite in a matter of minutes. If you have to go out they say when you do come in to take off any wet clothes immediately and do not rub an area you might think has frost bite.

[Wylie's Mom]

Okay, here is a space to hate me for a little bit for what I am about to say *______*.

I'll be staying warm because the high is SEVENTY TWO here today!! WOOT! Double woot!!

Sorry 'bout that. But please, our summers are so miserable here, that I have to outwardly celebrate this time of year.

To all those in the freeze, though, please stay safe and stay warm!

[crystalsmom]

Arizona Here I Come!!!

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by crystalsmom

Arizona Here I Come!!!

Come on down, my friend, come on down and get WARM! Plenty of room down here and if we run out of room, we can always bug Nancy1999 too !

[Ellie May]

Looks like we got over a foot.

Temp is dropping. Woke up from my nap and it is freeeeeeeeeeezing in here. Hoping the furnace can keep up.

[Verbena]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Okay, here is a space to hate me for a little bit for what I am about to say *______*.

I'll be staying warm because the high is SEVENTY TWO here today!! WOOT! Double woot!!

Sorry 'bout that. But please, our summers are so miserable here, that I have to outwardly celebrate this time of year.

To all those in the freeze, though, please stay safe and stay warm!

Oh Ann. I am on my way with Galen in tow it is going to drop again at noon. Too cold for us.

[dawn27]

Originally Posted by crystalsmom

Karen, it sounds like your temps are much like ours in Ohio

Humans and Dogs can get frost bite in a matter of minutes. If you have to go out they say when you do come in to take off any wet clothes immediately and do not rub an area you might think has frost bite.

Also... never use hot water to try and unthaw. Always us luke warm water. Hot water will only intensify the feeling of heat and its not a good feeling at all.


Ohio . . and already feeling the wrath of mother nature, and boy is she cruel !!

Current temp is -9 wind chill -38 and dropping. Lost power once already and I was about to freak out!!! I was out at 9pm last night and ran the snow thrower. I knew that if I waited it would be ALL ice.

Kids are off school and of course my husband had to go to work . . and I am like Really, wtf ? But its his job and he has to. Who cares about the weather alert and the -38 below artic weather and the hazardous road conditions anyways.... Jut pisses me off...


STAY WARM AND SAFE ! AND DREAM OF SUNNY BRIGHTER DAYS!

[celstu1]

Ok, in all my life I've never seen this. Friday evening here was 0 with a windchill of -15 (that I've seen) but there was frost on the INSIDE of my car windows. I mean actual ice webbing on the inside. That Ive never seen before. When I got home I parked in the garage, the temp that night went to -10 with a windchill of -25. (that is really rare for around here) and the snow on my car just stayed right where it was. Last week was RIDICULOUS here for sure.
Today its 55, raining... but it's supposed to plummet to 12 tomorrow, so Im guessing there is going to be a lot of ice around tomorrow! UGH where is May? April? I hate winter **SIGH**

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Come on down, my friend, come on down and get WARM! Plenty of room down here and if we run out of room, we can always bug Nancy1999 too !

Wouldn't that be fun,I don't take up much room but I eat a lot. hahahaha

CNN just said that it's colder in Atlanta Georgia than in Anchorage Alaska right now.

Just to keep you up on Ohio, we just hit zero, tonight should be a humdinger.

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by crystalsmom

Ohio: Tomorrow and Tuesday should hit record lows. They are saying some areas here may have wind chills as low as 20-35 degrees below zero.

Check in and let us know how thing are going State by State. Hope the utilities hold out.

Wow - be careful! that applies to everyone going thru this awful storm!!!
wish I could send you son but we are even cold where I am - but nothing like so many states right now

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by dawn27

Also... never use hot water to try and unthaw. Always us luke warm water. Hot water will only intensify the feeling of heat and its not a good feeling at all.


Ohio . . and already feeling the wrath of mother nature, and boy is she cruel !!

Current temp is -9 wind chill -38 and dropping. Lost power once already and I was about to freak out!!! I was out at 9pm last night and ran the snow thrower. I knew that if I waited it would be ALL ice.

Kids are off school and of course my husband had to go to work . . and I am like Really, wtf ? But its his job and he has to. Who cares about the weather alert and the -38 below artic weather and the hazardous road conditions anyways.... Jut pisses me off...


STAY WARM AND SAFE ! AND DREAM OF SUNNY BRIGHTER DAYS!

Thanks Dawn, good hint.

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by red98vett

Wow - be careful! that applies to everyone going thru this awful storm!!!
wish I could send you son but we are even cold where I am - but nothing like so many states right now

Hi Villette, yes I heard Texas was getting some of this. Take Care, often times it's harder for states that rarely get this weather than ones that are somewhat used to it, especially the driving part of it anyway. Cold is cold no matter what.

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by celstu1

Ok, in all my life I've never seen this. Friday evening here was 0 with a windchill of -15 (that I've seen) but there was frost on the INSIDE of my car windows. I mean actual ice webbing on the inside. That Ive never seen before. When I got home I parked in the garage, the temp that night went to -10 with a windchill of -25. (that is really rare for around here) and the snow on my car just stayed right where it was. Last week was RIDICULOUS here for sure.
Today its 55, raining... but it's supposed to plummet to 12 tomorrow, so Im guessing there is going to be a lot of ice around tomorrow! UGH where is May? April? I hate winter **SIGH**

We had ice inside our car once a very long time ago, but only once. I remember 10 below once in Stow, Vermont and when we would walk in the snow it would crunch so loud.

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by crystalsmom

We had ice inside our car once a very long time ago, but only once. I remember 10 below once in Stow, Vermont and when we would walk in the snow it would crunch so loud.

I used to ski in Stow Vermont - what a beautiful beautiful town! Wonder what this is doing to the slopes - it either makes for good skiing or - you don't dare!