Oh my! it's minus 40 degrees F/C...

**Sophiasmama** · 01-18-2012, 09:01 AM

All I can say is thank goodness we leave for Maui in 2 weeks

Is any of this cold streak hitting you wear you live? I'm in north eastern Alberta,Canada.

**low-1** · 01-18-2012, 09:06 AM

Yep, been that way for over a week up here. If you count the windchill (which I generally don't like to do), it's below -50. It is that time of year.

Northern Manitoba (Gillam).

**melodys** · 01-18-2012, 09:10 AM

It's not that cold here, but it looks like Seattle is shut down today for a snowstorm. It doesn't take much around here. It's those darn hills that get us.

**nodmicks** · 01-18-2012, 09:20 AM

Wow did you just make our -2 look better!

**low-1** · 01-18-2012, 09:24 AM

And you would think those kinds of temps would have a tendenacy of making people think about staying indoors... The kids still have to go to school (and they have to walk as there isn't a bus running this year, no driver). And we're planning a 300km snowmobile trip, complete with 2 nights of tent camping, to the coast of Hudsons Bay this weekend. But I'll start a new thread for that!

**danni** · 01-18-2012, 09:29 AM

We are in SE Alberta and thats the temps we are having too! And yes our schools are still open too, much to my kids dismay. We also have papers and flyers to deliver.

**mombottoo** · 01-18-2012, 09:51 AM

Compared to you I must be in Hawaii even though I am in Michigan

. It's 33 degrees here...which would probably feel like a heat wave to you. Stay warm....

**Sophiasmama** · 01-18-2012, 10:10 AM

School were open yesterday...buses were running(not sure about the out of town ones)...I had to bundle up Sophie to go to the drugstore as shes sick...couldn't find anyone to go for me as Kevin is working away. What do you do...can't move to Florida cause I don't do well with the heat lol...

**Libby** · 01-18-2012, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by low-1

And you would think those kinds of temps would have a tendenacy of making people think about staying indoors... The kids still have to go to school (and they have to walk as there isn't a bus running this year, no driver). And we're planning a 300km snowmobile trip, complete with 2 nights of tent camping, to the coast of Hudsons Bay this weekend. But I'll start a new thread for that!

Now that sounds cool!!

Can't wait to read more about it

(no pun intended)

**OOwl** · 01-18-2012, 11:08 AM

Gosh, I usually spend almost the entire 8-month-long "summer" here in Texas lusting for the cooler weather of "up north." However, I can't even fathom temperatures that far below zero. Today in my part of Texas, it's 30 degrees, which is way cold for here. My good friend in St Paul teases me, "So, did they shut down the state because of it?"

Stay warm up there, and I'll try to count my winter blessings.

**MomToTwoBoys** · 01-18-2012, 12:32 PM

Yeah here in Edmonton this morning, it was a -31C with a -41C wind chill. This is the first time I've actually cancelled going out to the gym. When I went on Monday, it was pretty bitter then too but not this bad.

I feel worse sending the kids to school in it, but I'm staying at home. At least one rides the bus with heat and the other is bundled up so well like that kid in A Christmas Story.

I look at it as this is our cold week for the month and then next month, we'll get a week or two of this again. Nothing much we can do about it now.

**WV_mom_of2** · 01-18-2012, 12:33 PM

It's about 28 here with wind chills of around 18 I think they said this morning. We have had snow flurries all day too but nothing sticking.

**frugalfranny** · 01-18-2012, 02:29 PM

Oh yeow..........got goosebumps just READING the temps.!!!!

I have been doing lots of reading about poor Cordova, AK,..........wouldn't want to be there either!!

**dcompton** · 01-18-2012, 02:36 PM

We've had an unusally warm winter here so far. Yesterday it even got up to the mid-70s, unseasonably warm, but then I guess what you northerners would call a "cool" front came through and it dropped to the mid-30s during the night. I think our forcast calls for 50s and 60s the next few days. Generally we've had spells of colder weather by now, but very little this year.

It's good for the heating bills - I've hardly had the heater on all at, but bodes ill for the summer and A/C. We just have our misery in different seasons.

**frugalfranny** · 01-18-2012, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by dcompton

Generally we've had spells of colder weather by now, but very little this year.

I think much of this could be changing..........as we usually have MUCH MORE snow by now. They were warning us in Sept. that it was going to be a La Nina winter which, for us, means we get SLAMMED with snow...........ha!

Got enough in November for the ski resorts to open..........and that was it..........didn't even have a white Xmas.

I do think mother nature is about to give us an eye opener now!!

Just a little 'reminder' that she can declare a La Nina whenever SHE wants to................