How cold was it in Chicago? Let's put it this way: it was so cold that when firefighters fought the fire in a blazing abandoned warehouse, the Water froze while the building was still on fire!

This was on The Today show and now their afraid that the weight of ice will bring the building down.

That's jusf too freaking cold!!!

A freeze in 67 bought me to Florida.lol

I live just north of Milwaukee and they were covering it on the news. The building had restarted on fire so they were there again this morning trying to extinguish the flames. Amazing how a fire can keep going with that much ice surrounding it.

Yah, sadly this building has reignited as mentioned above. Grateful I have a fenced yard so I don't have to try to walk my dogs in this weather! They do their business and come right back in, even my Shiba that loves the cold normally.

Some would say DAMM cold! Stay warm everyone!

Living in the burbs of Chicago I can say yep it's cold, but not that darn bad. Or maybe I'm just used to it? :-). I think Minnesota has it worse at 35 below zero. Today we are around 20 degrees and back up to 50 next week. But needless to say I won't be trying to stick my tongue on any light poles!

do people really put their tongues on poles?

is that for real? will it stick?

Way back in the day we did and yea, you stick like crazy! No way to come off without some damage or warm water!

i bet maddysgram would do it........

now that would be FUN

I don't like the cold weather at all!!! I was born and raised in northern NC southern VA area, but could very easily be talked into moving to Bermuda!!

I live in the Chicago Suburbs too and have been freezing. I wish the old saying "Freezing my butt off" were true cause I could use to loose some cushioning there lol!

I'm in Chicago also and I'm ready to move!

I'm in the burbs of Chicago. 30 below wind chill today...boy am I looking forward to that!

I'm in the burbs of Chicago. 30 below wind chill today...boy am I looking forward to that!

30 below?

and here i am whining about 30 degrees.......i hang my head in shame

30 below?

and here i am whining about 30 degrees.......i hang my head in shame

Wuss. :-). Chicagoans wear shorts at 30 degrees. :-P :-)

Wuss. :-). Chicagoans wear shorts at 30 degrees. :-P :-)

child i be a wuss no doubt...

hub was stationed in detroit and minneapolis and boy was it cold..

i respect mother nature..

but it was pretty when it snowed..the ice storms were scary though