Twin Cities Residents underdress during the record cold

[rzzz]

An extended period of time in MN winter means longer than 20 minutes. If you are out in -OF for longer than that without gloves or a hat you will get frostbite. My toes are still tingling from going for a walk today and I had wool socks and thinsulate Sorels on. I find that the hardest thing to keep warm is feet. Nordic Skiing sucks in -F temps because there are few boots made for those temps. Guys who work the oil fields in ND wear full on rubber boots rated to -140F. Personally, I will take damp 25F over dry -15F anytime.

[Mr. In-Between]

That's funny. My feet never get cold; it's my ears that go solid if I'm out too long in the windchill. I hike up on the North Shore for a whole day when it's below zero with just hiking boots and a pair of wool socks, and my feet don't even get cold. You won't catch me out there without a hat and a pair of Hotfingers gloves, though.

I kind of wonder why that is, come to think of it. When I was a kid, my toes would freeze all winter long. I wore top-of-the-line Sorels, double socks, the whole nine yards, and my feet would still be frozen. Now I'm fine with a pair of medium-weight Tekko socks and unlined Garmont hiking boots. I wonder how and why that changed.

[rzzz]

Maybe you just don't have any feeling left in your toes.
I think double socks were a myth that actually made your feet colder, though. My feet were always way colder when I was a kid, too.

[I'm Retired Now]

I saw all kinds of people without hats or gloves waiting at the bus stop and walking down the street in 25 degree below cold.

[Gibby3000]

That's why the governor has to close schools and why our office was closed today though there was no reason for that. People are too stupid to dress adequately for cold weather so someone else has to protect them from themselves. It's ridiculous.