Greetings from Turku and thanks for your lovely update in wintry C Finland! Am a little surprised about your light winter clothes requiring layer upon layer (perhaps more suitable for Austria or winter sports). I've lived in the Himalayas and also have much heavier winter clothes when necessary (e.g. fur caps, very thick wollen caps, socks and pullovers from the Himalayas, Faeroe islands and Iceland; also a variety of underwear including Norwegian arctic ones and 100% woollen ones; Swedish Arctic coat, long sheepskin coat, etc.). In Norden we have very different seasons necessitating a larger appropriate wardrobe. Of course it takes a bit of money and time to acquire it. Another tip I learned elsewhere: You might pile up snow on the outer walls of your house to insulate it better against wind and cold. After all frozen water (snow) is close to 0 degrees C, not minus 30! Cheers and enjoy the winter wonderland and aurora borealis!
Thanks for the tips - I could definitely need some new winter clothes, but I always buy stuff only for the kids 😁 But like I said I haven't been feeling cold so this is working for me. Of course making the huskies ready and driving with them IS like sports, maybe that's why! 😄 And yes, snow is a very good insulator. Happy winter days also to lovely Turku 🤩 !
@@extranorthinary Second hand shops in towns are great for saving money on clothes - not only for kids. In Turku (pop. 200 000) we have half a dozen 2nd hands, and I've occasionally made great finds, e.g. pullovers, even a couple winter coats. In the countryside you may have to depend more on Internet shopping.
@@alpovratia6488 True that, I just don't like shopping at all 🤦♀😂 I visited many second hand shops in Turku but they were often so full of people that I had to leave after 5 minutes (Puutori was quite nice in the mornings). Here we also have a couple of them and it's a bit more spacious and nicer. And Facebook flea market groups are of course working very well, the Finns have a really good second hand culture! 🤗
@@extranorthinary True - the 2nd hand shops used to be a pleaant treasure-house here. Was able to pick up a fine, brand-new summer suit for 20 € and much, much else. At one time I could hardly believe my eyes - women's mink coats were on offer for 30+ €uro! But since the cultural enrichment in 2015, the scene has changed.
We had to keep the water running in the basement in Pennsylvania when it was only -3*F! That’s very common! It keeps the water from freezing when there’s motion. You can wrap the inside pipes just inside the wall with a heated tape that must be plugged in and that’ll keep the pipes from freezing also but minus22-30 C? WOW, that’s cold!
Here it's not that common in the newer houses where the pipes are insulated or at least wisely located, but in this kind of old ladies where there hasn't been any water earlier and the pipes have been installed afterwards it's a bit more complicated 😄 If we would have the oil heating on, it wouldn't be that big problem either. I wish you a nice winter in Pennsylvania! 🤗
😂hello! greetings from Vienna/Austria just now it is cold here also,esp. at night We have -11 degree C. The coldest I can remember was -20 C. But in some Winters can be a lot milder. good luck!
Hrrr, I remember having once very shortly -18°C in Innsbruck and that felt SOOO cold there since it was usually rather close to 0. So I definitely feel for your icy Wien! 🥶😁 Danke and have a nice winter, no matter warm or cold! 🤩
Hello & best wishes.. The weather there is so very challenging. It is a great thing that there are good neighbours! It is also extremely beautiful! I've known bad weather, but to be forced to keep the water running 🙄 to prevent frozen pipes! Hope it gets warmer soon and you can insulate those water pipes. 😊
Yes, good neighbors are so valuable! The pipes don’t usually freeze, now it was just really long so cold that you rather just let the water (here in the countryside all have their own wells) run than take the risk 😬 It is indeed very beautiful, thanks for commenting 🤗 !
