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Hope it's not too harsh for you guys

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[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago

I stopped walking to work, -50c is too cold for that.

And I didn't shovel the sidewalk of my whole block, just the part in front of my house.

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 9 months ago
[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 20 points 9 months ago

I am counting the windchill factor, it's really only like -40c.

The Canadian prairies

[-] dankm@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

My son rode his bike across Saskatoon for work during this cold. Didn't even slow him down. Not sure if he's stupid, crazy, or brave.

[-] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago

If something bad happens, you just die. We learned from Regina that people won't stop and help.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-man-security-footage-cold-death-1.7081495

[-] DracolaAdil@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

That's mad dude, at this temp people won't stop to help...hell...most people won't stop to help in nice weather.

Just remind him to be carefull of the stupid drivers in our city.

I live in Minnesota, my parents live in Florida, and I have a friend who used to live in SK. I could make fun of my parents for what they thought was cold; he could make fun of me for what I thought was cold. Don't know how you do it.

[-] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

In Vancouver we don't know that kind of cold. Wet and damp cold yes, but it's been a unusually warmer winter. Low 50s even for Xmas and not at much rain and hardly any snow for local mountains.

Now it's down to low 10s F it's bloody super cold for us. With the wind chill it has been down to -10F. Not breaking your car quite yet but you don't want to be out and about for too long without one. Usually the couple of days we get snow here it's chaos and the major routes are a mess. It was just as bad the one day we did get some during the cold snap and it wasn't even the wet and heavy stuff we normally get.

I usually go for short walks daily but not during these days - 10F days. We are warming up to near 32F for highs and I'm thinking this is probably nice BBQ weather for Edmonton now.

It seems all relative. I was down in Arizona this past winter. It was one of the coolest ones they had in Yuma and the day time temperatures were reaching high 60s to low 70s during the day with a lot of sun. I thought I was in heaven for winter. The locals were so disappointed.

Mind you at one point it was snowing in California, northern AZ, Phoenix, Tuscan, NM, and Texas while I was in a sun pocket so they may have had something to complain about but I would still take their dry and warm during the day over my normal wet and soggy days.

[-] Johandea@feddit.nu 11 points 9 months ago

Too harsh?! It's lovely! -20 where I'm at and it's awesome 😎

[-] kellyaster@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

It's -5°F over here in Chicago, supposed to hit a high of 2°F later today. Wife and I are working from home, so we're both ok. We care for a feral cat that spends the winter months in a wooden cat house with a bed and plug-in heating pad that my wife installed on the back deck a few years ago. I'm always worried about that cat, she's getting older and isn't as spry as she used to be.

In about six, seven months it's gonna be 100° warmer, which is wild to me.

[-] froge@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

For better or worse at least we all know how to deal with the weather. The trains don't care what temperature it is and life goes on. I feel for the areas that aren't equipped to deal with temps below 30.

[-] LogicialSlip@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Upgraded my HVAC yesterday. BRING IT NATURE!!! Hahah

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

It's -3 this morning. It used to be a fairly regular temperature during winter, so I'm doing alright. The reason it's so bad though is this winter up to this weekend has been in the 40s, extremely warm for the season.

We've had some highs in the single digit negative (F). I'm lucky enough that I can just stay in. This isn't terribly unusual weather for this time of year. The rest of this season has been so warm it feels like a bigger deal than it is.

[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 7 points 9 months ago

Took two personal days because I can’t get out of my driveway and it’s not safe to stay out to shovel until Wednesday (when the temps and windchill will finally be above negative). Haven’t been out of the house since Thursday, but I have plenty of food, internet, and things to do.

