35 Below Zero and 5 foot of Snow in the Midwest this coming winter

Farmers Almanac said that about last winter, hell we didnt even have one......

so what are the insects doing exactly?

and once again, texas will get NUTHIN!

You call that winter?

Back in my day, it was under 40 below zero with 8 feet of snow.

Wooly Bears have way too much black over orange... it is going to be a harsh winter.

lies

Where are ya at OP?

I didn't see anywhere in that article about the midwest having a very cold winter this year. What are you basing your argument on?

we did
2 ft of snow here in NW WA


HIGHLY UNUSUAL, AND I GREW UP HERE (51 yo)_

You call THAT winter? Back in my day the snow was piled up to the lines on the electric poles and we had to place cake pans of lighted charcoal under our cars hours before we could start them.

i believe we are going to have a brutal winter. i am in michigan. read a report which said canada was going to get slammed. i am looking for some extreme weather sleeping bags right now, and snow shoes

I bought some sub freezing sleeping bags too. I worry that the power will be out for an extended time, and we will have to sleep in them inside the house to keep warm. I also have a tent that will go up in the living room and we could sleep in our bags inside of it to controll heat loss and prevent drafts. I am thinking of heating a very small space like a single room with a ceramic heater. It would make sense to plan on organizing your living plan for a small space ahead of time just in case.

"extreme weather sleeping bags right now, and snow shoes"


Not for me! I'm gonna use my "Greyhound Bugout Option" (aka GBOO) and get out of the winter totally!!!

I want to look into buying those battery operated warming socks. They say warm your feet, and you will feel warmer all over. I expect to dress in layers and wear a hat indoors and eat hot foods if we have a power outage.

I saw my first wooly bear a couple of weeks ago, way to early in the season for them.

It was pure black, not a good sign.

I had a few days of -43 and snow deep with high winds last winter. I HOPE it does not get worse. Winters suck.
South Dakota area btw. I enjoyed the nice winter years before last.

I have a stash of stuff for a power outage too, like a cashmere sweater dress that is kind of like a long sweatshirt - I could live in that, it would be cozy.

The idea of pitching a tent in the room is a good one too.

Last winter I used one of those electric panel heaters in my tiny apartment (Econo-Heater) and supplemented it with the baseboards when I needed to. Even though it was colder this winter than last winter by quite a margin, my heat bill did not go up, the Econo-Heater saved me money. It probably paid for itself over the season. The baseboards are evil for sure, this panel heater is much better.

now we are getting somewhere, know an archeologist whom said... Canada is already in a mini ice age, they just dont know it, he said they get fooled by one winter of milder temps but they will get slammed in the coming years....

If the jet stream stays parked where it is over the UK, thru to winter, we will get the same weather as Newfoundland Canada!! woooooohoooooo. Get your snowboards out.

Was sad I had sold my snowmobile when the snow came last year, maybe have to get another. Ran almost 10 gallons of gas through snowblower last winter.

WI

Remember the inauguration, many people made comments on how certain people didn't seem cold at all. They had on battery operated warming socks and gloves. They likely even had on a warming vest. These products are not that expensive.

I found 40 below socks on Amazon for less than 8 bucks. The battery operated ones would only last for as long as the battery, but these socks would be great for daily warmth around the house.

Been think'n for some time now about
the Lack of Sun Spots and this cool
wet Summer, figure we are in for one
Hell of a winter..


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Yeeeeaaahh!! In one week I move to SW Florida from Indiana. I had a strange epiphany when visiting in June, and decided on the spot to move there. Didn't know why at the time. Now I do...

you are one brave dude, right from the frying pan into the fire....good luck

well the upside to a cold winter is, it keeps the less hardy out, just getting through every day life is a major pain in the ass
unfortunately, they kind of have you by the balls, if they cut off utilities, i suspect 90% would not survive more than a couple of weeks

i have been thinking about the tent in the house trick too, with sub zero sleeping bags.

That has happened that past every fucking year.

Big deal.

First Artic cold front is knocking on my door tonight,low of around 50.thats not cold but for central texas in september(un-heard of.

And I walked through it all (barefoot) to school every day....uphill.....both ways.

Bah! At least you get snow! Here, it's the same damn weather, all year round! Winter looks like summer, and is only about 15 degrees cooler compared to summer! Snow is a distant thought that'll always be confined to our dreams. The commercial portrayal of a white Christmas is like a slap in the face to people who've lived their entire lives where I live...