I used to do this semi-frequently in my old house with a bay window on the second story, but the winters have been unusually mild since we moved 3 years ago.
Step 1: Find room with most South-facing windows.
Step 2: open all shades
Step 3: put an actual beach towel on the carpet or tile where all the sun is hitting the ground.
Step 4: Put on swim trunks and sunglasses (do it!! Important to fool the body!!)
Step 5: queue up summer playlist (shamelessly for me involved Joe Satriani, the Fresh Prince, Huey Lewis and Tears for Fears)
Step 6: synthesize as much vitamin D as possible in your little illusion.
I just woke up from an hour nap on a technically cold floor, and I almost feel like I was somewhere that didn't suck the heat and moisture from your body like you're unsuited in the depths of space.
-Rench
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Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
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Rench
- the Harm in Harmony
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Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
"I'm not a schemer..."
"Do you know why it's illegal to put gasoline in a glass container?" - Piccinni
"Do you know why it's illegal to put gasoline in a glass container?" - Piccinni
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xtian
- Le coureur de lames chasse Tinti...
- Location: belgium
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
Pics or it ... oh wait, never mind.
I'm not really from around here.
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Jaeger
- Baron von Scrapple
- Location: NoVA
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
I've been feeling bitchy about the cold here in NoVA today -- with our high of a whopping 15°F (-9°C) -- and then I looked at the forecast for Chicago, which will enjoy a high temp of 5°F (-15°C).
Mrs. Jaeger took Jägerkind 1 to the ice rink this morning and it was warmer inside the rink.
Screw this noise. I'm ready for spring now.
--Jaeger
Mrs. Jaeger took Jägerkind 1 to the ice rink this morning and it was warmer inside the rink.
Screw this noise. I'm ready for spring now.
--Jaeger
<<NON ERRO>>Bigshankhank wrote:The world is a fucking wreck, but there is still sunshine in some places. Go outside and look for it.
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Sisyphus
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
I've acclimated to the cold. Walked out to the car the other night in -10F temps wearing a sweater, underwear and a pair of slippers to get my phone. The car is 200' from the house. I've also given up wearing a hat.
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Bigshankhank
- Fully Autonomous Cock-Puncher
- Location: Exiled to Living in a Van Down By The River
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
We had freezing rain today. Who knew rain could turn to ice WHILE IT WAS FALLING!
Thanks Obama.
Thanks Obama.
It's time for Humankind to ditch the imaginary friends of our species' childhood and grow the fuck up.
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"Lasse mich deine Seele dem Herrscher der Finsternis opfern"
Let me sacrifice your soul to the ruler of darkness
Always carry a bottle of whiskey when you travel in case of a snakebite. Futhermore, always carry a small snake.
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"Lasse mich deine Seele dem Herrscher der Finsternis opfern"
Let me sacrifice your soul to the ruler of darkness
Always carry a bottle of whiskey when you travel in case of a snakebite. Futhermore, always carry a small snake.
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guitargeek
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
I'm hunkered down, awaiting Spring. I mostly burrow under the blankets and try to hibernate.
I keep it above freezing in the shop, but it'd be cost prohibitive to keep it warm enough to be comfortable enough to work on much. I put tools on top of the heater for a few minutes, but if I leave them there too long, they're 200 degrees. Grab a hot wrench with numb fingers and you don't realize you're being burned until it's too late.
Frozen feet are my other problem. Even with good socks and insulated boots, my toes go numb pretty quickly, since the floor is barely above freezing. I have a scrap piece of the neoprene foam that I cut my seat pad out of, I've found that, if I keep my feet on that, they stay warmer...
It's 14 degrees here, falling fast...
I keep it above freezing in the shop, but it'd be cost prohibitive to keep it warm enough to be comfortable enough to work on much. I put tools on top of the heater for a few minutes, but if I leave them there too long, they're 200 degrees. Grab a hot wrench with numb fingers and you don't realize you're being burned until it's too late.
Frozen feet are my other problem. Even with good socks and insulated boots, my toes go numb pretty quickly, since the floor is barely above freezing. I have a scrap piece of the neoprene foam that I cut my seat pad out of, I've found that, if I keep my feet on that, they stay warmer...
It's 14 degrees here, falling fast...
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Midliferider wrote:Wish I could wipe this shit off my shoes but it's everywhere I walk. Dang.
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xtian wrote:Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
Tomorrow's forecast: High of 79, low of 51.
Might dip into the upper 60s during the day later this week. Mid 40s at night.... Brrrrr!
Might dip into the upper 60s during the day later this week. Mid 40s at night.... Brrrrr!
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guitargeek
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you!
Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self-absorbed.
Midliferider wrote:Wish I could wipe this shit off my shoes but it's everywhere I walk. Dang.
Pattio wrote:Never forget, as you enjoy the high road of tolerance, that it is those of us doing the hard work of intolerance who make it possible for you to shine.
xtian wrote:Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken
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Hengry
- Pin Puller
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
I wanna move where ever motorpsycho is. Everytime we warm up out of the teens it snows a bunch more. The pattern is getting pretty old.
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guitargeek
- Master Metric Necromancer
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
Yeah, I've had about enough.
Elitist, arrogant, intolerant, self-absorbed.
Midliferider wrote:Wish I could wipe this shit off my shoes but it's everywhere I walk. Dang.
Pattio wrote:Never forget, as you enjoy the high road of tolerance, that it is those of us doing the hard work of intolerance who make it possible for you to shine.
xtian wrote:Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken
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wheezy e
- Barista of Doom
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Re: Rench's tip for surviving the deep freeze...
I used to do the opposite mid summer (in Vegas) when i was youthfully obsessed with snowboarding. I'd turn the ac all the way down, put on all the gear & watch boarding videos through my goggles.
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