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Optimized_Orangutan t1_j6y53fa wrote
Kingdom folks: "it's just another weekend". Seriously it's NEK Vermont... Some -40 wind-chill for a day or two is cold but not brace yourself for end times cold. It's not Texas or the Champlain valley. We're good.
mister_record OP t1_j6y578a wrote
1DollarOr1Million t1_j6y8tvq wrote
That’s wind chill numbers. Not actual. Although it will be cold as tits out.
grnmtnboy0 t1_j6y9qyh wrote
All good advice, especially the part about checking on your neighbors. But let's be honest, if you haven't gotten your wood dried out by now...
mister_record OP t1_j6yd2av wrote
Indeed. It's just a simple PSA.
HappilyhiketheHump t1_j6yee7t wrote
The kingdom already does that without being told.
bobcat1911 t1_j6yfgqr wrote
Stock up on supplies?
SomeConstructionGuy t1_j6yh71l wrote
If it’s that obvious then why’d ya post it?
GreenPL8 t1_j6yh7n0 wrote
Oh I almost forgot to dry my wood
Moth4Moth t1_j6yhd22 wrote
Here I am running a hose in the fucking wood barn
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WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME
CallingAllDemons t1_j6yidgs wrote
Oh shit better get out there with the hair dryer.
mister_record OP t1_j6yjfot wrote
Jeezum, it's just a friendly PSA. Don't get your Carhartts in a twist.
fakebeerrealweed t1_j6yk6j8 wrote
Bring your walkway dirt inside
Optimized_Orangutan t1_j6ykbiu wrote
Right? What ever happened to Vermonters being stoic about the weather? Everyone runs on here everytime it's not room temperature and dry out to try and grab cheap internet points from the rest of the transplants I guess. Used to be we laughed at people getting this worked up about a little weather.
CTdadof5 t1_j6ykjc2 wrote
It’s not the Champlain Valley. LMFAO. I knew there would be nuggets of gold in these comments.
Optimized_Orangutan t1_j6yl22p wrote
So your reading comprehension isn't great.
Hillman314 t1_j6ymcok wrote
Those are fictional “wind chill” numbers based on your feelings, how hairy you are, and if you’re standing bare in the wind. Not real temperatures.
flambeaway t1_j6yngwe wrote
Be sure to use a gentle cycle.
GreenPL8 t1_j6ynhgk wrote
Big mistake!
GreenPL8 t1_j6yod4h wrote
We're just teasing.
Playingwithmyrod t1_j6yoxew wrote
Fuck I've been storing mine in my pool this whole time
K9Marz919 t1_j6yoyno wrote
BREAD AND MILK! MILK AND BREAD!
BothCourage9285 t1_j6ysvut wrote
Been prepared for this since the day after Thanksgiving.
More worried about my chickens, they haven't seen these kinda temps yet and aren't acclimated.
ceiffhikare t1_j6yw3t8 wrote
These are the kind of temps that make one go from is the wood seasoned enough to if its not covered in snow/ice throw it in and i will sweep the pipe when it warms up! I dont mind a night or 2 like this, we have been seriously spoiled this year so far, its the foot of snow then a week of subzero BS that kills me.
sad0panda t1_j6yzge3 wrote
Gotta keep the hose from freezing!
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j6yzlf6 wrote
I’m still laughing, also IMO the constant reporting of wind chill instead of temperature is just sensational journalism. Like sure, there’s a windchill when you’re standing in the middle of the field, but get in the woods or alongside a building and there isn’t.
Twombls t1_j6z06ia wrote
Air temp low is around -23 for st j which is pretty dang cold
Twombls t1_j6z0l0g wrote
Eh dont listen to them. Most vermonters are actively doing something to prepare for it. School got canceled Its actually pretty cold for VT. people on this sub are just playing the whole tough vermonter character.
Air temps are around -20 which isn't really fuck around weather.
Optimized_Orangutan t1_j6z0o57 wrote
Not for st. J. Not entirely rare to spend an entire month bouncing between -10 and -20 in the NEK. It's pretty standard weather. Just extra warm this year.
Twombls t1_j6z0pwn wrote
Its actually not entirely sensational. Its pretty useful for like hiking or spending time in the mountains. Wind chill factor can really make a difference for getting frostbite on exposed skin
Faerhun t1_j6z6m8q wrote
This shit is weird to me. Like, yeah, the wind will be heavy but these aren't some crazy new cold numbers. That shit used to be normal before we fucked up the climate.
obiwanjabroni420 t1_j6z6nwj wrote
I think my goats and chickens are going to spend the day in the barn. Meanwhile I’m gonna be out at Killington working as an ambassador on the mountain. It’s gonna be “freeze your nuts off” cold up there!
