Minnesotans gear up for the chilly season
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Have you turned your heat on yet? It will be another chilly and frost-filled morning Wednesday.
On Tuesday, we've seen a number of winter jackets, and even a few hats and gloves, which is definitely a sign that folks in St. Paul are preparing for the inevitable colder days ahead.
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It's wild to think that just over a week ago winter clothing was nowhere to be seen because we were in the 90s.
"At first, as you can see, I was like 'oh! I don't know! Inside or outside?' Dawn Vogel said. "But here we are. We did it!"
Vogel was one of many bundled up in winter gear around Lake Como in St. Paul. Some didn't feel the need to pull the winter jacket out just yet though.
"During the day, if it gets no higher than 35 then I'll take the gear out," Bill Eldredge said. "Otherwise, I'll stick with this."
One gentleman told WCCO he brought his ice scraper out to his car Monday night, and he's glad he did because he had to use it.
"I hate to come out to a frozen, frosty windshield," Joel Hodroff said.
Some lakegoers were more bundled up than others, but most people we spoke with were pleased with the fall chill.
"I'm ready, I'm so ready, I've been ready since June," said Kristen Mortenson. ""The beauty. The fall, changing the colors, everything. Pumpkin spice. Everything pumpkin spice. Cool weather. Winter is coming. I love snow."
Besides bringing out the window scraper, it might also be a good time to start winterizing your home. Things like turning your outside water off, cleaning the gutters, testing your furnace, and even taking out the dreaded ice scraper for your home.
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More than half of the people WCCO crews spoke with say they've finally turned on their heat.
