Do you work outside?

[Moparal]

Im cold, it has been 14, 17 , 22 degrees here in the mornings.  With the wind blowing it feels a lot colder. Cuts right through this ole man.  This unit im working on is in the open and on a hill. While only taking a 30 minute break a day, Im chilled to the bone

Who else works outside all day?

[422STROKER]

Depends on the project, but never the less the cold is  .  I have a nice Dickies Jumpsuit for the real cold days.

Tom

[BB73Challenger]

Never had to for a living - My hat off to you ( and the others that do )

Couldn't do it

[brads70]

I'm somewhat busy these days with snowblower repairs.I just started this business last summer after getting sick of being laid off. Anything above -15 is OK, below that and it gets to me! I do dress for the weather.  Looking forward to lawn mower/tractor repairs though!

[wagesofsin]

Im cold, it has been 14, 17 , 22 degrees here in the mornings.  With the wind blowing it feels a lot colder. Cuts right through this ole man.  This unit im working on is in the open and on a hill. While only taking a 30 minute break a day, Im chilled to the bone

Who else works outside all day?

sux to be you!!

seriously, man ive become such a marshmallow as far as dealing with cold weather since moving down here, i really gotta hand it to you and everyone else that braves the elemants to make a living.

kudos to all of you, be safe and try and stay warm!!

[Moparal]

I guess I got to put some lotion on or something. My hands and legs are cracking and bleeding in spots. I hate to use lotion tho. I need thick skin when im in 200 to 1000 degree areas. It's always one extreme to another. I got all the carhart cover alls and stuff, but if your feet and ears are cold, the rest of the body stays cold, and I cant wear heavy gloves. I work around extreme pinch points.  Love my job, just hate the cold.  With arthirtus it just plain sucks , but bills are paid, and I have a job and im sure many wish they were lucky enough to even have a job. So my only complain is....Im cold.

[dutch]

I`ve been working indoors for the past 10 years, but before that I was shoeing horses for a living and mostly outdoors...  used to heat up the tools a little in the forge before starting work...

[Moparal]

Oh yeah, that looks warm. Better than standing on a 1.5 ft by 3 ft area up in the air all day.  If I could move around some, it wouldnt be so bad. 

[dutch]

yep, thats warm... burning steel is no problem.... also the wrestling with subborn horses keeps you warm, but it`s killing in summerheat... wooden shoes are great for cold feet & protection too... 

[brads70]

Hey Al I thought you cleaned hot blast furnaces? How would that be cold? 

[Moparal]

No brad, I resurface rotary units. all sizes, temps and shapes.  Im at a brick plant here in N. Carolina, next week an Ashphalt drum.

[Alaskan_TA]

I work out in the cold all the time. Three tips;

1. Dress in layers.

2. Cotton socks first, then wool socks.

3. Think of nice boobies.

That works for me.

If it gets so cold that #3 is no longer effective, it is time to go inside. 

[brads70]

No brad, I resurface rotary units. all sizes, temps and shapes.  Im at a brick plant here in N. Carolina, next week an Ashphalt drum.

Ah gotcha!

[Moparal]

Funny   I was just talkin to my wife about #3 and an old escimo tradition

[422STROKER]

Layers are good, no gloves here either since most of the time the wires are small and need full attention.  I tell you, sometimes inside New Construction Jobs it is much colder inside.

I use Aquaphor for my hands, it works well and isn't greasy, plus the misses appreciated the soft hands..

Tom