I got out!

Well, in spite of our cancelled conference, my roommate and I managed to get out for the weekend. We decided the 8 hour drive was worth it to get out and by the coveted vegetables. Everything went fine and dandy until the trip back when the weather decided to plunge to -30. With the wind chill, I can't even guess what cold force was hitting our windshield. It became painfully apparent that the only thing that the heater was going to be able to do was to keep the windshield clear of ice. Frozen feet, frozen apples, frozen legs, and then the gas light came on. A mere 20 km from the turn-off into our village, but scary nonetheless. To be trapped out in that cold with no heat until someone could come and get gas to us would be insane. We managed to make it and now can eat salads and fruit.