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brooklynite

(95,036 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2019, 12:51 PM Jan 2019

It was SO COLD in Chicago...(HOW COLD WAS IT?)

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It was SO COLD in Chicago...(HOW COLD WAS IT?) (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP

Wow. Ohiogal Jan 2019 #1

Currently a toasty -16 F brooklynite Jan 2019 #2

People are referring to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 as the good ol days. KansasKali Jan 2019 #3

Don't know, but if you have any brass monkeys out in the yard... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #4

Uh, this isn't uncommon. Neoma Jan 2019 #5

Nor is it "setting fires to the rails." WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #6

Yeah, it's the switches. Neoma Jan 2019 #7

And they're just built-in heaters that are running. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2019 #8

If you must go out (and most of you know this) - akraven Jan 2019 #9

Ohiogal

(32,209 posts)

1. Wow.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 12:55 PM

Jan 2019

What was the temperature, I wonder....

brooklynite

(95,036 posts)

2. Currently a toasty -16 F

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 12:56 PM

Jan 2019

KansasKali

(105 posts)

3. People are referring to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 as the good ol days.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 01:07 PM

Jan 2019

Where's Mrs. O'Leary and you arsonist cow when you need them?

Wounded Bear

(58,797 posts)

4. Don't know, but if you have any brass monkeys out in the yard...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 01:09 PM

Jan 2019

you'd better bring them in.

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

5. Uh, this isn't uncommon.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 01:41 PM

Jan 2019

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,525 posts)

6. Nor is it "setting fires to the rails."

Reply to Neoma (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 01:56 PM

Jan 2019

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

7. Yeah, it's the switches.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 02:12 PM

Jan 2019

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,525 posts)

8. And they're just built-in heaters that are running.

Reply to Neoma (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 02:16 PM

Jan 2019

It does look cool, though.

akraven

(1,975 posts)

9. If you must go out (and most of you know this) -

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 09:35 PM

Jan 2019

LAYERS no matter how "dumb" (neighbor word) you look!

At 40 below I've been known to wear 4 pair of socks over 2 sets of nylons, two coats, scarf, 2 pair of gloves and I looked like a complete idiot.

But I kept warm.

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