When in my 20's, I worked for US Steel in Gary Indiana. Even working inside could be pretty cold when Winter howled outside.
There was always a "wind" in this huge building due to railroad doors and lots of vents at the roof. You get used to it, and I
would say the Guys were pretty tough as I remember it. This was literally right on the shore of Lake Michigan.

I will never forget the events of one night though. It was -20 with a 25 mph wind. The first few Guys who left the wash
house headed for the parking lot turned back before making the 150 yard walk. Soon somebody retrieved a box of rags
and they all started wrapping their faces and stuffing rags around their collars and in their pants. This was the 3-11 shift,
so we were leaving around Midnight.

Many people had "Mill Cars" because airborne graphite would get inside, and trash a nice car or truck. Mine was a 1962
Chevy II Nova with a straight 6 with LOTS of miles. To that I added a GIANT Die Hard battery held in place with a bungee cord,
and straight 5W oil.

Our Crew promised each other we would not leave, until everybody got their vehicle started. NONE of the newer nicer cars would turn over.
My old junker fired right up, and a couple others too.. We got out the cables and ether, and managed to get everyone going. That night is etched in
my memory like it was yesterday. That's the worst I have ever experienced. I don't think anyone could last very long in that without shelter.

Big time cold is coming up north I see, which brought this memory to me today.
Hope you enjoyed it. Maybe someone else has a story.. ??

Did some environmental due diligence for some wind projects for a power company in northern MN and on the MI thumb over the course of a week in Feb about 8yrs ago. As cold as I’ve ever been and ever want to be again.

Hamburg NY which is just outside of Buffalo mid January of 1990. First time I ever witnessed a white out and roads closed due over 2’ of snow in a short period of time. And it was like that for a couple of days and I couldn’t get back South fast enough.

Good story I am not that far North of Indy. Little South of Indy but they are saying weather like people have not seen since the 1950s right now.

Detroit michigan in January coldest I ever been in my life don't see how them folks live in that.
Got a buddy in wainwright alaska 2 days it was -65...how in the world do you survive that

I slept in a snow shelter for 3 nights in Northern MN about 30 years ago. Daytime high temps were single digits. The snow shelter was actually pretty comfortable.

Fort Leonard Wood Mo . Winter of 69-70. Wind never stopped. Wooden WWII barracks. No insulation. Coal heat. I was 12B (Combat Engineer) training. All of it was outdoors. Don't think I got warm the entire time I was there. Took Vietnam training in 2' of snow. Went from there straight to Vietnam. Brutal cold to brutal heat. That was one hell of a senior high school trip.

I grew up in Lafayette, Ind. and my parents sold Christmas trees to make enough extra money for a short family vacation. I don't remember the actual temps but we learned , on real cold days, not to shake the tree to fluff the branches out. The branches would snap off and queer the sale.

Muzzleloader hunt in the upper peninsula of Michigan a few years back. High of 10 degrees in middle of day and below zero walking out after dark with a 30-40 mph wind. Sat in unheated shack. 15 minute walk out and convinced if something happened I coulnd't have survived for more than an hour. Insane. All the deer were so cold they were moving like they were in slow motion. Guy told me they do that to burn fewer calories and they would bed right on the edge of the field so they didn't have to go far to feed.

Slept in an 18 wheeler with no heat, -6 deg with 20+ mph winds made for a long night.

Great lakes naval training center boot camp graduation. That weekend we all had a three day leave. The temp got down to insanity level late Friday and word went out that the base would be shut down until further notice - no one on or off. Knowing what was coming and before I could be officially notified, I packed my bag in my BEQ, tossed it out the window, climbed down three stories on the outside building face and started hiking my way to the middle of the longest expanse of fence facing the outside world. Tossed my bag over and then climbed the fence. Concertina wire will make a mess out of yer clothes (use the upright). Walked another hundred yards or so to a pay phone and called a cab. In the time between when I left my BEQ and the cab showed (1 hour +/-), I had chilblains on both ears.

The Chicago, IL greater metropolitan area set a new world record for low temp on Sunday of that weekend. January 20, 1985. The wind chill was -78f.

I hate that place. A redneck boi from the caribbean is such a rare character to begin with - I was certain they were going to let me die but they pulled it out and I reached a whole new level of "I doubt you can kill me".

I was wearing navy issued underwear, long underwear, thin nylon socks (very important), two pairs of thick wool socks, dress blues which are solid thick heavy itchy scratchy stiff wool, a marine corps over blouse (made for watch standing on the decks of ships in the shittiest places in the world because Marines are that person), a long peacoat that reached my ankles in 1/2" of solid wool, an 8' long wool muffler, ear coverings that were 1/2 wool and a wool watch cap topped with a cotton hat.

Living in Nebraska in the late 80’s. I don’t know the exact temperature but the wind chill was around -70. The only time I saw the schools close up there. They were afraid people would freeze to death, should they break down, before help would get to them.

Went to basic at Fort Lost in the Woods. We were billeted in steel quonset huts with no heat. We left in October and it was cold as heck. I can’t imagine being there through the winter. Thank you for your service.

You da man. Thank you for your service Brother. Till Valhalla.

I’ve been to us steel plant in Gary. That whole place would be a nightmare to have to be at.

Being on the flight line for a 12 hour shift, in northern MI with a wind chill of 40-45 below 0. Coldest I have ever been in my life. I don’t ever again want to live farther north than I do right now.

I grew up in Florida.

My dads ole buddy told me about his truck breaking down in Wyoming during winter. Said a state trooper stopped to check on him. He said “I’m fine, I’ve got a big army sleeping bag. I’ll get it fixed in the morning.” Trooper laughed at him and said I’ll be back in an hour.

He said in an hour he saw head lights and was never so happy to see a State Trooper. He took him to a motel.

Bastone during the Bulge looked cold. At least from the pictures I have seen. When I'm in cold I know eventually I'll get to heat. Dont know how them boys stayed out for a month. Didnt mean to derail

My son got back from there just before Christmas and he said he was never going back to Missouri in the wintertime again lol!