Date:         Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:45:00 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
Comments: To: Don Spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
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When I lived in the Far North - it wasn't cold until below zero F. It
would often get down around -35F and just hang there for days. Steam and
smoke would not rise, and you could look at the vents on homes and watch
the vent condensation rise above the pipe about 6 inches then fall back
in a stream plunging down the roof and over the edge to the ground like
a stream falling through the mountains. Contributed a lot to ground fog.
When the temperature would rise to Zero F it was like spring, and if it
got to 15F it was darn near a heat wave. People would run around in
their shirtsleeves - running n and out of the stores, etc, etc. But, all
Alaskans knew - and I'm sure others in the Frozen North Country - knew -
keep that parka and those boots in the car at all times. NEVER EVER go
anywhere without them. It's a way of life - and guarantees life.

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com



Don Spence wrote:
> What a bunch of whiners!    Yesterday morning it was -28C  (-20F). My
> westy has squared tires and sits forlornly under 18 inches of fresh
> snow.  Looks like an adventure wagon.
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