"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:49 -0500, BAR wrote:



Reminds me of the trip I took to Kanata, ON about 15 years ago in the
beginning of January. They told me to make sure I bring gloves and wear
them when outside. It was -30*C and below and your skin would freeze to
the door handles.

Yep. When we were fur trapping up there our words would freeze as we
spoke them. Had to talk where our words would drop into a frying pan
to hear what we were saying. Still about a 5 second delay before the
words would thaw. Lots of misunderstandings, as you'd expect.
What a motley crew that was.
Oh Oh. I said motley crew. Guitar time?

--Vic


Farts might freeze in those temps. Be little blue balls on the ground and
when you brought them inside, they would warm up and go toot.

As to cold, I can not imagine that much cold. Coldest I ever suffered
through was -12f in the parking lot of Heavenly Valley Ski area. My brother
tells of -50f during summer storms and they could not move the snowcats as
the tracks would break, and that was in the summer. He was stationed at
Little America in the Antarctic for 3 summers. He said they are not really
sure how cold it has gotten in the winter as the thermometer at the Russian
base froze solid at -125f.