How do people even feed themselves and stay warm in these kinds of temperatures, much less get on a bus and go to school. I’m surprised anything mechanical works.
It's not nearly as bad as you think. You put on plenty of clothes, and use a scarf. You plug in the car heater when it gets below -40. When it gets that cold, it's usually not very windy, so you just have to be careful to not get stuck outside for a long time.
I did have a car failure once, a hundred miles from home, when it was -40, and very windy. I had a second coat in the car so I put it on, and walked about a mile to a gas station. From there I called a towing garage. The owner said all of his trucks were out because of the weather, so he closed the shop, picked me up in his personal car, and towed me back to his shop with a rope. It happened to be New Year's Eve, so he had no mechanics there. He gave me the keys to his parts bins and tool boxes and let me go at it alone. I was able to fix the problem, but only after he called his friend who owned the Chevy dealership to open up to sell me the bad part. People help each other out in the cold country (Northern Minnesota). Too bad they elect Democrats.
They use 5W 20 oil in all their machines. Their machines also have block heaters that they plug in at night.
I think the Fins or Norwegians invented the sauna. Maybe the hot tub too. House’s tend to be smaller with lower ceilings and lots of insulation. All house’s have some kind of central wood fired masonry heater. Windows are oriented south. People wear a lot of pure wool sweaters. They invent things like cross country skis to get around.
Try watching the NETFLIX show Lilihammer. It stars American actor Stevie Van Zant. He was also in the Sopranos and plays in the E Street Band with Bruce Sprinsteen. It is a dark comedy that takes place and is filmed on location in Norway.
My wife and I love it.
It’s kinda funny how the cold works...when we get a good cold spell, say -35F or so, everyone bundles up.
Then the next week comes along and the temperature hits 20F and the playgrounds are full of kids in t-shirts...
I wear shorts most of the year and live just North of Yellowstone Park. We have a dry cold here, not humid like the Minnehootens have...