Leaving winter behind for hot rods, low-rent celebrities, and the drawbacks of concrete siding Ice storms.
Deadly wind chills.
Rollover accidents by the hundreds. This year Old Man Winter has made Minnesotans his bitches. But while some of us are applying for a second mortgage in order to afford turning our thermostat above 45 degrees, passionate Twin Cities hobbyists have another strategy for escaping the slush and salt. Attendees at the Carquest World of Wheels auto show in St. Paul's RiverCentre auditorium wait for no one. Despite the subzero temperature, gung-ho gearheads bypass the enclosed skyway that connects RiverCentre with its parking ramp, electing to leap snowbanks and race across busy Kellogg Avenue.