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Driving to work this morning it was -22 degrees…but we’ve warmed up since then to about -17 degrees. And the weather folks have just issued a Winter Storm Warning, which coincides with the Wind Chill Warning.

…strong north to northwest winds gusting to near 35 mph will create areas of blowing snow with near whiteout conditions at times. Blowing and drifting snow and areas of freezing fog causing low visibilities have already prompted Road closures in many locations. In addition… with temperatures continuing to fall through the day… wind chill values will range from 30 to 50 degrees below zero.

Earlier this week, we got about eight inches of snow and the temps dropped to -23. It warmed up - we cracked 32 degrees today - but we’ve got another winter blast coming!

Watching the Weather Channel last night for updates on The Blizzard…the orange crawl on the bottom on the screen with the latest updates…and the following words appeared: “…periods of blowing snow snow.” Hee hee! “Blowing snow snow!” We’ve got a new catch-phrase!

As much as I *love* the cold weather and the snow, it does present a few challenges. For instance, the heated garage that I spend quite a bit of time in (my smoking lounge) is much LESS heated these last few days…when the temp outside is -12, there’s only so much that the heater can do, after all. And Elder Daughter’s vehicle is being balky…I told her to start it up every few hours during the weekend, but did she listen…? So I have to head over to Home Depot to buy a long extension cord to plug into her block heater, which I am told will give it enough “juice” to start. And my car…well, it runs fine, but the heater is spotty at best. Blows hot air for about two or three minutes, then begins blowing progressively colder air. Turn it off. Wait for about four or five minutes, then turn it on again, and it blows hot air for another few minutes, and then turns cold again. Grrrrrr… So off to the service station tomorrow — the consensus among my car-savvy friends is that the thermostat needs to be replaced. Sigh. So, there are challenges involved with sub-zero weather, but I still wouldn’t trade the cold & the snow! Oh — and some big, fluffy flakes have been falling during the last couple of hours…got my fingers crossed!