Thursday, January 30, 2014

Things I've learned by visiting the cold...

... that are common knowledge.

Doesn't matter how much traction your shoes have that ice hiding under the snow is slippery.

Snow can hide some very uneven ground, and fresh snow will let you sink straight to it.

Below freezing weather is fine if you are outside in less than five minute intervals.

Watching people drive on ice is hilarious.

When the roads are clear get out and do stuff, or you will regret it when the roads are not clear.

Any amount of snow or low temperatures can cause issues if it is more than usual for the area.  (ie, eight inches of snow in Maryland is bad and people don't get out; eight inches of snow in upstate New York, they don't notice and everyone goes about their daily routine.)

Wow salt is amazing.

Ice/snow sublimate in dry cold weather.  (Although, salt will make it melt, then pretty puddles.)

Memory foam is very solid when cold.

If the daytime temperatures don't spend much time above freezing, my drinking water will be frozen solid. Need to find some warmer weather and thaw out all that water.

1 comment:

Margaret said...

Heard my mother telling me about hanging out clothes in cold weather. They froze to the line and then sublimation took over to dry them out. Good gloves must have kept her hands from freezing too.