so cold

so i’m reading the forecast on the tribune website:

The current cold season is the least snowy in 24 years at Midway Airport and the 8th least snowy there since 1928.

so little snow makes me sad.

it’s 2 degrees outside right now, feels like -19. i can’t even comprehend the temperature being so low.

reading this weather alert didn’t make me feel any better, now i’m scared to go outside:

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY…

BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT…AND WILL STRUGGLE TO RISE BACK TO ZERO ON SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING…THE COMBINATION OF SUBFREEZING AND BLUSTERY WINDS WILL RESULT IN FRIGID WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. BITTERLY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THIS RANGE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS AT OR LESS THEN 20 BELOW ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER ALL SKIN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE…AS FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

PETS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EXTREME COLD AS MUCH AS YOU ARE. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE… MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FOOD AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER.

CHECK ON ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO…CALL 3 1 1.