Surviving the winter

Mrs Garth Brooks

How do people do it? Any tips? I hate the winter and its only starting.

The short days, long nights, the cold, wet and windy weather. Wish I could just curl up and hibernate.

As a child in the 80s and 90s, I dont remember the winters being so cold. Or do older people feel the cold more?

Feel like going up the road and stealing a pair of long johns from some old man's clothes line.

Grayson

I remember winter in the 80's being colder.

1ZRed

Stay south of the wall. Be grand.

Local-womanizer

Fire on and hot whiskys.

Stay in a constant state of drukeness for the winter.

Nolimits

Winter is pretty awesome, you get to eat stews.

Lenin Skynard

Drink like a mad eejit. Use Christmas as an excuse to binge for two months.

IceFjoem

Mr. Burns: By cutting off cable TV and the beer supply, I can ensure an honest winter’s work out of those low-lives.
Smithers: Sir, did you ever stop to think that maybe it was doing this that caused the previous caretakers to go insane and murder their families?
Mr. Burns: Hmmm… Perhaps. Tell you what: we come back and everyone’s slaughtered, I owe you a Coke.

Culleeo

You should consult your GP, you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder or you could just turn on your heating to stay warm or when heading out, wrap up well! That's how I survive.

It wasn't me!

Loads of good food, drinks, dark evenings to have friends over and catch up, cold, clear days to go shooting, hiking, run the dogs and such, and nights with open fires, good books and movies and company. Best time of the whole year. It's cold, so thrive in it!

Celly Smunt

there's nothing better than getting a bus home from a hard wet day when you have wet socks.Then getting into a warm house,getting a shower,putting on some fresh warm socks and going downstairs to eat stew beside the fire.

I love winter.

sam1970

as appealing as drinking the winter away is not really recomend it wrap up warm and hope we get a good summer if that doesnt work go ahead drink away !!!!!

IceFjoem

I was upstairs on a packed bus coming home from college on a cold, wet, winter evening at rush hour maybe 2 years ago. There were two "boysh" sitting at the back with guitars who started playing Wonderwall. Can't stand the song but everyone on the bus started singing. One of the most incredible things I've experienced in Dublin.

Shryke

I don't mind the cold but the place is swimming. Half the country is a quagmire. I like a warm jacket and gloves but I'm not a mad fan of rain gear and muck.

Just find the nice things and focus on them.

Yeh, it's cold, good excuse to drink hot chocolate, better with baileys!
You can get fleece lined tights these days FLEECE LINED :eek:.
You can care just that little bit less about what you look like because you can cover yourself in layers of clothes!
Wooly hats, nearly everyone looks cute in a wooly hat.
Go a bit earlier to bed - get all your sleep in now - sort of like mini hibernations.
Watch loads of movies by the fire.
Stew! Chicken stew. Lamb stew. Beef stew. And soup! Cosy, yummy soup.
Make are Christmas cards!
Make christmas presents!
Play scrabble/monopoly.

Find whatever it is you like to do, and adapt it to winter. It's not that bad really

Grayson

Whatever you do, don't invade Russia.

Celly Smunt

Grayson wrote: »

Whatever you do, don't invade Russia.

i'd go a step further and say poland.

TeddyTedson

I hate winter:mad:
So depressing

meoklmrk91

I have a Boxer dog, usually he isn't allowed in the bed, but I have found myself waking up cold in the middle of the night and calling him. He climbs underneath the blankets and cuddles up to me, I am warm and cozy in about 30 and able to go back to sleep. He is a warm, soft, 30KG hot water bottle that comes when called, what more could you want to get through the winter?

IceFjoem

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

I have a Boxer dog, usually he isn't allowed in the bed, but I have found myself waking up cold in the middle of the night and calling him. He climbs underneath the blankets and cuddles up to me, I am warm and cozy in about 30 and able to go back to sleep. He is a warm, soft, 30KG hot water bottle that comes when called, what more could you want to get through the winter?

A boyfriend?

OneArt

Nolimits wrote: »

Winter is pretty awesome, you get to eat stews.

But you can also keep small tubs of iced stew in the freezer during the summer. Yum.

Cee-Jay-Cee

pmcmahon wrote: »

there's nothing better than getting a bus home from a hard wet day when you have wet socks.Then getting into a warm house,getting a shower,putting on some fresh warm socks and going downstairs to eat stew beside the fire.

I love winter.

So you sit naked except a pair of socks eating stew beside the fire every evening! Weirdo.

