It was -22 levels farenheight this morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I do know this as a result of I stay right here, and it was chilly. However now we have enjoyable with the chilly.

We let folks vote on the names of our snowplows, in actual fact. Final 12 months, Minnesotans selected Plowy McPlowFace because the title for one of many machines that retains the roads clear.

Effectively, the snowplow higher often known as Plowy McPlowFace has simply gained eight new associates. On Thursday, the Minnesota Division of Transportation (MnDOT) introduced the category of 2022.

In no explicit order, the graduating class consists of:

– Betty Whiteout, District 8

– Ctrl Salt Delete, District 7

– The Huge Leplowski, District 4

– Plowasaurus Rex, Metro District

– Scoop Dogg, District 3

– Blizzard of Oz, District 2

– No Extra Mr. Ice Man, District 1

– Edward Blizzardhands, District 6

Every of the plows shall be labeled and despatched to the assigned district later this month when the are put into service.

With 40,024 votes Betty Whiteout was the group favourite with almost double the votes of Ctrl Salt Delete. A full breakdown of the voting totals may be seen right here by clicking “2021-22 winners.”

Earlier than any math whiz cries foul, MnDOT allowed folks to vote for as much as eight selections, which led to the ultimate tallies differing from the general variety of votes. There have been 122,435 distinctive voters, in response to MnDOT.