I will punch the next person

who sings "the cold never bothered me anyway..." from the Frozen soundtrack.  I love the song the much as the next person, but it's a little inappropriate on a day when the morning wind chill hovered around -40 for hours and did not improve when the sun came out. If this cold doesn't bother you, move to Antartica, they are looking for scientific researchers there.  Or at least people to feed the dogs. I'd say Alaska, but it actually has been WARMER in Alaska than our area lately.

That winter sun.  What a weak and wimpy thing she is.  She shines as brightly, blinding off the snow,  but she does nothing!  Nothing I say!!  *shakes fist angrily at pathetic sun*

My southern friends don't get to experience the joy of frozen pipes.  That moment when you turn on the water and nothing happens.  And if you're really lucky they burst and destroy walls, floors, etc... before the fun is over.  We've been spared that excitement at least.

How many of you are wasting gallons of gas running your vehicles?  Running them to warm up, running them while you go inside to shop (only in rural Minnesota, right)?  It's a common thing to hear, "will you start mine too?" as people are leaving the building for the day.  Remote start never sounded so appealing as during a polar vortex.  And let's face it, with the weather we are having, we are all just thankful that they are starting.  Period.

Frozen waterers, frozen gas vents (shutting off the furnace), frozen house plants (literally - too close to a window), frozen Frozen FROZEN!!

There is nothing like going to the gym to work out and stepping out feeling like every bead of sweat just froze instantly to your body.  Because, it probably did, and then having the breath literally sucked out of you when the wind hits you and you fully appreciate what -40 feels like.  Makes a person want to stay home and just put on some "winter weight" instead.

But we Minnesota's are tough right?  We'll complain to each other about the cold until it's time to complain about the rain, road construction, mosquitoes or heat.  And then it will be time to complain about the cold again.

I don't know about you guys - but I feel a little like this guy...