Cold in Alaska, very very cold
-30° below zero Fahrenheit outside. These are the temperatures were you step out onto the porch and your lungs quit working. Could someone please remind me again why I stay in Alaska in the wintertime?
At least now I have good boots for the winter. My mom had picked up a pair of boots that she thought might fit my brother, but they were a few sizes too small. Small enough that with a good thick pair of socks they'll fit me just fine.
The cold does mean that we had to postpone my dad's next doctor's appointment by two days, but the nurse at his doctor's office said that the ten day forecast that she had checked earlier said that the temperatures would be back up to 20° Fahrenheit by the weekend. That's a 50° temperature change from what it is now. At least it's not dropping another 30°, that is entirely too likely at this time of year. I've seen it get to -60° Fahrenheit here many many times in the past. Brrr. Them are the temperatures where you just tuck yourself in and don't go anywhere for anything.
At least now I have good boots for the winter. My mom had picked up a pair of boots that she thought might fit my brother, but they were a few sizes too small. Small enough that with a good thick pair of socks they'll fit me just fine.
The cold does mean that we had to postpone my dad's next doctor's appointment by two days, but the nurse at his doctor's office said that the ten day forecast that she had checked earlier said that the temperatures would be back up to 20° Fahrenheit by the weekend. That's a 50° temperature change from what it is now. At least it's not dropping another 30°, that is entirely too likely at this time of year. I've seen it get to -60° Fahrenheit here many many times in the past. Brrr. Them are the temperatures where you just tuck yourself in and don't go anywhere for anything.
posted by Sandra at 3:22 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Sandra,
I live in North Dakota. I cared for seven elders for a couple of decades. I know 30 below. I know pushing wheelchairs through snow an ice - with dead weight sitting in them, at twice my poundage. You've got your hands full. The doctor appointments don't stop in bad weather. If anything, the emergencies seem to increase. I plowed through more than one blizzard to get to my mother, who had fallen.
Take care of yourself and check in if you feel like it. All the best,
Carol Bradley Bursak
www.mindingourelders.com and www.mindingoureldersblogs.com.
Hi Sandra,
I live in North Dakota. I cared for seven elders for a couple of decades. I know 30 below. I know pushing wheelchairs through snow an ice - with dead weight sitting in them, at twice my poundage. You've got your hands full. The doctor appointments don't stop in bad weather. If anything, the emergencies seem to increase. I plowed through more than one blizzard to get to my mother, who had fallen.
Take care of yourself and check in if you feel like it. All the best,
Carol Bradley Bursack
www.mindingourelders.com and www.mindingoureldersblogs.com.
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