We're freezing in NY...What are you doing to keep warm in these near zero degree night time temps...?

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Deep Freeze Grips Midwest, Northeast
Cold Temperatures Linked to Seven Deaths
By WILLIAM KATES
AP
(Feb. 6) - After an unusually warm December and a mostly snow-free January, winter returned with a vengeance Tuesday to the upper Midwest and Northeast, dumping heavy snow on parts of New York and keeping temperatures well below zero in many cities.


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The bitter cold and bone-chilling winds forced dozens of schools in New York, Wisconsin and Michigan to close for a second day, including districts in Buffalo, Rochester and Milwaukee.

"I knew we'd have to pay up somewhere down the line for all that nice weather," said Chris Sachel, who owns a drive-in restaurant outside Fulton, northwest of Syracuse.

Cold air from the Arctic stretched from the northern Plains through New England, and temperatures were below zero as far south as the mountains of West Virginia. At least seven deaths had been blamed on slippery roads and the bone-chilling temperatures.

The cold wind picked up moisture from the Great Lakes, creating lake-effect squalls that have dumped 3 to 4 feet of snow this week on parts of New York state at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Annual snowfall in the area averages more than 20 feet.


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The lake-effect squalls continued Tuesday, and meteorologists expected the weather pattern to continue through early next week.

"All we can do at this point is wait it out until Mother Nature is done kicking us," said Randy Bateman, mayor of Oswego, which declared a snow emergency, banning all nonessential travel so plows could clear roads.

Answer 1

We don't turn up the heat, it's too expensive. It's really cold here too, around -20 every day, and I get cold a lot. I'll put my sweatshirt on and my robe over it. You could also take a hot shower/bath. After all of that, I drink hot chocolate, or maybe if you wanted to hot coffee. Exercising is a great way to heat up, even if it's really cold outside. You could find some indoor activities, like jump roping or vigorous aerobics.

Good luck on staying warm.

Answer 2

I just finished making a great big pot of homemade bean & ham soup. Nice and hot and comforting. Plus, it helps to warm up the kitchen! My poor husband has been on the road trying to get home, in the snowstorm, for *4* hours now! He'll be ready for soup.

Polly

Answer 3

Wool + Hot tea + Polar fleece = :o)

(Wisconsin)

Answer 4

Turning up the heat!

Answer 5

go outside so its so cold that your mind starts playing tricks on ya and your mind tells ya that you're warm