NegativeCreep

I play dead or alive on Xbox. Kicking the shït out of fictional characters makes me feel better about being freezing cold.

Also, wear thick socks and gloves. Nothing worse than freezing cold feet and hands!!

meoklmrk91

IceFjoem wrote: »

A boyfriend?

I think I'll stick with the dog, he does what he is told

Mrs Garth Brooks

IceFjoem wrote: »

A boyfriend?

They're cold too.

I like having my dog sleep with me too. Then I feel sorry for the cat looking in the window at us, and I take him in too. But the greedy fceker that he is, he's only there to keep himself warm.

Max Power

How anyone can like winter is beyond me, cold, wet and windy. I suspect these people thrive on being miserable and depressed.

Local-womanizer

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

How anyone can like winter is beyond me. I suspect these people thrive on being miserable and depressed.

Winter is lovely, the nice crisp mornings, the sun glinting off the frost and snow, the warm fires and food.

Nothing better than taking a long walk up a hill in winter. If you wrap up warm then no problems.

Irish people are afraid to adapt to weather I think, we would be fecked if a hurricane hit us!

Jaded Jester

Winter is a difficult time for me too. I've had my first suicidal thought for the winter already and it's only been a few days. I was sitting in a hot bath after a night out, drunk, but sick drunk, depressed drunk. Too deep, too far, feeling unloved, feeling as if being a human being is a horrible state of torture. Thinking we are hideous creatures. I had a razor and I thought how easy it would be to rip my asshole and testicles to pieces and bleed out, never have to deal with anything ever again. Sleep forever.

fabbydabby

I know what you mean. Defrosting the car when you're already late for work is a bad buzz.

mikom

Jaded Jester wrote: »

Winter is a difficult time for me too. I've had my first suicidal thought for the winter already and it's only been a few days. I was sitting in a hot bath after a night out, drunk, but sick drunk, depressed drunk. Too deep, too far, feeling unloved, feeling as if being a human being is a horrible state of torture. Thinking we are hideous creatures. I had a razor and I thought how easy it would be to rip my asshole and testicles to pieces and bleed out, never have to deal with anything ever again. Sleep forever.

First step...... Stop drinking to excess.

Max Power

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Winter is lovely, the nice crisp mornings, the sun glinting off the frost and snow, the warm fires and food.

Nothing better than taking a long walk up a hill in winter. If you wrap up warm then no problems.

Irish people are afraid to adapt to weather I think, we would be fecked if a hurricane hit us!

I can think of at least 2,000 things better than this.

Killgore Trout

Get plenty of exercise.
Eat well
Fork out on good comfortable winter gear to keep warm and dry.

Goretex shoes help avoid wet socks.
A decent breathable waterproof jacket keeps me dry without making me sweat.

Check the weather forecast every night to be prepared for the morning.
Having everything ready the night before gets me extra time in bed in the morning.
Avoid heavy drinking.
Find a course or hobby that gets you out in the evenings.
At the weekends get out when the sun shines.

Red Pepper

I read books on the great polar explorers i.e. Amundsen, Shackleton, Nansen, Scott, Crean etc. Inspirational and put the cold/wet in perspective.

NinjaK

exercise during the day and collapse in front of the tv for the evening/night

Shryke

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Winter is lovely, the dreary wet mornings, the grey sky leering off the slush and muck, the warm fires and food.

Nothing better than taking a long plod up a mound of viscous flowing dirt in winter. If you wrap up warm and then tape yourself with bin bags then no problems.

Irish people are afraid to adapt to weather I think, we would be fecked if a hurricane hit us!

Cleaned that up.

You're living in an American holiday movie. It's rain and dirt and cold and damp and dreary with heavy pregnant clouds and bad roads. It's not weather you adapt to unless you want to turn into a bog monster. You sit it out and wait for things to improve.

PandaX9

Deleted User wrote: »

You can get fleece lined tights these days FLEECE LINED :eek:.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WOMAN! Don't just say stuff like that and not give us details! The world was built on details! Where???? I was about to resort to stuffing cotton wool down my tights before you said that..

1ZRed

Not the biggest fan of winter except when it's calm and dry with frost, but it's a great excuse to wind down and hit the beer earlier

seven_eleven

I dont remember the winters being so cold

Funny, because nearly everyone I talk to that grew up in the 60's/70/80's say that they always remember winter being much colder. We used to get huge amounts of snow 5ft deep.



