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Had to take the trash out & made the mistake of trying to breathe through my nose in the -17° F air. It was sniffing a bottle of ammonia. I'd have to assume that -53°F would be like this...

Not sure what is so hard to figure out - I'm a Blackmore fan, not a fan of the singers that Rainbow had.

I had never heard of these - but I experienced them all night long last night. We have the potential for more tonight. I kept wondering who the heck was slamming doors or was my roof coming off? https://wgntv.com/2019/01/30/loud-booms-reported-in-the-chicago-area-could-be-frost-quakes/

It's Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" as an instrumental.

Note the word "almost". Nobody sings on Difficult to Cure anyway.

For the past hour, the temp has been -22°F with a "RealFeel" of -53°F...and there are towns colder than us. I think they said there are 18K without power. The creaks & pops sound like doors slamming in the house (temperature contraction).

Original incarnations are almost always the best.

I think you misspelled "Ozzy".

But that era sucks.

Difficult to Kudasai

How did I miss the obvious pair of Bobs?

Big old Ruby Red Dress Wanders 'round the town Talking to herself now Sometimes sitting down Don't you get too close now Ruby runs away Poor old Ruby Red Dress Born on a sorry day I can hear her say Leave me alone Won't you leave me alone Please leave me alone Now leave me alone Oh, leave me alone Please leave me alone Yes, leave me Leave me Leave me alone Won't you leave me alone Please leave me alone Now leave me alone God, leave me alone Just leave me alone Oh, leave me Leave me Big old Ruby Red Dress Everybody laughs Say she's got no future And never made no past Something hurt that Ruby Something she can't bare You look at her real close now You see a little tear When she says now Leave me alone Won't you leave me alone Please leave me alone God, leave me alone Oh, leave me alone Just leave me alone Please leave me Leave me Leave me alone Won't you leave me alone Please leave me alone Now leave me alone Oh, leave me alone Just leave me alone Oh leave me Leave me Some folks say some farm boy Oh, from Tennessee Taught it all to Ruby Then just let her be Her daddy tried to hide it Tried to keep things cool But something happened to Ruby She broke down to a fool Who just said now Leave me alone Won't you leave me alone Please leave me alone Now leave me alone Oh, leave me alone Please leave me alone Yes leave me Leave me Leave me alone Won't you leave me alone Please leave me alone Now leave me alone God, leave me alone Just leave me alone Please leave me Leave me Leave me alone Won't you leave me alone Please leave me alone

It's tax season, so it's only going to get worse.

No thanks, I can still wait some more. At least until after John Wick 3 is on one of those free HBO weekends.

My Mom got a call today from a number that has been reported to have a foreign sounding person claiming to be from Apple Support (she knows not to pick up & instead read me the number). I've never owned or purchased an Apple product & she's only had what I've bought her.

Awww, now - that's not very neighborly!

Chicago Uber -

https://wgntv.com/2019/01/28/faucet-furnace-fingers-easy-tips-for-keeping-your-family-safe-in-the-cold/

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/28/chicago-colder-than-siberia-antarcitca-mount-everest/

Yeah, we've got a couple too. Provided a powerline doesn't snap, they should help.

Similar warning as the OP, but this time from our local PD - Wed Jan 30th high is -12 -12 degrees for high! This has never in the history of weather happened here. Understand that if these temps hold true it's very likely many homes will experience heating issues. One of the most common furnace calls is that something is wrong with your furnace because the house temperature is falling at the thermostat. That won't necessarily indicate an issue. Furnaces are not designed for the load your home is going to experience this week. If your furnace was designed to maintain 70 degrees at an outside temperature of 0 then anything below that temperature and your furnace will not be able to keep up. It will run non stop but you will continue to lose temperature. Many people should expect home temperatures to fall into the mid to lower 60's during the 96 or so hours of an extreme arctic blast. Also if you set your furnace temperature back while sleeping or at work to save energy DON'T do it this week. Put your thermostat into a “hold” mode because your furnace might be able to barely maintain in these extremes but it will not be able to catch back up! Put on a sweater, throw an extra blanket on your bed and buckle down for some scary cold weather!