Brick wrote:

>
> I lived a couple of years In Grandview, Mo (K.C. Suburb) and I don't
> remember it being all that bad in the summer. That was early '70's. I was
> stationed at Dicky Goober for a spell.

Small world, Brick. Our first house was on Mersington, near Red Bridge.
>
> I do remember cold in Chicago. Jan 19, 1955. Chicago Loop. It was
> -21°F and the wind was blowing like trumpets from hell. That wasn't
> the "Feels Like" temperature. That was the actual. It didn't feel that
> warm.
> I grew up in South Bend, Indiana. Minus 10 F was not unusual in December
> and January. Neither was plus 100 for extended periods in mid-summer. It
> got stinking hot there too sometimes. We called it "Sinus Gulch".

We did 15 years of lake effect snow in Fort Wayne, with frequent trips
to South Bend for a little football action. Our company had a couple
branches in SB as well.

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