Staying warm

[1skrewsloose]

Damn global warming anyhow!

[Inor]

I was bitching earlier this week because the nighttime lows were in the high 10's and low 20's. (Of course the daytime highs were in the 50's and 60's all week.)

Then I thought back to living in Minnesota with highs this time of year at -5 or -10. I don't miss it a bit!

[Prepared One]

My departed brother had a leather/sheepskin coverall set that was electrically heated,

used it in the winter when riding his motorcycle.

It was a war surplus unit that was used in the B-17's and B-24's for winter flying.

He added a second battery to give it the needed 24 volts.

As I get older, the cold really bothers me more each year.

I hear that! As I get older a lot of things bother me more.

[Prepared One]

Funny you should say that PS!

It was probably 1986 and I was transferred to St Louis from Texas and IL was in my sales territory. I remember Mrs Slippy taking a trip with me in early January and we rode by Wrigley and took a picture of the Wrigley Field Sign and Temperature was displayed on the sign; 4 degrees F. It was BRUTAL! Thank God I was promoted a few years later and transferred back to Texas!


A few years later, me and Mrs S took one of our first trips to Wyoming in December and rode snowmobiles in -10 degrees at high altitude. I remember taking my cover-alls down at the shoulders to eat lunch with nothing but a sweater and undershirt and it was a piece of cake compared to Chicago at 4 degrees!

Chicago winters are brutal for that reason. Humidity. It can sink deep into the bones and I don't miss those winters not one little bit . Denver on the other hand, can be extremely cold, but very dry. I can handle those much easier. Houston can be the same as Chicago almost, not as cold but humid, 35 or 40 degrees, wet and rainy, it soaks to the bone.

[Piratesailor]

Chicago winters are brutal for that reason. Humidity. It can sink deep into the bones and I don't miss those winters not one little bit . Denver on the other hand, can be extremely cold, but very dry. I can handle those much easier. Houston can be the same as Chicago almost, not as cold but humid, 35 or 40 degrees, wet and rainy, it soaks to the bone.

Ah..but the only problem with Denver.. is Denver. (Trust me, I lived near there for years and saw how the commifornians ruined it)

But dry cold is much better than wet cold!

[TJC44]

Ah..but the only problem with Denver.. is Denver. (Trust me, I lived near there for years and saw how the commifornians ruined it)

But dry cold is much better than wet cold!

Racheal was a paramedic in Denver back in 80's, 90's. They actually did a book about Denver General shortly after she left.
"The Knife and Gun Club"
You wouldn't think such a pretty city could have such a dark side.

[Piratesailor]

Racheal was a paramedic in Denver back in 80's, 90's. They actually did a book about Denver General shortly after she left.
"The Knife and Gun Club"
You wouldn't think such a pretty city could have such a dark side.

Yes, that’s the term we used back then. I was there in the. 70’s and 80’s and saw the beginning of the turn with the city.

I can remember cruising 16th street..then they made it a mall. And it was lovely. Now 16th mall is nothing but bum’s, druggies and panhandlers.

[Prepared One]

Ah..but the only problem with Denver.. is Denver. (Trust me, I lived near there for years and saw how the commifornians ruined it)

But dry cold is much better than wet cold!

Oh yes, The Commiefornians ruined Denver and Boulder. They are nothing but socialist cesspools now. It's a shame. Pretty country. I lived there for about 3 years or so.

[bigwheel]

I’ve lived/visited many places in the word, both hot and cold and have been in blizzard whiteouts in the mountains…

But the coldest I’ve ever been in my entire life was in January in Chicago. It was humid, the wind was blowing and it was 5 degrees. I had on a leather duster over a wool suit, gloves, scarf, etc. and I was frozen.

My firm wanted me to move to Chicago. No freaking way (for many reasons)

Wonder why so many democrats like living up there? They usually dont tolerate cold weather very good. Hmmmm

[bigwheel]

Wow..looks like somebody got industrious.