Hell Freezes Over

The weather is so bad in the USA that today it was announced that Hell has quite literally, frozen over!



Situated at the heart of the 'polar vortex' sweeping across the United States, the small town of Hell in Michigan (population: c.200) has reportedly got so cold temperatures have plunged to as low as -13C, with a wind chill of -33C.

Bloomberg reporter Derek Wallbank tweeted: “It has literally frozen over.”

The town of Hell is not thought to take its name from the fiery pit of eternal torment, but possibly from the German word “hell”, meaning bright, the terrible conditions encountered by early explorers, or a flippant comment by a settler.

Love to all my readers in the US suffering from the dreadful conditions, this global warming's a killer eh? Stay safe and you are in my prayers.

Comments

  1. Shirelands Goldadors8 January 2014 at 11:38

    Thought you were on about The Eagles " Hell Freezes Over!"

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  2. Unknown8 January 2014 at 17:38

    One of my Cousins is at Uni in the north of Canada
    without wind chill their lowest temp has been -47c
    with wind chill in the low -60's C
    Cold Cold Cold

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