# Thursday 17 November 2005

Brrrr rabbits!

Trivia: The last time it was this cold[1] on my commute to work was February 18th.

When cold fronts move across Chicago in November, we get slammed. Saturday's daily maximum at Chicago O'Hare was 18.3°C (66°F), and the daily minimum Monday morning was -2.2°C (28°F). In Chicago, this constitutes a gradual decline.

Yesterday, the heat gave up and went to Miami, leaving us, this morning, shivering our timbers at -13.3°C (8°F), which even I call cold.

At least the sun is out.

Keep your eye on Chicago weather and the the view out Inner Drive's office window to understand my pain.


[1] -9.4°C (15°F); in February it was -11.6°C (11°F).

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David Braverman, Thursday 17 November 2005 13:51:15 UTC
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Monday 28 November 2005 14:27:02 UTC
Surprisingly, our own rabbits, faced with temperatures not quite this cold but still pretty chilly, did very well in their little barn. Their water bottles froze, prompting us to accelerate our plans to insulate the building, but this is an engineering problem, not an attitude problem. Not that you should be surprised - Angora is pretty warm stuff - though I don't think the universal solution in cold Chicago weather is to duct-tape a bunch of Angora rabbits to your body. Sure, you'd be warm, but how would you explain yourself to that nice family from Iowa gawking at you when you cram yourself onto the 151 southbound down the Magnificent Mile? And don't get me started on when the bunnies start to leave little "presents" behind for the other passengers...
Yak
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