[coastie65]

snorg said:

I dont call it cold till its 40 below.

At 40 below, a Polar Bear's rear end would freeze up and they couldn't Do Do.

[snorg]

Yup, indoor plumbing is nice when its 40 below.

[coastie65]

I would imagine.

[mjd420nova]

THe northern California coast is having a bit of a chill right now, lower 30's is pretty uncommon but that's what we're facing now. A good five feet of snow in the mountains in just the last week. The rest of the nation is getting clobbered too. I'm trying to put together my cold weather wardrobe for my yearly trip to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska starting on the 5th of January. Their weather right now is a moderate 25 below zero and that's mild for this time of year. The winds are a bit severe though, a steady 35 MPH with gusts to 55. Just enough to tip the wind chill near one hundred below. Now I don't have to work outside but for short fifteen to twenty minute periods but it really cuts through the unprotected areas fast. I make this trip every year and even though it's only for six days, that's about five days too long. Having grown up in Minnesota I know what I'm in for and how to prepare.

[snorg]

Dont wear cotton, thats a good way to freeze to death.

[coastie65]

Seems like a lovely time to be traveling up there. :D I don't even think that have any sunlight up there this time of year. Not my kind of place. Too isolated and way too cold. I can deal with the isolation ( in the Caribbean), but when you factor in the cold, forget it. Cold is for Polar Bears, not people. I prefer it here wher we have to deal with the Pineapple Express and not the Siberian Express. Right now it is about 52 degrees and somewhat cloudy ( the sun is ducking in and out). Supposed to be around 70 tomorrow.

[mjd420nova]

Snorg: Yes, I've been doing this same job for the same customer since 1976 and pretty much have the routine down pat. I have a six layer of clothing that is my cold weather layout. I also have a special pair of gloves, kind of like a shooters mitten because I need to have a free right hand to manipulate the controls on the infra-red unit I'll be using. Besides thermal underwear and extreme insulated coat and pants, the last layer is the arctic coat with hood and pants and the all important goggles. I also wear what are called "bunny boots", extreme insulated boots that are good to near 100 below temps. The vehicle is an extreme envirionment Blazer with solid rubber tires and a detuned engine to make it run very hot. The heater inside works pretty well, enough to bring the inside temp up to near zero anyway and keeps the windows from frosting over. The "indoor" parking is kept near 10 degrees above zero and all vehicles are plugged in to keep crankcase and head heaters up near 32 degrees. Otherwise your ride would never start again if you shut it off. When out of the compound area, we use an old style straw broom to jam against the seat and gas peddle to keep the engine at half throttle when away from our ride. Have you ever heard an engine block crack in extreme cold?? Sounds like a shotgun going off and it signals your possible end too if you're at a remote location as walking anywhere is the last resort if you're less than a half mile from shelter. The nearest "town" is called Deadhorse and besides the airplane landing strip at Prudhoe Bay, there isn't much else up there except crude oil wellheads and a natural gas fed jet turbine generator site to provide power to both BP and Arco for pumping crude into the north end of the Alaska pipeline. The accomodations are like a country club with nightly movies and the usual indoor games like pool, basketball and such. Have to keep the workers entertained as they are quite isolated and can't go outside except to work. Everyone is on a twelve hour shift and work seven days on and seven days off. Transportation is provided by the employer and most workers live in Anchorage, some even live as far away as Hawaii. I know if I worked there I'd sure want to spend my seven days off in the hottest climate available just to offset the other extreme.

[Adama]

Back on topic!!!

We had some slight sprinkles today. And right now is about 45 degrees, it'll probably be in the low 30s throughout the night.

[snorg]

h1. Hi Topicanna

2 above zero rite now, spoze to go all the way up to 17 today.

[coastie65]

AHHH. 63 degrees and Sunshine at the moment. It should reach 70 today.

[Tech4me]

Coastie. Enjoy the warm.....Actually Its too warm for Chicago.......snow melts too fast...they r having problem with flood..up there.

Its 73.........going to 84 today........(AC is back on again....)

[coastie65]

Hey Tech, I am. :D Chicago got all that snow, now it has turned warm and all that stuff is melting as well as the rain. Yeah. it is going to be a big problem for those folks.

[Adama]

Today it has been gray all day. Right now is 50 degrees and it looks like it's going to start raining any time now. :(

[coastie65]

Right now it is very windy and sunny ( more or less). We are under a High wind advisory as well as a red flag warning. Just opened the door to wait for the Pizza and noticed some flakes of snow in the air from a passing cloud. This thing in here is showing 43 degrees but I believe it may be colder.

[Adama]

Yesterday and last night we had a lot of fog, and today we had another cold, gray day.

Right now is 51 degrees, and I don't know if it'll get lower tonight or not.

[coastie65]

Right now it is clear and windy. The temp is in the 20's and heading south.

[coastie65]

It's been bright and sunny all day, although the temp didn't get above 36 degrees. I think my Desktop weather forecast has lost it. It is calling for sunshine and snowshowers with a high of 50. ?:|

[Adama]

^ LOL

The fog is back, and right now we have 43 degrees.

[Flashorn]

Hey sweetie !!



Wish we had 43 degrees here. If you haven`t looked at the world weather

lately well, I`ll show you what we have on the go as of now :

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Now that`s in C but, that translates in to 5 F . So , I wouldn`t mind having

43 degrees at all LOL !



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[Tech4me]

Flash. Thats extreme cold .......Here is temp for Us....: Will come up to 75* today.......Would you like Us to send some warm air up there.....? LOL
Take care...and Stay warm,,,

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