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Message for the Day…” Without Troubles One Will Not Realize the Value of Comfort”…

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If you work for 24 hours in an air-conditioned place, you will take this for granted and not realize its value. But if you work for four hours in the Sun, and then sit in an air-conditioned room, you will recognize its value. Without heat, there is no value for the air-conditioner. So too, without troubles, we will not realize the value of comforts. Only when we suffer, we realize what is joy! At times, to relieve the pain and suffering in one part of your body, the doctor may perform an operation. The surgery is a painful procedure. However, without undergoing that short term pain, you cannot remove the long term suffering. That is why the scriptures clearly call out that happiness cannot be derived from happiness. Without goodness, life has no meaning. Without sorrow, there is no value for happiness.

 

Sathya Sai Baba

Message For the Day…” Offer Food to God First and then Take it as Prasadam …”

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All food emanated from God. As it has come from the Divine(Brahman), it should be offered to God and only then be taken. Then it becomes Satwik food. There are many impurities associated with the grains and vegetables you purchase. These impurities enter inside you. To remove the various types of defects associated with food, offer it to the Lord and then partake of it as Prasadam. When the food is offered to God (Naivedyam), there will no longer be any defects in it. Meera was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. She always offered everything to the Lord before partaking it. When the Maharana asked his associates to give her very strongly poisoned milk, Meera was unaware of it. As is her habit, she offered the milk to Lord Krishna and took it, and remained unharmed. Thus any type of food, once offered to the Lord will turn nectarous, even if it is poisonous.

Message For the Day…” DIscipline Your Mind & AchieveHolistic Wellbeing…”

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The word ‘Health’ is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘Helig’ meaning holistic or wholeness of the spirit. You are made up of sense organs, mind, intellect, consciousness and the indwelling spirit. ‘Wholeness’ includes all these elements. Your mind should be in a state of fullness; there should be no room for confusion or depression. To achieve such a state of mind, it is necessary to connect with the Divine and understand the situation. For instance, students should not get depressed if they did not score as well as they expected or perhaps failed in an examination. Instead, they should examine the reasons for the result – whether they studied well or understood the subject correctly. If the conclusion is inadequate preparation, then the resolve should be to do better in the next opportunity. You must develop your moral and mental strength by practicing Sadhana for disciplining the mind and achieve holistic wellbeing.   

Sathya Sai Baba

“அன்னதான சிவன் …”

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தேப்பெருமாநல்லூர் சிவன் என்றால் சட்டென்று யாரும் புரிந்து கொள்ள மாட்டார்கள். அன்னதான சிவன் என்றால் எல்லோருக்கும் தெரியும். அன்னதானம் செய்வதில் என்றைக்குமே சளைக்காதவர்.

அவருக்குக் காஞ்சி மஹானிடம் அளவுகடந்த பக்தியுண்டு. அந்த பக்தியின் காரணமாக மஹானுக்கு ஒரு நீண்ட கடிதத்தை எழுதினார். மஹான் பல தினங்கள் உபவாசம் இருந்த காலம் அது.

இதனால் தனது உள்ளத்தில் ஏற்பட்ட வேதனையை மஹானுக்குத் தெரிவித்து இதில் பல விஷயங்களைக் குறிப்பிட்டிருந்தார்.

”மஹான் தொடர்ந்து உபவாசம் இருந்தால் அவரது உடல்நிலை கெட்டுவிடும். அவர் ஆரோக்கியமாக இருந்தால் தான் பக்தர்கள் நீண்ட காலம் அவரது அருளைப் பெற முடியும். ஆதலால் சிறிதளவேனும் அன்ன பிட்க்ஷை ஏற்க வேண்டும். உடல்நிலை சரியில்லை என்றால் சீதோஷ்ண ஸ்திதிக்கு ஏற்றவாறு வெந்நீரில் குளிக்கவேண்டும். சமுத்திர ஸ்நானம் செய்யப்போகும்போது துணையோடு போகவேண்டும். நதிகளில் ஆழம் பார்த்துத்தான் இறங்கவேண்டும். பூஜையை முடித்தபின் சற்றுநேரம் ஓய்வு எடுத்துக்கொள்ள வேண்டும். இரவு வெகுதூரம் கண்விழித்துப் படிக்கக்கூடாது. தாங்கள் எப்போதும் நலமாக இருக்கவேண்டும் என்கிற காரணத்திற்காக இக்கடிதத்தை எழுதுகிறேன்” என்று முடித்திருந்தார்.

