Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:55 pm
So apparently there is some weather phenomenon going on in this region, some sort of polar vortex or something, and we are looking at the possibility of the coldest temps ever recorded in the Toledo area in the next 48 hours.
In the last 7 days the Toledo area got more snow than all of last winter.
It is currently -6F outside, with a windchill of -40F.
Just came in from snowblowing.... had some 4 foot drifts down the driveway, and I wasn't even sure if the 4x4 would get through, in an emergency. So I got that shit cleared. Then I did the sidewalks all the way down to the bus stop, about 200 yards. I hate it when peeps call in a snowplow to clear their driveways and the plows pile up all the snow onto the sidewalk so kids have to walk in the street to get to the bus stop... so I cut a path through the piles. Did not see a single human out there, driving or clearing snow, for about 90 minutes.
ANYWAY......... I was out there sweating, even though for the most part all I was doing was walking behind a self propelled snowblower, letting it do most of the work.
LAYERS. It aint a big mystery. I was frozen on the outter layer but sweating into my tshirt. Tshirt, flannel shirt, jacket with hood, then winter coat. Ski mask with hood over it. 2 pairs of socks, pair of sweats, pair of jeans. Snug as hell in sub zero temps. Be smart and safe.
Layers.
In the last 7 days the Toledo area got more snow than all of last winter.
It is currently -6F outside, with a windchill of -40F.
Just came in from snowblowing.... had some 4 foot drifts down the driveway, and I wasn't even sure if the 4x4 would get through, in an emergency. So I got that shit cleared. Then I did the sidewalks all the way down to the bus stop, about 200 yards. I hate it when peeps call in a snowplow to clear their driveways and the plows pile up all the snow onto the sidewalk so kids have to walk in the street to get to the bus stop... so I cut a path through the piles. Did not see a single human out there, driving or clearing snow, for about 90 minutes.
ANYWAY......... I was out there sweating, even though for the most part all I was doing was walking behind a self propelled snowblower, letting it do most of the work.
LAYERS. It aint a big mystery. I was frozen on the outter layer but sweating into my tshirt. Tshirt, flannel shirt, jacket with hood, then winter coat. Ski mask with hood over it. 2 pairs of socks, pair of sweats, pair of jeans. Snug as hell in sub zero temps. Be smart and safe.
Layers.