[-] xor@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago

it’s not safe to stay out to shovel until Wednesday (when the temps and windchill will finally be above negative)

i grew up in michigan and, yeah i shoveled snow in negative temps when i was 12... it's safe IF you bundle up properly.
some long johns, or even sweat pants, two pair of jeans... boots... (you can put breadbags over your socks if they leak or you don't have boots...
tons of layers of shirts, a ski mask, and gloves...
no problem... you want the outermost layer to be waterproof/windproof...
trench coats are actually quite functional and not just for murderers hiding guns...
and the more you shovel, the more you warm up...
of course, if the wind is real bad it gets kinda pointless, but you can kinda throw the snow with the wind and it'll fly away... (unless there's not one prevailing direction of wind)
ummm... road salt is pretty important... sand helps too....
also the layers help when you fall down on the ice...

[-] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago

The snowblower froze up (specifically the mechanism that turns the spout) so I had to drag it into the house to warm it up. The plug cap on my headbolt heater also froze solid. I couldn't bring the car into the house to warm it up because, among other things, I already had the snowblower in there. I spent 20 minutes with a heat gun prying it off instead.

Aside from that it was a normal weekend.

[-] kosherbacon79@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Hit a snowbank with my car, so kinda shitty. Damage isn't too bad, but it's fucked up my morning.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

We were just finally coming out of the cold snap, it warmed back up to around -20C, and my power steering line went -_-

[-] DracolaAdil@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

This temp breaks a lot of cars, which sucks. My own car always breaks something in the yearly cold snap. This year it's the block heater.

[-] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 5 points 9 months ago

Outdoor temperatures have been between -10C and -29C for the last few weeks, I don't think it's going to get really cold here this year.

Cold doesn't really bother me, I don't normally even wear a jacket if it's warmer than -20C. Woollen sweater and a warm vest will do just fine.

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And now I am become slug: I'm goopy, slow, and melting. (Someone poured salt on me.)

I'm in South America, facing the exact opposite - this summer has been extremely harsh, often going past 30°C in a rather wet city. To make things worse, a certain four-legged arsehole doesn't get that humans don't want to cuddle when it's too hot, so she keeps jumping on my lap:


(She's an arsehole. Cute, but an arsehole.)

[-] kn33@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

It's -4°F this morning before the wind chill. I put the shell on my jacket so I have a hood and my hair won't freeze. I start the car at least 10 minutes before going anywhere. I give the steering wheel a good minute to warm up once I'm in the car, since that doesn't turn on until I push the button.

So, yeah, it's not too bad if you're a bit boogie.

The house I'm renting leaks like a sieve, though. I'm up to 7 blankets and a comforter at night.

[-] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Ugh that's awful for you with the house.

Our gas Fireplace crapped out when it was coldest and we are waiting on repairs. We have baseboards as a back up but they aren't keeping up and I'm not looking forward to the hydro bill when it comes.

It's nowhere as bad as your situation by any means but we are glad to have them.

I bought electric blankets for the bed and couch this winter based on a gut feel in November and with how warm it's been this up until this point the gf has been right that we didn't need them. That was until this cold snap. Bloody thankfully to have them as they can't be found in the stores now.

I hope those leaks get sorted out soon!

[-] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Pretty good! -20 here. We made crock pot dumping soup, my new snow boots and gloves arrived, and I am gonna bake coffee cake later to warm up the house.

2/3s of my city had power outages. Not from the snow, but from fallen trees because of strong winds. I was lucky and had power.

Stayed home with a portable heater with my kids and family. Surprised they didn't want to go play in the snow, and mostly played video games together.

[-] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I had to pry my car door open yesterday because it was frozen shut. I also couldn't open my window when I went through the drive up pharmacy.

[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Impromptu week long vacation. At least I have food.

[-] CultHero@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

It's only -11⁰c here in southwestern Ontario and I currently have my window cracked open. I run hot.

So far can't complain about the winter, it didn't start to snow until the second week of January so that's a huge plus. Did catch up with us but considering what winters are usually like here l can't complain too much.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

It's alright here, it's cold but I can always add layers.

[-] bluGill@kbin.social -3 points 9 months ago

What extreme cold? Is is January, this is not unusual weather - other than maybe unusually warm. Sure it is colder than average, but there is and always has been a large variation that makes up the average, we have seen lower temperatures in the last 10 years.

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