மஹான் அக்கடிதத்தை ஒருமுறை அல்ல; இருமுறை படிக்கச் சொல்லி புன்முறுவலோடு அதைக்கேட்டார்கள். மடத்தில் உள்ள அனைவருக்கும் சிவன் மீது அளவு கடந்த மரியாதை. மஹான் அவசியம் இதற்கு பதில் எழுதுவார் என்று நினைத்தார்கள்.

ஆனால் அதற்கு பதிலாக மஹான், ஒரு நபர் மூலம் செய்தியாகத் தன் எண்ணத்தைச் சொல்லி அனுப்பினார்.

“கடிதத்தில் எழுதியுள்ளபடி எல்லாம் நடைபெறும்” என்கிற செய்தி சிவனிடம் சொல்லப்பட்ட பிறகுதான் அவர் மனம் சமாதானம் அடைந்தது.

மஹானிடம் இப்படி வேண்டுகோள் விடுக்க, அப்போது சிவன் ஒருவருக்குத்தான் மனோபலம் இருந்தது. இதே வேண்டுகோளை சிவன், மஹானை நேரில் பார்க்க வரும்போதும் கோரிக்கையாக வைப்பார். மஹான் அவர்பால் பரிவு கொண்டு அவரைப் பாராட்டி மகிழ்வார்.

சிவனுக்கு முதிர்ந்த நிலை வந்தபோது அவரைக் கவனித்துக் கொள்ள மஹான் மடத்து சிப்பந்திகளை அனுப்பி இருந்தார். தனது கடைசி காலத்தில் தனது சொந்த ஊருக்குச் சென்ற சிவன் அங்கேயே இறைவனடி சேர்ந்தார்.

மஹான் அந்த சமயம் காசி யாத்திரை சென்றிருந்தார். திரும்பிய பிறகுதான் சிவனின் மறைவு குறித்து அவருக்குத் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது.

”சிவன் ஒரு சன்னியாசி இல்லை என்றாலும் துறவியைப் போல் பற்றற்ற வாழ்க்கையை மேற்கொண்டு இருந்தார். பிறருக்கு சேவை செய்ததுடன் ‘பசி’ என்று வந்தவர்களுக்கு அன்னமளிக்காமல் அனுப்பியதில்லை. மிகவும் புண்ணியம் செய்த அவர் நிச்சயம் மோட்சத்திற்குத்தான் போவார்” என்று சொன்ன மஹான், சிவனின் நற்கதிக்காக கும்பகோணத்திலும் திருபுவனத்திலும் உள்ள கோயில்களில் மோட்ச தீபம் ஏற்றுமாறு கட்டளையிட்டார்.

சிவன் மறைந்த பத்தாவது நாளன்று, கும்பகோணத்தில் உள்ள மடத்தில் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான மக்களுக்கு உணவு அளிக்க மஹான் ஏற்பாடு செய்தார். தனக்கென்று ஏதும் வைத்துக்கொள்ளாத சிவன் இறக்கும் தருவாயில் தன்னிடம் இருந்த சொற்பப் பணத்தை முழுவதும் தர்மத்திற்காக செலவிடும்படி கூறியிருந்தார்.

அதனால் இப்பணத்தைக் கொண்டு ஹரிஜனங்களுக்குப் பயன்படும் வகையில் குளம் ஒன்றை செப்பனிட்டு வழங்கும்படி மஹான் உத்தரவிட்டார்.

அன்னதான சிவன் மீது மஹான் கொண்டிருந்த அன்புக்கு அளவு இல்லை என்பதற்கு இது ஓர் எடுத்துக்காட்டு. மஹானை ஆதரவோடு பார்த்து அன்புக்கட்டளை இட்ட மாமனிதர் தான் இந்த அன்னதான சிவன்.

ஜெய ஜெய சங்கர! ஹர ஹர சங்கர!!

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“அதாவது ஹார்ட் ஹோலா இல்லை …அதில் ஹோல் இருக்கு …”

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“என் பெண்ணுக்கு இருதயத்தில் ஓட்டை இருக்கிறதாம். டாக்டர்கள் சொல்வதை கேட்டாலே குலை நடுங்குறது” என்று முறையிட்டார் பள்ளிக்கூட ஆசிரியர் ஒருவர்.

