Insane Cold

DieselJeep said:
Sometimes there's a difference between being active and making good decisions. I wish sometimes people would understand the blunt instruments they wield and act accordingly.

It was pretty cold. We weren't too bad here it was single digits that felt like something in the negatives. I went for a run in it and it wasn't too bad, but where my face was exposed it actually hurt until the blood could really get going. The diesel started at the end of the day at work, but it's a lot nicer using a block heater.
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You need to be extremely careful running and exerting yourself in temps colder than 20 degrees, it takes a week to get climatized or you can injure your extremities if not dressed correctly to vent your body heat off correctly and you can freeze the tissue inside your lungs. Not saying you did, just something to be careful about. Tim
 
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astjp2 said:
You need to be extremely careful running and exerting yourself in temps colder than 20 degrees, it takes a week to get climatized or you can injure your extremities if not dressed correctly to vent your body heat off correctly and you can freeze the tissue inside your lungs. Not saying you did, just something to be careful about. Tim
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Not to mention a very big strain on your heart. A lot of heart attacks happen to older folks when over exerting themselves in winter (snowshoveling)
 
tworley said:
Not to mention a very big strain on your heart. A lot of heart attacks happen to older folks when over exerting themselves in winter (snowshoveling)
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Shoveling snow is like going to the gym and hopping on a tread mill and lifting weights at the same time in a freezer. If you have not that level of exercise in a while, that is what will cause you to give yourself a heart attack.
 
I'm not that old and I'm a regular runner, hunter, and outdoors stuff, used to rock climb a lot in any weather. Typically I'm more on the endurance side, but it's been a very busy year.
 
I saw two cars lose control and spin out on the highway behind me while driving home last night. It looked like one lost control on the icy road and the other lost control trying to dodge the first.

The first car slammed into the guard rail so hard that all four tires briefly left the ground. The other vehicle hit the concrete barrier in the median with a little less force, but still had a pretty bad bounce back into traffic. If I'd left work a minute later than I did, I would've been wrapped up in that crap.

It was somewhat unnerving to see it happen, but that didn't stop three other cars from flying by me a few miles later like they were running time trials.

Even if you're the safest driver in the world, you still have to watch out for idiots.

Again: please be careful out there. We're not out of the woods yet!
 
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I love exercising in the cold never let the weather dictate what you want to do. Just dress appropriately, have a back up plan. Carry additional clothes in case you have to stop mid workout, and let someone know where you are going and plan to return.

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I'm with you, when I have the time I don't really care what it's doing outside. Luckily I don't have to test myself with -50 though.
 
David Hoffman said:
I love exercising in the cold never let the weather dictate what you want to do. Just dress appropriately, have a back up plan. Carry additional clothes in case you have to stop mid workout, and let someone know where you are going and plan to return.

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And if you get stranded in a blizzard while riding your tauntaun, well...you know what to do...

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Hang in there guys. Billiebob is right, it is easier when you're used to it. -37 here on the eve of the start of the Yukon Quest and just another day.
However when i go south in the summer it usually takes me a week to stop sweating while sitting down.

The take away for us is that the acceptable margin of error is smaller in cold temperatures. So pack good clothes, shelter some food and take the " oh crap" out of an emergency.
 
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johnny deeker said:
Hang in there guys. Billiebob is right, it is easier when you're used to it. -37 here on the eve of the start of the Yukon Quest and just another day.
However when i go south in the summer it usually takes me a week to stop sweating while sitting down.

The take away for us is that the acceptable margin of error is smaller in cold temperatures. So pack good clothes, shelter some food and take the " oh crap" out of an emergency.
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Yeah, that is what my study found...not much room for error, experience is a definate must to stay safe. I know more about working in cold weather than most, because I had to study every aspect of it besides working in it. Tim
 
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I'll say this: after a couple days of -55° wind chills, anything close to 30° is going to feel downright subtropical.

Not tropical, mind you — just subtropical.

🍻 LET'S PARTY! 🍻
 
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This weekend will be in the 60s I think . But they also told us hell would freeze over when it was 8F. It's just a race to the bottom when there's a hint of snow here and I guess they had to try to piggy back the real weather you all were having. Around here we were told we'd see instant death and diesel would be no more.

Glad to hear you're doing well.
 
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