It actually *was* fun. The worst part about winters in Alaska (the interior of Alaska that is) isn't so much the cold - there's rarely any wind. You can don a parka, mukluks, and gauntlet gloves (think mittens on steroids), move around a little bit, and stay warm. But the lack of daylight is a real pain in the posterior. It's the darkest dark you can imagine, and like the cold, it's relentless.
I did have pictures, but I think the wife took them when she upgraded to husband 2.0. I can ask her about them though - it was funny seeing a bunch of us out in the snow in summer clothes, barbequing our franks.... (And you're welcome. It was an honor.) On 12/3/2013 14:02, Clay Stewart wrote: > Sounds like fun, and thank you for your service! Got pics? > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Sam <w...@csilogan.com > <mailto:w...@csilogan.com>> wrote: > > I was in the military, stationed in Fairbanks (30 miles south of > Fairbanks actually) for four years. There was a spell during the winter > of 1988/1989 where we went something like six weeks with the temperature > never climbing above -40F. (Fun fact: Five of the top ten lowest > temperatures ever recorded in Alaska happened in January 1989.) We lived > on-base so didn't have to deal with propane or LP gas. But I don't > recall any of my friends living off-base having a problem with it. > That's not to say it didn't happen. > > A side note... > I remember one day after that spell of cold weather when a Chinook wind > blew up from the Gulf of Alaska. The temperature warmed clear up to 0F! > We were all outside in shorts and short sleeve shirts firing up the BBQ > grills. Yeah, it was cold, but it was 50F to 60F degrees warmer than > what we had gotten used to. :) > > Sam > > > On 11/26/2013 15:06, D. Ryan Spott wrote: > > Even north of fairbanks Propane does not have much of an issue. > Insulate > > and enclose for success. > > > > I use a 1500 gal tank so I can get the 1000+ gal discount. They even > > apply this discount to my home propane purchases for the rest of > the year! > > > > ryan _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
