NYC in the cold

[sun_set_bravely]

The most disgusting things about New York City in the sub-freezing cold are:

1) Frozen liquid trash trails that snake from the exits of restaurants and delis to the curbs out front,

and

2) Frozen splats of vomit on the sidewalks. Really. I just can't take it.

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In other news, my bedroom has been so cold for the past few nights that I've woken up to a fully ice-crusted window. (my landlords know about it and are hopefully fixing the problem soon.) I've only lived in NYC for seven years, so I have a limited perspective, but this is by far the coldest weather I've ever experienced here. For those of you who live in even colder climes, how do you do it?

Comments

[sandstar.livejournal.com]

Yucch about the vomit. I've been a nurse for 15 years, and I don't think I'll ever get used to barf. Poop, yes. Barf? Never!

And frozen? Is this found outside bars?

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Often outside bars, and subways (on the weekends, especially). But recently, I've seen a couple of splatters just on the sidewalk, randomly. Maybe the cold is making people ill!! :)

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

It's all about that plastic on the windows that you tape up and then shrink on with a hair dryer. Your landlord should definitely address the ice, but after that plastic will help you a lot.

[curmudgeon.livejournal.com]

Another vote for shrink-wrapping your windows -- I spent 18 months in central New Hampshire, where it gets so cold that the roads freeze and buckle (these are called "frost heaves," and they are the only thing that ever made me consider buying a car with all-wheel drive), and the window plastic kept my heating bills from getting truly preposterous.

Also: Polartec. And heavy wool socks. And flannel sheets. And a cat, or better yet, two.

[chaptal.livejournal.com]

Oh that type of frozen treat is gross.

Another vote for shrinkwrapping the windows. Can I do that for the car. The windows have been icing on the inside a couple pf nights in the past few weeks.

[paularubia.livejournal.com]

I can't even comprehend this.

It was, like, SEVENTY today. People frolicking about outside in shorts and tank tops.

I want something in the middle of what you've got and what I've got.