“அதாவது, ஹார்ட், ஹோலா இல்லை; அதில் ஹோல் இருக்கு என்கிறே?”

ஆசிரியருக்கு புரியவில்லை. கேள்வி கேட்டு பழக்கம். கேள்வி கேட்கப்பட்டு பழக்கம் இல்லை.

“ஹார்ட், W-H-O-L-E ஆக (முழுமையாக, பூரணமாக) இல்லை; அதில், H-O-L-E இருக்கு என்கிறே?”

ஆசிரியர் பெருமூச்சு விட்டார். (அவரை பெஞ்சு மேல் நிற்க சொல்லவில்லை, பெரியவா!)

“வேறே என்ன வேலை பண்றே?”

ஆசிரியர் விழித்தார். “நான் ஆசிரியத் தொழிலை தவிர வேறு வேலையும் செய்கிறேன்’ என்பது பெரியவாளுக்கு எப்படி தெரியும்? “வேறு வேலை எதுவும் இல்லை” என்று சொல்லிவிட்டால் போகிறது! பெரியவாள் குடைந்து கொண்டா இருக்க போகிறார்கள்?

அந்த தெய்வ சந்தியில் பொய்சொல் வெளியே வர அஞ்சியது போலும்!

“தங்கம், வைரம்… வியாபாரம்…” என்று மென்று விழுங்கினார்.

பெரியவாள் கனிவுடன் சொன்னார்கள்:

“பெரிய பெரிய வியாதியெல்லாம் கூட, தான – தர்மங்கள் செய்தால் போய்விடும் என்று சொல்லியிருக்கு. இங்கே ஏழைகள் வந்து, கல்யாணத்துக்குத் திருமாங்கல்யம் கேட்கிறார்கள். நூற்றெட்டு திருமாங்கல்யம் செய்து வந்து கொடு. கேட்பவர்களுக்கு கொடுக்கலாம்…”

அடுத்த மாதமே நூற்றெட்டு திருமாங்கல்யம் கொண்டு வந்து சமர்பித்தார், ஆசிரியர் பணி செய்யும் தங்க வியாபாரி.

“Good – hearted ன்னு இங்கிலிஷ்லே சொல்லுவா. நீயும் உன் புத்திரியும் good – hearted!” என்றார்கள் பெரியவாள்.

அப்புறம், பெரியவாள் வாக்குக்கு மேலே என்ன மருந்து வேண்டும்?

தேவாமிர்தம் பருகியவனுக்கு பாயசம் எதற்கு?

ஆசிரியரின் பெண் சௌபாக்யவதியாக இருக்கிறாள் – whole hearted ஆக!

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Jokes for the Day….

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This guy goes into a doctor’s office. The doctor says, “Oh, Mr. Jones! We have the results of your test. Do you want the bad news first or the very bad news?” The guy shrugs and says, “Well I guess I’ll have the bad news first.” “Well the bad news is, you have 24 hours to live,” the doctor replies. The man is distraught, “24 hours to live? That’s horrible! What could be worse than that? What’s the VERY bad news?” The doctor folds his hands and sighs, “The very bad news is…I’ve been trying to contact you since yesterday.”  

………………

Jim and Mary were both patients in a Mental Hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom and stayed there. Mary promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled Jim out.When the medical director became aware of Mary’s heroic act he immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital as he now considered her to be mentally stable. When he went to tell Mary the news he said, “Mary, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you’re being discharged because since you were able to jump in and save the life of another patient, I think you’ve regained your senses. The bad news is Jim, the patient you saved, hung himself with his bathrobe belt in the bathroom. I am so sorry, but he’s dead.”

