listen, i know all northerners want to make fun of texas for how unprepared they are for snow, but in actuality they donât have the infrastructure in place to move snow, have street salters / sanders, or the power grid for mass heating in subzero temps. most of the north doesnât run on electric heat for that reason, we use other resources (oil, natural gas, etc) which are required by building codes to be significantly more insultated so pipes donât burst, and a lot of us have fireplaces. as i mentioned before, our homes are significantly more insulated for the cold because cold weather is significantly more common.
Things you can do to keep warm:
a quick guide to layering, start with thinner tighter items like leggings, fitted shirts, and build up to things like heavy sweatshirts, jackets, and pajama pants
TUCK IN your layers!! shirts into pants, pants into socks, etc
HATS GLOVES AND SOCKS ARE SO IMPORTANT! your head is one of the fastest ways your body loses heat, and itâs important to keep your hands and feet covered too
blankets, lots and lots of blankets
if you can, fill up thermoses with hot water or hot soups
stay in one room, the smaller the better honestly. your body heat will help keep the room warm but only if you stay in that ONE room
Other things to note:
to avoid hypothermia, warm up slowly. itâs so dangerous to go from being very cold to being very warm
donât bring items meant for outdoors inside, like grills. you will get carbon monoxide poisoning
additionally, donât run your car in a closed garage. that will also lead to carbon monoxide poisoning
avoid scratching itches. your skin will dry out in the cold and you donât want to scratch yourself raw
chapstick is a great thing to have on hand
stay as dry as possible, being wet will not make you warmer
please please please reblog this and add any other tips you have. being trapped without power when itâs that cold out is really scary even if you are from the north, and anyone who tells you otherwise is a goddamn liar.
