Sh*t week
Monday, February 5th, 2007Sh*t week is a name I came up with in college for the first week in February. Why? No matter how many scarves or hats you put on, the cold just penetrates to your bones. This morning was -17 F (-27 C). It was so cold that my exposed hands burned as I turned the key to lock the inside door of my 3-season porch….so cold that my car didn’t start putting out heat until I was 10 miles down the highway. You get the picture.
Minneapolis is actually in the southern part of the state. Northern parts (Hi Bro!) got as low as -38 F. Winnipeg, Manitoba, which is an hour north of the Minnesota/Canadian border, was at -52 F.
What’s good about sh*t week? The sun is out an hour more than it was on the solstice (Dec 21st), so at least seasonally-affected people can get some sunlight outside of work. Plus, we’re all thinking about March, when it turns 40 degrees out during the day, and we’re all in our T-shirts. Don’t believe me? Come up here in March :).
Then, mountain biking season starts as soon as the ground is dry. It’ll be 70 F during the day by the end of April and 100 F by the end of July. 115 degree swing.
February 8th, 2007 at 12:57 am
I hate Duluth.
With the intensity of 1000 burning suns, I hate Duluth.
February 13th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Ha ha. Was rochester better?
February 28th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Brent…come to Texas! It’s gotten up to the 80’s in the last couple of weeks, averaging in the 60’s. We only got below freezing once this winter, and that was in the 20’s.