Oh my dog it's COLD!
Chicago this morning record breaking cold.
Temperature -6
Wind Chill -28
And tonight will be worse.
It's so cold in my apartment I can't take a shower. BRRRR!
That is all
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Easy, since it was 54° when I got up at four a.m.
I sure hope this doesn't mean we will have a 115° August.
It's difficult to think warm here. I hope you don't have that extreme this summer but it seems that's all there is any more, extremes.
we'll soon back in negative territory once again here in Maine. Then again, the other week when -7 felt balmy in the sun, I knew I'd been feeling some serious cold temps lately.
If your shower water is good a hot, after the flash freeze between stripping and diving under the water, it will warm you right down to the bones. There's few pleasures in life greater than a hot shower on a not quite frostbitten body, lol.
I live in an old apartment building. "Vintage" they like to say. There's no heater in the bathroom and the Draft from the window is so bad it might as well be open. Though I have towels stuffed into the frame, the way the window was built those plastic things don't work.
So you get out of the shower and it's FREEZING!
Sorry you are so cold up there. That should never feel balmy!
Updated: 2/19/2015 12:36:00 PM
Important Message
Wind chill advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 9 AM est Friday.
This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers. Colder with highs around 17. Temperature falling to around 12. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chill values as low as 5 below.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Colder with lows around 2 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Wind chill values as low as 17 below.
If I didn't have a small oil filled electric heater in my bathroom I can't imagine taking a shower anytime soon.
You have my sympathy.
I have a big dog who loves to sleep in my bathroom. So, I'm always aware of the area surrounding that heater. I use another one of the same type near my bird cages in the living room. It helps. The gas furnace doesn't go on as often when I turn the oil heaters up a little.
A heat wave would feel nice about now. I want to see tulips.
but I'm terrified of lightning.
I don't like temps over 90 either lol.
The coldest temp I ran in was earlier this winter. It was 11.
I'm pretty in shape, but I just wanted to go back to bed when I was done. I usually run for 45 minutes to an hour. Whew, that 11 degrees was exhausting. Then I had to go to work. 
I'm a tough old bird.
My "running" is probably a jog to racing runners.
But I started 30 years ago, and I intend to continue until I can't.
