23 Jan
2016
23 Jan
'16
11:53 a.m.
Oh Yes! Having lived 14 years in Minnesota, I know all the cold weather stuff. I have
boots ( although I wish I could afford better boots) and I have "snow chains"
that I put on the soles of them. (Clamp on metal cleats) Also, just FYI, some of the most
important things to do to retain heat while outside in cold weather are (1) keep your head
coveted. An enormous amount of heat is lost through the surface area of uncovered heads
(2) dress in many layers ; the air trapped between those layers is the real insulator (3)
keep hands and fingers covered. Gloves worn under mittens are best. Just touching a cold
surface with naked skin can cause lost skin when you try to let go . Also, frostbite of
fingers and toes is a real concern (4) keep your face covered with a scarf or something
similar to protect from cold wind burns (5) increase your caloric intake before venturing
out (6) NEVER step outside for just a minute in lightweight clothing. People have frozen
to death because they just stepped out for a minute to fetch the newspaper or the mail in
their nightgown and accidentally got locked out of the house. (7) don't drink alcohol
before going outside. Alcohol causes small blood vessels to dilate, so you FEEL warmer,
but this extra warmth you feel in your fingers and toes is more quickly stolen by the cold
environment. You may subjectively feel warmer, but in truth, your core temperature is
falling and placing you ever closer to death (8) make sure someone who is staying inside
in the warmth knows you are going outside and will miss you if you don't return as
expected (9) don't accept challenges to touch the metal water pump with your tongue
(historic reference)
On Jan 23, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Gail Wiesner
<gwiesner(a)nc.rr.com> wrote:
Shirley, I am VERY proud of you. If anyone ventures out, though, please wear shoes with
pronounced texture and rubber soles. Walk slowly and carefully. It is really slick in
places and a broken bone is not uncommon when you take a rapid fall as you do on ice.
Luckily we all have list serves and can get to some people that way.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Shirleystn via Oakwood-CERT" <oakwood-cert(a)eastraleigh.org>
To: "Dave Wiesner" <dcwiesner(a)nc.rr.com>om>; "CERT
Oakwood-cert(a)eastraleigh.org" <oakwood-cert(a)eastraleigh.org>
Sent: 1/23/2016 11:05:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Oakwood-CERT] Ice Storm
> Incidentally, I HAVE been out and it reminded me of why I was smart to leave
Minnesota! Also incidentally, I was at Mordecai Historic Park yesterday ready for the
tourists wanting a tour ( who never came). I am so proud of them for being open for
business as usual. While most of out parks are primarily parks used by residents of the
area, MHP is a also park for the country (and for the world; we often have visitors from
foreign countries) . Doug and Brynn didn't want to disappoint anyone who might have
come to Raleigh for whatever reason and had planned to take in a tour of MHP while they
were here. If you run into either Doug Porter (boss) or Brynn Hoffman ( assistant boss),
you might want to compliment them.
>
>> On Jan 23, 2016, at 10:53 AM, Shirleystn <shirley.stanley(a)sbsmail.org>
wrote:
>>
>> I've checked on those I know already and they are fine. However, in this
weather, even families that wouldn't normally meet the criteria of "special
needs" but who have infants or small children could be especially at risk. I just
heard that 750,000 in the larger vicinity are out of power. Analyzing the situation, it
seems that the greatest danger is related to power outage and resultant lack of heat.
I've wondered if we should bundle up, then put on our identifying vests and go in twos
knocking door to door checking on people. ( I could easily be talked out of this; it's
COLD outside!) I'm not sure exactly what we could do for them though. My condo has
power but would only hold so many people. Those without power would most likely have to
get out of bed where they would most likely be bundled up together under layers of covers,
then open the door to answer when we knocked, thus allowing what heat retained in their
home OUT and more of the colder air IN. So, I have been thinking about this and think
that, on balance, that would cause more harm than good if done randomly. I don't think
any cell phone towers are down, so most who need help could still call out. What does
everyone else think?
>>
>>> On Jan 23, 2016, at 10:27 AM, Dave Wiesner via Oakwood-CERT
<oakwood-cert(a)eastraleigh.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello all - hope you are well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just checking in with folks. Weather report just stated that we got 0.30
inches of ice; about 2 inches of total precipitation. We are expected to get light snow
today with high temperature of 33 degrees. Tomorrow (Sunday) highs are to be near 40
degrees.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have not been out of the house in 36 hours so don't know the
neighborhood's situation.
>>>
>>> At my house, 515 Euclid, we had a power outage yesterday (Friday) from 6PM
until 8PM. It started with 5-6 brief power outages for 5-10 seconds then power back on -
very disruptive to major appliances. We turned most of our power off at the circuit box
after the fifth brief outage.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This morning I hope to walk the neighborhood a bit - to check it out.
>>>
>>> Any people you know with special needs/medical needs that it might be
appropriate to check on??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave Wiesner - 515 Euclid
>>>
>>> 919/247.5185
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Dave Wiesner [mailto:dcwiesner@nc.rr.com]
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:04 AM
>>> To: 'oakwood-cert(a)eastraleigh.org'
>>> Subject:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David Wiesner – 515 Euclid St. Raleigh – 919/247.5185 dcwiesner(a)nc.rr.com
>>>
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