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Post by thywar on Dec 30, 2017 14:54:05 GMT -7
Gives a whole new meaning to 'blue states'
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Post by cajunlady87 on Dec 30, 2017 18:35:33 GMT -7
Well, once again I got out to tank up my truck plus pick up a few more groceries. Now I plan on staying home to watch some old classic movies I ordered.
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Post by Cwi555 on Dec 31, 2017 13:36:43 GMT -7
As a general rule, -25F is the breakpoint for breathing cold air without protection. Anything less than 0 but more than -25F is dangerous but not deadly depending upon physical exertion. The previous two sentences are assuming a normal healthy person. Anyone with COPD or other lung conditions can be affected up to 32F or for that matter, any area with really dry air regardless of temperature. Below -25F we get past the point where the lungs can humidify and warm the air enough to prevent damage. Unprotected stay times become important. The longer your in it, the more likely you'll be damaged. The term lung burn isn't actually a burn though it can feel like it. Constriction of capillaries etc within the lungs is the source of this. Despite what a lot of online sources will tell you, it is possible to get frost bite or worse in your lungs at -25 or below. www.runnersworld.com/ask-the-sports-doc/will-my-lungs-freeze-on-a-cold-runThat's an example of bad advice online. He makes this statement in the article; In other words, he has no experience below -20F. Having worked in much colder climes, and having been trained to do so, my experience is a mask can save your lungs, and for the deep cold, it'd better be warmed and cover your eyes as well. If you have lung conditions, it'd better be life or death need. Otherwise stay inside. My .02. |
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Post by thywar on Dec 31, 2017 13:43:16 GMT -7
I think a balaclava (maybe with a watch cap under it) and clear safety glasses (or safety sunglasses) should be in your preps. A wool scarf as well. Cold can be debilitating and extended periods of being in it can surely kill you
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Post by marc on Jan 1, 2018 14:11:22 GMT -7
It has been many, many years, but when I was in Alaska for the original pipeline project between Fairbanks and Prudoe(1975/76) I quickly learned how cold will kill you in one big hurry. At extreme levels, bad things can happen before you've even realized your mistake.
With a lot outdoor activity experience at 120F, I would much prefer to deal with extreme heat than cold.
Now I'm mild southern climate wimp.Y'all be careful out there!
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Post by woodyz on Jan 1, 2018 17:30:15 GMT -7
at 24 going down to 17 tonight
that is cold for SC
we will be fine as long as it stays dry
any ice and these pine trees just pull right out of the ground and jump on powerlines
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Post by marc on Jan 1, 2018 17:41:00 GMT -7
Warm and balmy 25F here on Cedar Creek Lake now, heading for 19F tonight.
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Post by cajunlady87 on Jan 1, 2018 18:54:40 GMT -7
It'co... co.. cold down here. Too dammed cold for me. No shorts this week. Man that sucks!!!
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Post by thywar on Jan 1, 2018 19:59:00 GMT -7
Was three degrees with -8 windchill this morning. It's 11* now heading to single digits. But hey, it's winter. It's supposed to be cold and we needed the freeze to kill the little crawly critters and make the blueberries grow for next season.
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Post by solargeek1 on Jan 1, 2018 21:45:31 GMT -7
-14F this am with -26F windchill.
Now -6F (10:45 pm) and -gazillion degrees windchill.
They are warning parents re bus pickups of kids standing in the cold tomorrow.
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Post by crashdive123 on Jan 2, 2018 4:09:22 GMT -7
Cold all week here (I'm loving it) too. The news and weather people are almost giddy with the prospect of "potential" snow tomorrow. When I moved here in 89 it snowed. I was just a few months removed from living in the Pacific Northwest, so I thought cool..............until I realized that 80% of the people here had never seen snow much less driven in it.
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Post by ColcordMama on Jan 2, 2018 17:01:01 GMT -7
It's SO cold here right now that I'm half tempted to put on a sweater. A freezing SEVENTY FOUR DEGREES! And I've had to shovel sunshine off the driveway twice today just so I could get the van out to go shopping. I don't know if I can take this extreme weather. I may just have to hibernate in the bedroom with the tv remote and Dominoes pizza delivery until spring.
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Post by angelhelp on Jan 2, 2018 18:47:17 GMT -7
MW’s weather was again cooler than ours.
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Post by solargeek1 on Jan 2, 2018 18:59:03 GMT -7
It's SO cold here right now that I'm half tempted to put on a sweater. A freezing SEVENTY FOUR DEGREES! And I've had to shovel sunshine off the driveway twice today just so I could get the van out to go shopping. I don't know if I can take this extreme weather. I may just have to hibernate in the bedroom with the tv remote and Dominoes pizza delivery until spring. CCmama how are your DH and you? Been worried and praying and wondering. |
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Post by woodyz on Jan 2, 2018 19:50:50 GMT -7
I jinks myself with the "as long as it stays dry" statement.
Water froze at the pressure tank
It has a box around it and had a light in the box
But the bulb burned out and water was froze up this morning
got out a heat tape and wrapped it around the pipes in and out of the tank and around the pressure gauge and it thawed out in a manner of minutes
but if the electric was off here and the temp was below 30* very long we would have a problem the way it is set up.
ice storm in 2014 knocked out the power for 10 days but it wasn't near as cold
have a generator for the house hooked into the breaker, but don't have that extension on it, so need to do something about that when it warms up some.
20* here right now with below freezing every night until next Monday, unusual for around here
must be global warming
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