And I'm not terribly happy about it. However, the work that needs to be done in there is WAY overdue and it's going to take several of us a few days to do it. And I'm really in no position to say "oh hell no" after they accommodated my whole rehab/nervous breakdown bit so well.
Specifically, organizing the damn grocery backstock freezer and getting ready for inventory. It's a walk in freezer that's bigger than my entire apartment - and it's the coldest freezer in the store. Most of them hit 0 to -10F, this one will reach -30F to -40F (we store ice cream and gelato in this one, hence the extra cold setting - gelato is incredibly delicate). That's -34C to -40C for you, Raps.
So - give me some tips on clothing. I have ski gloves, a cheap knit hat, and a ski coat. What else should I keep in mind and/or pick up before then? They suggested wearing 2-3 pairs of socks instead of 1 (I wore 1 pair when working 8 hour shifts in a 35 degree cooler with no problem). I don't have thermal pants, and nobody around here sells them anymore (we've already hit 85F once this month, currently 73F outside, and only one occurrence of sleet this winter). I was able to find the gloves and knit hat on clearance at WalMart today (under $5 for both), and already owned the jacket.
I was thinking of wearing sweatpants under jeans to keep my legs warm, my thermal shirt with a t-shirt under the ski coat, 2 pairs of socks, and good solid shoes. Obviously, I'm not used to cold... having lived in Texas my entire life. My biggest concern is keeping my hands, feet, and ears warm (ears because the large piercings I have cause reduced bloodflow to my earlobes - which puts me at a huge risk for frostbite - the holes in my ears are more than large enough to hold a Sharpie marker).
Suggestions?
Specifically, organizing the damn grocery backstock freezer and getting ready for inventory. It's a walk in freezer that's bigger than my entire apartment - and it's the coldest freezer in the store. Most of them hit 0 to -10F, this one will reach -30F to -40F (we store ice cream and gelato in this one, hence the extra cold setting - gelato is incredibly delicate). That's -34C to -40C for you, Raps.
So - give me some tips on clothing. I have ski gloves, a cheap knit hat, and a ski coat. What else should I keep in mind and/or pick up before then? They suggested wearing 2-3 pairs of socks instead of 1 (I wore 1 pair when working 8 hour shifts in a 35 degree cooler with no problem). I don't have thermal pants, and nobody around here sells them anymore (we've already hit 85F once this month, currently 73F outside, and only one occurrence of sleet this winter). I was able to find the gloves and knit hat on clearance at WalMart today (under $5 for both), and already owned the jacket.
I was thinking of wearing sweatpants under jeans to keep my legs warm, my thermal shirt with a t-shirt under the ski coat, 2 pairs of socks, and good solid shoes. Obviously, I'm not used to cold... having lived in Texas my entire life. My biggest concern is keeping my hands, feet, and ears warm (ears because the large piercings I have cause reduced bloodflow to my earlobes - which puts me at a huge risk for frostbite - the holes in my ears are more than large enough to hold a Sharpie marker).
Suggestions?
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