It is just tooo cold

Ok, here's my thermometer this morning...

It feels like it's warming up now, without the windchills. Right now the temp is 2 above, and with the windchill it's -7. The last few days (especially Sunday) were pretty cold, though. The high on Sunday was 0, but it was around -10. With the windchill it was down to -35! That was kind of extreme though, for the majority it was 2-3 above 0 and windchills -10 to -15. I think thr real cold is over though, and it should be getting up to 15 degrees or so in the next few days!

my dog wouldn't even leave the porch to poo [sm=blush.gif]

i think i am convinced that i do live in michigan after all now, though, so this cold blast can move right along now!

I'm wondering how you all stay warm. I have the Heater in the lounge and bedroom going in winter and even then my feet still feel like icicles and we don't even get any snow on the ground . Mind you at the moment I'm sitting here in shorts,T-shirt and thongs....... But I definately don't envy you all that stunning snow anymore after reading this thread....It sounds too cold for me, even if it's beautiful to look at.
I have to say the pictures that have been posted have been absolutely breathtaking!

Inside the house is very warm.  We keep our thermostat set at 68 (we don't pay for heat though []) so inside it is warm.  It is even too warm in the bedroom at night so sometimes I have to crack the window.  We live in a very old house so the heat is inconsistent. 
 
Outside, you just learn to dress.  This morning I wore long underwear, jeans, a turtleneck, hat, coat with a hood, gloves, scarf and boots.  It actually wasn't too bad today though.  It is already -1 with a high of 13.  The one thing that gets annoying is putting on so much stuff to go out.  I miss just walking outside in whatever and not having to take 10 minutes to put on the gear.

A snowblower???  Woman are you nuts?  Thats a heck of a lot of blowing to do when you take into account the "road/driveway" and then the triple wide actual driveway.  I pay a guy to plow us out.  He comes when it needs plowing, doesn't take advantage and show up for a dusting.....and he'll stop and plow out by the real road if the plows have pushed stuff in, plus he makes sure that there is good access to the mailbox and paper tube.  He does all that in a matter of 20-30 minutes...would take me HOURS with the snowblower.   And, I've never had one that really worked EASILY.  Even the self propelled ones require manhandling and my shoulders object mightily to that.
 
This morning it's -2 but supposed to get up to TWELVE today.  I could deal with either/or.  Either biting cold or blizzards, but gosh darn it, BOTH at the same time is a bit much.  Remember, I spend MY days driving and this kind of weather impedes my ability to accomplish much.

I am glad it left here.  We are finally warming  up from the deep freeze.  today is is -1.

ORIGINAL: Adorabull

I'm wondering how you all stay warm. I have the Heater in the lounge and bedroom going in winter and even then my feet still feel like icicles and we don't even get any snow on the ground . Mind you at the moment I'm sitting here in shorts,T-shirt and thongs.......

 
Well, we're not walking around in thongs!  [sm=biggrin.gif]  Seriously, when I'm at home, I'm in sweats with a hoodie, socks and slippers.  We sleep with a no-joke down comforter.  Even with the heat on, there was ice and frost on the INSIDE of my bedroom window this morning.  If I'm going outside for any length of time, like to take Slick to the park, I wear: wool tights, thigh high wool socks, jeans, a silk tank, a thermal l/s shirt, a cashmere hoodie, a cashmere sweater over the hoodie, shearling lined waterproof boots, a heavy down coat with hood, a cashmere scarf (covering my face up to my eyes), a cashmere hat (under hood) and shearling mittens!   with this get up I'm good with a negative wind chill for about 2 hours as long as I'm moving constantly. 
 
 

ORIGINAL: labcrab

ORIGINAL: Adorabull

I'm wondering how you all stay warm. I have the Heater in the lounge and bedroom going in winter and even then my feet still feel like icicles and we don't even get any snow on the ground . Mind you at the moment I'm sitting here in shorts,T-shirt and thongs.......

Well, we're not walking around in thongs!  [sm=biggrin.gif]  Seriously, when I'm at home, I'm in sweats with a hoodie, socks and slippers.  We sleep with a no-joke down comforter.  Even with the heat on, there was ice and frost on the INSIDE of my bedroom window this morning.  If I'm going outside for any length of time, like to take Slick to the park, I wear: wool tights, thigh high wool socks, jeans, a silk tank, a thermal l/s shirt, a cashmere hoodie, a cashmere sweater over the hoodie, shearling lined waterproof boots, a heavy down coat with hood, a cashmere scarf (covering my face up to my eyes), a cashmere hat (under hood) and shearling mittens!   with this get up I'm good with a negative wind chill for about 2 hours as long as I'm moving constantly. 

 
LOL..Thongs are an Aussie tradition. If you don't have a pair on your feet during summer...Your not a true blue Aussie.
I have to say I have never worn that amount of clothes in my life and don't think I could ever imagine being that cold!
I'm now wondering, Do you have extremely hot summers?

We haven't gotten all that much snow... it's just been frigid with occasional flurries.
 
We keep the heat at 68 and in the evenings I wear a chenille bathrobe over my clothes/pjs that keeps me warm. A couple of nights it's been cold enough that I had to sleep in a sweatshirt but usually my 'puppy warmer' is enough. [] Our landlord said that the previous tenant in this apt was disabled and the govt paid to double-insulated the house... but it can still get a little chilly when the outside temps are below zero!
 
I haven't been through a summer here yet but I hear over 100F is not unheard of at all...
 
 

Everyone will likely hate me for this but.... today it was a sunny 73 here.  I wandered around outside in shorts, a t-shirt, & flip flops.  It is a great improvement over the rain/cold we had last week.

