Not that cold here, but it was windy enough to blow over the steel moose in the front yard & I was getting blown around in the Jeep.
-----Original Message----- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Ordes Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 8:28 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Cold Enough For You? Flyfishing version & Wyoming Version My wife informed me at dinner that it got down to -29°F last night. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ordes" <f...@tribcsp.com> To: <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Cold Enough For You? Flyfishing version & Wyoming Version Rene, No correction needed. Absolute zero and the wind would STILL be blowing in Wyoming.... :o) DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Zillmann" <rene.zillm...@t-online.de> To: <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Cold Enough For You? Flyfishing version & Wyoming Version Don, nice adoption, one correction. At -273 Celsius (0 Kelvin) all motion stops. So,... no wind in Wyoming anymore. Maybe no casting? Otherwise the temperature might rise. Rene Don Ordes wrote: > Gotta make this VFB acceptable and fishing related... > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Taylor, Lance <mailto:lance.tay...@sobeys.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:42 AM > *Subject:* [VFB] Cold Enough For You? > > /Don, I look forward to receiving your DVD... oh yeah... on a > related weather note.../ > > > > *THE OFFICIAL CANADIAN (or WYOMING) TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART- > FLYFISHING VERSION* > > > > 50° Fahrenheit (10° C) > > Californians shiver uncontrollably, can't cast or tie on flies. > > Canadians fish the morning and evening dry-fly hatches. > (Wyominites too, and mice at midnight) > > > > 35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C) > > Southern Flyreels get sticky, drags don't work > > Canadians start fishing in long-sleeve shirts (Wyominites are > just glad the mosqutoes quit biting.) > > > > 32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C) > > American water freezes (Low altitude water freezes) > > Canadian water just gets thicker- use streamers. (Wyoming > 70mph wind keeps iced-up water flowing- use weighted nymphs) > > > > -0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C) > > New York City landlords finally turn on the heat. > > Canadians have their last fish-fry of the season. (Wyominites > still campin' out, cooking fish over fires) > > > > -60° Fahrenheit (-51° C) > > Mt. St. Helens freezes. > > Canadians grease their flylines and guides. (Wyominites do same, > look for less windy stretches of the rivers) > > > > -100° Fahrenheit (-73° C) > > Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. > > Canadians pull down their earflaps while fishing. > (Wyominites swap cowboy hats for ball caps with ear flaps) > > > > -173° Fahrenheit (-114° C) > > Ethyl alcohol freezes. > > Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg. (Wyos. > just keep flasks of the good stuff in their inner vest pockets = > antifreeze) > > > > -460° Fahrenheit (-273° C) > > Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. > > Canadians start saying "cold, eh?" (Wyominites say "It'd still be > nice if the wind would die down some- hard to cast") > > > > -500° Fahrenheit (-295° C) > > Hell freezes over. > > The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup (Wyominites pause > fly-fishing, go snowmobiling) DonO > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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