Reminder: Start prepping for cold weather

[u/ShaggyTDawg]

The 10-15 day models are consistently showing it's going to get substantially colder by middle/late next week (Jan 8-ish). It's shaping up to be a pretty substantial cold as well.

With this cold, obviously comes the chance for frozen precipitation. Anyone saying it will definitely happen is lying, there are no definites this far out. But conditions are likely to support it happening, so might as well plan and prep for it.

Since we're 1.5-2 weeks out from it, go ahead and start gradually doing all of your extreme cold weather prep. Buy whatever supplies you use. Refill gas cans for generators. Get battery packs charged up. Make sure laundry is all done (at least washed and dried) a few days before the cold.

Comment below for your typical routines to give others ideas.

Edit: if we do end up having a weather episode, us mods will organize a megathread or two. Probably one with information, and one with pictures/videos/misc ice/snow banter

[u/JennyAndTheBets1]

Deicing salt and grippy shoe straps for walking around your property. Bought both after last year.

[u/ShaggyTDawg → u/JennyAndTheBets1]

I found cat litter to work really well last year when it iced.

[u/JennyAndTheBets1 → u/ShaggyTDawg]

I hate cat litter and sand for ice. Makes a clumpy mess that stains concrete for quite a while, especially litter. I may get some use out of the playground sand I keep, but I really don’t like it for this because of post-ice cleanup.

And no, the juice is not worth the squeeze to me.

[u/ShaggyTDawg → u/JennyAndTheBets1]

That's fair. I just don't care and wait for the next rain to wash it all away. I can't get out of my driveway otherwise, so the mess is worth it to me.