Twombls t1_j6z9q0b wrote
Not with the winds we are getting Friday though. Its actually looking like its going to be pretty impressive for new england tomorrow. Mt Washington is looking set to take the crown from alaska for all time low wind chill in the USA
CountFauxlof t1_j6z9zj8 wrote
and how would you? your average vermonter doesn’t have a kiln or drying set up. most of us just season.
duckduckberry t1_j6zaqea wrote
grnmtnboy0 t1_j6zbveh wrote
That's what I meant
GreenPL8 t1_j6zc4f5 wrote
You need a wood dryer, idiot. You're not burning hair to stay warm!
Twombls t1_j6zc5dc wrote
The wind combined with the cold seems to be a record for new england. Its probably global warming induced. Mt Washington appears to be ready to smash the wind chill record for the usa.
GreenPL8 t1_j6zcini wrote
Wrap your maples in Christmas lights to stay warm.
Leeebs_OG t1_j6zdoqt wrote
I've always taken wet wood and put it over by the stove in the basement, dried out a cord in about 2 weeks
CountFauxlof t1_j6zfwjc wrote
yeah, I gotcha - more a question about op's statement in the title
Stronkowski t1_j6zg9dk wrote
I grew up in the NEK and then went to UVM. All the freshmen there were whining about the weather and meanwhile I'm thinking "I just got off the phone with my parents and it's 10 degrees warmer here".
3rdcoffeecup t1_j6zhqvg wrote
Opening your sink cabinets is something I was always taught
curiousguy292 t1_j6zj1sw wrote
Umm… the average low temp for St J. in January is 9 degrees. For the same month in BTV is 11.8
A month below -10 would be among the coldest months in recorded weather history.
Syncope7 t1_j6zjb6d wrote
This always makes me laugh…. What’re you gonna do with it? Make some no-power French toast? 😂
ASW-G-XX t1_j6zk0qq wrote
There should be a discord server for this kinda thing just to keep tabs on each other from the comfort of your home.
theGazella t1_j6zkccx wrote
Roll my eyes
InitiativeCrafty189 t1_j6zksb9 wrote
Im in Island Pond and it's been very cold the passed 2 days!! So not ready for that
Jerry_Williams69 t1_j6zlwrh wrote
No toilet paper ?
mister_record OP t1_j6zr0i9 wrote
I'll be sure to put chicken wire around my next post. 😏
Portland-to-Vt t1_j6zrtg9 wrote
If your chickadees and tufted tits are this cold you should consider increasing the oil content in your seed mix to give them extra calories just to keep up with their increased metabolic needs.
inimicalamitous t1_j6zuabr wrote
My gf and I booked an airbnb yurt in this area for this weekend, are we gonna die as popsicles? Any advice?
Glum-Satisfaction-92 t1_j6zxp6l wrote
this comment made my day
Usual-Cheesecake-670 t1_j6zxu0a wrote
I once skiied at Da Bush when it was -30 without windchill. It was a quiet, dead cold. Good times!
Threadbare70 t1_j6zyaav wrote
Keep yer powder dry, pilgrim.
Twombls t1_j6zzzbx wrote
Wind chill is a measurement of about how quickly the weather will kill you. It kinda matters a bit. We've never quite gotten a day in vt this cold while simultaneously having this high wind. Its definitely anomalous weather.
Most ski areas have elected to shut down for example. With winds of 50mph the woods dont really protect you
Twombls t1_j7006wo wrote
Nah nah. You didn't know? St j is surrounded by a magnetic vortex that makes it about as cold as fairbanks Alaska. Just not the weather station. Thats placed outside of the vortex.
Twombls t1_j700rn2 wrote
How is it heated? If its wood you gotta keep it going.
CorrectFall6257 t1_j702ziw wrote
Lmfao! Exactly we already had cold af days and nights. I'm already acclimated and going snowmobiling!
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j7055f8 wrote
Based on what, how many clothes your wearing? Your BMI? Hydration level?
I’ll be outside working all day tomorrow, I’ll let ya know how I survive. Honestly this isn’t anything spectacular. Yes windchill can matter, but I’d much rather see the actual temperatures, sustained wind speed and gusts speeds than a map showing windchill.
