Everyone knows Frosty the Snowman finds it scary when the thermometer is red, but you and I wouldn’t mind if that happened right now. Frosty isn’t going to need to slip into the freezer to stay intact … not today and tomorrow anyway. Hope you get a chuckle out of this little cartoon, even if your lips are still too numb to smile. I just heard WWJ report the temps at -12 degrees and -47 wind child – these brutal temps and blustery winds are absurd, even for someone who hails from Canada. My heart goes out to the bus riders because I took the bus for over three decades. On days like these, the buses are never timely and usually alot of them have to be serviced with no replacement vehicles. The tote bag I schlepped with me daily when I rode the bus regularly included every type of emergency gear including toe and foot warmers, extra socks, hats, gloves … even a few granola bars. Many times I waited on the bus for hours or suffered through an extended bus ride due to the snow or bitter cold. Even sadder is the plight of the homeless people who are on the minds of many as well. I heard there are 19,000 homeless people in the City of Detroit with only accommodations to shelter 4,000 of them. I’m grateful to have a roof over my head and a place to call home, and in that home, the furnace is blasting at 77 degrees right now and I may raise it to 78 after hearing the latest weather forecast. Throughout this day, I’ve dashed from faucet to faucet monitoring the trickle or droplets of water and washed two loads of “hot water” and will do another before I go to bed. The incessant water droplets hitting the stainless steel sink are annoying, but if it keeps the pipes from freezing or having any water issues, I will be happy. I say vamoose to this Polar Vortex!