▲ 739 ▼ Minneapolis General Strike against ICE, in -10°F no less (slrpnk.net) submitted 9 months ago by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/unions@sh.itjust.works 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 10 points 9 months ago* (5 children) Isn't 16 F just -9 C? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (4 children) Thereabouts. Chicago is always windy though. It's absolutely no joke being outside like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Yeah I mean. I think that sounds right. I do remember the news saying something like 16F but feels like -10F. Or something. The wind chill factor Its legit ice wind up there in the winter. And this was downtown, right off the lake. I do think it's easier to stay warm if you are moving though but this time they just had like speeches and people standing and I couldn't handle how cold my legs got. I guess that's a tip for cold protesting organizers. Keep the people moving. They need it for warmth. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 point 9 months ago (2 children) I mean it's cold weather but I assumed it would've been more if it was described as brutal and whatnot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) They're remembering their experience in - 10 C, which was already brutal to them, and imagining how terrible it must have been for the folks in Minneapolis in - 23C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* Yeah. I'm like. Wow. Those people are some bad ass MFers. I'm the kind of person who thinks lake michigan water in the early summer is the perfect temperature (60F/17C) for swimming when all my friends are blue lipped and shivering. I honestly always say Im more tolerant of the cold than most. But apparently I ain't got nothing on Minnesota peps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (4 children) Thereabouts. Chicago is always windy though. It's absolutely no joke being outside like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Yeah I mean. I think that sounds right. I do remember the news saying something like 16F but feels like -10F. Or something. The wind chill factor Its legit ice wind up there in the winter. And this was downtown, right off the lake. I do think it's easier to stay warm if you are moving though but this time they just had like speeches and people standing and I couldn't handle how cold my legs got. I guess that's a tip for cold protesting organizers. Keep the people moving. They need it for warmth. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 point 9 months ago (2 children) I mean it's cold weather but I assumed it would've been more if it was described as brutal and whatnot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) They're remembering their experience in - 10 C, which was already brutal to them, and imagining how terrible it must have been for the folks in Minneapolis in - 23C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* Yeah. I'm like. Wow. Those people are some bad ass MFers. I'm the kind of person who thinks lake michigan water in the early summer is the perfect temperature (60F/17C) for swimming when all my friends are blue lipped and shivering. I honestly always say Im more tolerant of the cold than most. But apparently I ain't got nothing on Minnesota peps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Yeah I mean. I think that sounds right. I do remember the news saying something like 16F but feels like -10F. Or something. The wind chill factor Its legit ice wind up there in the winter. And this was downtown, right off the lake. I do think it's easier to stay warm if you are moving though but this time they just had like speeches and people standing and I couldn't handle how cold my legs got. I guess that's a tip for cold protesting organizers. Keep the people moving. They need it for warmth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 point 9 months ago (2 children) I mean it's cold weather but I assumed it would've been more if it was described as brutal and whatnot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) They're remembering their experience in - 10 C, which was already brutal to them, and imagining how terrible it must have been for the folks in Minneapolis in - 23C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* Yeah. I'm like. Wow. Those people are some bad ass MFers. I'm the kind of person who thinks lake michigan water in the early summer is the perfect temperature (60F/17C) for swimming when all my friends are blue lipped and shivering. I honestly always say Im more tolerant of the cold than most. But apparently I ain't got nothing on Minnesota peps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) They're remembering their experience in - 10 C, which was already brutal to them, and imagining how terrible it must have been for the folks in Minneapolis in - 23C. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* Yeah. I'm like. Wow. Those people are some bad ass MFers. I'm the kind of person who thinks lake michigan water in the early summer is the perfect temperature (60F/17C) for swimming when all my friends are blue lipped and shivering. I honestly always say Im more tolerant of the cold than most. But apparently I ain't got nothing on Minnesota peps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* Yeah. I'm like. Wow. Those people are some bad ass MFers. I'm the kind of person who thinks lake michigan water in the early summer is the perfect temperature (60F/17C) for swimming when all my friends are blue lipped and shivering. I honestly always say Im more tolerant of the cold than most. But apparently I ain't got nothing on Minnesota peps. permalink fedilink source parent