Chilly start

[tatsblisters 11,278]

8 hours ago, Greyman said:

I,m right in the middle of the incoming weather bomb and like you I feel it more in my 60 s than I ever did before long johns and  thermal socks minimum all winter lol 

Tbh mate my legs and feet don't feel the cold as much as my upper body though i treat myself to a sherpa fleece hoodie that come the other day and last two early morning mooching has been more comfortable.  

[tillylamp 1,977]

6 hours ago, mackem said:

I think Canadian schools close when temps hit -40 all the schools closed in the Yukon a few weeks back because it dropped to -55.As a kid I can’t ever remember the school shutting because of cold or wet weather,rain hail or shine we went in.

there was something earlier on the tv Mack about the electric grid can`t cope in the Yukon for the cold, also i remember last winter the electric vehicles wouldn`t charge fully in the cold weather, it seems to have been a lot colder for longer this year in the Yukon.

[mackem 31,121]

11 minutes ago, tillylamp said:

there was something earlier on the tv Mack about the electric grid can`t cope in the Yukon for the cold, also i remember last winter the electric vehicles wouldn`t charge fully in the cold weather, it seems to have been a lot colder for longer this year in the Yukon.

I saw that about the Yukon and the grid,I think it was in Whitehorse they were discussing rotating blackouts as a last resort due to the grid being pushed to its limits?

[Daniel cain 50,340]

6 hours ago, mackem said:

I think Canadian schools close when temps hit -40 all the schools closed in the Yukon a few weeks back because it dropped to -55.As a kid I can’t ever remember the school shutting because of cold or wet weather,rain hail or shine we went in.

Same here...Mack I can remember my old Nana, putting 'chains' on the tyres one year when it snowed...there was no way I got a day off school as a kid..... unless I went on the 'mitch'

[mitre 506]

At the moment all the schools will be off all over UK some perants will be happy having to look after them 

[tillylamp 1,977]

17 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

Tbh mate my legs and feet don't feel the cold as much as my upper body though i treat myself to a sherpa fleece hoodie that come the other day and last two early morning mooching has been more comfortable.  

what are very good in the cold weather are the quilted/padded overalls mate, I've had a pair for a quite few years now, there good as you don`t have to have a lot of layers of clothing underneath, being a one piece they break the wind better, just a thought bud....  

[bob.243 10,057]

[saluki bouy 983]

On 08/01/2026 at 21:21, tatsblisters said:

Tbh mate my legs and feet don't feel the cold as much as my upper body though i treat myself to a sherpa fleece hoodie that come the other day and last two early morning mooching has been more comfortable.  

My dad struggles with the cold upper body got him a heated fleece from englebert Strauss best money I’ve ever spent on him take a look £140 but well worth it 

[Greyman 33,125]

Minus three again and frozen in after the met office said the cold snaps finished lol

[tatsblisters 11,278]

21 minutes ago, saluki bouy said:

My dad struggles with the cold upper body got him a heated fleece from englebert Strauss best money I’ve ever spent on him take a look £140 but well worth it 

Cheers mate Tbh since I bought the jackpyke sherpa fleece hoodie I'm not feeling the cold half as much. I know jackpyke has not got a good review quality wise on their clothing but being honest it's the best 35 pound I have spent on outdoor clothing. 

[Leo Sayer 4,073]

2 hours ago, tatsblisters said:

Cheers mate Tbh since I bought the jackpyke sherpa fleece hoodie I'm not feeling the cold half as much. I know jackpyke has not got a good review quality wise on their clothing but being honest it's the best 35 pound I have spent on outdoor clothing. 

Gotta say am not a fan of Jack Pike , but I got a Jack Pike Tundra check zipped padded shirt for £24.99 and like it for mooching . But it does let the wind threw it a bit. But for calmer days it's sound and nice and quiet 

 

 

 

[mackem 31,121]

37 minutes ago, Leo Sayer said:

 But it does let the wind threw it a bit. 

Windchill is the one,I can kick about on a calm day down to -8’ish outside without gloves and wearing thermal base layer and a hoodie,once the wind whips up it changes the game.My lady has a niece who is a nurse up in quebec,they had a bloke with a frost bitten ear in and a homeless bloke with frostbite on his hands recently.