Mary replied, “He didn’t hang himself, I put him there to dry.”…

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A new miracle doctor was in town. He could cure anything and anybody, and everyone was amazed. Everyone except for Mr. Smith, the town’s grouch So Mr. Smith went to this ‘miracle doctor’ to prove that he wasn’t anybody special. So he goes and tells the doctor, “Hey, doc, I have lost my sense of taste. I can’t taste nothing’, so what are you going to do?”
The doctor scratches his head and mumbles to himself a little, then tells Mr. Smith, “What you need is jar number 43.”
Jar number 43? Mr. Smith wonders. So the doctor brings the jar and tells Mr. Smith to taste it. He tastes it and immediately spits it out, “This is gross!” he yells.
“I just restored your sense of taste Mr. Smith,” says the doctor.
So Mr. Smith goes home very mad. One month later, Mr. Smith goes back to the doctor along with a new problem, “Doc,” he starts, “I can’t remember!”
Thinking he got the doctor, the doctor scratches his head and mumbles to himself a little and tells Mr. Smith, “What you need is jar number 43…”
Before the doctor finished his sentence, Mr. Smith fled the office.
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” Is There any Doctor onboard ?…And Does Anyone Know How to Fly a Plane ? ” …

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Passengers heard not one but two chilling announcements on a recent United Airlines flight from Des Moines to Denver, after their pilot suffered a heart attack at 30,000 feet.

Quick-thinking nurse Linda Alweiss, from Camarillo, California, rushed to respond when crew asked over the loud speaker if any passengers had medical training.

But as she was administering aid to the ‘mumbling and incoherent’ pilot, another, distinctly more terrifying plea was heard: ‘Does anyone in the cabin have flight experience?’

Thankfully, the co-pilot managed to safely land the plane at an airport in Omaha, but not before the unusual request thoroughly frightened all on board.

Hero: Quick-thinking nurse Linda Alweiss, pictured left and right, rushed to respond when the pilot suffered a heart-attack mid-flight  Hero: Quick-thinking nurse Linda Alweiss, pictured left and right, rushed to respond when the pilot suffered a heart-attack mid-flight

Hero: Quick-thinking nurse Linda Alweiss, pictured left and right, rushed to respond when the pilot suffered a heart-attack mid-flight

 

The drama began about 20 minutes into the December 30 flight.

Mrs Alweiss was flying home via Denver with her husband and 16-year-old daughter from a Christmas vacation. When the first announcement was made the registered nurse with decades of experience was first to respond.

 

She said she found the pilot slumped over in the cockpit.

‘He was sick and mumbling and was just incoherent,’ she told KTLA.

The pediatric intensive care nurse, who only recently re-certified her advanced cardiac life support accreditation, noticed his heart was beating irregularly and determined he’d probably suffered a blood clot or a heart-attack.

Scary: Mrs Alweiss was flying home via Denver with her husband and 16-year-old daughter from a Christmas vacation when the two frightening announcements were madeScary: Mrs Alweiss was flying home via Denver with her husband and 16-year-old daughter from a Christmas vacation when the two frightening announcements were made

 

Another nurse, Amy Sorenson, of Wyoming, also volunteered to assist and the pair, with the help of other passengers, pulled the captain out of the cockpit and into the galley so they had more room to work.

The nurses set up a diagnostic defibrillator and administered an IV.

After the co-pilot took control of the airplane, Mrs Alweiss said she turned to the woman and asked, ‘You know how to land the plane, right?’ And she said ‘yes.’

‘I felt immediately comfortable. That was just one thing I didn’t have to think about, so I could focus more on what was going on with the patient,’ Mrs Alweiss recounted to KTLA.

But a second announcement was made, asking if there were any pilots in the cabin.

‘That kind of changed the story a little bit,’ Mrs Alweiss’ husband, Alan, explained with a laugh.

Room to work: Alweiss and another nurse, Amy Sorenson, pulled the captain out of the cockpit and into the galley, pictured, and after the flight landed safely he was met by paramedics, right, on the tarmac
Room to work: Alweiss and another nurse, Amy Sorenson, pulled the captain out of the cockpit and into the galley, pictured, and after the flight landed safely he was met by paramedics, right, on the tarmac

Room to work: Alweiss and another nurse, Amy Sorenson, pulled the captain out of the cockpit and into the galley, pictured, and after the flight landed safely he was met by paramedics, right, on the tarmac

 

The co-pilot managed to land the plane without trouble and paramedics were waiting to treat the pilot on the tarmac.

‘United flight 1637, a Boeing 737 operating between Des Moines and Denver Monday evening, landed safely in Omaha after the captain became ill,’ the airline said in a statement. ‘United accommodated the customers overnight, and they continued to Denver the next day.’

