you all suffering the Arctic Blast.

[vash]

my mom had the weather channel on the entire time i visited.

okay..may i ask a few questions. i tried in that other thread,but i think they got glossed over. i'm interested in the day to day activities during a freeze.

if you need to wear a coat and tie for work..you wear thermal underwear under the entire outfit? you need to shimmy out of them during the day?

i'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around the clothing situation. what about footwear? you kick off the pac-boots and slip into dress shoes?

groceries: i imagine a truck load of fresh produce get frozen along the route..or does it? do you even get fresh garden veggies when the wind chill is -40?

if you park outside, you paper-scissor-rock to see who goes out to start up the vehicles ?

there cannot be such a thing as an outside dog, right? pets have to be inside..unless you own a malamute named "nanuk" or something.

do gym memberships spike during winter? you cant exercise outside right?

i have gotten "soft" in my climate. you all are hardened for sure..i would die. well, maybe not..i do have a badass down coat from the 70's.

[cabmandone]

My day to day activity will include waking up, eating breakfast, complaining about the cold, then going to bed at night.
To be honest, I don't change much other than the time spent being outside. I walk faster from the house to my shop.

[wdfifteen]

No big changes here. We put the chickens in our garage. I made sure the battery tenders were all hooked up. Not using the wood stove.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

No big changes here. We put the chickens in our garage. I made sure the battery tenders were all hooked up. Not using the wood stove.

Just curious, why not? Would seem now would be the time to use it.

[fastfredracing]

On its way, just starting to get cold.

[NutmegCarrera]

Great questions, Cliff.
I don’t wear suit and tie - but do wear shirt and slacks.
Either dress shoes with rubber soles or wear outdoor shoes and change in the building. Cold isn’t as bad as slushy snow (in the 20’s to 30’s).
We do tend to forego vanity a bit when it’s sub sub sub zero.
Usually walk my dog 1-2 miles in the morning. With these temps, he either gets it done in about 10 minutes and a block, or he doesn’t get it done until his next chance to go out. He has a doggie sized carhartt jacket, and we have tried little boots - but he just isn’t having any of it. His feet are what gets cold.
Clearing snow is definitely the worst. Mainly when it’s really windy.
We tend to work out inside in the winter. Spin bike, treadmill, free weights and the like.
Trip to a warm climate is best this time of year.
Oh, and did I mention that there are taverns and bars within walking distance of - everywhere?

[vash]

Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

Oh, and did I mention that there are taverns and bars within walking distance of - everywhere?

haha..maybe lead off with this?

so every business has a coat hanging area? i imagine a couple hundred puffy jackets eat up some real estate.

[wdfifteen]

Nick,
The temperature differential between the area around the stove and the extremes of the house is too great for comfort when it gets below about 20 degrees. The furnace heats both floors, the wood stove only heats one floor. Even with the furnace fan on circulating the air it can be 80 near the stove and 50 downstairs.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by vash

haha..maybe lead off with this?

so every business has a coat hanging area? i imagine a couple hundred puffy jackets eat up some real estate.

Setting up business in Canada, things like this are not as unusual as they may see to you.

Also, in Winnipeg, grocery stores all have rows of hitching posts to plug in your car's block heater while you shop

[legion]

School is cancelled for two days. Most businesses are closing for two days. Those that are staying open are working on skeleton crews of employees who live close by. I've been told not to come into work and to work from home as conditions allow. Most people are planning on just staying inside for two days.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by wayner

Setting up business in Canada, things like this are not as unusual as they may see to you.

Also, in Winnipeg, grocery stores all have rows of hitching posts to plug in your car's block heater while you shop

And most buildings have a vestibule - kind of a air lock.

[legion]

If for some reason I have to go outside, I will wear:

-Timberland leather/rubber winter boots with wool liners
-Wools socks
-Long underwear
-Sweatpants
-Sweatshirt
-Carhart coveralls (that have cuffs that fit over boots and gloves)
-Rubberized (waterproof) winter gloves with extended cuffs (that fit into my coveralls nicely)
-A scarf
-A neoprene face mask
-Ski goggles
-A very thick knit hat

I will have no exposed skin. I will keep handwarmers in my pockets that can be activated if needed. I will go out through the garage, and shut the door into the house before I open the garage door and vice-versa.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

Either dress shoes with rubber soles or wear outdoor shoes and change in the building. Cold isn’t as bad as slushy snow (in the 20’s to 30’s).

Exactly,

dry = warm

When it gets super cold, you stay pretty dry until you get inside, and then you are warm.

[legion]

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/29/chicago-weather-forecast-extreme-cold/

— It will be so cold outside that you shouldn’t talk.

That’s the warning from the National Weather Service as potentially record-breaking cold slams Chicago and the Midwest.

In addition to the usual dress in layers and cover your mouth warnings, the NWS in Des Moines said, “to protect your lungs from severely cold air, avoid taking deep breaths; minimize talking.”

[GH85Carrera]

We never get much below zero here, and that is rare. For sure I will take precautions, as in using my heaviest coat, gloves, and winter gear.

In the end it is about the same as 105+ temperatures. Most everyone goes from a home or office, to a vehicle, to a structure and spends as little time outside as possible. In extreme heat we don't have to plug in a block heater, but shade is essential.

Fortunately both extremes are rare.

[varmint]

Love this thing. It’s like wearing a toasted marshmallow. Have matching gloves. Baffin
-50° boots. Insulated jeans.

Usually in winter I keep spare shoes, etc at work.

But am assuming you haven’t had time to prepare. Just stay inside. Blow off work. Plastic sheeting taped over the windows. Dogs on the bed, they generate a lot of heat. My dogs aren’t stupid. They run outside, do their business, run back in towards the wood stove. Hot soup. Calories = heat. Start the car and let it run every few hours.

Keep an eye on elderly neighbors. Maybe have them over.

Hope you have a fireplace.

[pksystems]

https://dailyhive.com/toronto/coldest-place-world-ontario-january-28-2019

Global warming?

[varmint]

Unless you’re working the north slope oil fields everything shuts down around -40°.

Normal life stops for a while.

[flipper35]

I take warm clothes and boots with me. I have been know to wear my leather, insulated, hunting boots with my dress slacks. Just not with black slacks! Keep some extra stuff in the car and don't go anywhere you don't need to. We are a 24/7 healthcare facility so we kinda need people here. I tried to talk them into buying a 'mog or M35A2.

Clearing snow I bundle up and then strip as I go so I do't sweat too much.

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Nick,
The temperature differential between the area around the stove and the extremes of the house is too great for comfort when it gets below about 20 degrees. The furnace heats both floors, the wood stove only heats one floor. Even with the furnace fan on circulating the air it can be 80 near the stove and 50 downstairs.

I’m still not understanding why you don’t use the wood stove. The forced air furnace provides heat for the entire house but the stove heats only by passive convection and radiant heat.

Is the furnace thermostat too close to the stove?

It seems having an additional source of heat would be additive and be helpful in extreme cold situations by putting more heat into the house no matter where it is. I realize it would be warmer near the stove but that’s the case no matter how cold it is outside.