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Contributing to the local economy (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 122 points 2 years ago (11 children)

I just got this beauty of an alert.

That's -34.44 Celsius for those not in the USA.

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  • [–] 66 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Sounds like a perfect time to have a minimum-wage worker bring you food!

    (jokes aside I hope you're ok)

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  • [–] 98 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Don't worry, they're not paid minimum wage. They're contractors so there's no such thing. 😊

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    30 below expected? What was expected?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    WHAT

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    IT'S GOING TO BE COLD OUTSIDE, BROTHER. MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER, JUST BAD CLOTHING.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER, JUST BAD CLOTHING.

    Except for high wet bulb temperatures. That shit will kill you even if you're naked.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Your father was a naked high wet bulb!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That’s what my mom liked about him

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    German detected.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    New Englanders say that too! We also respond to others concerned about our wellbeing in the rain: “I’m not made of sugar,” though we have an answer that Germans don’t say: “but you are pretty sweet.”

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    TIL.

    I guess Germans don't have that answer because for a German "No scolding is praise enough."

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I’m an American immigrant married to a German, and it definitely took us a bit to adjust to each other’s feedback styles- he thought every dish he made was my new absolute favorite, and I thought he disliked my cooking at first, because I’d say something was delicious and he’d say it was fine, lol.

    But I’ll take it, because this way Germans think I’m quick witted when I respond with that.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I’d be curious if I could find enough clothes to be able to withstand these temperatures for half an hour. The coldest I’ve ever experienced was −20°C some 15 years ago.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It is wind chill not actual temperature. Still cold cold cold but not as bad as it sounds in terms of your internal organs freezing or whatever.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don’t see the point, since I would give up based on the perceived temperature way before any damage from the real temperature would occur.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Long sleeves and long underwear/leggings, two pairs of socks, flannel-lined jeans if you have them, sweatpants and jeans on top if not, flannel or similar overshirt, scarf(!), sweater/sweatshirt, winter coat (or 2 additional sweaters/sweatshirts and a raincoat or other large windbreaker), boots, gloves, mittens, and hat.

    You won’t die, especially if you move around. I’ve had to take the coat off while shoveling in those temperatures, though my feet and hands were unhappy after a while. Definitely have a cup of hot liquid when you get back inside though.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That’s not that cold? Almost any winter gear you buy in Canada will be rated for atleast -30c. It gets that temperature normally without windchill regularly.

    In fact, it was just -20c without windchill the last 2 days here.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It isn't the amount but the quality of the clothes. My wife and I were skiing yesterday at -8°f without issue. So that's temp plus actual wind chill and windspeed while riding.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That’s…. Not that cold? It gets normally down to -32c/f here, and that’s without windchill.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Bud that’s frostbite in 30 minutes territory, that’s cold.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    When you experience it for 6 months every year, you actually get used it and it’s not that cold. It’s entirely livable. People from fair weather states are funny.

    Of course when you live in +30c for 12 months even -10c will feel unbearable. Where that’s t-shirt weather for other people.

    You also won’t get frostbite when your skin covered, wear a mask, jacket, pants, I used to work in it for 8 hours a day. You make it seem like it’ll kill you lmfao.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yeah I mean it’s bearable weather with the right gear, of course. But saying 30 below is “not that cold” is just you being that guy.

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