It is so cold......how cold is it??

[CactusJack]

:crap: Now that's what I call cold.

[Nervous Jock]

Nae exposed parts at that temp then!!

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

Pure ethanol will freeze a' -114 Celsius ... that’s -173.2 Fahrenheit....

lueks like ya will have tae start drinkin pure ethanol!

I set the vodka in the refrigerator, and headed to the liquor store. I used a gift card that my employer gave me for Solstice, and bought a nice bottle of Glenmorangie 10 year, which I must say was much better than the vodka would have been anyhow.

Oh, and McMurdo... you can whine. To be honest, I have been colder in Washington state at +18F than I ever have been here at -30. The dampness down there soaks in to you. Can't shake it.

[James MacMillan]

All coldness is relative. The coldest feeling that I can remember was in Viet Nam of all places. It once dropped down to 58F and we were just miserable and shivering. Couldn't get warm for two days. We were adjusted to the wet tropics and ...... well, you understand.

Chase and Jay can probably tell us about being cold at weird temps right now!

[COhighland]

Frozen Vodka..man that is cold. That good single malt will warm you up.

[beloitpiper]

To be honest, I have been colder in Washington state at +18F than I ever have been here at -30. The dampness down there soaks in to you. Can't shake it.

Just like Ireland! I'll take -20F and dry over 40F and wet any day.

Stay warm, man. The cold can sneak up on you. After -20, it all feels the same.

[Galician]

All coldness is relative. The coldest feeling that I can remember was in Viet Nam of all places. It once dropped down to 58F and we were just miserable and shivering. Couldn't get warm for two days. We were adjusted to the wet tropics and ...... well, you understand.

I certainly do. I was staying in the Caribbean about twenty-five years ago when it dropped down to 64F overnight. I woke up with a fever the next day, almost missed my flight home. I think that it's still a record there.

Amazing what a difference glass windows make against chill.

[Don Patrick]

All coldness is relative. The coldest feeling that I can remember was in Viet Nam of all places. It once dropped down to 58F and we were just miserable and shivering. Couldn't get warm for two days. We were adjusted to the wet tropics and ...... well, you understand.

Jay,

I remember a few of those evenings especially after a monsoon had rolled through - but I have to admit I think my Brim Frost days in Alaska (-65 degrees) were even colder. The hairs in my nose froze up on me and the gear shift in my truck snapped off. We even had separate heaters for our car batteries - to keep them from freezing up, mine managed to freeze up anyway.

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

Jay,

I remember a few of those evenings especially after a monsoon had rolled through - but I have to admit I think my Brim Frost days in Alaska (-65 degrees) were even colder. The hairs in my nose froze up on me and the gear shift in my truck snapped off. We even had separate heaters for our car batteries - to keep them from freezing up, mine managed to freeze up anyway.

You are quite right about the heaters. Everyone here "winterizes" their vehicles. This consists of putting in a battery heater, oil pan heater, and an engine block heater (where the frost plug is.) If you don't you'll freeze your vehicle up for sure.

Oh, I never had an opportunity to participate in Brim Frost, but I did go to Northern Edge a few times....

[James MacMillan]

I remember driving around in parts of Minnesota and Alaska and wondering why there were electrical outlets in the curbs.....