Do You Go Out When The Weather Is Bad?

Hi there Pye from sunny Italy - NOT! We have had more snow this year than the past winters with many places blocked in and more snow on the way. When it snows I don't walk or drive anywhere. I get lifts or even a taxi to work and two weeks ago I had to stay at work overnight becuase it was too bad to get home. It comes in handy that I work in an hotel lol. I shall have to dosome shopping soon though because the food will start running out but I shall go for as long as I can with out going shopping if the snow is still on the ground as I slip. The last thing I want is to fall over and break something

Hey girl...I usually don't mind going out cept when it's extremely hot or it's very cold with sleet coming down and roads are filled with ice. But, I have no choice in the matter so I just add/subtract layers as I see fit or jump in the pool right before heading out to keep cool longer. I went shopping yesterday and it wasn't too bad out. Just had on a t-shirt and my normal black pull-over, not to mention my hiking boots and I'm good to go. Glad to hear your furbabies have plenty to eat and hope you do as well. Stay warm, Pye!!

Come over to Chicago, we have this kind of winter every single year. I used to walk every day with my dogs, regardless of weather, but my dogs are getting older and when is very cold, they just go on the yard. Yesterday and today was very nice and only 18F (compared to feels like -30F around New Year), almost summer..., so we decided to take longer walk....

If I don't have to go out I won't. If I need to, I will. I prefer however staying in if it's badly snowing. If it's cold, of course I hate going out but I will. I'll just bundle up in several coats and head outside.

Hi pye. I actually prefer to stay home when the weather is bad, but sometimes I find myself going out in it anyway. LOL What can I say, I'm the one that runs the errands in the family. One time I had been at the grocery store when an unexpected hail storm came along. After putting the groceries in my car, I contemplated as to whether I should wait it out for it to quit or just brave it and drive home. I waited a little bit, but as it wasn't letting up I decided to drive home. That was fun, especially with me not having any experience driving in this kind of weather. As everything was covered in hail I couldn't see where the lanes were on the road (it was three lanes in one direction). And when I made a U-turn I fishtailed. That was a mistake, but fortunately no one was next to me, otherwise I probably would have creamed right into them. I somehow made it home safe and sound the rest of the way home. I'm glad I don't live where it snows or I'd be crashing into everything, I'm sure! LOL The last time was a few months back. A thunderstorm had been approaching. My husband asked me to run up to get some food and I agreed to go. I ended up driving towards the storm as that was the direction I had to go. I saw some beautiful, but scary looking, streaks of light in the sky that night. I kind of wish that I had my camera on me. LOL Well, on the drive home I was racing the storm as it was right behind me. At one point I was worried that a bolt of lightning would strike next to me, but that never happened. By the time I got to the house the storm had caught up with me. Once I was inside I felt better that I wasn't out in it any longer. LOL I definitely wanted to kick myself with the first incident. Although I couldn't predict it, I wish I would have stayed home that day. The second one, well, not so much. I kind of liked it, even if it was scary! LOL Happy mylotting!

oh this happened years back when I was probably seventeen. I went shopping with my parents in a snow storm from Newell to Rapid city South Dakota, about thirty miles distance. It was snowing heavily and as my sister had a bad cold and so did my grandpa he baby sat my little sister while we drove to Rapid. Teh storm seemed to get worse. We did our shopping ate out and decided to hurry back home. we were about two thirds of the way nome when the wind started blizzArding and the snow was falling so heavily You could not see more than a foot ahead of the car. well my mom and I put on the extra overalls we had bought for grandpa and got out to guide my dad in the storm,but then we hit a humongous snow drift and that was it. bu t God was looking out for us. off aways shone a lamp which we could barely see in the blinding snow but we kept walking towards this faint glow then my dad smiled. its that school house we always comment on , he said, and the teacher must be snowed in. her car was buried under five feet of snow. She took us in and fed us hot chicken soup and grilled cheese sandwiches and hot coffee. Just as we finished eating someone knocked on the door, it was Butch Brennaman a man who ran the best garage service in Newell, he had been sent by my worried grandpa to find us,he had a tow truck with heavy tires and chains and all and he towed us the rest of the way to our farm. we were so glad to be home in our nice warm comfy farmhouse and grandpa and sister Mary were tickled that we were alright as the roads were officially closed and no traffic at all. what a d ay it was almost eleven in the evening when we got into our home.So I have been well acquainted with cold weather and snowing and blizzards too.

I have to go out to get to my clients even when the weather is bad. The exception is when the roads are bad. I won't risk life and limb. Better to stay home and live to see another day!

I am staying in this time, because of the foot surgery. Usually I have to work, regardless of the weather. I dislike the very cold with biting wind weather, but I equally dislike temperatures over 100 with no breeze. Most of the other I can handle okay. I know that layers upon layers are quite warm. So are two cats on the recliner holding me down. I am supposed to have my foot up at about waist level as much as possible so I am on my heated recliner and two of my three cats are holding me down.

