“”There’s really no amount of blankets that can stop you from being cold in 30-degree weather,”
30 degrees? Above zero? Sheltered from the wind?
Are you kidding me?!!!
The blessed configuration of DNA that resulted in the overwhelming success of the human species seems to have weakened considerably. The entire inbred sub-species inhabiting the Northeastern cities must be on the cusp of winning some sort of collective Darwin Award. It needs culling.
Can they not physically tolerate a few days of low-intensity “roughing it” that would pale compared to lots of camping I’ve done? Do they not know that people, even recently, have survived incredible rigors like the Battle of the Bulge and Stalingrad. Do they really not know that human mothers long ago figured out (without handwringing) how to warm their babies, so that the species could survive the historical sweep of human expansion north from Africa?
Do they really have no clue how to prepare to keep their families safe, fed and warm, even with almost a week’s warning? Long underwear, wool socks, neck gators, sleeping bags, food, water, etc - they might have had such practicalities in reserve for years if smart, but even the near-clueless could have woken up and ordered them in time with expedited shipping from EBay when the storm first got publicity. Sheesh!
Pathetic.
LOL Oh do I agree dagogo. I kick the blankets of down to mid forties. Have slept many nights with no heat in the building down to minus 30 outside temps. I would not want to these days but know that I could. I live where wintertime blizzards invariably bring power failures. I have never seen house temps drop below 30 degrees even after 8 days of wind. But a few candles and or a a two mantle Coleman lanterns become worth their weight in something good.
Since you are so smart and resilient, why don’t you go and volunteer and teach those people how to survive?
Going camping in 30 degree weather is no comparison to a flood. You have obviously not been through a flood and thus are ignorant of the effects it has on a human mind and body.
I was in a flood in August. It was hot. I cannot imagine going through all that in November.
We had a Vet here. The most wonderful, caring person you’d ever meet. He cooked for us for two weeks. One day he didn’t show up. We found out that he was in the hospital. Mental breakdown or something similar. He couldn’t handle seeing all the destruction and what people had to go through just to get back to normalcy. Maybe he had some sort of flashback.
Unless you’ve been through a flood, you have NO CLUE as to what those people are experiencing.
By the time you're an adult your body is in tune with the heat, and then when you escape to New York City it's going to be cold the rest of your life.
This is partly adaptation and partly background genetics that are not changeable. Best to wear clothes appropriate to the climate.
El Norte should be left to the folks from the North anyway. They're born adapted to something like 30, or 10, or even -50! Frankly, I love -30 the best because if there's no wind you can breath out ice particles. Stand on the sides of your feet inside your heavy boots though. That's some cold stuff.