Twombls t1_j705m4a wrote
Its based on a calculation of wind speed to air temperature. I find it pretty fucking useful as someone that spends time outside in the winter as a quick reference
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j706ckr wrote
Yes, I understand what it is. I also understand that is is stupid shit for sensationalist meteorologists.
https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/wind-chill-warning-temperature-useless.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-is-wind-chill-real/
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/1/19/10788306/wind-chill-meaning
motomary t1_j706qfh wrote
My daughter air bnb’d a yurt in NH a few yrs back, was “only minus 6 F” and they were miserable. It only had a small wood stove, wasn’t started when they got there. It took HOURS to get up to 50. They left by 6AM when the nearest breakfast place opened. But it’s all about the experience. Cancel if you can.
KingKababa t1_j706s19 wrote
No bitches? 🥺
TheGoldenMinion t1_j706t71 wrote
LMFAO “It’s not Texas or the Champlain valley.” I live in Essex so I guess I’m not one to talk but it was just funny asf
Jerry_Williams69 t1_j706vce wrote
Probably not without milk, bread, and toilet paper
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j706vfd wrote
It’s gonna be in the -20’s. Basically it’s another February day in Vermont. Stop with the windchill shit people.
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/1/19/10788306/wind-chill-meaning
https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/wind-chill-warning-temperature-useless.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-is-wind-chill-real/
https://newscut.mprnews.org/2014/01/why-the-wind-chill-temperature-deserves-our-cold-shoulder/
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Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j7071k4 wrote
It’s gonna be in the -20’s. Basically it’s another February day in Vermont. Stop with the windchill shit people.
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/1/19/10788306/wind-chill-meaning
https://slate.com/technology/2019/01/wind-chill-warning-temperature-useless.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-is-wind-chill-real/
https://newscut.mprnews.org/2014/01/why-the-wind-chill-temperature-deserves-our-cold-shoulder/
Twombls t1_j707z37 wrote
I mean yeah those articles state the obvious fact that -30 windchill /= -30 weather. It doesn't work great as an exact number. However when temperatures get into extreme lows and you add wind in obviously chances of frostbite and shit are higher.
Theres a reason why ski areas like jay are closing. They normally don't close in -20 weather. its normally cold af up there. But also -20 days here are usually still. Tomorrow is going to be insanely windy and they decided to preemptively close. Im sure they used a more scientific metric than wind chill to gauge the closing. But its much easier to say "hey -40 wind chill tomorrow we wont open"
KingKababa t1_j707zcc wrote
This is where the fun begins.
Outrageous-Outside61 t1_j708u48 wrote
Dude they’re closing because of the wind gust speeds. They would be closing if it was 20 degrees out tomorrow.
You went from saying windchill is important because it’s a metric of how quickly the weather would kill you (not at all true btw), to saying it’s just an easier way to say it’s gonna be colder than a witch’s tit. It’s okay to admit your wrong.
bonanzapineapple t1_j70ccbk wrote
inimicalamitous t1_j70d4fx wrote
It’s wood! The host is gonna have a fire going for us when we get there, but a bit nervous about the whole thing
inimicalamitous t1_j70d75q wrote
Lmao uh oh! It’s heated by a wood stove, but the host is gonna light the fire before we get there. Really think it’s gonna be that bad??
son_of_a_rich_ t1_j70dee3 wrote
The heat of the room is easier to access them johns if the cabinet doors are open
canthaveme t1_j70do2t wrote
You happen to have that map for the whole state? Thanks
jakaro007 t1_j70drh1 wrote
By putting it in a fire
letterperfect t1_j70h9qj wrote
I know some people who lived near Denali in Alaska, in a yurt, with an outhouse for five years! I’d recommend getting a bucket.
GreenIce2022 t1_j70krj6 wrote
Two cold days! Run for your lives!!!! Or just move south.
The_Kaurtz t1_j70ycdi wrote
It's a temperature that we didn't get since 13 years up here in Quebec, we might get -50 celcius with the windchill, I never seen that
Hoping for the best for those working outside
greenmtnfiddler t1_j710701 wrote
Tall combs or rose type? Mine are in their second winter, last year I had the same worries but honestly they were fine. The ones with the tallest combs lost the very tips of the points to frostbite but it didn't seem to bother them near as much as it worried me. Adequate ventilation, block off drafts, add some fresh bedding to their night coop to make sure it's good and dry, they'll take care of the rest. Moisture management is key. .
