I can't coax my 11 year old boy to talk about puberty. Good for you both. Really.
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Advice For Those Not Used To Cold Temperatures!
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Cold feels so much better than heat and humidity.
Heat is much worse on instruments than cold is. ... I think they'll survive. ... We have a glassed in patio, without direct sun, and my basses love it out there even in minus temps and I live in Toronto, we're sitting at 21 degrees right now with no wind. ... Huston gets hot in Summer and all basses dry out in that kind'a heat. ... You'll be surprised how well they survive. ... But, mind you, some finishes don't like it much.
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I am comfortable outside in the cold.
I wear enough clothes.
My nose,hands and feet can be tingly,but I'm still comfortable.
Working in a hot humid machine shop is miserable.
You can only wear so little.
And it just makes me angry.
I wear enough clothes.
My nose,hands and feet can be tingly,but I'm still comfortable.
Working in a hot humid machine shop is miserable.
You can only wear so little.
And it just makes me angry.
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Isn’t Texas on its own power grid for the most part? One that’s not connected to the rest of the country? I heard something on NPR about how Texas is basically an energy island.
If that’s the case, so much for borrowing power from the rest of the utility companies on either of the two national grids if you’re running into emergency demand levels.
One of the disadvantages of “going it alone” is learning you sometimes truly are alone in a crisis situation. So I guess maybe the lesson is: Be careful what you ask for?
Anyway, good luck with what’s happening. Losing power is no joking matter. Hope you make it through with minimal issues.
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Given that I am from Buffalo, I think I can skip this thread.
No gas or kerosene stoves or heaters of any kind indoors (or cars in garages) without adequate fresh air to let in oxygen and let out fumes and carbon monoxide. Don’t even think about using charcoal. Some people die every winter from trying to use charcoal for heat in a closed area. Carbon Monoxide is an invisible odorless gas that will kill you if it builds up. You’ll just fall asleep and never wake up. If you have a CO detector, then definitely use it.
You won’t believe how much cold air will come in through cracks around windows and doors. When it drops to 15F or less, you can really feel the drafts. Masking tape for painting will block it and will be easy to get off later. When it warms up, you might want to caulk all those cracks you found.
You won’t believe how much cold air will come in through cracks around windows and doors. When it drops to 15F or less, you can really feel the drafts. Masking tape for painting will block it and will be easy to get off later. When it warms up, you might want to caulk all those cracks you found.
It’s very important to keep your inner core warm...Vest, wool, layers..
If you don’t, your body will naturally do what it does to keep it warm and as a result your outer extremities ( hand, feet, arms, legs ) will suffer. Your internal organs need to be protected from extreme cold and our body will automatically do this.. like when certain areas shrivel up when exposed to really cold water : )
If you don’t, your body will naturally do what it does to keep it warm and as a result your outer extremities ( hand, feet, arms, legs ) will suffer. Your internal organs need to be protected from extreme cold and our body will automatically do this.. like when certain areas shrivel up when exposed to really cold water : )
Sounds familiar. I lived in Albuquerque in the late 1970s. Used to play jazz Sundays at the ball field in Madrid.
^^^This^^^, all day long. I went on a rip-roaring tear around here last year, weather-stirpping entry doors, caulking windows, etc. and MAN! It has made a huge difference this time around, not only in comfort, but in the gas bill. It's easy to think, "Aw, that little bitty 1/8" gap can't do that much," but I'm here to attest that it absolutely does.
Tighten up your domiciles, folks! You'll like the results!
It’s gonna get down to zero in Cincy. But I have a blanket, two Alaskan Malamutes and a Great Pyrenees. Looks like it’s gonna be a Three Dog Night
I lived there for four hellacious years. It's none of the things I love about America and all of the things I don't.Two words that will cause me to read any news story "Florida Man".
Okay, we need a poll here to see how many northerners find these things absolutely hysterical (not to diminish the real suffering and death, here - it's just interesting to see things that us Vermonters deal with on an almost daily basis for four months out of the year bring other areas to a complete standstill.
I keep my thermostat at 60 at night and 64 during the day in the winter. We would not be good roommates.
Hiking Mt. Washington and Monroe in negative 30 degree temps.... FOR FUN!
But in all seriousness, I get southerners may not have heating systems, plow trucks etc. Stay safe enjoy the snow!
But in all seriousness, I get southerners may not have heating systems, plow trucks etc. Stay safe enjoy the snow!
I don't have any advice, just sending wishes for a warming trend. The control board on our furnace died a few weeks ago and that was a fun few nights while we were waiting for a replacement. Heated the house with two space heaters and managed to keep everything above 65.
