It’s colder in Illinois than in Antarctica. Since I don’t expect you to believe me, I’ve provided proof.
↑ There, see? ↑
Those are real time screen shots of current conditions. Our air temperature is a full 10º lower, but feels 13º lower with the wind chill factored in. This is the kind of cold that’s quite literally breathtaking.
Structures, like buildings and houses, are booming and popping (a phenomenon called ‘frost quakes’) as the ground expands in the frigid temperatures. The snowpack outside is as fluffy as cement. Frostbite is nearly instant. Corneas can freeze. Nose hairs, eyelashes, beards, and moustaches ice up like pot pies. It’s even possible for ice crystals to form around and within your cells. Death can occur in less than an hour, less if you fall into freezing water, in these conditions.
Everything from banks to schools is closed; activities from dance classes to postal delivery are cancelled. This, boys and girls, is the end of civilization as we know it. If I could manage it, I’d be running for my life. In eleven layers of clothes, though, the best I can do is waddle fast. Gangway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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22 responses to “: send degrees :”
I’d love to help you out but we have no degrees to spare here. In fact we are really low on degrees here too.
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I know, let’s ask Australia. They don’t need them, they have too many. I bet they’d FedEx a bunch of degrees if we asked nicely 😇
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I’m in! I say that a lot around you.
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That’s because we’re a team, like Laverne and Shirley❣️
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I’ve been trying to find the post you did about your Mac and the “problem” that could happen. Remind me which one it was.
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I hope you’re talking about the new one, the software debacle? That one’s entitled where the heck is fema and it’s here: https://thewhirlygirl.com/2018/12/09/where-the-heck-is-fema/ If that’s the wrong one, let me know.
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Yeah, the FEMA one is the one I was talking about. Thanks.
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:o)
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Your weather is seriously unbelievable! You want to live with me, I swear snow avoids me….
Stay safe, dig deep and think warm happy thoughts!
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I’ve been hunkered inside for days. But there’s finally some good news: against all odds, the car started and today was 50+ degrees. Clearly, the weather is scary nuts, but maybe the worst is over 🤞
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Crazy, scary nuts weather. May the good news continue to shine upon you….and the sun too.
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Aw, thanks❣️ I wish you the very same 🙂
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Well. :) it IS summer in Antarctica right now.
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🙃I’ve sent for the brochures⛱
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I’m from WA where its generally comparatively mild when looking at the rest of the country. But now i live in the Northeast of England which is as far north as parts of Alaska, and its pretty cold, -6C (about 20F) and I’m doing my share of whining. I cannot imagine the level of freezing bitterness you guys are going through. I’ve been thinking about you middle states a lot. I hope it doesnt last long.
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Whining is an essential part of winter, you know. And fortunately our misery will be short-lived. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 50s by the weekend, a swing of 80 degrees in a matter of days. This is N-U-T-Z, weird⁉️
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Wow! That IS crazy!
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It sure is 😬
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I wish you the best of luck, hope you can weather this!!
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Hahaha, luck and thermal underwear are all I need. Thanks 🙂
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Damn! Its unbelievable what you people are going through. Stay warm and safe.
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Thanks 🙂 This weather has been an education. For instance, I didn’t know I could retract my head into my coat, like a turtle. Cool, right? 🐢
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