How mighty Lincoln of you.
On Jan 7, 2017 9:32 AM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We also had to walk 5 miles uphill through 2 feet of snow. Both ways.
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> bp
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> On 1/7/2017 8:31 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote:
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> Who goes to school in that kind of weather? Damn..
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> On Jan 6, 2017 10:32 AM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Our science teacher in Minnesota (high school) had some pot metal balls
>> about the size of a hard ball. They came in two halves that were threaded.
>> He would fill them with water while still inside, then when it was about
>> -30 or so outside, we would take one up to the football field and set one
>> of the balls on a table in the middle of the field. We would all then
>> retreat to the sidelines.
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>> Took about 15 minutes or so before the balls would explode like little
>> hand grenades.
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>> bp
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>> On 1/6/2017 9:25 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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>> It was a bit warmer when I did it in Illinois.� Perhaps �20 and the
>> droplets did make a shattering sound when they hit the ground.�
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>> *From:* Bill Prince
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 10:22 AM
>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream....
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>> Colder.
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>> At about -45 to -50 It will freeze before it hits the ground
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>> At about -70 to -75 it will freeze shortly after hitting the air,
>> sometimes explode in the air.
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>> I tried this when I experienced -55 when I lived in Minnesota. You could
>> spit, and the spittle would make a tinkling sound as the frozen bits hit
>> the ground.
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>> bp
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
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>> On 1/6/2017 8:38 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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>> My wife was asking if it was cold enough to throw a pan of hot water in
>> the air and have it freeze before hitting the ground.� We have an
>> employee from Texas that has never seen this.� I told her I thought it
>> needed to be �15 or colder for that to happen.� It has been a long time
>> since I have done it.�
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>> *From:* Travis Johnson
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 9:32 AM
>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream....
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>> -12F at my house this morning. School has been canceled here the last two
>> days.
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>> Travis
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>> On 1/6/2017 9:22 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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>> -7 at my house this morning.� Snappy!
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>> *From:* CBB - Jay Fuller
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 9:16 AM
>> *To:* af@afmug.com ; memb...@wispa.org
>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream....
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>> Good morning everyone.
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>> I'm looking at upstream providers as the contract with my current (not so
>> happy) provider is nearly up.� I got an unsolicited quote from windstream
>> this morning that looked pretty good for 10 gig wave.� As as we
>> considering fiber to the home in the near future I thought I'd give this a
>> second look.� Glancing through list archives and the web, I've seen
>> windstream has had problems delivering committed bandwidth in the past.�
>> I've also read they did a lot of buying and may not have integrated very
>> well.�
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>> Recently I saw a post from Chuck Hogg explaining several WISPA folks had
>> gotten together with windstream folks and got a list of tower lit locations
>> which I think is pretty good.� We are also looking at several options -
>> I'm just looking at price + value + our future needs - knowing all of this
>> changes dramatically every time we look at it.
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>> Finally I know windstream recently purchased earthlink which a few years
>> ago purchased ITC Deltacom which had a pretty extensive network in
>> Alabama.� We may also need connectivity in centurylink areas - so this
>> may be a better option for us than trying to do some kind of ATT ASE
>> circuit - i just don't know yet.
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>> So - please - let me know your thoughts on windstream.� Is anyone using
>> them now and unhappy?� If so, why?
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>> I'm also headed out for a few hours so i won't get a chance to reply to
>> your comments until later this afternoon when Alabama's semiannual
>> snowmagedden event begins - so we'll all be trapped in our homes for 24-48
>> hours starting about 3 pm.... :)
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>> Happy Friday!
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