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New Layers is the key
I have spent most of my life significantly north of where you are. What Alex said about layers is very accurate. Deep winter you want something like this: t-shirt, long flannel shirt, sweater, winter coat w/ scarf, toque, and mitts/gloves. Layers work well for the legs, too... I can usually handle 30 below weather with just jeans and underwear, but I grew up in it;). Get some longjohns.

Finally, good footwear and handwear is crucial... good boots are very important, and note that mitts are significantly warmer than gloves. Most of your heat escapes through your head, so make sure you get a good hat too.

The other note about winter cold is best expressed with a quote for Lawrence of Arabia... "the trick is not minding". You'll find that it's entirely within the realm of reason for your legs to drop down to fifteen degrees and still function and even be comfortable... it feels strange, but not necessarily painful, and you can sustain that for many hours without real discomfort once you get used to it. Core temperature has to remain high, of course...

BTW, Chris... did you ever receive the CDs I sent you? I have no way of knowing if they got to you or not...

Regards,

Jack
--\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton                            jake at consultron.ca *\n* [link|http://consultron.ca|http://consultron.ca]                   [link|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] *\n* Laval Qu\ufffdbec Canada                   [link|news://news.consultron.ca|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
New The part I couldn't get used to...
Having to ground myself before touching things.

I mean, I have heard of electrifying kisses, but the reality is more than a little painful. :-(

Cheers,
Ben
"Career politicians are inherently untrustworthy; if it spends its life buzzing around the outhouse, it\ufffds probably a fly."
- [link|http://www.nationalinterest.org/issues/58/Mead.html|Walter Mead]
New Bwahahahahaaaa
Yeah, that works:)

That's about humidity... and whether you use artificial or natural fibers in your carpeting. Where I have lived is generally humid in the wintertime... which means less static electricity, but also means that the cold feels colder. Winter fogs are very cool (that's when it's foggy at night despite the fact that it's fifteen below... that would be about 0 for you Yanks) but they can be quite uncomfortable if you need to spend a lot of time in them. It's in weather like that when you discover that wool is far far superiour to most if not all of the artificial insulators...
--\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton                            jake at consultron.ca *\n* [link|http://consultron.ca|http://consultron.ca]                   [link|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] *\n* Laval Qu\ufffdbec Canada                   [link|news://news.consultron.ca|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
New Permanent Change
After being in Denver for a few years I adapted to cold and even now can be out in 40 degrees with no coat at all. The drawback is that the limbs seem to be permanently cold, even in summer with the A/C running.
-drl
     Albany is FREAKING COLD - (cwbrenn) - (14)
         swap ya 89 and 50% humidity start drinking rye whiskey - (boxley)
         Snicker - (drewk)
         You're still in the tropics. - (jbrabeck)
         Wisconsin is too - (SpiceWare)
         This is not cold... - (folkert) - (7)
             Well, see, I'm just a simple southern boy - (cwbrenn) - (6)
                 Chris, I lived about 50 miles South of where you are... - (a6l6e6x) - (5)
                     start eating fatback and lose the chickory in the coffee! :) -NT - (boxley)
                     Layers is the key - (jake123) - (3)
                         The part I couldn't get used to... - (ben_tilly) - (1)
                             Bwahahahahaaaa - (jake123)
                         Permanent Change - (deSitter)
         It could be worse... - (ben_tilly)
         At Least You Have Topsoil - (deSitter)

What's the point of being heavily armed if you can't be impulsive? I mean, really...
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