Replying to a message from Steven Horn 1:17/67 to Gord Hannah,

About It cold here!, On Sat Feb 16 2008

 GH> You ought not wish for temps that low, you folks in the south (no
 GH> disrespect intended) can not fathom the severity of those temps,
 GH> flesh freezes in mere minutes if not seconds, if you are gasping

SH> Well said, Gord.  I forget what cold really means until the

Thanks, I was trying to get across to the folks of what -40 is like, I just
came up with another analogy, if anyone has had propane "burns"
that is what -40 is like but transfer that to all over the body, and to
some extent the mind.

SH> temperature dips to -35 or so and then I'm rudely reminded of that
SH> reality by the fuel bill and the car's gas consumption.  Fortunately
SH> I have a parka which provides superb protection and thermal
SH> underwear and I have so far avoided frostbite. 

We in the north get a rude reminder every winter of where we are, like it or not.

SH> But we're back to temps of 0 and -2.  Hopefully we won't see anymore
SH> days of -40 this winter,

Thanks we are in a warming trend too, water was running down the streets
yesterday and expected to do the same today.


Hope this helps.  Keep us posted.

We are a fine board trying to make it better.
http://www.pris.bc.ca/ghannah
ghannah{at}pris.bc.ca
Cheers! Gord
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