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@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@eastraleigh.org>
To: "Dave Wiesner" <dcwiesner@nc.rr.com>; "CERT Oakwood-cert@eastraleigh.org" <oakwood-cert@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@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@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@eastraleigh.org'
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David Wiesner – 515 Euclid St. Raleigh – 919/247.5185    dcwiesner@nc.rr.com

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