It’s getting cold in Chicago; the snow has finally come to say Hello.  The holiday CTA car is out and about, and lawn chairs have been repurposed to hold parking spots.  Time to drag out the winter gear from the back of our closets and brave the winter flurries.  Living in the Windy City, we expected it to be nippy out.  What we didn’t expect was for it to be just as chilly inside the office!

The reason: Our thermostat has been taken prisoner by the abominable snowman.

One by one, staffers started to bundle up at their desks until the office began looking like an Eskimo village.

We’re talking scarves, gloves, hats, coats and even babushkas!

Have you ever tried typing with snow gloves on? It’s not easy, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Exhibit A: The polar bear in his natural habitat.

This has nothing to do with the cold, but isn’t it cute that Anna stands on a chair to write on the task board? Aww.

Even Minsky looks ready for a hike through the Andes.

Finally Bossman saved the day! By applying sheer brute force (and a handy-dandy tool kit) he managed to rig the heat back up. He’s our hero.

Just another day in the life of the Wilburns.