Some people have to work outside, no matter how cold

Jan. 18—Cold weather doesn’t stop the need for work outdoors, and utility company employees, emergency personnel and retail store workers all have to deal with the temperatures.

Whether pushing shopping carts or braving cold weather in a utility trucks working in cold, windy weather is not for the faint of heart. Making sure people are dressed in the warmest clothes possible must also be a priority for those who keep the rest of us safe.

Often fires, car crashes and other dangerous events occur amidst the extreme cold that northeastern Ohio has to offer and emergency workers must be ready for the challenge.

Utility workers in bucket trucks also have a challenging job, trying to restore power lines in the midst of temperatures dipping into dangerously cold levels.

The jobs can be even more challenging when temperatures drop into the low single digit range as predicted for parts of the next five days by the National Weather Service.