Westbrook Housing's Guide to Surviving Winter
Tshem tawm cov caij ntuj no blues nrog kev lom zem ua si!
Rau cov neeg nyob hauv tsev, lub caij ntuj no tuaj yeem yog lub sijhawm dhuav, kev cais tawm thiab txawm tias kev nyuaj siab. Westbrook Housing muaj ntau yam kev ua ub no uas suav nrog kev mus ncig rau tsev noj mov, ua yeeb yam, khw muag khoom thiab lub tsev qiv ntawv Westbrook, nrog rau kev ua haujlwm tshwj xeeb hauv tsev xws li kev tawm dag zog lub rooj zaum, zej zog noj hmo thiab tsos.
Nov yog qhov npaj rau Westbrook Housing mus ncig ua si thaum Lub Ob Hlis. Mus rau npe rau kev mus ncig, hu (207) 854-6767 thiab tso ib lub suab kaw tseg qhov kev mus ncig uas koj xav tau thiab suav nrog koj lub npe thiab cov ntaub ntawv tiv tauj. Hu rau tib tus xov tooj kom paub seb qhov xwm txheej puas raug tshem tawm vim huab cua tsis zoo lossis yog tias koj xav tau tshem tawm.
Monday, Feb. 2.
Christmas tsob ntoo khw hauv South Portland. Khw muag khoom! Txoj kev mus los yog teem rau 1:30 p.m. thiab cov nqi $2.
Hnub Wednesday, Feb. 4
Maine Tub Rog Tsev khaws puav pheej hauv South Portland. Kev ncig xyuas pib ntawm 10 a.m. thiab cov nqi $2 rau lub tsheb npav thiab $5 rau kev ncig xyuas / tsev cia puav pheej pub dawb. Tom qab ncig saib, koj yuav tawm mus noj su, qhov koj them rau. Nco ntsoov, tej zaum koj yuav tsis noj su kom txog thaum 12:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 6
Txaus siab rau noj su ntawm DiMillos tsev noj mov hauv Portland. Txaus siab rau noj su ntawm lub nkoj ntab. Txoj kev mus ncig pib ntawm 11 a.m. thiab cov nqi $2 rau lub tsheb npav, ntxiv rau noj su.
Hnub Wednesday, Feb. 18
Mus rau Walker Memorial Library. Txoj kev mus rau lub tsev qiv ntawv Westbrook yog dawb! Ntxiv, tej phau ntawv uas koj kos tawm yuav tsis tas mus txog rau thaum lub hli mus ncig. Yog tias koj tsis tuaj yeem ua lub hlis tom ntej mus ncig, muab koj txoj kev mus rau Nikki thiab nws yuav rov qab rau koj.
Thursday, Feb. 19
Lyric Theatre's Yuav Ua Li Cas Ua Tau Zoo hauv Kev Lag Luam Tsis Muaj Kev sim tiag tiag. Qhov yeeb yam yog nyob ntawm 7:30 p.m. Tus nqi tsheb npav $2 thiab cov nqi ua yeeb yam $10. Txaus siab rau lub suab paj nruag comedy.
Friday, Feb. 20
Market Basket hauv Biddeford. Txaus siab rau kev yuav khoom ntawm lub khw nto moo no. Txoj kev mus los ntawm 12:30 p.m. thiab cov nqi tsheb npav $3. Tsis txhob hnov qab koj lub hnab ntim khoom siv rov siv tau.
Monday, Feb. 23
Noj su ntawm Smiling Hill Farm. Txaus siab rau noj su ntawm ua liaj ua teb yummy café, tab sis txuag chav rau lawv cov ice cream zoo. Txoj kev mus los ntawm 11 a.m.; tus nqi caij npav $2, thiab koj them rau pluas su thiab koj yuav khoom.
Hnub Wednesday, Feb. 25
Noj su ntawm Mulligans thiab tom qab ntawd khw ntawm Reny's hauv Saco. Txaus siab rau cov khoom lag luam zoo thiab noj su uas pheej yig. Txoj kev mus ncig pib ntawm 10 a.m. thiab tus nqi caij npav $3. Koj them rau pluas su.
Lub sijhawm teev tseg saum toj no tsis suav nrog kev tuaj tos thiab tso tawm ntawm ntau lub tsev. Nco ntsoov, lub npav yog thaj chaw uas tsis muaj ntxhiab tsw. Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Ua Si Nikki Nappi tuaj yeem hu rau ntawm (207) 854-6841. Nrhiav cov dej num ntxiv uas muaj nyob rau hauv daim ntawv qhia hnub thiab cov paib uas tau muab tso rau ntawm koj lub tsev cov ntawv xov xwm.
Xav tau kev tawm dag zog? Cov neeg nyob hnub nyoog 50 thiab cov laus tuaj yeem taug kev hauv tsev yam nyab xeeb thiab koom nrog hauv lub rooj zaum ob zaug hauv ib lub lis piam los ntawm 1 rau 3:30 p.m. txhua hnub Tuesday thiab Thursday ntawm Presumpscot Place ntawm 22 Foster St. Cov kev tawm dag zog muaj nyob rau hauv lub hauv paus poob. Chair exercises yog los ntawm 1 rau 1:30 p.m. thiab taug kev tawm dag zog 1:30 rau 3:30 p.m. Tus nqi yog $1 rau kev xaiv los yog ob qho tib si.
Yuav ua li cas nyob nyab xeeb thiab sov thaum lub caij ntuj no
Tiv thaiv hypothermia. Thaum koj lub cev kub txias dua 95 qib F, koj tuaj yeem raug teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv thiab cov neeg laus muaj kev pheej hmoo tshwj xeeb. Yuav luag tag nrho Westbrook Housing cov chav tsev yog cua sov kom tsawg 68 qib F. Yog koj tseem xav tias txias, hnav ob peb khaubncaws sab nraud povtseg.
