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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by com2kid on Monday January 30, 2023 @09:33AM (#34580014)
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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by nexus2045 on Monday January 30, 2023 @09:48AM (#34580222)
Got a small heater (size of a small PC speaker) for 20 bucks on Amazon, most effective purchase I’ve made in recent memory, super effective for cold fingers and doesn’t even need to be on all the time
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by spoiler on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:11AM (#34580598)
Which one did you get? I tried getting one at work a few years ago and all it did was feel like a dragon's breath on my face, and my hands got a bit of warmth
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by hgsgm on Monday January 30, 2023 @09:49AM (#34580226)
wolf gloves / thumbhole shirts, and of you are idle you can tuck hands under a blanket or chest pockets.
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by pc86 on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:07AM (#34580511)
Wearing gloves and holding your hands inside your pockets while reading so you can save $10/month on your electricity bill seems pretty miserable.
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by gambiting on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:10AM (#34580580)
The problem is that it isn't $10 a month. Not anymore with the current energy prices. At least here in UK the difference between 18C(65F) and 20C at home can be literally hundreds of pounds a month.
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by 8note on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:28PM (#34584174)
Gloves and pockets are pretty compfy
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by eadmund on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:04AM (#34580475)
Have you tried wristers? They’re basically tubes for your upper hand, wrist and lower forearm, with a little slit for your thumb. By keeping the blood at the wrist warm they keep your hands much warmer than they’d otherwise be, while letting you retain full freedom of motion for your fingers. They’re even better than fingerless gloves in that regard.
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by p1nkpineapple on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:22PM (#34585806)
Wristers (we call them "pulse-warmers" here) are AMAZING. My Grandmother-in-law spends her days knitting hundreds of these, and now we have multiple plastic bags full of fluffy multicolured pulse-warmers that we don't know what to do with.

If anyone her wants to pay the postage from NZ, I'll happily send them around the world for no cost :)

Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by Sebb767 on Monday January 30, 2023 @06:14PM (#34588047)
I might take you up on that offer :) How can one contact you?
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by p1nkpineapple on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:19PM (#34604393)
Just added my email to my profile!
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by Broken_Hippo on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:19AM (#34580737)
Have you seen a doctor about this just to make sure you don't have circulation issues?

Alternatively, keep some fingerless gloves around - or learn to knit/crochet/sew and make some (they aren't all that complicated for something basic). For around the house, you could honestly convert some socks if you aren't worried about how they might look. I'd get some of the no-fray glue they sell at craft stores if you go this route. These are great when you are idle.

Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by carlosjobim on Monday January 30, 2023 @12:07PM (#34582831)
> Have you seen a doctor about this just to make sure you don't have circulation issues?

What can the doctor do about it?

Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by Broken_Hippo on Monday January 30, 2023 @02:21PM (#34585032)
Not a doctor, but I'd think that would depend entirely on what was causing it.
Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by com2kid on Monday January 30, 2023 @01:47PM (#34584515)
> Have you seen a doctor about this just to make sure you don't have circulation issues?

Yes, doctor said I have poor circulation in my extremities. Except she said that using Latin, so that was super helpful. /s

From what I've read, the body primarily measures core temp around the chest, so wearing lots of layers on the body can cause the extremities to get cold since the body goes "everything is warm enough, no need to even try and warm things up with extra blood flow!"

So paradoxically, wearing less clothes can help.