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And the other northerners, thought I'd let you know that this winter might become one of those SUPER COLD ones!
Not sure if you can recall January-February 1989. I lived in Twin Bridges Montana then. It got cold starting mid January, and then COLDER and COLDER! By February 15th or so it was getting to 44 BELOW NOT COUNTING WIND CHILL, AND THE WIND WAS HOWLING HARD.
From here I am getting the feeling this might be one of those winters.
My father told me about the winter of '49. Several old folks died in town. The young and strong hired man who worked for a ranch a few miles from uncle Matt's died in his pickup truck which stalled as he was feeding alfalfa to the cattle. Several children at the orphanage got sick and died too.
The winter of 1989 saw several very good and vital people die not directly from the cold, but things that got worse from it. Sonia B., a young and beautiful potential singing star had diabetes that suddenly became "brittle". She had a car accident in the cold, was apparently fine, just a sore on her knee, but 3 weeks later her diabetes took her from us...
Things happen when it gets terribly cold.
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I just felt the need to let you know and to get if anything, over prepared. Once you are well prepared, try to be prepared to help others be prepared and to make sure the elderly are staying warm. Sometimes the elderly will not complain even if their gas line condenses and freezes so they have no heat or if their power goes out. They are often not wanting to accept help, so find excuses to visit them, maybe asking them to take this extra large warm blanket that doesn't fit your bed or these wooly long johns that don't fit you...things like that.
They have super well insulated gloves these days that I wish they had in 1989. Mine are actually hardcore motocross gloves. I don't care about the flashy designs on them but they sure are nice to wear doing my rounds. Some kind of flexible outer plastic with some kind of thermal insulation real thick, and a tightening band to seal the wrists.
Plenty of sweat pants, layered one over the other. Tucked into the socks. Regular oversized t shirt is still the best inside bottom layer for shirts. Keep the head warm. Never mind if someone wants to call them hoodies that gangstas wear, wear them anyway, over your regular ball cap and or wooly watch cap.
When 44 below, yes, having that actual ski mask is good!!! I wore 2 of them. I had a daily nightly delivery to drive back in 1989 when it was that cold.
Oversized thermal overalls can save the day! If there is snow too, definitely use rubber boots.
Only go outside if you have to, and be plenty stocked up with food and supplies so when you think of going to the store for vanilla extract you can say, *ell with that!
If you see an electric company worker climbing a pole in the cold, have some steaming hot coffee for him.
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This may be one of those winters coming.
Not sure if you can recall January-February 1989. I lived in Twin Bridges Montana then. It got cold starting mid January, and then COLDER and COLDER! By February 15th or so it was getting to 44 BELOW NOT COUNTING WIND CHILL, AND THE WIND WAS HOWLING HARD.
From here I am getting the feeling this might be one of those winters.
My father told me about the winter of '49. Several old folks died in town. The young and strong hired man who worked for a ranch a few miles from uncle Matt's died in his pickup truck which stalled as he was feeding alfalfa to the cattle. Several children at the orphanage got sick and died too.
The winter of 1989 saw several very good and vital people die not directly from the cold, but things that got worse from it. Sonia B., a young and beautiful potential singing star had diabetes that suddenly became "brittle". She had a car accident in the cold, was apparently fine, just a sore on her knee, but 3 weeks later her diabetes took her from us...
Things happen when it gets terribly cold.
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I just felt the need to let you know and to get if anything, over prepared. Once you are well prepared, try to be prepared to help others be prepared and to make sure the elderly are staying warm. Sometimes the elderly will not complain even if their gas line condenses and freezes so they have no heat or if their power goes out. They are often not wanting to accept help, so find excuses to visit them, maybe asking them to take this extra large warm blanket that doesn't fit your bed or these wooly long johns that don't fit you...things like that.
They have super well insulated gloves these days that I wish they had in 1989. Mine are actually hardcore motocross gloves. I don't care about the flashy designs on them but they sure are nice to wear doing my rounds. Some kind of flexible outer plastic with some kind of thermal insulation real thick, and a tightening band to seal the wrists.
Plenty of sweat pants, layered one over the other. Tucked into the socks. Regular oversized t shirt is still the best inside bottom layer for shirts. Keep the head warm. Never mind if someone wants to call them hoodies that gangstas wear, wear them anyway, over your regular ball cap and or wooly watch cap.
When 44 below, yes, having that actual ski mask is good!!! I wore 2 of them. I had a daily nightly delivery to drive back in 1989 when it was that cold.
Oversized thermal overalls can save the day! If there is snow too, definitely use rubber boots.
Only go outside if you have to, and be plenty stocked up with food and supplies so when you think of going to the store for vanilla extract you can say, *ell with that!
If you see an electric company worker climbing a pole in the cold, have some steaming hot coffee for him.
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This may be one of those winters coming.
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