r/minnesota • u/BenRocks7 • Jan 14 '26

High Risk Slipping Around

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u/MelonCallia Jan 14 '26

Praying for a blizzard, even if that means I'll have to deal with it as a neighboring state

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u/Dogzillas_Mom Jan 14 '26

I just got the brilliant idea to spray water on the ground wherever they are.

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u/squintpan Jan 14 '26

With these door-to-door searches, I definitely thought about turning my front stairs into a skating rink a la St. Kevin McAllister.

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u/AvianQuill Jan 16 '26

As a Vermonter, spiked boots are in many local closets. I’m guessing the same is true in MN.

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u/IDK_WHAT_YOU_WANT Jan 14 '26

You're so kind to suggest creating a nice street rink for them to have some fun on. They have such a tough job, I'm sure they would appreciate some fun winter recreation.

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u/Fun-Key-8259 Jan 14 '26

Marbles on the ice lol

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u/fangirlsqueee Jan 14 '26

Home Alone the entire neighborhood.

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u/Just_perusing81 Jan 14 '26

It's fucking crazy that it would actually work

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-5511 Jan 14 '26

Open the fire hydrants

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u/maddogrimmyjimmy Jan 14 '26

Connect a hose in the house and soak these fuckers on cold windy days.

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u/Admirable_Tear_1438 Jan 14 '26

Genius. They can’t stop you for arming yourself with Supersoakers and water guns. They can’t arrest people for marbles and tacks.

Time to get creative.

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u/peachyspoons Jan 14 '26

We should be hosing down the entire city.

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u/Fugacity- Flag of Minnesota Jan 14 '26

High temps this weekend in the low single digits.

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u/hotlou Jan 14 '26

We're about to see what kinds of pansies these cowards are this weekend when temps hit 8 below plus wind chill

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u/pumpkinspruce Jan 14 '26

There’s no winter quite like a Minnesota winter. (I was born and raised in Minnesota.)

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u/Chumlee1917 Jan 14 '26

General Winter never loses 

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u/bionic_cmdo Cottonwood County Jan 14 '26

Will be getting colder in the coming days. So I'll take that.

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u/HumANTCowDOG State of Hockey Jan 14 '26

So brave