Heat wave

[layla]

The weather continues to be odd ... According to Weather Underground, it's 0F in Fairbanks right now ... but our thermometer reads 22F, 10 miles to the north. A warm wind moved in this evening; it feels incredibly warm out there right now, even though the sky is clear.

Despite having a cold and feeling like eeegh, I got my goals for today finished (one Freebird inked, another penciled). Tomorrow's plan: ink a Freebird and clean my "studio" ... assuming I have enough energy for it. I hope it stays warm. The weather report is "meh" on that subject, but it's already considerably warmer than it was supposed to be tonight, so maybe we'll be lucky. It'll be above zero at the very least, and any day above zero is a good day in February.

I'm trying to be good and not laugh at the Lower 48 people and their "cold snap". The thing is, I *know* extreme weather is a shock when you're not used to dealing with it. Orion points out that Alaskans wouldn't handle a 110-degree heat wave any better than Ohio seems to be handling 5 degrees.

Comments

[laylalawlor.livejournal.com]

Seriously, this is one of the reasons why more severe cold hits harder in places that aren't used to it, because you really *can't* be out that long in blue jeans. Your legs are too close to the surface; you have to wear something under it to do any sort of serious walking. I lived in Alaska for 22+ years without freezing, frostbiting or chillblaining anything, and when I moved back up here, what was the first thing I did? Went out in blue jeans at -40 and chillblained my thighs! Hurt like a MOTHER for weeks. I still have noticeable red marks where it happened, three winters ago. I also kept freezing to metal objects because I'd forgotten not to touch them. *sigh*

When you live with the cold for a long time, it just becomes second nature. Don't go outside for a long time without two sets of pants; don't breathe deeply when it's cold; always plug in your car at night. Like Orion and I were talking about the other night, really severe cold in places that aren't used to it is like 110 degree heat in Alaska in March. You go out jogging in a sweater and then can't figure out why you feel so weird, because you just don't think about it.

I mock, but I really do understand.

[polarbee.livejournal.com]

I actually wear jeans all year long no matter how cold it gets. I wonder if I just damaged them so long ago that I don't notice anymore? Hmmm...
Now I need to go look up chillblain...