cobra2I really hate heavy wet snow.
Non-Binary Life@cobra2 I grew up with that type of snow. Where i live now i see flurries and a few inches a couple times a year. I don't miss shoveling or snow blowers ;-)
@nonbinary I grew up in the deep south US. The stores sold out of milk, bread, and water at the mention of possible flurries.
So.... I still hate snow.
@cobra2 I've never experienced that but oddly enough where i live now when it snows a lot shuts down because people are not prepared.
We also have buses here unable to climb slick hills and it does cause legitimate problems but it also freaks people out a bit too.
I'm somewhat nostalgic about snow but not enough to move anywhere again where it's a constant ;-)
@nonbinary I miss when 'cold' was the equivalent of 35 Fahrenheit.
@cobra2 Worst i have ever seen is 25 below zero F growing up while on a mountain.
Normal temps ranged from single digits to about 10 below at worst mostly where / when i was growing up.
I don't miss that temperature either.
@nonbinary -42C plus wind.
@cobra2 That is definitely not a temperature i want to experience ;-)
@nonbinary I worked all night in it for a week. Temps ranged from -33C to -42C. At those temps.... You loose a lot of body heat just taking a leak.
@cobra2 I survived homelessness here sleeping in concrete doorways in 20 degree temps for a couple years.
I am no fan of being cold having both grown up in it and having survived that nightmare.
I definitely would NOT like extreme cold temps. Heat i can cope with better, I'm skinny and seem to tolerate it OK.
@nonbinary I did the homeless thing in Maine for about 6 months. Always had a roof over my head and a door to lock. Got lucky with a temp agency and was able to put in about 70hrs a week at minimum wage.
@nonbinary you should check out the #urbancamping series on hacker public radio.org
@cobra2 Here we have sweeps of encampments, shelters that are dangerous and not enough housing. There's literally no safe place to camp here anywhere.
On some levels because of other services, food mostly it's survivable but not fun and there's little option to choose how it goes.
If you're not in an actual shelter, prepare to have literally every belonging stolen or removed by the city and soon. That's life here.
@cobra2 *I survived it by putting my belongings in a storage unit, having my clothes, etc. safe and a place to change..
I stayed in shelters and slept outside by myself and earlier on with an ex. I saw how it went for everyone else camping here and realized early on life was easier having a storage unit and dealing with shelters on the coldest nights mostly.
That seemed to be the best option for not losing everything.