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In reply to the discussion: Eau Claire, WI -9F.... [View all]

2naSalit

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8. I'm usually...
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 09:42 AM
Feb 2025

In a survival state of mind when it goes below 0. I am reluctant to get in the shower for fear something will go wrong while I'm naked and wet. It takes a lot to warm up with wet hair, etc..

Keep one faucet drizzling and stay hydrated. Extreme cold is bad like heat when it comes to hydration.

At least you have a fireplace, if the power goes out, you have a heat source even if you have to huddle in one room.

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Eau Claire, WI -9F.... [View all] riversedge Feb 2025 OP
Brrrrr! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #1
I had always considered Wisconsin as a possible retirement location Skittles Feb 2025 #2
But in the summer it's not 100 with 90% humidity. AllyCat Feb 2025 #10
Yeah... 2naSalit Feb 2025 #3
When we lived in Lake Geneva WI, one year they said it was colder than Mars... Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #5
That's really cold! 2naSalit Feb 2025 #6
We did not open the door, because we were heating the house with the fireplace. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #7
I'm usually... 2naSalit Feb 2025 #8
The dehydration is real. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #9
-3 here, Northeastern IL. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #4
Put On a Sweater! PhilG Feb 2025 #11
100 is one thing Skittles Feb 2025 #12
At first I was going to say... Woodycall Feb 2025 #13
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