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Dangerous Cold

LittleT in KC — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 16:47:08 GMT

I had to go out yesterday and while I was wearing gloves my hands still hurt from the cold. All I did was pump gas and run in and out of a few stores. My heart goes out to people who have to be out in this. It's -4 in KC today. I love the Chiefs, but I wouldn't go to the game if I got free tickets. Not today. BUURRR. Stay safe, if you must be outside and live in cold weather.

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hoosieroriginal — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 16:53:27 GMT

I think I got frostbite on my hands and feet a couple years ago, now my hands and feet are so sensitive, I can't be out in it like I used to. Got some hand and feet warmers for this year - they seem to help. Stay warm!

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sidsmom — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 16:55:20 GMT

Kudos to our First Responders...especially the

police force on patrol 24/7/365. Brrrr.

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ShowMe — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:09:45 GMT

@LittleT in KC wrote:
I had to go out yesterday and while I was wearing gloves my hands still hurt from the cold. All I did was pump gas and run in and out of a few stores. My heart goes out to people who have to be out in this. It's -4 in KC today. I love the Chiefs, but I wouldn't go to the game if I got free tickets. Not today. BUURRR. Stay safe, if you must be outside and live in cold weather.

Is that -4 the chill factor????? We got down to 5 here in the St. Louis area.....and it is still there. They were saying on the weather report last night that the chill factors would really be low. They said the chill here would be about -14. We had freezing rain, then snow.....the snow was not deep, but it sure caused a lot of accidents on the roads and highways in and out of the St. Louis area. It is supposed to warm up in the middle of the week, and Christmas is supposed to be 40. Can live with that temp..... I know I would be wearing my down coat if I had to go out.....but I won't be going any place for now.

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ValuSkr — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:20:23 GMT

The Chiefs game will be interesting, with temperatures hovering near zero. Wonder what the wind chill will be. No idea how they can play in such cold weather. I've read before they have giant heaters at field level so it's a little more bearable for players.

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terrier3 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:37:10 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
Kudos to our First Responders...especially the
police force on patrol 24/7/365. Brrrr.

Firefighters too...they often end up covered in icicles in upstate NY!

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Harpa — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:40:11 GMT

We just had a 2-day taste of cold where I live. Today it is dreary with rain, so you know the temps have moderated a bit.

You mentioned cold hands. My hands are always freezing until I walk briskly for 1 mile. I never use gloves when I'm walking...just tuck my hands under my sweater sleeves for warmth. After the mile, I am able to expose them. But when I'm driving to work, my hands wrapped in gloves, are still cold for a long time!

The real point of my reply is this...my DH just told me about 35 degrees below - socks and gloves. He asked me to order the socks for our SIL, who works in his cold garage. Then I spotted the gloves, and decided to order for my DD and me.

Has anyone ever tried the 35 degrees below things?

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Carriestp — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:41:24 GMT

It has warmed up over the last few hours (Minnesota). It's currently -18 with a wind chill of -35. Given this is the last weekend before Christmas, folks will still be out in full force. And since we just had a bunch of snow, folks will out be snowmobiling and skiing. I'm not planning on going out today.

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LittleT in KC — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:42:07 GMT

Yesterday it varied between 25 and 30 degrees in KC. Today actual temp is -4, so windchill is much lower than that even. News is even saying school could be cancelled. No precip today, but we had ice followed by snow yesterday. One firetruck overturned. Luckily no one was hurt.

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NanaLinda — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:44:18 GMT

I live in central Iowa and our actual temperature this morning was -17. It's not going to get above zero today. A little improvement tomorrow and the next couple of days! Needless to say, I'm not going out at all today.

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GCR18 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:21:04 GMT

We had ten inches of snow yesterday in WI. It's been hoovering around zero over the past week. This is normal for winter. It's beautiful out today, other than the temp.

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sidsmom — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:42:07 GMT

@terrier3 wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
Kudos to our First Responders...especially the
police force on patrol 24/7/365. Brrrr.
Firefighters too...they often end up covered in icicles in upstate NY!

I can't imagine!

But I purposefully didn't include firefighters & paramedics since they are only called out when needed. Police, on the other hand, are out driving on the ice/snow etc regardless if anything's going on.

No matter how you slice it though, it's a tough gig for all First Responders!

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RetRN — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:47:30 GMT

Glad I am not at the Packers Bears game. We got 8" of snow and are under a wind chill advisory. Sadly, there have been many accidents.

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terrier3 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:41:06 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
@terrier3 wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
Kudos to our First Responders...especially the
police force on patrol 24/7/365. Brrrr.
Firefighters too...they often end up covered in icicles in upstate NY!
I can't imagine!
But I purposefully didn't include firefighters & paramedics since they are only called out when needed. Police, on the other hand, are out driving on the ice/snow etc regardless if anything's going on.

No matter how you slice it though, it's a tough gig for all First Responders!

When firefighters aren't out actively fighting fires, they are out in the cold inspecting hydrants, digging them out of snowdrifts and making sure they are operable, responding to accidents and 911 calls and other duties. At least that's what they do here in my city.

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Reba055 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:06:49 GMT

It's crazy. This Florida girl tips her hat. I don't know how y'all stand it!

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truffle — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:25:45 GMT

Please go to heatholders dot com where you will find warm socks and gloves. Look at their menu with your cursor to see everything they sell. It's not all about socks when you land on their home page.

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jubilant — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:14:41 GMT

We are in Northeastern Indiana and are -7 with a wind chill of 20 below. Our high today is 8 degrees with a low tonight of 3.

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SharkE — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:56:06 GMT

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my windshiels split into a rainbow shape.

I"m heading off to make insurance claim. Left church, turn on the heater in the car, drove few miles and we heard a pop, looked up at the glass and we got us a rainbow split now.

windchill is below 0 think it was 3 degrees sun. This is Texas !

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my windshield is broke ROFL

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straykatz — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:25:21 GMT

Only 17 here in N. TX this morning and with wind chill in the single digits....we have been beloww freezing for 30+ hours and counting. I think late this afternoon it's supposed to get up to 35. Can I just say brrrrrrrrr.

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Phantom41 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:06:21 GMT

@LittleT in KC wrote:
I had to go out yesterday and while I was wearing gloves my hands still hurt from the cold. All I did was pump gas and run in and out of a few stores. My heart goes out to people who have to be out in this. It's -4 in KC today. I love the Chiefs, but I wouldn't go to the game if I got free tickets. Not today. BUURRR. Stay safe, if you must be outside and live in cold weather.

I'm on the Kansas side of the state line and I hear you! I was wondering about all those people at the game too. I wouldn't do that for the world. At least the sun's out today!