Dear Warm Climate Peeps: KEEP WARM

To all RantWoman's warm-climate peeps now shivering in single-digit temps and double-digit below zero wind chill thanks to arctic onslaughts:

Here are some RantWoman suggestions about how to cope and manage. They have not particularly been vetted by anyone official. Further, it has been a long time since RantWoman had to think about subzero temperatures for very long. Nevertheless:

--Do what you can to keep pipes from freezing. Stocking up on insulation options at the first hint of arctic blast in the forecast would have been a good idea. Save that thought for next time.

--While you are keeping your pipes from freezing, avoid doing anything that would just set things on fire.

--Keep yourself warm. Wear a hat, even indoors. You lose 15% of your body heat through your head. Cover it up. Then add a turtle neck, a scarf, more layers.

--Keep yourself warm. Put on a sweater. See the layers above.

--Keep yourself warm at night too. Some people like more blankets. Some people like excuses to wear long underwear. The right person to snuggle up against also counts.

--Keep yourself warm. Do not worry about your house. If your house is drafty pick one room to keep comfortably warm. Close it off from draftier zones and do not feel obliged to wander around freezing.
--Cold air holds much less moisture than warm air. A humidifier helps. So does a tea kettle or a pot of warm soup.

--Drinking alcohol or coffee both dehydrate you. Of the two coffee is a much better warming aid.

--Help your pets stay warm. If your cat thinks your sole mission in life is to be warm furniture, consider the possibility that she is absolutely correct.

RantWoman imagines there are more helpful tips but RantWoman is too busy figuring out whether she has any business whining about all the reasons to be annoyed when it is 40 degrees and raining in Pugetopolis.
Anyway, KEEP WARM. Spring WILL come....