#1 My brother was on one of the few flights into Chicago this morning. He took this photo of frozen Lake Michigan from the plane.

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#2 My sister opened her car door in Chicago

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#3 Trying to make the most of this -40F weather

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#4 A firefighter after working in the -40° polar vortex

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#5 My God. We’ve reached The Day After Tomorrow.

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#6 Current level of snow in Madison: one whole mingo

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#7 Pray for the homeless during this time! Give to your local shelters. Most are at full capacity.

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#8 It’s so cold in Chicago they set commuter train tracks on fire to warm them

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#9 Eye lashes on fleek! Is that a thing? Is this the new winter running fashion statement?

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#10 Frozen bubbles!

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#11 Landlord decided to turn down the heat today in my MN apartment as it reached -40°.

The idiot must have forgotten he pays my electric and doesn’t realize that I value my comfort over safety or energy conservation.
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#12 Going to daycare when it’s -30 outside.

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#13 Frozen chicken eggs

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#14 You know it’s cold when the toilet paper is frozen in the outhouse.

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#15 The Detroit river, Frozen all the way to Canada.

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#16 Minnesota’s officers

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#17 Letting my car heat up during the Polar vortex….

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#18 The Beauty the cold brings to South Dakota

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#19 This flash-frozen fire hydrant

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#20 Polar Vortex Lesson: Don’t try to hang dry your clothes outside…

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