It's gotten so cold here, school was canceled. Here are some examples what happens when it's this cold:
- Bottles of wine in the non-insulated back porch froze, popping the cork on one bottle, and nearly popping it on another. (Not the best quality stuff.)
- I washed a load of workout clothes and three them into the dryer and went to bed, thinking they'd dry. However, I checked on them the next morning to discover that not all the clothes had not dried completely. It was easy to tell which ones hadn't, because they had ice and crunched when they moved.
- I drove the car into work today, mainly to warm it up. It sits outside 24-7, and it sounded worse and worse every time it started. It barely started this morning, but begrudgingly did. As I drove up the street to the office, I noticed the car wobbling. The tires had froze where they were resting overnight and the flat spots caused the wobble. I could almost hear the car sign as I parked it in the heated garage under my building.
If you're really bored in the cold, you could always boil water and throw it up in the air and watch it rapidly evaporate.
One more thing: When it's this cold, chances are that your car and all the meal parts inside it are just as cold. So, when you shut off the car and take the key out, do NOT put the key in your mouth to gather your stuff from the car. The cold, metal key will stick to your lips and tongue and it will not feel good. Just ask Flick.