Monday, January 28, 2008

Cold!

The windows are more than 3/4 of the way covered in ice, on the inside. And yesterday we actually had to scrape the ice off of the inside of the car windows to see where we were going.

Its -23 F today with a windchill of -58 F. I haven't really been out in it, but I imagine its cold. The news says your skin can freeze in 5-10 min! We've had blowing snow for over 24 hrs with snow drifts as high as several feet. When you clean the road or sidewalk the snow just blows back in a few minutes. Lots of schools stopped bus service, but school is still open. Luckily our buses are still running or my kids would have had to stay home. But the snow on the road looks exactly like powdered sugar!

4 comments:

Cathy Hengst Photography said...

Holy COW that is freaking COLD. I dont think I would want to be near the door when it opened to send the kids out. So how much does it cost to heat the house when it is that cold. I can not imagine what that feels like.

Carla said...

Hi this is Cathy's friend Carla,
I found your blog from a link on Cathy's blog. I have enjoyed reading of the neat things that your family has been able to experience. That is so cold!! You are very brave. I don't know if I would ever leave the house :-)

The Texan/Canadian Carrabine's said...

I wouldn't leave the house, but I figure if I make my kids do it, then I have to do it too!

Marsha Cashdollar said...

OMG Chris you poor thing... I have no idea how people YOU live there! What a crazy experience. You guys be careful in all that cold weather!