OF course I survived wouldnt be here to talk about it lololololo Yup we was in Ws. in 91 for the winter and I worked down the road from where we lived. Was at work and the lights went out we had to write the orders for the puters were down and when I went to go home it was snowing so bad I barely could see my car. ANd several times we wrapped all up and waddled to the bar across the street to get out of the house. and I mean waddle for there was ice under the snow. And they piled the snow up in the middle of the road and you couldnt see the other side till ya got to were ya had to turn then you peeked out to make sure another car was coming from the other way. Then we left there to go to Utah for Christmas with the kids we didnt get 50 miles before we had to stop in a motel for the rest of the dy and night for ice on the roads we crept along abou 5 miles an hour to get to that next exit was times I was sure we were sliding off the road.

I go out when I have to.But if given the choice , I would stay at home when it is very cold or very hot.

i live in canada and it gets pretty cold at night here during the winter. i like to stay indoors where it is warm and read, do crafts or watch tv. during the summer we get out more and play soccer with the kids at night.

Where I am, here in Canada, the weather has been unusually freezy these weeks. I go out only to go to work. Over the weekends, I just stay home and stay cuddled up. I have to keep a stock of food in my refrigerator, just microwave and that's it. Yes, It is really frustrating and depressive when the weather gets this severe. I am just waiting for the Spring time now, to go up the Rockies and enjoy !

Hey pye! I hope you were able to survive this miserable winter weather that we are having right now! I hate it so much too, but there are just some times that I too have to venture out in it! I used to be worried that I would look stupid all bundled up and such, but not anymore! It's all about trying to stay warm! I don't care what I look like anymore! I don't care if you can't see my skin, that's the point! I have walked out my front door and wanted to go back in many times, but I have things to do just like everyone else and that's life! So, I just try to deal with the weather the best I can, walk as fast as I can, which all bundled up is even slower and get back home as soon as possible!

We've been having some of that freezing weather here in Oklahoma too. I don't think it's been above freezing for several days, with many of them not getting out of the teens...for the highs. In weather like that, I try not to go out other than to walk the dogs. Good time to make soups, chili and lasagna. I wish I could bottle up a few of these days to use during the summer when it's just too hot to do anything. Probably the worst weather I was out in was on a trip to Freeport Maine to go to LL Bean. On the return trip to Western Mass, what was forcast to be 'scattered snow showers' quickly turned into a blizzard. Most of way back the interstate speed was about 25 miles per hour. What scared me more than the snow was looking in my rear view mirror and seeing some idiot barreling towards me at a high rate of speed. I was so afraid they'd spin out and take me with them, and I had my son with me who was only 11 at the time. Thankfully there were very few accidents on the way home, other than the 'speed demons' who, sooner or later, we saw in the snowbanks off the side of the road. A 4 hour trip home ended up taking 10.

This past week I only go out if I absolutely must. My dogs only go out to pee if their bladders are about to burst. We all prefer to stay in where it is nice and warm.

yes, work is must as boss wont listen to such an excuse and will become angry also. So, why to do it. so, its a must whether the weather is raining, stormy or anything else when it comes to work. but as a student, I would never chose to go out in bad whethers.

I have been staying in most of the time during this very cold spell here in the UK. With temperatures way below zero (minus 5 celcius) there is ice everywhere. Only the main routes are getting treated with grit, so it is very slippery out there. However, I have had to go out because we were in need of some food, but I found that not many people were out, and those that were, were quickly going back home again. I'm waiting for summer! - Derek

given a chance, i'd rather stay home. we usually have floods all over the streets whenever it rains hard and i don't wanna get stuck on floods wading for hours that's why most of the time, i just call in sick and stay home.

Hi friend, Now in our area the wheather is bad. I will never go out when wheather is bad. In my place since from last two weeks the climate is very cool and in afternoon time the sunny day wikk be their.I will stay at home only. have a great day.

I work outside so I don't have much choice. In fact, I work outside during the hottest days of summer (stagehand at an outdoor venue) and during the coldest nights of winter (commercial exterior Christmas decorating -- we do those 10' wreaths on buildings, those 30' trees, and miles of lights and garland at office buildings and shopping centers). For the Christmas job, we work during the night like elves, because businesses are closed and people are not in the way. Right now, we're doing tear-down. Holidays are over and everything has to come down. Last week, temps were in the 20s and wind chill in the single digits and we were out there. It was BRUTAL! One night, it snowed on us, but we were all commenting how warm it was. No wind and the temperatures reached the 30s! Lots of layers, Under Armour, PolarTec, and the right frame of mind go a long way. You even let yourself think you're cold, you're done for. Given a choice, I can tolerate the heat and high humidity of summer better than I can the arctic, raw cold of this winter.