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Old 01-09-2007, 04:21 PM   #1
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OMG! You couldn\'t pay me to go outside!

From looking out the windows, you'd think it's a beautiful day today.....




But then you'd look at the thermometer on my kitchen window sill.....



Yes, that is 33.7 degrees BELOW zero! BRRRR! It's so nice when the clouds clear but we are paying for it big time!!!![img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

(It was actually -37 degrees at some point last night!
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OMG is right!!! I can't even imagine how cold it must be. BRRRRRRRRRRR
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] OMG and I was complaining it's cold here... It's 33 ABOVE zero here [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blushing.gif[/img]
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That is certainly beautiful, especially from the inside!! Take care and stay warm!
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Bless your heart - living in Alaska! I don't think you could ever find me living there! Northern Indiana is too far north for me! I guess I won't complain about our 30 degrees with a windchill in the low teens today!
Stay warm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stay inside!!!!!!!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
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Oh my...that is cold!
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Hooooooly mackeral!!!!!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img][img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img][img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

STAY INSIDE AND WARM!!!!!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/coffee.gif[/img]
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I have to park my truck outside since my husband has "projects" going on in the garage right now [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img], and it wouldn't start this morning, even with the engine block heater plugged in all night! My DD missed the first class of the day because she had to wait for her Dad to get home to take her to school. There was no way I was sending her down the street to wait for the bus in this weather. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502no_prv.gif[/img] Good thing I didn't, because the bus was over 1/2 hour late! She'd have been frozen solid by then! Luckily DH got my truck started once he got home so I can meet her at the bus stop later. Dang I hope the next storm blows in soon....the weather guy says more snow so that will help warm things up!
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BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
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beautiful vista you have there! I'd love to enjoy it. From inside!
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You certainly won't be catching me complain about the Chicago weather in the winter ever again after seeing that thermometer. BTW - I did see your Alaska -35 temp last night on the news. I pointed out to my DH how cold it was.
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Bless your heart, that is cold!!! Stay warm!!!
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Now that is absolutely too cold to go outside! Stay warm inside!
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Sweet Louise! I would die.
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Ouch! We haven't had that kind of cold snap here this year - yet! Stay warm!
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