At Minus 33

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At minus 33 . . .

  • my old faithful 1995 Yukon won't start.
  • nostrils stick together when you breathe in
  • school is cancelled, and children rejoice
  • we're looking forward to a heat wave of zero
  • if you toss boiling water in the air, it immediately turns into a cloud of ice crystals (see yesterday's posts about that)
  • if you blow bubbles, they freeze up and roll around on the ground
  • people still show up at the coffee shop

As I took our dog, Vin, out this morning to do his business, I spoke the same words to him that Jesus said to Judas: "What you are about to do, DO QUICKLY!"

Comments

  1. Keetha Broyles10:34 AM

    Your breath freezes to your hair at the side of your face

    Your eyes water and the tears promptly freeze

    Your skin gets frost bite with only a few moments exposure

    And Hot chocolate look and tastes and feels REALLY good!!!

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  2. Anonymous10:41 AM

    Mark,
    Good advice for preachers--
    "What you are about to do, DO QUICKLY!"

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  3. The Hollands4:09 PM

    Love it...you have prompted my kids to run outside and try the bubbles. It's much to warm here to do the boiling water thing..after all I believe we've made it up to zero!! :)

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  4. Anonymous5:22 PM

    We thought we were cold at 4 this morning.

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  5. Anonymous6:43 PM

    What do you expect in Wisconsin?

    It was 22 degrees below zero in Ohio.

    I worked in 40 degrees below zero everyday for years.

    Sam

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  6. Anonymous7:02 PM

    My kids love the idea of the bubbles freezing. At the moment they just pop here at 101f!

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  7. Anonymous9:31 PM

    I lived in the UP for a year and that was enough for me. I moved to the Florida Keys and I have been here since 1979. We are having a cold front as well. It was 67 today. Sorry! I noticed a lot of people from Michigan and Wisconsin at our church the last couple of weekends. Perhaps you should "go and do likewise". Blessings!

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