# Forty-three below (with wind chill). I'm staying home.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 24, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209 "2003-02-24T18:50:08Z")
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/1 "2003-02-24T18:50:08Z")
I was set to go to Toontown, a 3 hour drive away. Woke up to those terminally cheery weather people: “well, it’s 35 below today, and with wind chill it’s down to 45 below. Some parts of the province it’s down to 50 below. Bundle up, everyone.”
Grumbled my way out to the car, loaded it up, and got ready to go. Fortunately, it was smarter than I am. (“What! He wants to go somewhere today? He’s crazy - didn’t he listen to the weather? Not this little automobile.”) Repeated clicks, as it resolutely refused to turn over, followed by one frustrated cough, then silence.
So, since I’d booked the time off anyway, I’m following the sensible example of the car and nesting inside, avoiding the cold. I’m not going out until it warms up to at least 35 below. 🆒
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/2 "2003-02-24T19:06:27Z")
I think your car wanted to go to Tunetown.
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### Author:  [@brindlescruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brindlescruff)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/3 "2003-02-24T19:11:25Z")
It’s like that cold if not colder here in Brindleland: Western Michigan.
Where are you from? I don’t know yet, I’m a newbie! 😃
~brin
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### Author:  [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/4 "2003-02-24T19:32:39Z")
I sympathize. Why, it’s barely above freezing here! This is INHUMAN!
😃
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### Author:  [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/5 "2003-02-24T19:38:47Z")
Hah!!!..I was a few blocks away from you, and not only did my car start without being plugged in, I drove all the way to Weyburn…(my last week there before I move to Regina…)…
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/6 "2003-02-24T19:44:29Z")
I knew it! Saskatchewan! [sub]_Southern_ Canada…[/sub]
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/7 "2003-02-24T20:00:12Z")
Wow. It’s practically water-skiing weather here; it’s only going to get down to -15F. Saaayyy… you’re probably using them Centrigrical things, aren’t you, so -45 is actually… well, let’s see… carry the two… oh.
That’s really cold.
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### Author:  [@Becky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forty-three-below-with-wind-chill-im-staying-home/157209/8 "2003-02-24T22:48:43Z")
I know what you mean, **Northern Piper**. When I came home today, I had to pull my sleeves down! Yes, the temeratures had dropped to almost 65 degrees! The inhumanity …
runs quickly