HelpImInMaine

HelpImInMaine t1_j21fhg4 wrote

How to deal with maine winters...

Be careful not to bundle up too much! Hypothermia is a real thing. Too many layers and your body sweats if your doing even the lightest activity, and can make you cold super quick. If that happens, change out of them, dry off first.

Eat some soup..drink..consume..ingest? Soups are great, and a nice staple food im gonna eat for suppa' is Tomato Soup (adding some cheeseits in the soup ofc) and Grilled Cheese and watch some shows. 🍜🍲

I always have studded winter tires, every winter i put them on around mid December as extra security when driving, and take them off around april(?) And put on summer tires... Even though every year winter seems to be getting pushed back more into warmer months...

Salt/sand your walkways/driveways after you shovel/plow/snowblow yourself out of the house. If your renting the landlord should but lets face it, they usually dont.

And a big one for me, cleats/ice grips you put on your shoes, to help with traction on ice when walking around outside to the store.. Just take them off before entering a location, can scrape the floor and be slippery for you too.

Enjoy the lovely snow covered mornings and sun shining through.. Its great.

Make sure you give yourself extra time when traveling. Have backup heat, food, blanket in your vehicle and home, just in case.

Backup batteries/charging device.

Slow down, walking or driving. Animals can appear out of no where. 😁 humans or deer.

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