On the rescheduled flight the following day, Mrs Alweiss sat next to the co-pilot who informed her the pilot had survived and was being treated in the cardiac unit of an Omaha hospital.

‘She did her job,’ Mr Alweiss proudly told KTLV of his wife.

‘She jumped at the opportunity, didn’t hesitate. And she did it at 30,000 feet, knowing that the person who was supposed to be flying the plane was her patient.’
source::::Helen Pow in mailonline.com UK
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“Polar Vortex” Causes Coldest Winter in USA…Arctic MondayFor 140 Million People !!!

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More than half of the U.S. is enduring a dangerously cold start to the week as a whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a ‘polar vortex’ descended on Monday morning, pummeling parts of the country with a dangerous cold and adding to the brutal weather that has grounded more than 4,400 flights.

Record low temperatures have already been set; at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, temperatures of minus 16 degrees were recorded at 8am on Monday, beating the previous record of minus 14 set in 1988.

In Minnesota, officials took the rare step of closing all of the state’s public schools on Monday – the first time in 17 years. Schools across Chicago, Milwaukee and St Louis were also closed, while officials in Washington D.C. and as far south as Atlanta have announced school closures for Tuesday.

With wind chill warnings stretching from Montana to Alabama, much of the U.S. is experiencing the coldest temperatures in almost 20 years, according to the National Weather Service. They are expected to be 30 to 50 degrees below average in some cities – and the deep freeze is expected to last into Tuesday.

  • Nearly 187 million people, more than half of the nation’s population, were under a wind chill warning or advisory on Monday
  • The coldest temperature reported in a 24-hour period through Monday was -36 degrees at Crane Lake, Minnesota, while the warmest was 84 at Hollywood and Punta Gorda, Florida
  • Minnesota officials took the rare step on Monday of closing all public schools; schools in St. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee were also shut and schools in Washington D.C. and Atlanta will also be closed on Tuesday
  • Thousands of flights have been canceled and JetBlue shut down its operations in Boston and New York-area airports in an attempt to correct the backlog of canceled flights; it will resume as normal tomorrow
  • Experts have called the temperatures and freezing winds ‘dangerous and life threatening’ – warning that skin can freeze in just ten minutes in wind chills of minus 50; parts of Minnesota could be hit with wind chills of minus 60
  • New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency covering 13 counties in the western part of the state on Monday afternoon and more than 300 Army and Air National Guard have been mobilized

By DAILY MAIL REPORTERS and ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER

 

The Chicago Skyline sits as a backdrop as fog drifts across Monroe Harbor with temperatures well below zero and wind chills expected to reach 40 to 50 below as the whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as the 'Polar Vortex' descended onto much of the U.S. on MondayThe Chicago Skyline sits as a backdrop as fog drifts across Monroe Harbor with temperatures well below zero and wind chills expected to reach 40 to 50 below as the whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as the ‘Polar Vortex’ descended onto much of the U.S. on Monday

A man in Flint, Michigan, carries his shovel while walking through the drifting snow on Monday: The deep freeze is to blame for an estimated 13 deaths so farA man in Flint, Michigan, carries his shovel while walking through the drifting snow on Monday: The deep freeze is to blame for an estimated 13 deaths so far

Firefighters contend with dangerously cold temperatures and wind as they battle a structure fire in an industrial park just south of Brookston, Ind. on MondayFirefighters contend with dangerously cold temperatures and wind as they battle a structure fire in an industrial park just south of Brookston, Ind. on Monday

Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach as temperatures dipped well below zero on Monday in Chicago, IllinoisIce builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach as temperatures dipped well below zero on Monday in Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wreck: A semi truck sits in the ditch on the eastbound side of I-74 west of St. Joseph, Illinois, on Monday amid sub zero temperatures and blowing snowWreck: A semi truck sits in the ditch on the eastbound side of I-74 west of St. Joseph, Illinois, on Monday amid sub zero temperatures and blowing snow

 

 

 

 

 

Many motorists experienced difficulties getting their cars started due to the weatherMany motorists experienced difficulties getting their cars started due to the weather

 

Nearly 187 million people, more than half of the nation’s population, were under a wind chill warning or advisory on Monday.

The winds made it feel like 55 below zero in International Falls, Minn., and parts of the Midwest accustomed to temperatures that are cold – albeit seldom this cold. But even the coal fields of Virginia and West Virginia, the wind chill was negative 35.

