Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]

The positives of such cold weather is that all the germs are dead (not Germans but bacteria;) so the air is sterile. Clear clean and really fresh.

And as I have mentioned there are no traffic jams.


SeanBM

There you go! :D


More beans, although you'd have to ask WildRover :)

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


It should be noted that it is not humid here and there is not as much wind compared to the Celtic Islands ;)
This makes a huge difference, especially that the islands are not prepared for any form of temperature except for moderate climates.
I compare plus 3 degrees in Sligo (North West of Ireland) with the humidity and wind, with minus 10 here.

And just to have a proper winge since I am on a roll, I not only had to flame thrower the pipes but in order to get to the pipes I had to carve them out of the wall. The joys of covering everything in concrete.


They are saying that there are no traffic jams anywhere in Krakow hahahahaha.
People are not going out.


I learned form 2005 in Vilnius when I went out and inhaled through my nose, it felt like two flaps shut inside my nostrils. I had never felt anything like it before, I kept doing it because it was a new experiences. Then after a second the "flaps" would disappear.

Basically the oxygen was freezing the inside of my nose, the "flaps" was ice and I had burned my nose so bad that I had a bloody nose for quite some time afterwards.

I have not felt that since until this winter and I am sure as heck not inhaling to much too quickly through my nose.
No Irishman should be subjected to these temperatures hahahahaha

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


Normally people continue on their daily choirs despite the weather.
Two babcias were selling cheese is still sitting outside a few days about, I couldn't believe it, it must have been about minus 18. The cheese must have been a rock but I really don't know how they did it, as they were just sitting on the side of the street.

Yesterday people stayed at home, this is too much, even for Poles, which makes me feel a little better about myself :)

I will attempt to take photos today but the sun is shining so my task will be to somehow show how cold it is in the photo otherwise you may think it is lovely and warm hahahaha

The hairs on my leg complete freeze, even through my jeans.

The difficulty is not the cold but the length of time that we have the cold.

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]

This is the coldest winter I have ever experienced.

In about December 2005 I was living in Vilnius and it reached minus 31 but not for long.

This winter:

The army have been called in to areas of Poland to blow up iced rivers because of flooding but even when they blow up a section, there is still no place for the water to go.

Electrical cables have ice around them with a diamiter of 15 to 20 cm, this has led to them falling.
In Malapolska alone about 30,000 people have no electricity and considering that many gas boilers need electricity to run many (if not most) of these people have lost their primary heating systems.

The people who live in the town here (just south of Krakow) are telling me that they have almost gotten through their entire winter supply of coal.

I myself have spent the last two days with a blow torch to the pipe in the basement to get it flowing again. Without the water flowing I could not operate my gas combiboiler (due to lack of water in the tank).

It is so cold outside that when you inhale through your nose, the oxygen freezes hahahaha.

Apart from the obvious catastrophes, I find it fascinating to be honest but I have heating and ample supply of wood to burn.

Love / Beauty and physical apperance - Is it so important to Polish boys? [26]


In that case you must use your personality as a contraceptive.

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]


I dated a stereotype once, it was exactly how you'd think it would was.

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]


Longshanks asked me if I really knew him and well I got confused and they took him while I was trying to work it out.


I was trying to be deep and meaningful hahaha, I know, I should know better ;p

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]


Mel is Scottish, ain't he?

Can foreigners really understand Poles?
Can Poles really understand Poles?
Can anyone every really understand anyone else?
Can anyone really understand themselves?
Can I understand what I have just typed?
*scratches head*

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]


Not everyone is at war.
Apart from that small fact I don't think that your assumption can be applied to all humans.


Why not also ask what are the similarities while you are at it.

Life / Can foreigners really understand Poles? [136]


Well how about a reversal of the question.
Are Poles able to really understand other cultures?

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


They'll probably just give'em the cold shoulder.

(''barf bag corny corner'' thread will be imminent).

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


Sounds like the cold war :p

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


You will have to fight Crow for it.


