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Polar vortex this... [View all] infullview Jan 2019 OP
"The media is all about stirring it up and manufacturing crisis to make sure you stay tuned" dhill926 Jan 2019 #1
That's how it was here in Minnesota when I was a kid. Mister Ed Jan 2019 #2
This kind of weather was normal in January and February in Minnesota The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #3
Most modern cars specify synthetic oil localroger Jan 2019 #9
Also electronic ignition and fuel injection, not old-fashioned starters and carburetors. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #12
I respect your view but Lucca2 Jan 2019 #4
With all due respect infullview Jan 2019 #10
Uuhm no... climate change indicates these things are worse today than the past. Joe941 Jan 2019 #5
wasn't addressing climate change, only making a comment on the wat it's reported. infullview Jan 2019 #7
Well your arguments are the same the climate deniers use. Joe941 Jan 2019 #8
Nothing remotely to do with climate change - which by the way I take as fact. infullview Jan 2019 #11
One concern is that climate change will cause a permanent shift in the gulf stream southward. Blue_true Jan 2019 #19
They aren't necessarily worse but they occur more often and unexpectedly. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #13
Louisville hit -24F. Next county over was -31F. 25 yrs ago Roland99 Jan 2019 #6
Was that when you had to walk 9 miles up hill to school? 912gdm Jan 2019 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author infullview Jan 2019 #15
Define "Central Maine", and what year? 1975? USALiberal Jan 2019 #16
somerset county infullview Jan 2019 #17
You mentioned 1-2 weeks of frigid weather, try months of that if the Gulf Stream shifts south. Blue_true Jan 2019 #20
I had a job once at a meat distributor (Excel) where the blast freezer was kept at minus 20. Scurrilous Jan 2019 #18
Probably 1977 or 1978. roamer65 Jan 2019 #21
One of my students AwakeAtLast Jan 2019 #22
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