Ok_Slice_2952 t1_j713pjm wrote
Hide yo kids hide yo wife.
hudsoncider t1_j716kbf wrote
Let us know how it goes !
redvis5574 t1_j71akm1 wrote
So dry your wood out because of the wind chill temp? Great PSA!
Glittering_Low_6541 t1_j71kgv2 wrote
Going to be a good night to do nothing
Left-Link5070 t1_j71o3dl wrote
Yep. The water pipe into a condo I lived in would freeze if we didn’t do this.
Left-Link5070 t1_j71p5gr wrote
Too funny. In 4 years at the academy, we had literally zero snow days. All the other schools in town would close, but not us. F you headmaster Mayo!
Optimized_Orangutan t1_j71ptm1 wrote
My sophomore year at the Academy we got the first snow day since 1986. Two buses had to go off the road for them to partially close for the day. Those in the dorms and within walking distance were still expected to be in chapel at 8am.
Left-Link5070 t1_j71qcju wrote
I grew up in NEK but moved to Burlington a few tears ago. This comment is fricken awesome.
People in Minnesota are looking at Vermonters the same way we look at North Carolinians whenever there is a dusting of snow.
FoxRepresentative700 t1_j71tkwk wrote
meanwhile in Yakutsk….high -28
and that’s not even the wind chill. It’s insane how cold that town can get.
thisisntshakespeare t1_j71v5kh wrote
Can you imagine if outhouses were still a thing? I guess people would just use “chamber pots”?
Most-Analysis-4632 t1_j72ecpp wrote
Chicken wire just keeps chickens in. You’ll need hardware cloth to protect your next post from the rabid animals on this sub :)
PriceLegitimate4767 t1_j72er3h wrote
It’s tick-killin weather!
Portland-to-Vt t1_j72i7nf wrote
Thanks! I wasn’t sure how exactly to come at the tits and hoped people would get that chickadees are part of the same family as tufted and titmice.
Obi-Juan23 t1_j72mdww wrote
You'll be fine
cheesytreesy t1_j72q5fl wrote
That’s a great way to get mold in your basement
mister_record OP t1_j72tebo wrote
That can work both ways 😏 rawhide
Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j731jot wrote
It's really incredible the amount of people this week who think they are absolutely sure they know precisely the high low and average temps in their city. Each one is absolutely wrong too.
BothCourage9285 t1_j7410mn wrote
Got a mix of everything. They've been thru colder than this in years past, some are 7-8 years old, but they haven't had any cold at all this year.
It's not the cold, it's the 50 degree swing that will kill them
Luckily it's not gonna last
Amplify_Love4715 t1_j751amp wrote
I once skied Killington in -15 temps when I was working there cause a friend of mine convinced me it was a good idea cause of very few people on the normally crowded slopes in those conditions. I was pretty insulted but didn’t realize my right earlobe was sticking out from under my scarf …i never felt it and I got frostbite. Just one of many bad life decisions I made in my early 20s.
greenmtnfiddler t1_j755a34 wrote
>7-8 years old
Apologies for assuming you were a newbie in your first year. :)
(I just talked a colleague out of digging out the infra-red heat lamp leftover from from the chick stage and setting it up in her coop tonight, hers is pretty close to the house and I really don't feel like hearing the fire sirens go off in the wee hours.)
For what it's worth, I have had friends with elderly ladies who expired gently but suddenly in big swings, so we both know it can happen - but hopefully for you it won't.
I've got one who molted wayyy late, still filling in some of the fluffy bits. We'll see, hopefully she'll get herself into the middle of the perch lineup and draw heat from her neighbors.
BothCourage9285 t1_j7c5iue wrote
Mine all survived. Coop is actually insulated and had a thick pack on the floor. Added some fresh shavings and gave them some warm soaked scratch before lights out.
greenmtnfiddler t1_j7d3e5p wrote
Mine too. Couple of dark spots on combs that may fade -- but if the points get rounded off a little more that just makes them more weatherproof for the next time.
My floor's got nice thick pack too - keeps them well sealed but whoo it's gonna whiff a bit when the thaw comes.
I've been wimping out on bringing out warm soaked scratch in the mornings and I'm paying for it - egg production dropped like a stone. Time to get my but in gear again.
:)
inimicalamitous t1_j7h4jn3 wrote
You were right it was awesome
Obi-Juan23 t1_j7h4rn4 wrote
Good to hear! Glad it worked out for you guys.
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