Well, I don't dress like labcross does, but I do layer pretty good.  Even tho I prefer to wear a dress or suit to work (with a skirt) I've pretty much become resigned to slacks and sweaters.  The suit jackets aren't warm enough when one is in and out of the car all day every day.
 
When I dress for work I have on winter tights, thick socks (with a couple changes in the van) and well waterproofed dress boots (I keep my snow boots in the van just in case I need them), oh and of course a pair of dressy slacks.  On top I have a cami, a lighter weight sweater that can go under a bulkier one and then the bulkier button type sweater or a woolen suit coat.  This is then buried under my mid-calf length wool coat, and a warm woolen scarf.  My gloves are double lined, but on really cold days I drive in below zero mittens with liners.  Unfortunately, the head is left to it's own resources since I can't really make business calls looking like I just came off the ski slopes.  If it's really windy and cold and the walk is more than a few feet, then I'll put the scarf up to keep my ears warm.
 
Now OFF work is a different story.  If we're going out to play in the woods with the dogs, I've got on the heavy winter tights, usually TWO pair of thick socks, long underwear and jeans that are several sizes too big so that the aforementioned actually FIT under them.  Then I'll put on a pair of windbreaker type pants.....they are lined and really warm despite not looking like they would be.  The snow boots, of course, and these are furry on the inside and come almost to my knees.  On top is always the sports bra....I would rather go without one when I'm not working or out in public, but, gosh darn it, a girl has to stay warm.....then comes the sleeveless tank, then a sweatshirt, sweater, a warm jacket, scarf, hat and usually another scarf around my face.
 
However, most of the time at home I wear running shorts and a tank top.  Socks all the time, or slippers, but shorts and a tank.  If I get chilly, I'll throw on a sweater, but for the most part, I'm more comfy INSIDE in fewer clothes.  The heat stays at 68, which the guys consider freezing cold, and I consider too hot to sleep.  We have double paned windows and I covered all the screens with plastic and put them back in after I cleaned them after the summer, so I wouldn't have to ruin the woodwork by putting staples in it.  The windows could be better, but the plastic is an enormous help.  A couple doors have some pretty decent drafts, and for now, until it's warm enough to leave the danged things open long enough to install new sweeps, I put thick rugs in front of them.  I had to hang really heavy drapes over the patio doors in the lower level kitchen because THOSE were frosting on the inside! []
 
We have a pretty big house...three bedrooms upstairs and one, a family room, second kitchen, etc in the finished basement.  Luckily we have a geo-thermal furnace, which while electric, is incredibly cheap to use.  Our worst heat bill has been 30 bucks!  But, the heating stuff is on a separate meter  and they can interupt the power several times during peak times.  I've never FELT a difference so I guess that it doesn't matter.

Ok, after reading this thread, I am counting my blessings [] I was having serious issues with it being in the 20's here all week.  We did get a bit of snow yesterday but it has pretty much all melted by now.  I really do hate this time of year.  Normally I love living in MD (I am originally from CA) but this time of year really makes me wonder why I stay []

The pups have limited time outside a our agility training has amlost ceased to exisit at this point!

ORIGINAL: labcrab
 
ORIGINAL: Adorabull
LOL..Thongs are an Aussie tradition. If you don't have a pair on your feet during summer...Your not a true blue Aussie.
I have to say I have never worn that amount of clothes in my life and don't think I could ever imagine being that cold!
I'm now wondering, Do you have extremely hot summers?

NYC summers can be quite extreme.  Last summer we had several heatwaves that kept us above 100F.  Our extreme temps are particulary difficult to deal with because we don't drive (I haven't had a car in 15 years). So we are mercilessly exposed to whatever Mother Nature throws at us.  The other (dis)comfort factor is the abundance of concrete.  Between the sidewalks and the skyscrapers it seems to amplify whatever is going on.  In the summer, the heat is absorbed into the buildings and it has a clay oven effect! In the winter, the buildings create *extreme* wind tunnels that can be powerful enough to close down entire blocks.  Oh and did I mention icicles the size of a grown men *flying* off buildings and impaling people on the street??  Yep.  After a really bad impalement incident at work (which of course involved a lawsuit), they began shutting down the streets surrounding the building and basically kept us in lock down.  At my last job, the building was (stupidly) designed with slanted offices.  Ice would fall from the top of the building and *crash* into the lower slants (which were private offices).  On more than one occassion, I was in an office when the ice hit and literally smashed through the window...  Totally right out of a Hollywood action movie.  CRAZY.  Here is a picture of the building cause I'm sure I didn't explain the design properly!

ORIGINAL: labcrab


NYC summers can be quite extreme.  Last summer we had several heatwaves that kept us above 100F.  Our extreme temps are particulary difficult to deal with because we don't drive (I haven't had a car in 15 years). So we are mercilessly exposed to whatever Mother Nature throws at us.  The other (dis)comfort factor is the abundance of concrete.  Between the sidewalks and the skyscrapers it seems to amplify whatever is going on.  In the summer, the heat is absorbed into the buildings and it has a clay oven effect! In the winter, the buildings create *extreme* wind tunnels that can be powerful enough to close down entire blocks.  Oh and did I mention icicles the size of a grown men *flying* off buildings and impaling people on the street??  Yep.  After a really bad impalement incident at work (which of course involved a lawsuit), they began shutting down the streets surrounding the building and basically kept us in lock down.  At my last job, the building was (stupidly) designed with slanted offices.  Ice would fall from the top of the building and *crash* into the lower slants (which were private offices).  On more than one occassion, I was in an office when the ice hit and literally smashed through the window...  Totally right out of a Hollywood action movie.  CRAZY.  Here is a picture of the building cause I'm sure I didn't explain the design properly!

 
And THAT is why New Yorkers are the toughest people I've ever met - because living in NYC is an extreme sport all of its own.  [sm=biggrin.gif]