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/ShaggyTDawg]

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/ezfrag → u/JennyAndTheBets1]

Be careful using salt on concrete. If your concrete isn't well sealed, salt can cause a lot of damage. Of course, that's really more for places with extended freezing weather, but I'd still recommend a good rinse when the frozen crap thaws.

[u/aintioriginal → u/ezfrag]

When it thaws? That's usually the 3 days at 60 degrees before the next freeze. I wish I wasn't serious with this one.

[u/ShaggyTDawg → u/aintioriginal]

Yep, Spring 1 of 9 we'll have.