They are predicting temps as low as -40 in some parts of northern Minnesota from Sunday through Wednesday.
My kid is driving four hours north to head back to school on Monday. I'm worried about her, since she has no concept of this kind of cold. I noticed she had been wearing a pea coat and ugg boots for the past few days. I asked her last night where her (expensive) heavy insulated coat is.
"Oh it's up at school."
I asked, "You do realize it will be 15 to 25 below on your drive back to school Monday night?"
"Yeah. But I'll be in a car."
"And what if something happens to your car on the way back? For instance, you have a flat tire or slide off the road?", I persisted.
"Stop nagging. I'll be fine!"
This is why I worry. I'm putting blankets and food in the car, whether she likes it or not.
I drove into a blizzard once, which froze the thermostat on the car. I was in between Cheyenne and Casper, WY. Nothing on either side of the road and the thermostat was frozen such that I HAD NO HEAT in the car. None. The only protection I had in the car was I was out of the wind. Stuff happens. You have to be ready for it.
Kids are not invincible, they prove that every day. I hope she listens to you and make her as safe as possible for her drive. Good Luck, Steve.
) They have come to an end as a warm southerly breeze has raised our temps to near the freezing point.
Well, earlier this evening the only way I knew there was a house across the street is because I had seen it before. Between the fog and ice crystals in the air all I saw was a white blur. The roads are looking pretty shiny too. Tonight and tomorrow are unseasonably warm, about 50 and rainy Monday. Tuesday? 15 for a high. Himself and I took a quick trip down the hill to our close little grocery store (3/4 of a mile) and I got provisions for a few days of cooking. I'll make a run to the big grocery store late this week when the weather turns more normal for January.
