I'd like to feel sorry for all y'all... but I don't.
Last Thursday the 18th, Edmonton, Alberta, -33 F and 45 MPH sustained winds.
Calgary on Friday, -32 F, same winds.
Saturday morning in Bismark, -28 F, 50 MPH winds.
Sunday morning in Saskatoon, -41 F, just stoopid winds.
Sunday night in Bismark, -25 F, 45 MPH winds.
Monday morning in Saskatoon, -36 F and the same stoopid winds.
Everywhere in western Canada you're driving on snow packed ice in pea soup fog of wind-blown snow. Day.... night..... doesn't matter, you can't see much past your windshield, anyway. And the deer and the antelope keep wanting to play their version of Frogger.
Monday night in Minot, a balmy -20 F and oh, it snowed another foot.
Tuesday morning and afternoon, more snow, more winds, so let's check out the backroads of North Dakota on Hwy 52 between Minot and Jamestown. Yep, they're bad. Can't see for the blowing snow, roads are icy, it's accumulating another foot, and the elk are playing kick-the-can with the pheasants.
A chilly morning in Saksatoon, Saskatchewan
You can't even add 2+2 in your head without your thought process being interrupted by, "Dαmn! It's cold!"
High Noon in Edmonton.
11:57 AM local time just outside of Edmonton, Alberta.
The sun rides low and the Qualcomm satellite rides even lower.
A QC bubble on your vehicle instantly pegs you as a tourist.
The heart of Vulcan County in Alberta,
halfway between Lethbridge and Calgary. The wind-blown snow-fog is relentless.
The town of Vulcan consists of a grain elevator,
half a dozen fuel stops and half a dozen restaurants, most of which have a Star Trek theme, like
The Enterprise Family Restaurant, as well as the
Tourism and Trek Station, where you can get anything from Spock Ears to Star Trek Hot Chocolate. They have an annual Spock Days Rodeo, as well as a Vul-Con Convention.