"You guys get a little colder up there, " Henes said dryly.

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Revenue fell only slightly from October to January because the store doesn't tend to get many customers in colder months.

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As we start seeing the weather get a little bit colder, people can't be without power for long periods of time, without heat for long periods of time.

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By the time he reached the middle of the bay and the wind began to bite, he realized that it was December, and no more than forty degrees, and the farther out into the bay he ventured the colder it would get.

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But then throw in the Kamchatka volcanoes, which are throwing massive amounts of dust into the air, causing the Arctic to be even colder and Arctic winds to push farther south, and you get a very drastic change in patterns.

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And while I hope this happens soon, I hope people get their power turned back on even sooner, hopefully before it gets even colder.

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"If you're in the colder climates, then one has to put the foundation walls several feet deep to get below the frost line, " Kiesling said.

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