@@bron-sconcess.10 So it is! We are happy to have these kind of challenges because we did choose to live here in the north, in the south there would be other problems again! 😁 Thank you and the same to you 🤗
Hello, Kuusamo here! Magical -40.9°C 😮 Three days of it was quite enough, but inside was cozy and warm. Today only -20°C Hurrah! 😁 Greetings, Mirja
Magical indeed 💎 That -20 really feels so warm again and on Tuesday we should have +3, I don’t know what to wear then, only one layer I guess! 😂
Greetings from Turku and thanks for your lovely update in wintry C Finland! Am a little surprised about your light winter clothes requiring layer upon layer (perhaps more suitable for Austria or winter sports). I've lived in the Himalayas and also have much heavier winter clothes when necessary (e.g. fur caps, very thick wollen caps, socks and pullovers from the Himalayas, Faeroe islands and Iceland; also a variety of underwear including Norwegian arctic ones and 100% woollen ones; Swedish Arctic coat, long sheepskin coat, etc.). In Norden we have very different seasons necessitating a larger appropriate wardrobe. Of course it takes a bit of money and time to acquire it. Another tip I learned elsewhere: You might pile up snow on the outer walls of your house to insulate it better against wind and cold. After all frozen water (snow) is close to 0 degrees C, not minus 30! Cheers and enjoy the winter wonderland and aurora borealis!
Thanks for the tips - I could definitely need some new winter clothes, but I always buy stuff only for the kids 😁 But like I said I haven't been feeling cold so this is working for me. Of course making the huskies ready and driving with them IS like sports, maybe that's why! 😄 And yes, snow is a very good insulator. Happy winter days also to lovely Turku 🤩 !
@@extranorthinary Second hand shops in towns are great for saving money on clothes - not only for kids. In Turku (pop. 200 000) we have half a dozen 2nd hands, and I've occasionally made great finds, e.g. pullovers, even a couple winter coats. In the countryside you may have to depend more on Internet shopping.
@@alpovratia6488 True that, I just don't like shopping at all 🤦♀😂 I visited many second hand shops in Turku but they were often so full of people that I had to leave after 5 minutes (Puutori was quite nice in the mornings). Here we also have a couple of them and it's a bit more spacious and nicer. And Facebook flea market groups are of course working very well, the Finns have a really good second hand culture! 🤗
@@extranorthinary True - the 2nd hand shops used to be a pleaant treasure-house here. Was able to pick up a fine, brand-new summer suit for 20 € and much, much else. At one time I could hardly believe my eyes - women's mink coats were on offer for 30+ €uro! But since the cultural enrichment in 2015, the scene has changed.
We had to keep the water running in the basement in Pennsylvania when it was only -3*F!
That’s very common!
It keeps the water from freezing when there’s motion.
You can wrap the inside pipes just inside the wall with a heated tape that must be plugged in and that’ll keep the pipes from freezing also but minus22-30 C?
WOW, that’s cold!
Here it's not that common in the newer houses where the pipes are insulated or at least wisely located, but in this kind of old ladies where there hasn't been any water earlier and the pipes have been installed afterwards it's a bit more complicated 😄 If we would have the oil heating on, it wouldn't be that big problem either. I wish you a nice winter in Pennsylvania! 🤗
😂hello! greetings from Vienna/Austria just now
it is cold here also,esp. at night We have -11 degree C.
The coldest I can remember was -20 C.
But in some Winters can be a lot milder.
good luck!
Hrrr, I remember having once very shortly -18°C in Innsbruck and that felt SOOO cold there since it was usually rather close to 0. So I definitely feel for your icy Wien! 🥶😁 Danke and have a nice winter, no matter warm or cold! 🤩
Hello & best wishes..
The weather there is so very challenging. It is a great thing that there are good neighbours! It is also extremely beautiful! I've known bad weather, but to be forced to keep the water running 🙄 to prevent frozen pipes! Hope it gets warmer soon and you can insulate those water pipes. 😊
Yes, good neighbors are so valuable! The pipes don’t usually freeze, now it was just really long so cold that you rather just let the water (here in the countryside all have their own wells) run than take the risk 😬 It is indeed very beautiful, thanks for commenting 🤗 !
Very common thing to do. See my comment below.
@@extranorthinary You're welcome. The fact is some of us look for change and challenge - it can be a quite a balancing act! 🤗. All the best to you!
@@bron-sconcess.10 So it is! We are happy to have these kind of challenges because we did choose to live here in the north, in the south there would be other problems again! 😁 Thank you and the same to you 🤗