After an early, prolonged blast of arctic air the last week, Minnesotans can be forgiven for being a little shell-shocked — and in need of comic relief.
In addition to the observations below, I have my own contribution, from earlier today:
10 above:
Twin Cities window washers show up five minutes early, add antifreeze to cleaning solution (true — the home in question was mine).
Here’s the rest — enjoy!
60 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Minnesota plant gardens.
50 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Duluth sunbathe.
20 above zero:
Floridians use coats, thermal underwear, gloves, 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 cookout before it gets cold.
Zero:
People in Miami all die.
Minnesotans close the windows.
25 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door.
460 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale.)
People in Minnesota start saying…”Cold ’nuff fer ya?”
500 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Minnesota public schools will open 2 hours late.
Impervious People — and Animals
It’s not just people who are stoic about the weather here — so are the animals.
In that vein, there was a story locally, years ago, about someone who was upset because their next-door neighbor left their dog (a husky) outside in the winter without any shelter.
Eventually, the local municipality must have ordered the dog owner to put up a shelter in their backyard, which they did.
The husky slept on top of it.