Psyched myself up to be in the cold all day again today but the generator I am using and my compressor had other plans. I guess they feel they worked in the cold long enough yesterday.
Hell, I feel like +14 is balmy after looking at that. Sure glad I made the decision years ago to learn to be an indoor finish man instead of continuing down the path of framing/remodeling I was on.
Had a nice exterior trim job to start today, my buddy lives 10mins from the job and it took him over an hour to get there through the snow to hang drywall.
I'm an hour away without snow or traffic, I decided not to make the drive in today and work at home instead
How in the hell do y'all work outside in sub-zero conditions.
We were at 12 degrees Fahrenheit a few mornings ago, so I let the guys hang around the shop until the temp got to about 25. They still complained, lol.
8 here with -25 windchill. 5 foot drift along the north side of the house. The town I live in hasn't cleared the side roads in years so I hooked up the snow plow and cleared the road. Made a few bucks clearing driveways this morning as well. This weather finally gives me time to work on my website and work on my never ending honey-do list
We are at -12 F or -24 C either way the air is cold out today. Suppose to warm all the way up to -2F today :thumbsup::thumbsup: t working pretty much all week because of it to cold. Next week back up in the -30F range.
Today in Edmonton isn't bad, -21. I was up in Athabasca yesterday and it was -28 and the sparkies had to shut off the power and therefore the furnace for 5 hours.
I don't mind the cold to much. Yesterday was -22 windchill making it -32 believe it or not I was pretty warm for most of the day. And was happy with my production for the most part.
How in the hell do y'all work outside in sub-zero conditions.
We were at 12 degrees Fahrenheit a few mornings ago, so I let the guys hang around the shop until the temp got to about 25. They still complained, lol.
How in the hell do y'all work outside in sub-zero conditions.
We were at 12 degrees Fahrenheit a few mornings ago, so I let the guys hang around the shop until the temp got to about 25. They still complained, lol.
I'm just the opposite. I'd rather sweat any day than shiver.
Not a fan of cold weather, at all.
We've had the coldest January on record this year. This time last week we had freezing rain and sleet which accumulated an inch or so and then a morning low of 12 freakin' degrees.
I live 45 miles North of the Gulf of Mexico. It just ain't supposed to be that cold down here.
I'm just the opposite. I'd rather sweat any day than shiver. Not a fan of cold weather, at all. We've had the coldest January on record this year. This time last week we had freezing rain and sleet which accumulated an inch or so and then a morning low of 12 freakin' degrees. I live 45 miles North of the Gulf of Mexico. It just ain't supposed to be that cold down here.
The difference is when you work in the cold and keep busy your body warms up. It's just motivating yourself to do something in the cold that's the hard part
Double up on gloves.
One quality liner that doesn't inhibit dexterity, and one good outer glove that doesn't limit dexterity. I don't use the liners pictured...but getting them (liners) from a climbing supply store has worked for me. For outers I prefer to wear a lined deerskin glove...and keep a spare pair handy.
We got over a foot of snow today, I was stuck behind a f150 with Georgia plates doing 5 in a 45. I passed him as soon as I could safely, and right behind me a Prius passed him. I was laughing so hard
The windchill up north in Athabasca was apparently -38C/-36F today. Glad we finished when we did, the -22 at home was balmy in comparison.
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