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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin’s words feel especially true when winter hits early and hard as it will this year. The Farmers’ Almanac 2025-2026 Winter Forecast predicts a season of “dramatic swings and widespread wintry weather” and we should “get ready to chill, snow, repeat.” Perhaps most importantly, the forecast calls for an early arrival of winter weather. That means those first frosty mornings could show up weeks before most people are ready. According to the Almanac, “the cold and snow might make an appearance as early as September in some areas of the...

When the temperature drops and the wind kicks up, a routine outdoor shift can become a grueling test of endurance. Cold hands can’t grip tools properly. Frozen fingers fumble with tablets, keys, and zippers. And when your feet go numb, forget standing in one place for more than a few minutes without pain or fatigue creeping in. Layering up helps, but it only goes so far. The cold still finds a way in, especially through your extremities The problem is, the weather doesn’t care about your schedule. There’s no such thing as “off-season” for delivery routes, infrastructure projects, or security...

The more sophisticated modern technology becomes, the more we believe we have tamed nature, and the more secure we feel in our modern cocoon. But nature has a terrible power that will never fully be subdued and can come roaring back at any time. And when it does, our technology, and the false sense of safety it gives us, can be very perilous. Winter, with its sudden storms and precipitous drops in temperature, is one of those times where it’s easy to underestimate the power of nature. The onslaught of snow, hail, and ice can quickly undermine our assumptions and...

As we enjoy the last days of summer, we can’t help but already start thinking about winter. John Steinbeck once wrote, “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” In that case, next summer should be particularly sweet as this coming winter is predicted to be a very cold one. After an unusually warm winter last year in the eastern half of the country, and an unusually snowy winter in the Sierra Nevada, the Farmer’s Almanac is warning this winter will be different for those up east and they should brace themselves...

Spring is practically synonymous with baseball. As famous ballplayer Ernie Banks said, ”Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again.” But Spring is also the time when there are sudden drops in temperature that can leave you uncomfortable and ruin a game. Whether you're watching your child's Little League game or rooting for your favorite Major League team, it can get pretty chilly out there on the field or in the stands as the sun sets. That's where hand warmers like HotHands can come in handy....