{"id":188,"date":"2014-01-08T00:14:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T06:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vickiscloud.com\/9\/?p=188"},"modified":"2014-01-08T00:14:30","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T06:14:30","slug":"polar-vortex-chi-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vickiscloud.com\/9\/polar-vortex-chi-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Polar Vortex Chi-town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This might qualify as another &#8220;First&#8221; had mom been able to see it. I know that in my lifetime, I cannot recall the temperatures dropping to such extremes for such a prolonged period of time as presented itself in the onslaught of this weeks &#8220;Polar Vortex&#8221; (scary but scientific sounding). From this bitter cold have come pictures and videos from all walks of life demonstrating natures raw power&#8230; and beauty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2014\/01\/polar-vortex-2014-photos-of-a-chicago-deep-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal posted several photos of &#8220;Chicago Deep Freeze&#8221; [Click for more photos]<\/a> and they are so beautiful that they definitely fit the requirements for getting place in our &#8220;Worth Sharing&#8221; category. 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I know that in my lifetime, I cannot recall the temperatures dropping to such extremes for such a prolonged period of time as presented itself in the onslaught of this weeks &#8220;Polar Vortex&#8221; (scary but scientific sounding). 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