takesiteasy
Senior Member
Yes, cold- but not as cold as I remember as a kid.
One winter day, probably in the late 1960s or early 1970s, I was directed to go pick up my Grandma at her place and bring her over for dinner. I went out to start the family car and the gear shift lever snapped off in my hand- true story. It was in the 30°s below zero, real temperature not wind chill. The steel was so cold it got brittle. Probably had a flaw in the lever, but still.
The coldest I have been is -55°F real temperature, while ice fishing on Lake Mille Lacs. The funny part of that story is that the heater in our fish house was malfunctioning and we couldn't turn it off. So we were basking in 90° inside- had to strip to our skivvies. Quite a transition when we had to go out for nature calls, haha.
The state record is -60°F. That is cold!
We haven't seen temps like that for quite a while.
One winter day, probably in the late 1960s or early 1970s, I was directed to go pick up my Grandma at her place and bring her over for dinner. I went out to start the family car and the gear shift lever snapped off in my hand- true story. It was in the 30°s below zero, real temperature not wind chill. The steel was so cold it got brittle. Probably had a flaw in the lever, but still.
The coldest I have been is -55°F real temperature, while ice fishing on Lake Mille Lacs. The funny part of that story is that the heater in our fish house was malfunctioning and we couldn't turn it off. So we were basking in 90° inside- had to strip to our skivvies. Quite a transition when we had to go out for nature calls, haha.
The state record is -60°F. That is cold!
We haven't seen temps like that for quite a while.