Floridians turn on the heat

People in Minnesota plant gardens

50 ABOVE ZERO:

Californians shiver uncontrollably

People in Duluth sunbathe

40 ABOVE ZERO:

Italian and English cars won’t start

People in Minnesota dive with the windows down

20 ABOVE ZERO:

Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and wool hats

People in Minnesota throw on a flannel shirt

15 ABOVE ZERO:

New York landlords finally turn up the heat

People in Minnesota have the last cook-out before it gets cold

ZERO:

People in Miami perish

Minnesotans close the windows

10 BELOW ZERO:

Californians fly away to Mexico

People in Minnesota get out their winter coats

25 BELOW ZERO:

Hollywood disintegrates

The Girlscouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door

40 BELOW ZERO:

Washington DC runs out of hot air

People in Minnesota let the dogs sleep indoors

100 BELOW ZERO:

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole

Minnesotans get upset because they can’t start the mini-van

460 BELOW ZERO (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale):

All atomic motion stops

People in Minnesota start saying, “Cold ’nuff for ya?”

500 BELOW ZERO:

Hell freezes over

Calgary public schools will open 2 hours late

For most people it’s an inconvenience to be shut down for a couple days. For me it was great because I got to stay home and just work on music projects.

Alberta winters are very similar, but we’ve been hit with a cold spell
this week, temperatures between minus 30 and minus 40 C.

Stef (from your Christian Prayerboard), who lives in Massachusetts,
tells me they are having an unusually warm ‘winter’, the mosquitoes are
still out!