 

A woman pushes her daughter and their groceries through blowing snow in the Kroger parking lot in Green Acres Plaza on State Street in Saginaw Township, Michigan on MondayA woman pushes her daughter and their groceries through blowing snow in the Kroger parking lot in Green Acres Plaza on State Street in Saginaw Township, Michigan on Monday

 

Frozen: Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway in the frigid -20 weather on MondayFrozen: Greg Rohde commuted to work to the University of Minnesota via cross-country skis along West River Parkway in the frigid -20 weather on Monday

 

 

Stuck: John Douglas shovels the snow off his car in Indianapolis on Monday as temperatures hovered around 10 below zero. More than 12 inches of snow fell on SundayStuck: John Douglas shovels the snow off his car in Indianapolis on Monday as temperatures hovered around 10 below zero. More than 12 inches of snow fell on Sunday

Wrapped up: Chris Tinney, 41, is covered in snow as he shovels outside businesses in Muskegon, Michigan on Monday morningWrapped up: Chris Tinney, 41, is covered in snow as he shovels outside businesses in Muskegon, Michigan on Monday Morning

 

Chill: Many parts of the country are suffering freezing temperatures – the coldest temperatures in more than 20 years

 

Big chill: Houses and streets are covered with a blanket of snow in Chicago, Illinois on Monday after a massive blast of bitterly cold air blasted the areaBig chill: Houses and streets are covered with a blanket of snow in Chicago, Illinois on Monday after a massive blast of bitterly cold air blasted the area

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Hank Wade is bundled up as he clears snow from a sidewalk Monday in Lyndhurst, Ohio

Bitter: A dial, left, shows temperatures plummeting to minus 20 in south Minneapolis on Monday while, right, Hank Wade is bundled up in Lyndhurst, Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Braving the chill: A rugged-up man walks near the snow-covered Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois on FridayBraving the chill: A rugged-up man walks near the snow-covered Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois on Friday

Grueling: A man digs his car out of a driveway in Indianapolis on Monday after the city was hit by 30 centimeters of snow and sub-freezing temperaturesGrueling: A man digs his car out of a driveway in Indianapolis on Monday after the city was hit by 30 centimeters of snow and sub-freezing temperatures

 

Deep: Caleb Panning shovels snow on Monday in Bowling Green, Ohio as frigid, dense air swirled across much of the U.S.Deep: Caleb Panning shovels snow on Monday in Bowling Green, Ohio as frigid, dense air swirled across much of the U.S.

Chilled: A horse drinks water from a hole in a frozen water tank in Enid, Oklahoma. Record low temperatures were set in at least two Oklahoma cities on MondayChilled: A horse drinks water from a hole in a frozen water tank in Enid, Oklahoma. Record low temperatures were set in at least two Oklahoma cities on Monday

 

 

Freezing: Time and temperature signs agree to the cold temperatures in Lawrence, Kansas on Monday. The area was under a wind chill warning until noonFreezing: Time and temperature signs agree to the cold temperatures in Lawrence, Kansas on Monday. The area was under a wind chill warning until noon


 

Storm: The huge weather system can be seen in this satellite handout image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationStorm: The huge weather system can be seen in this satellite handout image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

 

 

Grounded: More than 2,500 flights have been grounded. On Sunday, Delta planes sit on the tarmac at JFK Airport after one of its fleet skidded off a runway and into a snowbankGrounded: More than 2,500 flights have been grounded. On Sunday, Delta planes sit on the tarmac at JFK Airport after one of its fleet skidded off a runway and into a snowbank

 

Skid: The plane is seen after it skidded off the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in this picture provided by NBC 4Skid: The plane is seen after it skidded off the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in this picture provided by NBC 4

Stress: JetBlue announced that they would halt operations in Boston, New York and New Jersey on Monday afternoon to rest their crews and give it time to service aircraft, due to flight delays and cancellationsStress: JetBlue announced that they would halt operations in Boston, New York and New Jersey on Monday afternoon to rest their crews and give it time to service aircraft, due to flight delays and cancellations

 

