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Post by Ximena on Oct 30, 2013 17:28:30 GMT -5
Hey, guys, so, living in Houston, where it's 80 degrees until December or January, I sometimes forget that it's basically winter most places already (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway!).
What do you guys do to prepare yourselves (and your mobility aids) for winter? How do you deal with snow/ice?
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Post by Tek on Oct 30, 2013 17:32:32 GMT -5
Make sure I've got my phone with me, fully charged in case I need help. Other than that, just race off into the snow and hope I don't get stuck on the short distance from my apt. building's front door to my car.
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Post by rollingdutchman on Oct 30, 2013 17:34:53 GMT -5
Just keep enough food at home and try to travel as much as possible by car
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Post by kivic on Oct 30, 2013 22:54:26 GMT -5
I hope you don't mind if I chime in, Ximena. What is the thing you LEAST look forward to with winter?
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Post by Corey on Oct 30, 2013 23:01:52 GMT -5
I get a lot weaker if Ive been in the cold for even just a little bit. Sometimems I have trouble getting in my apartment because I can barely move my hands. Thats what I dislike the most
I dont do much to prepare. Get out the space heater, electric blanket, and make sure I know where my gloves are.
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Post by tom60313 on Oct 31, 2013 6:32:20 GMT -5
I'll get my ski waxed! Not the answer you are waiting for I guess...  |
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Post by Inigo Montoya on Oct 31, 2013 6:43:30 GMT -5
Why not? If it's what you do to prep for winter. lol
Because I live in one of the warm places, (we usually get a little snow in January and February... it's often gone by noon... and people make fun of us for not being able to function in it) what else do people do to prep for skiing? I am curious in spite of plans to never, ever ski. (Unless it's behind a boat.)
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Post by rollingdutchman on Oct 31, 2013 7:48:56 GMT -5
I hope you don't mind if I chime in, Ximena. What is the thing you LEAST look forward to with winter? Besides the cold, I'm least looking forward to get stuck in the snow with my wheelchair. So I can't go to everywhere I want to go. Luckily at home my car is parked in a parking garage which I can reach without going outside and at work they will help. |
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Post by jacksongirl on Oct 31, 2013 9:00:36 GMT -5
Why not? If it's what you do to prep for winter. lol Because I live in one of the warm places, (we usually get a little snow in January and February... it's often gone by noon... and people make fun of us for not being able to function in it) what else do people do to prep for skiing? I am curious in spite of plans to never, ever ski. (Unless it's behind a boat.) Every winter we have about a billion ski swap "sales" in the area. OK, I'm exaggerating. There's only 1.5 million of them!  People buy new ski suits, new ski's, gloves the whole bit. Then my boss from my old dept. does his naked snow dance, which is a little awkward as his office has windows facing the rest of the dept. so we can see EVERYTHING!!! We are used to this and know when to avert our eyes... It's also dicey as the corporate HR director's office is next door to his! OK, I kid! He's not totally naked...he leaves his socks on!  |
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Post by tom60313 on Oct 31, 2013 9:49:30 GMT -5
In Frankfurt there is not much snow - it's more snow slush. But it's very cold. So I do need gloves. Luckily my daily way to work is with my car from the underground parking at home to the underground parking at work.I don't have to go outside. In the Swiss mountains where is a lot of snow I often use these wheelblades. |
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Post by Max on Oct 31, 2013 10:35:23 GMT -5
I don't mind winter too much, just the snow/ice. When it has snowed it becomes increasingly more difficult to plough through it to get anywhere I want. There have been winters where I was only able to go to work and to the mall to get my groceries.
Other preparations are a heating pad I take with me to work. My feet get cold very quick, so it's nice to be able to warm them up. My car is isolated very badly, so I take a fleece plaid with me on my commute. I wrap my lower legs in it to protect them against the cold air.
When I go out to bike for a longer period of time I put on my thermo pants under my jeans. This year I am going to buy a pair of warm boots too, because my regular shoes are crap at keeping my feet warm.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2013 11:02:20 GMT -5
This will be the first year that I will be able to park under my building, if my new van ever gets here. Grrrr.
Other than that, I just tolerate the cold. The snow is the worst part. I have to drive everywhere because my chair will get stuck.
I did buy a battery heated jacket a few years ago that works very well. I would suggest it to anyone along with the high capacity battery. Another good idea are wader socks meant for fishing. They're thigh-high thermal wool socks. Wearing a pair of long underwear is a PITA and the socks keep my legs plenty warm.
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Post by Dee Dee on Oct 31, 2013 11:24:12 GMT -5
This will be the first year that I will be able to park under my building, if my new van ever gets here. Grrrr. Other than that, I just tolerate the cold. The snow is the worst part. I have to drive everywhere because my chair will get stuck. I did buy a battery heated jacket a few years ago that works very well. I would suggest it to anyone along with the high capacity battery. Another good idea are wader socks meant for fishing. They're thigh-high thermal wool socks. Wearing a pair of long underwear is a PITA and the socks keep my legs plenty warm. I remember your battery-heated clothes! It sounds great, also for us AB-people who live in the High North. |
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Post by Emma on Oct 31, 2013 12:11:34 GMT -5
Those wheelblades are cool Tom! A Freewheel also works well getting the little front caster wheels off the snow and if you happen to go inside you don't have to take it off.
I'm a big skier as well and since you asked Inigo, a good thing to do to get ready is look up ski deals, possibly buy a seasons pass early with the discounts, plan any bigger ski trips (again for the early discounts) and take out my gear and see what needs to be replaced. My husband has to check the screws on the straps of his monoski to be sure everything is tight and won't come undone mid season.
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Post by cripple farmboy on Oct 31, 2013 14:55:05 GMT -5
When I lived in the Texas panhandle it would get super cold and snow a lot. Being that I use a manual chair getting around in snow can be impossible at times. What I would do to prepair would be to buy a heavy jacket and a good set of Mechanix gloves. The jacket had to be heavy but not too big to where it would get into my tires. I also would buy jackets with zipper pockets because some jackets with pockets will catch on the valve stem of a wheel and let all the air out of my tires and if you have a jacket with zipper pockets you can zip them shut and you won't catch on anything. I also had a ridiculously long ice scrapper so that I could get the ice off my windshield. Thank god I live in South Texas now and don't have to deal with that.
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People buy new ski suits, new ski's, gloves the whole bit. Then my boss from my old dept. does his naked snow dance, which is a little awkward as his office has windows facing the rest of the dept. so we can see EVERYTHING!!! We are used to this and know when to avert our eyes... It's also dicey as the corporate HR director's office is next door to his! 