Winter is fine. I personally love the dark evenings and mornings. I hate the cold but love snow (if that makes sense?). Just wear lots and lots of lairs op. Seriously, not just like 2 or 3, 5+ lairs

Red Pepper

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

I can think of at least 2,000 things better than this.

Actually I am already excited at the prospect of going hill walking in snow capped Connemara mountains. It is absolutely spectacular up there on a nice clear day after cold weather.

Jaded Jester

mikom wrote: »

First step...... Stop drinking to excess.

Perhaps, although it's about my only source of release from my inner torment.

Local-womanizer

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

I can think of at least 2,000 things better than this.

Go on, I have all night! :P

Shryke wrote: »

Cleaned that up.

You're living in an American holiday movie. It's rain and dirt and cold and damp and dreary with heavy pregnant clouds and bad roads. It's not weather you adapt to unless you want to turn into a bog monster. You sit it out and wait for things to improve.

I'm not actually, I'm living in Donegal. I agree when it rains its ****e, but just sit in, read a book, or go to the pub for a quiet drink and read the paper.

Last year in the snow I loved walking the 3 mile into town, or walk around the hill the 6 miles. Very peaceful.

Life is what you make of it, no point sitting in whinging about the cold and rain, any day that its dry get out for a walk.

Anyway, skin is waterproof!

mikom

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Anyway, skin is waterproof!

It's not.

mikom

Jaded Jester wrote: »

Winter is a difficult time for me too. I've had my first suicidal thought for the winter already and it's only been a few days. I was sitting in a hot bath after a night out, drunk, but sick drunk, depressed drunk. Too deep, too far, feeling unloved, feeling as if being a human being is a horrible state of torture. Thinking we are hideous creatures. I had a razor and I thought how easy it would be to rip my asshole and testicles to pieces and bleed out, never have to deal with anything ever again. Sleep forever.

mikom wrote: »

First step...... Stop drinking to excess.

Jaded Jester wrote: »

Perhaps, although it's about my only source of release from my inner torment.

If an excess of alcohol in any way intensifies your self harm urges......... then stay away from it.

If an excess of alcohol in any way loosens your inhibitions to act on these self harm urges......... then stay away from it.

Local-womanizer

mikom wrote: »

It's not.

Anything I've read about it is it is mainly waterproof, the pores do open to absorb water but you won't be soaked through like some Irish mammies suggest!

Ecarg

Aw, winter is great... What's not to love about woolie jumpers, hats scarves and gloves, curled up reading a book or watching TV, walking on crunchy leaves or frosty grass, Christmas, cosy inside watching rain pouring down the window, comfort food, lighting candles, lots of excuses to chat with friends and family over endless cuppas because it's just too cold/wet to be out and about... You have to find the positives and make the most of the time... Otherwise hibernate and let all that time pass you by.

Jaded Jester

Ecarg wrote: »

Aw, winter is great... What's not to love about woolie jumpers, hats scarves and gloves, curled up reading a book or watching TV, walking on crunchy leaves or frosty grass, Christmas, cosy inside watching rain pouring down the window, comfort food, lighting candles, lots of excuses to chat with friends and family over endless cuppas because it's just too cold/wet to be out and about... You have to find the positives and make the most of the time... Otherwise hibernate and let all that time pass you by.

It's not like that for the suicidal. All of these things are shadowed by the spectre of depression, every moment weighing heavily, every action requiring monumental effort.

mikom

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Anything I've read about it is it is mainly waterproof, the pores do open to absorb water but you won't be soaked through like some Irish mammies suggest!

I would say water resistant, but not waterproof.

Local-womanizer

mikom wrote: »

I would say water resistant, but not waterproof.

Showerproof?

Gummy Panda

Just sleep out the winter

mikom

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Showerproof?

Definitely.

Ecarg

Jaded Jester wrote: »

It's not like that for the suicidal. All of these things are shadowed by the spectre of depression, every moment weighing heavily, every action requiring monumental effort.

JadedJester, I was responding to the OP's question, which mentions nowhere about being suicidal. A suicidal person's query would elicit a very different response. That is how I get through winter, and correct me if I'm wrong but that's what OP was asking.

Jaded Jester

Ecarg wrote: »

JadedJester, I was responding to the OP's question, which mentions nowhere about being suicidal. A suicidal person's query would elicit a very different response. That is how I get through winter, and correct me if I'm wrong but that's what OP was asking.

I'm just pointing out how different life is for the suicidal...