What’s it really like living in below-zero temperatures?

For me, with it hitting -30°F with the windchill, I set up a barrel fire outside and make sure to take plenty of warm-up breaks. Plus the cattle and livestock can come get warm to.

What’s your favorite way to tackle the extreme cold? Any tips or stories to keep warm?

(Not my photo! Photo is from the internet, but we do the same thing)

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peterlee · M

Wet and cold in the UK. But we make no provision for snow and ice. Then moan when it catches us unawares. At most it will last a fortnight. The key is to get up earlier, wear plenty of warm clothes, prepare.. It will pass.

swirlie · 31-35

@peterlee
Just one question... are there salt mines in UK?

peterlee · M

@swirlie No, the councils have supplies of salt, but blame each other for not gritting the roads. Eleven near the local hospital , they do not grit, at the brow of hill. And as for schools and the Fire station, they are not considered a priority either.

swirlie · 31-35

@peterlee
Salt is an option but it can only be used down to a temp of -7C before it becomes ineffective on the motorways. But I would think that it rarely gets much below -7C anyway in your neck of the woods!

peterlee · M

@swirlie Rarely below -2.

swirlie · 31-35

@peterlee
Salt on motorways would work very well but it tends to destroy the asphalt base over time.

HumanEarth · F

Did you know that rock salt typically stops working effectively on roads at temperatures below 15°F.

Plus we all know it rots vehicles.

Here we use red granite gravel to treat the roads with because how cold it gets here. Like now it's -13 outside going by our thermometer in the yard