Yep, a tiny bit of snow in England Vrs tons of snow and minus 30 in Poland.
Hhhmmm...

Genealogy / Please help me to find Justyna Pilh in Krakow [6]

This is correct.

Travel / Holidays next month - suggestions for which part of Poland to visit [14]

Yes, you have to tell us what your interests are for us to answer your query properly.


Good suggestion. Recommendations for Zakopane

And just in case you did not see some of the things in Krakow included, read through this Recommendations for Krakow and Myślenice and feel free to contribute.

I will add that Zakopane has many Polish tourists this time of year.

If you enjoy skiing there are threads about it, use the search box in the top right of this page, type in key words.

Good luck

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


That's interesting, if it doesn't go against your secret service training, could you tell us about keeping warm in this, the dos and don'ts?

And if the answer is beans, I will be forced to verbally trash you.

Life / Reasons for moving to Poland [291]

All the answers to you questions about Shelly are on this thread, start at page 2 and just read through it.

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


Is this your way of saying you have alcohol in your pee, alcohol has a low freezing temperature and that you do this on a regular basis so you know the effects? :)

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


Is that the kind of temperature that if you pee, your pee freezes before it hits the ground?

This question is very important for me :)

Food / OKOCIM PORTER BETTER THAN GUINNESS STOUT? [43]


I will look out for it, I like to try new beers.

I find that Okocim Tyskie and Zywiec all taste roughly the same, well after a few anyway.
I like Żubr, it has a very distinctive taste, smoky not like the typical beers.
But I have yet to find a bar with Żubr on tap, Okocim Tyskie and Zywiec seemed to have cornered the market, offering publicans great deals to sell only their beer.

Na zdrowie!!

Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]


Yes, of course a Curriculum Vitae.


Why wouldn't they be?
Are you only talking about Poland?
Are you insinuating that all Polish people are liars?

Life / Horribly cold in Krakow at the moment , how do you cope with such temperatures ? [124]


Is that summer time there? ;)

It is about minus 17 here, brass monkeys.
But I managed to get all the wood for the fire arranged, so now I reap the benefits.
Winter for me is all about preparation i.e. insulation, correct clothing and several heating systems.
I put in my fire place more for aesthetics. I do not posses a T.V. and I like to have it as a focal point in the main room here.

But it has become the main source of heating, it is cheaper to run than the gas combiboiler and there have not been any power cuts here.

Unfortunately I need electricity to run the gas boiler so it is a backup heating too.


thenews/national/artykul123971.html

Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]


I don't know, I am from Ireland and we have our own educational system.
I think GCSEs are what we call The Leaving Certificate but we have a very different curriculum to Britain.

I think the point here is people from any country outside of Britain have different words for educational levels, so how would anyone get employed in Britain if they are no ways of finding out what it all means.

I imagine many employees look to their experience, not just the qualifications.


That could be sorted out easily in the interview.


The same thing they are worth anywhere, outside of the very negative prospects you have pointed out, the best person for the job still applies here as everywhere.

The more qualified you are, the better your chances are of getting the job.

Work / Polish qualifications, what are they worth ? [137]


If this is true, why aren't they recognised?

Food / OKOCIM PORTER BETTER THAN GUINNESS STOUT? [43]


Carlsberg now own Okocim. I saw the Carlsberg sign on the brewery myself.

Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]


I'll told the wife to pack her bags, that I'd won! (she thought the lotto)
Forever practical she asked, "where should I pack for the beaches of the Bahamas? or the ice hotel in Sweden?".
I said "I don't care, just pack your bags and get out!"


You haven't drunk enough.

Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]


Whata I win? Whata I win?

Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Polish
4. Russia

United at last, quick tell Crow, now he has proof that Slavs used to be Celts ;)

Life / Polish stereotypes of other nationalities!? [472]


Red? Green.

UK, Ireland / WHAT IS SO SPECIAL LIVING IN U.K [90]

szkotja2007 show us some photos, i'd love to take a trip around the highlands.

I went to the Shetland islands, I really enjoyed it.