Hnav cov khaub ncaws xoob xoob (huab cua nruab nrab ntawm koj cov khaubncaws sab nraud povtseg pab koj nyob sov.) Muab lub kaus mom thiab phuam qhwv caj dab - koj plam lub cev kub thaum koj lub caj dab thiab lub taub hau raug. Wear a waterproof coat or jacket if it’s snowy.
Early signs of hypothermia include cold feet and hands, a puffy face, pale skin, slowed speech, acting sleepy or feeling angry and confused. Advanced signs of hypothermia include moving slowly, having trouble walking, jerky arm or leg movements, slow breathing and even losing consciousness.
If someone has signs of hypothermia, hu 911, wrap the person in a blanket. Do not rub their legs or arms, warm them in a bath or use a heating pad. Yog xav paub ntxiv, read the National Institute on Aging’s Staying Safe in Cold Weather .
Electric blankets. While electric blankets provide an inexpensive way to keep warm, don‘t set anything on the blanket, don’t leave it turned on indefinitely, do not plug them into an extension cord, thiab hloov daim pam yog tias txoj hlua rub tawm los yog ua haujlwm tsis zoo.
Chaw tso cua sov. Qhov chaw tso cua sov yuav tsum nyob tsawg kawg yog peb ko taw deb ntawm txhua yam uas tuaj yeem ntes tau, xws li curtains, txaj lossis rooj tog. Tsis txhob tso ib yam dab tsi rau lossis ze ntawm qhov chaw tso cua sov, thiab lawv yuav tsum tsis txhob tso tseg thaum koj tsis nyob hauv. Tsis txhob ntsaws qhov chaw tso cua sov rau hauv qhov txuas txuas ntxiv.
Tsav tsheb kom zoo ntxiv. Cov neeg laus 65 thiab cov laus tau koom nrog hauv kev sib tsoo tsheb ntau dua ib mais dua li cov neeg nyob ze rau txhua pawg hnub nyoog. Vim tias lub caij ntuj no tsav tsheb tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam:
- Muaj antifreeze, log tsheb, thiab lub tshuab cua wipers kuaj xyuas thiab hloov yog tias tsim nyog.
- Nqa ib lub xov tooj ntawm tes nrog koj thaum tsav tsheb thaum huab cua tsis zoo. Westbrook Housing Activities Coordinator Nikki Nappi muaj pub dawb 911 xov tooj ntawm tes rau cov neeg uas tsis muaj xov tooj rau xwm txheej ceev. Cov xov tooj tsuas yog hu 911. Email rau nws ntawm nnappi@westbrookhousing.org lossis hu rau nws ntawm 854-6841 yog xav paub ntxiv.
- Nco ntsoov qhia rau ib tus neeg paub tias koj yuav mus qhov twg thiab thaum koj xav tias yuav tuaj txog, yog li lawv tuaj yeem hu rau kev pab yog tias koj tuaj lig.
Khaws koj cov tshuaj. Cov cua daj cua dub tuaj yeem txwv koj tsis txhob mus tom khw lossis khw muag tshuaj rau ob peb hnub. Thaum lub caij ntuj no, xyuas kom koj muaj zaub mov thiab ob peb hnub muab tshuaj.
Thaum twg yuav txav koj lub tsheb thaum muaj cua daj cua dub
Thaum muaj cua daj cua dub: Cia koj lub tsheb nyob rau hauv nws qhov chaw, txawm tias koj tawm mus thiab rov qab los thaum nws tseem daus. Peb yuav taug kev nkag mus rau hauv txoj kev thaum cua daj cua dub kom cov tsheb ceev tuaj yeem ncav cuag koj lub tsev, tab sis peb tsis ntxuav txoj kev taug mus txog thaum tom qab cua daj cua dub nres.
Yog koj yuav tsum tawm mus, please take great care when walking to your building through the parking lot. Make sure drivers and snow plow drivers see you when visibility is poor.
After the storm stops: Now you can go out and move your car to your building’s alternative park spot (click here for a complete list of where to park by building). When all the cars are moved, we will thoroughly plow, clear sidewalks and salt and sand where needed.
It can be challenging to know when exactly to move your car—it can take us up to 48 hours to plow your parking lot. At some buildings, we will post signs in the lobby indicating when it’s time to move your car and when it’s safe to move it back.
Ntawm Larrabee Village, which is home to elderly residents, Cov neeg ua haujlwm saib xyuas yuav ntxuav tawm thiab txav tsheb thaum lub sijhawm plowing. Txhua lub tsheb yuav tsum ua haujlwm zoo.
Larrabee Zoov: Chaw nres tsheb hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb rau cov qhua thaum muaj cua daj cua dub, rov qab koj lub tsheb mus rau nws qhov chaw thaum peb tshaj tawm daim ntawv qhia ntsuab nyob rau hauv qhov chaw tos txais.
Caij nplooj ntoos hlav Hla, Presumpscot Commons, Golder Commons, Lub tsev kawm ntawv lub tsev Commons, Riverview Terrace, 783/789 Main St.: Chaw nres tsheb ntawm txoj kev nyob ze pib ntawm 11 a.m. hnub tom qab cua daj cua dub mus txog thaum chaw nres tsheb huv si.
Zeb Brook Estates: Txav mus rau qhov chaw nres tsheb rau cov qhua thaum lub cim ntsuab tau muab tso rau hauv qhov chaw tos txais.
Larrabee Heights: Khaws koj lub tsheb hauv koj lub chaw nres tsheb kom txog thaum daus plowing tiav.