For Russia, maybe you can think warm

Exactly @LadyDuck but even then I have to wonder if they'd be warm enough. I am so glad I don't live there.

@rebelann I do not believe you can be warm enough with that kind of temperature.

@rebelann They need to put several layers of clothing, then a winter jacket, scarf, hat, mittens and special boots.

I'm so glad you've gotten a break from the dreadful cold.

Is that the same thing as an Indian Summer @kobesbuddy ?

@rebelann It's beautiful, for the next week or more. They call it a January thaw, we had one a couple weeks ago, also.

@rebelann I didn’t read the article but I did see the little information in the link part plus what you wrote. My first thought was how anyone homeless would not survive. My second thought was anyone who moved there from somewhere warmer would not be prepared for that brutal cold.

I seriously doubt they have any homeless in such a cold place @shaggin and that's a really good point, but wouldn't someone who just moved there from a warmer climate be given some kind of warning about just how cold it can get?

@rebelann hopefully but some people won't believe it until they see it for themselves. Perhaps they broke down on the road and were walking to get help. Oh all these terrible possibilities are making me sad I need to stop wondering.

I don't think anyone in the US or Canada had to face that kinda cold.

Oh good, I'm glad it's not too bad for you all.

So it gets worse than what you've gotten so far @sallypup ? I'm really glad that snow is rare here. We got snow in 2015 shortly before I lost mom.

@rebelann This year has been a birthday cake for everybody except those who love stinky ice and snowed up roads.

I honestly don't know how anyone can stand -3 let alone what both you and Russia are going through, that's just way too blasted cold.

Very true @Morleyhunt I try not to complain too much about the droughts we get but it's human nature to do so.

@rebelann when people complain...I tell them...we live in Canada...we need to expect this to happen from time to time. I'm ready for winter to be over.

@rebelann Many places here in the US are colder than 50F this time of yr. And I prefer 80F at the most when it comes to heat.

I agree with you. But from my perspective anything under 50f is cold. I like it hot.

It depends on which side of the country you're in @KrauseHome I'm in the southwest area as well as the farthest west point of TX. Even in winter it rarely stays cold for more than a few days but boy does it stay hot for months in spring, summer and at least in the 90s for most of September and October. Hot to me is 100+, anything lower is just warm and I love it.

Thank you, I hope it made you think warm for a little bit.

I've heard England got slammed pretty hard by Mother Nature recently, was your area spared? Thank you, I'm glad you like this shot.

Quick, knock on wood @jaboUK It's been one thing after another since August, no need to tempt fate.

@rebelann It might have been slammed pretty hard by our own standards, but not by global standards. The recent strong winds blew a few trees down (and my garden fence), but that was it. My area doesn't seem to suffer as much as other parts.

I can see that but frankly my dear I prefer the over 50f range, any thing below that is too cold already. Of course, being a desert rat, I much prefer temperatures well over 80f.

I can't even imagine, it's already cold for me when it's at 30f so if it's below that I'd freeze.

Somehow brutal seems an understatement.

I agree. Thank you, I'm glad you like my morning glory.

Yes, very sad and I agree. Somehow I get the feeling those guys were new to the area and no one prepared them for what could happen, I mean people who grew up there would know, right?

That might be true @misunderstood_zombie but when moving into extreme weather one needs to have the proper clothes to handle the weather, the companies that hired these men should have provided the proper outer gear for them.

@rebelann That would make more sense. I told my daughter about this and she said the better insulated men might have been richer than the other two.

@rebelann Wow! I think it`s really fun playing in the snow especially when you have the warmest clothes gears with you

Not for me anymore @m_audrey6788 I like it warm not cold.

My dad was stationed in Butzbach back in the late 1950s, all I remember about the winter was how much fun I had making snow angels, I was between 7 and 9 years old at the time.

@rebelann Maybe it belongs to spirits,It is said that there is 70% proof vodka.

But Brandy tastes better @changjiangzhibin89 and it can be almost 70% as well. Hmmm, maybe bourbon would be better, Wild Turkey has a 101%

exactly. I do have to wonder why they do not drink brandy, usually that is what I like if I am cold.

We should be getting fairly warm here soon, it is a desert here so there is no real winter to speak of but to me anything under 50f is cold @Shiva49 Does Singapore get cold winters?

That's hot, it's summer there so is this a normal temperature for your part of the world?

@rebelann I live in Singapore and we have cooler weather now, but still hot 82F. Hot weather is from March to September. Australia has hot weather now - siva

But it would make keeping food frozen fairly easy and no fridge needed. Then again who wants to freeze, right?

I know what you mean, heck, I'd hibernate if I were in Ohio, you get almost the nastiest cold