I just got this beauty of an alert.
That’s -34.44 Celsius for those not in the USA.
WHAT
IT’S GOING TO BE COLD OUTSIDE, BROTHER. MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER, JUST BAD CLOTHING.
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.
Your father was a naked high wet bulb!
That’s what my mom liked about him
Waitaminute. That’s what my mom liked about him
b…brother?
Dress: Appropriate
Generator: Fueled
Hog: Cranked
This guy knows.
IF IT GETS TOO COLD YOU MIGHT CRACK YOUR HOG WHEN YOU GO TO CRANK IT. NOBODY WANTS THAT!
Time to move city lmao
In 20 years, it’ll be a temperate climate.
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.
There are research stations in Antarctica where it has like -60°C or lower on a typical day. There’s an interesting post on stackexchange referencing the US Antarctica programme on about what clothing for these conditions should look like.
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.
You might be used to it and prepared for it, but it’s still bloody cold!
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.
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.
You get used to it. Humans have an amazing ability to adapt.
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.
Correct. Actual is expected to be -23° Farenheit.
Easily. They cost a small fortune unfortunately. Look up Canada Goose parkas. Or Outdoor Survival Canada.
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.
That’s…. Not that cold? It gets normally down to -32c/f here, and that’s without windchill.
I’ve seen an ad on German television (yea, yea, I still do watch it) whose whole point was that Saturday should be a [Edit:
free dayday off], but it’s marred by having to do grocery shopping. The climax of that ad was a woman shouting “Let’s take back our Saturdays” Braveheart style.The ad is for a service that has people shopping for you. I wonder when their busiest day will be…
I’m a bartender. I work when other people are off work. I thrive on their days off. I have days off too, just not yours. Not everybody wants to work a 9-5.
My years of hospitality were pretty darn convenient. Sure, it was hard scheduling things with people working 9-5, but errands were always a breeze. Virtually no lines anywhere, everything open, negligible traffic. I could swing by the DMV on a whim.
When I lived in New York I was flabbergasted any time I had to ride the subway during morning rush hour. I could never live with having to do that every day.
Man where do you live that an inch of snow is enough to call off going out?
And how much is rent?
Jamaica, if there’s an inch of snow here, the chances are there will never be work again.
A few weeks ago Georgia (the state) got an inch and a half of snow and the whole state shut down for two days. It’s for the best honestly no one has snow tires or snow driving experience, and very few places store salt for the roads. It used to only snow every couple years and that’s turned into about 1 in 5 now so it’s best to just shut down for a bit tbh.
I made an order for the next morning… and the first heavy snowstorm hit overnight. I wrote it off as well im not getting that order.
But the crazy driver actually delivered. I felt so bad for them! No tip though, cause I don’t support the tipping culture.
Yeah, I got some pizza delivered during yesterday’s snowstorm. Fuck tipping culture, my tip for the driver was to reccomend they get a better job that doesn’t have them driving in a blizzard.
I think you in misunderstood my comment.
I understood, I just don’t believe in /s’ when shitposting
tipping culture is bad but youre still in the wrong for not tipping… thats dastardly
Seems to be a meme based on the vibe, but it’d be the first time I’m seeing too.
The last part was joke. I was just repeating the other persons joke comment.
Agreed, if that’s not a meme then they are evil. it’s one thing to not tip on a normal order, but to not tip after they risked their life delivering it is just unessicarily evil
I used to run a pizza place. Bad snow was some of the worst. Half the staff would call off and we’d have double the orders. We were in a mostly flat city on a grid, so we would cut delivery down to just the grid. People would be furious to be denied delivery pizza. “I just drove up the hill an hour ago! It’s fine!” Yeah in your truck. My delivery driver is in a beat up twenty year old four cylinder.
One day I tried to take our car to work and immediately put it in a ditch. I called my boss while I walked to work. I said we can’t do delivery today this is too extreme. He said oh just do the grid like usual. The only driver who showed up that morning wrecked his car on his third delivery. We always told them, take the topper off your car and hide it in your trunk. If insurance finds out you were doing commercial business they will not pay.
Remember, if you drive your own car for work, and they aren’t insuring it, you are double subsidising your employer.
Technically it’s not the power of the engine but the AWD/4WD. You can floor your engine and just skid on ice. Subarus are pretty cheap 4 cyl boxer engines known for great handling in snow with some clever differential systems they have (viscuous coupling diffs, active torque split, etc.) But yeah a Ford Focus or Honda Civic or whatever with FWD only will leave you stranded. Not your main point I know.
AWD might help you avoid getting stuck, but it does nothing to avoid getting in an accident. A cheap 4 cyl FWD with chains or winter tires would do better than a Subaru with crappy tires in icy weather.
It won’t help you skidding out on the highway, but there are a few situations where you start slipping where they’ll actually catch it.
Totally incorrect for both posts. A geo with winter tires is better in the snow than a truck on 40 inch mud tires. Winter tires feel like turning on the cheat codes when it’s slick. They have like 10 times the grip of good all seasons below freezing.
I drive on unmaintained roads a lot in the winter. The hakkapeliittas on my truck let me drive in 2wd until the snow is a foot deep.
That is also a big help, the best thing you can do is increase what’s basically the coefficient of friction.
Yep. Winter tires stay soft at lower temperatures increasing static and dynamic frictions in winter conditions.
There is a reason why the Italian mountain police uses the Fiat Panda (other than it being an Italian car)
That fucker will go ANYWHERE
If you’re into cars for curiosity’s sake, it’s a fun deep dive to look into the cars used in Russia, including the USSR-era ones. Harsh winter conditions, huge backcountry. Some of the government issue ones, uh, GAZ-69, UAZ-469, GAZ-66. I bet people have done modern engine swaps with the chassis on those. One of the crazier things is in the colder regions (e.g. Yakutia) engine cooling isn’t an issue, rather they have to insulate the engine so that it’ll be warm enough to start.
I just shake my head at people that think if you’re spinning out on the ice, just press the throttle harder. Fucking idiots.
With that said, a beater with snow tires and chains on the trunk (and a driver that knows how to put them on before they are needed) will do better than a Subaru with all season tires.
Source: Subaru forums, even a RWD like a BRZ/FRS with snow tires can be safe if driven with the car’s limitations in mind.
One time it snowed a foot or two in Seattle. I had a set of studded tires on a little Toyota Tercel and I swear I was the only fucker driving around. Uphill, downhill, cruising down the lumpy hard-packed freeway, didn’t have any problems. Besides, if you get stuck in a Tercel you can just lift the whole rear of the car out of the snow with a second person. I really miss that car.
I looked that car up a few days ago - know why? It was Jesse’s car in Breaking Bad.
Seriously are there people out there who don’t OVER tip when the weather is horrible but they still get their delivery?
I am 100% against “tipping culture” (pay your employees, you fucks), and I’d still tip excessively in a situation like this.
If you hate tipping so much why don’t you move to Venezuela?
/s just in case
My delivery app already charges extra when the weather is bad. Mandatory tip = no extra tip
That’s how it should be!
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Ain’t no one delivering to me out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere anyway.
We have someone in one of the neighbouring villages that delivers some burgers and local stuff (e.g. aligot) if you order before 6pm.
Running a winter-hardened rally car isn’t cheap. They better get hazard pay.
