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Hell Has Frozen Over.

tommy.irene — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:35:43 GMT

That would be the tiny town of Hell in the US state of Michigan, which is just one of many places gripped by arctic temperatures well below freezing.

An estimated 190 million people have been affected by the big chill, which has been shattering weather records like icicles.

In Chicago, Illinois, the mercury plummeted overnight to at least -24C, while 'highs' in New York City are expected to reach about -12C and maybe -8C in Boston, Massachusetts.

Even in the Deep South, temperatures fell to -14C in Birmingham, Alabama, for example.

On Tuesday, all 50 states recorded freezing temperatures at one point - even Hawaii, where the temperature on top of the dormant Mauna Kea volcano struggled to reach -8C.

The bitterly cold weather has turned deadly and 21 lives have already been lost.

People are reporting that in areas where temperatures are particularly low, it is painful to breathe after more than a few minutes outside.
A number of homeless people are among those to have been killed by the cold, but others collapsed while shovelling snow.

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tommy.irene — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:36:38 GMT

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tommy.irene — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:40:10 GMT

Travel has been hit hard, with tens of thousands of flights cancelled or delayed and people warned to avoid using their cars on treacherous roads if at all possible.

Some areas, including Indianapolis in Indiana, even made driving illegal except in absolute emergencies.

The icy blast has been caused by a 'kink' in the strong winds surrounding the North Pole, known as the polar vortex.

Conditions are expected to ease over the next couple of days, bringing temperatures at least back to freezing point or thereabouts.

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right-then-petal — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:22:28 GMT

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tommy.irene — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 08:41:08 GMT

6:02AM, THU 9 JAN 2014 US TEMPERATURES SET TO PLUMMET TO RECORD LOWS

Niagara Falls frozen in time amid Arctic chill

Last updated Thu 9 Jan 2014

The Niagara Falls have been partly frozen into a cascade of icicles as a result of the extremely cold weather in Canada and the US.

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saasher2012 — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:18:53 GMT

I thought Hell was supposed to be hot?

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cee-dee — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:26:40 GMT

Yes, it's supposed to be but what happy bunch made that claim?

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saasher2012 — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:06:41 GMT

I was just thinking of all the times I'd said "'Hell will freeze over before I do this, that or the other" got me running scared a bit! lol.

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tommy.irene — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:07:47 GMT

Well if its Hot.. its now Frozen over..

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saasher2012 — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 11:34:13 GMT

That's what prompted me to reply Tommy! LOL.

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*.*..lola..*.* — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:44:38 GMT

Have you see a film called, The Day After Tomorrow, Tommy, excellent film but scarily...it feels as if it's coming true

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saasher2012 — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:36:47 GMT

Whoa! Not like one bit! Where's me hot water bottle?

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cee-dee — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:38:52 GMT

You left it in the sheep shed.

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saasher2012 — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:13:24 GMT

So it is! I was confused cos when I left it , it was red & now it's green, err how did you know where it was?

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cee-dee — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:37:59 GMT

I was watching you on the CCTV.

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saasher2012 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:48:15 GMT

Now that is scary! Did you happen to notice where I left my slip on wellies?

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cee-dee — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:28:01 GMT

No, I was so embarassed by what you got up to I just HAD to log off.

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saasher2012 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:56:06 GMT

Oh dear! Was it that bad?

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cee-dee — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:59:15 GMT

Yes, you know I'm the shy, retiring sort, easily embarrassed.

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saasher2012 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:09:17 GMT

Yer avin a larf ain't ya, you should have waited a bit longer it got better!