I AM GOING TO TURN INTO AN ICICLE AND YOU WILL NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN

[highlyeccentric]

The temperature is 9 degrees celcius, the apparent temperature... is not showing on the BOM site for Canberra right now but in Tuggeranong it is 3.2, so here it may be anything between 3.2 and 9 degrees, I guess. Yesterday the apparent temp. got down to -0.7.

IT IS NOT EVEN WINTER YET. WTF?

Ok, facts: I went out last night in tights, knee-high socks, mid-calf boots, jeans, a singlet, a long-sleeve top, a jumper, a jacket (mid-thigh), gloves and a hat. My torso was warm but my legs froze.
People who actually live in cold climates: what do you wear on your legs? Because I have to walk to work at 8am every morning in winter, and I do not want to endure horrible stinging pain every morning when I get to work and my completely-numb legs encounter the building's heating system.

Right. Now I'm going to go and try to cook things, because that might warm up the house (even though by the Rules of Canberra I'm allowed to turn the heater on now, as it's past Anzac day, I don't really HAVE to. It's only Cold inside, not OMGYOUBASTARDFREEZINGCOLD).

Comments

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

We're talking the warmest tights I could buy a month ago. I saw thicker ones yesterday, but, as I said to angevin2, the number of things i need to buy NOW BECAUSE IT IS SUDDENLY COLD ALL AT ONCE vastly exceeds my budget :s. I had a choice of new PJs, new tights, or electric blanket. I picked the PJs, because thus far I haven't been cold at night so I thought electric blanket could wait a week. I got cold last night. DAMMIT.

[strippedbare.livejournal.com]

I never had an electric blankie in Japan, but what I did find amazing (coupled with flannie sheets!) is those mink blankets ... which you can pick up in some shops for around the $40 mark. Cheaper than an electric and better for your electricity bills, and they feel glorious to roll around in. All my other bedding in Japan got thrown out, but I took that baby home with me.

I'm someone that slips into bed wearing as little as possible - Mum always told me that in the RAAF when they're taught all their survival stuff, that sleeping in minimum clothes keeps you warmer? I know they tell people to do that at those ice hotels and stuff too! But this would mean you need a warm dressing gown or something for when you're not in bed...

[tranquillita.livejournal.com]

I fling my plush dressing gown (y'know, the really really lovely soft ones) over my doona before I go to sleep - it seems to trap heat. It doesn't work as well when it's UNDER the doona (or if I'm wearing it under the doona) though.