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3rd leader for wind I have not seen on this b4, 53 MPH gust at Frankfort

Ugly truths right here. On a slightly less ugly note, statistically speaking there are potential arctic intrusion events with yearly recurrence intervals of 1-1,000 or 1-10,000 years relative to climo. Events so rare we haven't even seen such a pattern in our written record. Maybe a 1861-62 repeat today wouldn't be of the same calibre. But I could see us getting a redux-type blast in the right given year. It's not likely. But there's always that chance to root for. Speaking literally, isn't hoping for chances all we really do here anyways?

I went to a community college for a while.

Fortunately, an excuse to see the mountains an hour away is quite therapeutic and not difficult most of the time.

I don't recall making that argument. Sounds a wee bit melodramatic. Bit by bit, the temperature peaks will rise for us in the winter and the valleys won't be as impressive. Seems to be what's played out so far. On a larger regional scale, we're not reaching or bettering our 20th century cold extremes anytime soon.