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Re: What happens to the face
Originally Posted by Yes-can-do
Think you could be correct there :D
I have only experienced Canada in the cold...anything from a balmy Totonto -1 where I was actually in a T shirt (well, we'd just come out of the Eaton Centre and I was feeling sooooo damn hot) to the frozen heights of Spray Lake, Alberta... minus 27 I think. I know the 'fingers are going to drop off' feeling and I was the one in the sled! I was so cold that the hairs in my nose were frozen, as were my eyelashes. H said I looked quite cute. But the worst thing was that we booked a 4 hour trip and one hour in I needed the loo. Of course, there's not much call for a public loo in the wilds of Spray Lake. I had to wait until we got back, while dogs dragged us up and over potholes, boulders and all sorts (ouch) - we stopped off for a drink and a smokey dog (euw) and the double 'ard Canadian girl actually went for a wee in the bushes. I decided against copying her - frostbitten undercrackers weren't a pleasant prospect. |
Re: What happens to the face
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...rayLakeC-1.jpg
This is us - in the cold...brrrrr :eek: I hid behind a scarf the whole time....blimey, can those huskies fart.... :eek: |
Re: What happens to the face
Originally Posted by angelic_fruitcake
frozen, as were my eyelashes.
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Re: What happens to the face
Originally Posted by Biiiiink
'Tis the season for waterproof mascara. I kept wondering what the black stuff on my face was was until I realised my scarf was directing breath upto my eyelashes, then freezing, and thawing in a right mess every time I went inside :eek:
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Re: What happens to the face
Originally Posted by Souvenir
If possible? At that sort of windchill I'd stay indoors even if the place was burning and infested with pre-menstrual cobras.
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Re: What happens to the face
Originally Posted by Dying to leave England
Bit of a cold spell in Calgary at the moment.
So I wrap up in layers, wear something on my hands and on my head and feel nice and warm. However, whenever I walk more than 200 yards or so, my face becomes so cold I can hardly stand it. Everyone else seems to be able to go about their business with no problems at all and they aren't all wearing balaclavas. So the question are: Am I just a wimp ? Or is this something that all of us experience and will I "get used to it" eventually ? :D Or is it the walking 200 yards bit that I am getting wrong ? Should I now drive everywhere ? :p We had the same problem when we moved to Calgary in late 1999. We were used to walking everywhere in England. We thought we will walk a quarter of a mile to the local supermarket as it was a sunny day(but -29C). By the time we had pushed the pushchair there our young boys were crying because of the cold. I walked the quarter mile back to get the car. No its cold mate, most Brits are not used to extreme weather. I know how cold it is with -50C with wind chill and the pain I felt every winter walking from the car park and into my office on the site I worked on. You have to be sensible, yes you may have to drive a few hundred metres in server winters. Everyone feels the cold, maybe they have a higher pain threshold? Wear the most suitable winter clothing, do not worry what you look like. We never got used to the real cold, especially when its was February and -35C in the morning. When we returned to England in December 2004 for a weeks holiday and had 9-12C day time Hi and returned to Ottawa with -48C with wind chill, my wife said we are moving back to England. No snow here. Its 11C and sunny in Oxfordshire this morning. Likely have to go out and tidy up the leaves on the lawn. Enjoy your first winter. Once its warms up, enjoy all the winter activities. We miss the winter activities, but not the extreme cold. hudd |
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