Here is an excellent article about how to survive if you are stranded in your vehicle. I keep a sleeping bag (and most of the other items on the list in the article) in my vehicle anytime I venture out during the winter.Thanks for the warm reminder of -50 below zero! At that temperature, North Dakotan's get out there winter jackets. Ha! Honestly, there were people stranded on the Hwy out of gasoline in their cars. Why would anyone head out in the road without checking your fuel gauge? I believe too many people have been caught in blizzards like this and die from exposure to these dangerous windchills. Normally, there are no problems traveling and living up here as long as you have some common sense.
Here is an excellent article about how to survive if you are stranded in your vehicle. I keep a sleeping bag (and most of the other items on the list in the article) in my vehicle anytime I venture out during the winter.
Survive a Night in Your Car - The Allstate Blog
Picking up the mail
(See the tranquil photo in Post #142--am referring to it here.)
After growing up in Western New York (and waiting--in both mini-skirt and mini-coat-- for the school bus in sub-zero wind chills), I had to leave behind the beautiful seasons when Dad moved the whole family to San Diego Co.
I blame the Winter Olympics. Vancouver four years ago, warm temps; Sochi this year, warm temps.
I think many people (okay, maybe just me) call out global warming just as a little cliche/joke whenever the weather is colder than normal, and are not seriously thinking events like the -20 real temp (never mind the wind chill) expected here tomorrow morning means that much. But damn that is going to be cold.
Picking up the mail
Picking up the mail
DH had gone to college in northern Wisconsin, right on Lake Superior, so cold doesn't really faze him.
This beautiful pic reminds me of when we lived in Ridgefield, CT.
Today it was 16 degrees in North Texas which is very cold for us.
Really pretty image, ronstar, as is the photo you posted in the photography thread of sunrise this morning.
Ooooo - I bet it's going to be colder there tonight!This beautiful pic reminds me of when we lived in Ridgefield, CT.
Today it was 16 degrees in North Texas which is very cold for us.
And here I was not so happy and we're not even close to the 0 zone.
Wind chill for Sunday night. My home town is in the middle of the -70 bullseye.
Lucky me, I've been summoned for jury duty on Tuesday when it's supposed to be about 20 below. I sincerely hope they settle out of court.
They settled out of court. YAYLet's see, jury duty, in North Dakota, in Jan., during a record cold snap.
I think you must have done some really evil things in a previous life.
You have my sympathy and admiration if you actually show up tomorrow.
Nights must be really long in Fargo - the article is dated February 18, 2013...It got a little weird in Fargo last night.