Freezing weather in Poland, 42 people dead in winter freeze... and no-one cares?

RaficooThreads: 4 Posts: 45 Joined: Dec 2, 08 ♂	Jan 22, 10, 22:29 #121
wow on Accuweather it says it's -15C with a RealFeel of -25C in Krakow.. dam.. what does it feel like when u guys walk outside? D:

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Jan 22, 10, 22:36 #122
Raficoo: what does it feel like when u guys walk outside? Like a kick in the balls, to be blunt. I went outside wearing five layers and was still freezing :(

1jolaThreads: 33 Posts: 2,737 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Jan 22, 10, 22:43 #123
jonni: Yes. A time of year to be be a bit kinder to the beggars round the station. It would be caring to take a few winos home to warm up. I know you care.

bullfrogThreads: 4 Posts: 390 Joined: Apr 23, 09 ♂	Jan 22, 10, 22:47 #124
I am looking forward to some real freezing weather this week end. On weather.com and bbc weather they are predicting only -18C to -20C but on Yahoo they are saying -34C! I hope the latter is right and I can beat my personal best (-29C in winter 2005, the year that I arrived in Poland)!

IronsideThreads: 59 Posts: 6,786 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Jan 22, 10, 22:54 #125
There is enough shelters but they have a rule - no alcohol. So, some take a chances, why should I care? It is free will in action!

Mixmoren

Jan 26, 10, 14:47 #126

acually not just 42, but over 200 deaths in Poland because of the cold weather:

news.ie.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=151884288

Polish rail travellers faced lengthy delays because of freezing tracks and power lines. In parts of Poland, thousands of households have suffered power cuts.

Power shortages have also pushed up gas consumption, leaving Poland's reserves half depleted. A Polish state agency said on Monday half of the damage had now been fixed.

aphrodisiacThreads: 22 Posts: 3,998 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Jan 26, 10, 16:28 #127
I read that even banking machines froze during this weather.

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Edited by: jonni Jan 26, 10, 19:30 #128

It was just on the news that the council in Warsaw have got coke-fired braziers ready in case they need to use them in bus or tram stops, for people to stand round.

I've only seen this once, and it was a good idea, but due to the cost of setting them up in the stops and keeping them stoked with coke they've decided not to use them unless the daytime temperature really falls.

Instead, they're making express buses stop at intermediate stops and laying a few extra buses and trams on, so people don't have to wait that long.

aphrodisiacThreads: 22 Posts: 3,998 Joined: Apr 15, 09 ♀	Jan 28, 10, 22:01 #129
did you hear about the dog who got rescued while floating on a piece of ice on Wistula river? What a story!!!!!!!!

RonWestThreads: 3 Posts: 165 Joined: Jan 6, 10 ♂	Jan 28, 10, 22:41 #130
aphrodisiac: did you hear about the dog who got rescued while floating on a piece of ice on Wistula river? Can you send us a link? Sounds fascinating!

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Jan 28, 10, 22:59 #131
http://www.tvn24.pl/0,1640068,0,1,pies-na-krze-w-zatoce-gdanskiej,wiad omosc.html Apparently there are a bunch of people trying to claim it as their dog :)

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Edited by: aphrodisiac Jan 29, 10, 01:22 #132

convex:

Apparently there are a bunch of people trying to claim it as their dog :)

I have heard that too.
The dog survived 5 days/5 nights of freezing weather. Got on the ice somewhere around Grudziac and was rescued on the the Gdanska Bay on Baltic sea. He was adopted by the rescue ship grew and renamed Baltic ( the same as the rescue ship).
[url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7007149 .ece][/url] in English

crowdedcold	Jan 29, 10, 21:30 #133
With 11 deaths in Poland in recent days, the country's winter death toll has passed 202. The weather forecast for Poland is for temperatures to plunge further below zero in the next few days. w.sofiaecho.com/2010/01/26/848229_death-toll-mounts-amid-freezing-weat her-in-central-and-eastern-europe

Matejkao	Feb 8, 10, 11:34 #134
289 is the toll of dead people now in Poland... :(

f stopThreads: 33 Posts: 2,861 Joined: Dec 9, 09 ♀	Feb 8, 10, 20:15 #135
wildrover. Check in, wildrover.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Feb 8, 10, 21:35 #136
I am cold , hungry , and all alone...but i still have a pulse , so life is not so bad...thanks for asking....you are lovely...!

bullfrogThreads: 4 Posts: 390 Joined: Apr 23, 09 ♂	Feb 8, 10, 22:41 #137
thank God!

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,478 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Feb 20, 10, 11:03 #138
Looks as though the big freeze is over, another winter survived in Poland. I witnessed a huge amount of snow fall off my roof yesterday, it was a good job the dog wasnt having a pee at the time it would have probably killed him or me. Forget about avalanches i get it at my back door. Anyway the thaw is on, bring on the sun. Never thought i'd say ive had enough of snow.

Jyzgo	Feb 21, 10, 16:47 #139
March will start with minus 20 degrees... again :(

RubasznyRumcajsThreads: 9 Posts: 283 Joined: Mar 29, 08 ♂	Edited by: RubasznyRumcajs Feb 21, 10, 16:59 #140
Matejkao: 289 is the toll of dead people now in Poland... :( and brits complain that afghan war took to many 'soldier victims' (so far ~260) :\| Jyzgo: March will start with minus 20 degrees... again :( remember: "W marcu jak w garncu", so on the end of that month it can be +20 :)

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Feb 21, 10, 17:04 #141
Jyzgo: March will start with minus 20 degrees... again :( Of course it will. (right...it'll actually more likely be around 10c by the start of March)

Jzyus	Feb 27, 10, 00:02 #142
we'll live and see. Rest in peace, all those 256 persons died because of freezing cold in Poland in february 2010

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