Yes, I'm from Bemidji Minnesota. To show you how starved they were for entertainment in the old days, here's something my grandfather would do for fun. He would get a cup of water & get all dressed in his coat & stuff, with the cup of water inside. Then he would walk out of the frozen lake & find a bare spot where the snow had blown away. Then he would take out his cup & toss the water in the air where it would freeze quickly. He liked to hear the tinkling of the ice crystals coming down & hitting the ice of the frozen lake. Some kind of fun. Steve
--- In [email protected], "ts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Lob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello ts, > > > > > > >what's the coldest temp you have every experiened, joyce? > > >or anyone. > > > > > >tell me some stories. > > > > > >-ts- > > ~~~ > sam: > I went to Univ in Ann Arbor .. quite cold sometimes. Walking at dawn > the diamond sparkle snow would crunch under your feet. > Later I had a room mate from No. Carolina. When we were out in winter > he would say (put on thick southern accent): 'I don't know why my > grandfathers ever fought for this country.?! It's so cold the polar > bears all left it.! > Hot coffee and great pancakes at the Union at the end of the snowy > walks..Those were the days. Sam > ~~~ > > my neck of the woods ... michigan. > i went to school north of you ... ferris state in big rapids. > it got COLD up there back in those daze! > it's higher in altitude and away from being moderated by the > great lakes. > > the coldest ... > i got ready to leave my dorm to head across campus to an early > 7:25am class ... and as i stepped out of the door ... > the first thing i noticed was how clear it was. still dark ... > but crystal clear and quiet. then i noticed that the breath > i was exhaling was falling onto the ground ... the moisture > freezing n the air and falling like snow! > hmmmmm .... turned out to be -44F. > that's the coldest i've seen. it would be -20F for weeks tho > and what i recall as strange is ... i never wore a hat! > of course i had hair then. ;) > ~~~ > > > lob: > > I have never really experienced the cold. > > When I grew up we never had much heating > > > > However the senses are easily tricked. A cold shower will warm the > body up > > (or give the sensation) after the iciness. > > ~~~ > it's amazing what we can become accustomed to ... > we took -10F as being normal. > i still find that the best way to warm my hands is to > use them to dip out the ice from my fishing hole in > the winter ... just do that and put them back in my > pockets and before i know it they are all pink and > radiating heat! the body is an amazing thing. > ~~~ > > > My uncle had a chalet in the Swiss alps but we went up in the Summer. > > > > Scotland was meant to be cold but meditation seems to contain a tumo > element. > > > > I know. > > > > It was on a motorbike coming up from Sussex in freezing conditions. > > I also managed to come off (it was icy too) and snowing. > > Added wind chill factor. > > ~~~ > now motorbikes in winter ... that is cold!!! > ~~~ > > > Actually reminds me of another time on the Yorkshire Moors. > > It was cold and snowy AND the sole fell off my boot. > > Not a good situation. I was on my own and it was too far to > > hop - and far too dangerous. It was also getting dark. > > Luckily I had some tape and was able to tape the sole on. > > > > I got back with a wet and cold foot but hey - I got back > > - survivability on the moors is rarely fun in winter. > > ~~~ > trying to envision a lobster hopping. ;) > for me ... that damp, windy, hanging right around freezing > weather is the coldest ... cuts right thru a person. > and we usually aren't prepared ... and hypothermia can > reach out and grab you in those times. > when it is really cold ... we dress accordingly and take > precaustions. > we learned to have the trunk (bonnet) ;) loaded with our > winter survival gear ... as having a breakdown in winter > could be the last thing you would do. ;) > ~~~ > > > I have been on the moors where wind burn makes it impossible to walk > > without artic equipment or a flock of sheep to look after . . . > > > > > > Lob drinking warm tea > > > > PS have been roasting your splash man on the peace wiki @-) > > i see. > he looks hot! > i always like to see how you color them up. > > -ts- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/wDkolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HolyGeek/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
