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In most of the Nordics a significant portion of the population would easily die after around 12-24 hours of no power for large parts of the year. It's very goddamned cold up here.

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SoftTalker 11 hours ago | parent [-]

In the places where people actually live in large numbers it's not quite that severe, but yes it can get cold.

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Maxion 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Old and young children, especially those living in cities or apartments would be in real trouble if heating cut out. They might not own enough thick blankets, and do not have alternative ways of heating their home.

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bbarnett 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Good grief. Blankets?!

I don't know anyone that doesn't have a proper winter coat, gloves, boots, hat and so on. Inside, you're away from the biting wind, and the elements.

It's literally not problem unless you're very sick.

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mathgeek 10 hours ago | parent [-]

The pamphlet mentions both warm winter clothing and blankets as good to have ready. There’s no recommendation to have one and not the other.

	▲	bbarnett 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's just so weird. Everyone has a blanket on their bed. If not that, a thick comforter type thing. You can actually put on more than one shirt too. If it's super cold, you can put on more than one pair of pants. You can put on more than one pair of socks. If you're strange and your bed doesn't have blankets, you can put clothes over your bed. Most people have 5 to 10 pairs of pants, and a dozen shirts, a few sweaters. Put those on when awake + your winter coat. Put those clothes on the bed when sleeping. Works like a charm.