Tired out: Evan, Ace, and Laura Peagels sleep on the floor in the baggage area of Delta Airlines Terminal 2 at Kennedy International Airport as thousands of flights were canceledTired out: Evan, Ace, and Laura Peagels sleep on the floor in the baggage area of Delta Airlines Terminal 2 at Kennedy International Airport as thousands of flights were canceled

Smash: A city passenger bus crashed into the Idaho Power corporate headquarters building early on Monday in Boise, Idaho. Police say the brakes failed on the busSmash: A city passenger bus crashed into the Idaho Power corporate headquarters building early on Monday in Boise, Idaho. Police say the brakes failed on the bus

 

 

Bus
The front of a city passenger bus is shown that has crashed into the Idaho Power corporate headquarters building

Damage: The front of the bus is shown entering the Idaho Power corporate headquarters building after it lost control, swerved through a parking lot and hit the building

 

No escape: A commuter walks to an exit on Chicago's El tracks after arriving at the Washington/Wells station with temperatures well below zeroNo escape: A commuter walks to an exit on Chicago’s El tracks after arriving at the Washington/Wells station with temperatures well below zero

Arctic: A man walks across a frozen Lake Harriet in south Minneapolis amid frigid wind chill temperatures that forced businesses and schools to close on MondayArctic: A man walks across a frozen Lake Harriet in south Minneapolis amid frigid wind chill temperatures that forced businesses and schools to close on Monday

 

Battle: Daryl Daugherty clears the sidewalk in front of his home on Monday in Carmel, Indiana as temperatures dropped to 10 below zero after 12 inches of snow fellBattle: Daryl Daugherty clears the sidewalk in front of his home on Monday in Carmel, Indiana as temperatures dropped to 10 below zero after 12 inches of snow fell

Freeze: A man's glasses steam up in the cold temperatures as commuters make a sub-zero trek to offices in the Loop on Monday in Chicago, IllinoisFreeze: A man’s glasses steam up in the cold temperatures as commuters make a sub-zero trek to offices in the Loop on Monday in Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

 

A woman runs from the surf as waves crash into houses on Lighthouse Road during a winter nor'easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts todayA woman runs from the surf as waves crash into houses on Lighthouse Road during a winter nor’easter snow storm in Scituate, Massachusetts today

Records: Chicago experienced record temperatures on Monday. At O'Hare Airport temperatures reached minus 16, beating a previous record in 1988Records: Chicago experienced record temperatures on Monday. At O’Hare Airport temperatures reached minus 16, beating a previous record in 1988

Cold commute: A man crosses the Chicago River during a sub-zero trek to offices in the Loop on Monday morning as the coldest temperatures in 20 years swept throughCold commute: A man crosses the Chicago River during a sub-zero trek to offices in the Loop on Monday morning as the coldest temperatures in 20 years swept through


 

 

 

 

 

 

Staying positive: Greg Rohde has an ice and snow encrusted beard after commuting to work at the University of Minnesota by cross-country skis on MondayStaying positive: Greg Rohde has an ice and snow encrusted beard after commuting to work at the University of Minnesota by cross-country skis on Monday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covered: Matt Frame brushes off a Buick at Ray Laethem Buick-GMC in Detroit, where more than 15 inches of snow have fallen in some placesCovered: Matt Frame brushes off a Buick at Ray Laethem Buick-GMC in Detroit, where more than 15 inches of snow have fallen in some places

 

Grounded: Ramp workers walk across the snow covered tarmac in freezing temperatures at Midway International Airport in Chicago. Thousands of flights have been canceledGrounded: Ramp workers walk across the snow covered tarmac in freezing temperatures at Midway International Airport in Chicago. Thousands of flights have been canceled

 

Dreary: A woman walks during a morning rainstorm in Philadelphia on Monday. In southeastern Pennsylvania, a weather advisory warned of wind chills of 15 to 20 degrees below zeroDreary: A woman walks during a morning rainstorm in Philadelphia on Monday. In southeastern Pennsylvania, a weather advisory warned of wind chills of 15 to 20 degrees below zero

 

Cold: Snow sticks to leaves and vines across an alley wall on Monday morning in downtown Flint, Michigan, after a severe snowstorm dumped 16.2 inches of snow over the weekend

Cold: Snow sticks to leaves and vines across an alley wall on Monday morning in downtown Flint, Michigan, after a severe snowstorm dumped 16.2 inches of snow over the weekend


source::::mailonline.com UK

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