In Other News... a Alberta Clipper beat me up last night!![](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/?action=dlattach;attach=928252;image)
Yesterday I got caught in a Nor'Eastern phenomenon; when the North American Jet Stream decides to take a dip South, it makes a precipitous drop in local temps. As in it was around zero yesterday afternoon when I went out to do grocery shopping... by the time the sun went down, it was -20°C with windchill below -30°C.
![Scared :scared:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/scared.gif.pagespeed.ce.oZptHNcbsD.gif)
I was doing fine yesterday with only my normal coat... on the very brief trips to the car I'd just turn my collar up against the wind. THEN I went to put gas in the car.
![Shocked :o](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xshocked.gif.pagespeed.ic.CrwtrNUjLO.png)
The gas station was a fucking wind tunnel, and by the time I'd finished pumping (6-8 minutes), to protect my burning ears I had my coat hiked up around my head like when we'd play Headless Horseman for Halloween as kids.
When I woke up this morning, it was clear I'd gotten a bit of frostbite... not enough that bits fall off, but it still feels like when grandma would box my ears for giving her sass.
![Roll Eyes ::)](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif.pagespeed.ce.XcUK202Yqt.gif)
So, today I decided to give my wife a Unicorn wearing earmuffs. ![Evil >:D](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xevil.gif.pagespeed.ic.tdrs7Uj5gu.png)
mnem
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