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Wisconsin

PhilG

(32 posts)

11. Put On a Sweater!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2025, 12:28 PM

Feb 2025

"Put on a sweater, damn it!" was my father's answer whenever my brothers, mother or I would complain about how cold it was in the house. Thinking back, I don't think there was any insulation at all in that house. (SouthWest WI)

Good times

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Eau Claire, WI -9F.... [View all] riversedge Feb 2025 OP

Brrrrr! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #1

I had always considered Wisconsin as a possible retirement location Skittles Feb 2025 #2

But in the summer it's not 100 with 90% humidity. AllyCat Feb 2025 #10

Yeah... 2naSalit Feb 2025 #3

When we lived in Lake Geneva WI, one year they said it was colder than Mars... Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #5

That's really cold! 2naSalit Feb 2025 #6

We did not open the door, because we were heating the house with the fireplace. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #7

I'm usually... 2naSalit Feb 2025 #8

The dehydration is real. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #9

-3 here, Northeastern IL. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #4

Put On a Sweater! PhilG Feb 2025 #11

100 is one thing Skittles Feb 2025 #12

At first I was going to say... Woodycall Feb 2025 #13