Makes me think of the *MASH* episode where they went around singing.... "Havin' a heat wave, tropical heat wave...."
On 12/03/2013 12:09 PM, Sam wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
