Gord Hannah (1:17/23) wrote to Roger Nelson at 09:37 on 10 Feb 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
 GH> for air you may very well damage your lungs. Anything metal is
 GH> brittle after -25C, anything colder just adds to the brittlness, so
 GH> machinery (cars included) can easily break down. Plants in your
 GH> area would be decimated in under 4 hours at those temps and your
 GH> landscape would look like a massive amount of poison hit it.

Well said, Gord.  I forget what cold really means until the temperature
dips to -35 or so and then I'm rudely reminded of that reality by the fuel
bill and the car's gas consumption.  Fortunately I have a parka which
provides superb protection and thermal underwear and I have so far avoided
frostbite.

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

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven.horn{at}northwestel.net)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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