Pompano
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WEATHER TALK
Just received a frozen email from ND.
"It's -60F and there's a roaring blizzard and whiteout. No travel advised."
I don't think anyone needs to be advised about that. 
[Edited on 2-8-2014 by Pompano]
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Just received a frozen email from ND.
"It's -60F and there's a roaring blizzard and whiteout. No travel advised."
I don't think anyone needs to be advised about that.
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But, in weather like that you HAVE to keep moving or you will stop moving permanently.
Brrrrrrrrrr!!! Reminds me of my days in Glacier Natl. Park, on the EAST side of the Rockies, anyway-----------OMG, that is a different world!!!
Barry
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You bet, Barry. Been there in winter many times. The Rockies cut the wind chill factor down a bit if you're east of them. Prevailing winds are from
the west. The northern plains have zero wind protection from the Artic and one can freeze to death in a very short time if you're caught outside.
I don't much worry about native North Dakotans in these severe weather situations, but I do worry about the new arrivals from warmer states who are
working in the oil industry that is booming in our home state. Lots of folks are living in poorly insulated pre-fabs, homes, trailers, RVs, etc. The
majority of these newbies have no idea of how severe a storm like this can be...and might suffer a horrible fate if they venture out or lose their
heat source. Propane supplies are in short supply.
Good luck, pay attention, and stay inside.
[Edited on 1-27-2014 by Pompano]
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You mean there is actually a weather condition cold enough to keep North Dakotans from travelling? 
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
You mean there is actually a weather condition cold enough to keep North Dakotans from travelling? |
Hah...good one. As my folks would say...
...'Not for this one.' But then, regardless of weather, I was born a Sagi...so I'm doomed to wander the earth anyway.
[Edited on 1-28-2014 by Pompano]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
You mean there is actually a weather condition cold enough to keep North Dakotans from travelling? |
Hah...good one. As my folks would say...
...'Not for this one.' But then, regardless of weather, I was born a Sagi...so I'm doomed to wander the earth anyway.
[Edited on 1-28-2014 by Pompano] |
Remember Operation Hay Lift and the ND National Guard in 1949?
Bob Durrell
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"A flying boxcar with four tons of baled hay on board flew over Tom Thurnal’s place and tried to drop eight bales of hay in his corral. On the plane’s
first pass, some bales the plane dropped took off the porch of the house. On the next pass the heavy bales falling out of the sky smashed the wash
house with his wife’s new washer in it. Tom got on a saddle horse, rode to McGill, called 'Operation Hay Lift' and said "Please! Do not drop any more
hay on my place. My wife will divorce me."
— Clel Georgetta, Golden Fleece in Nevada, p. 338
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FYI, for those who enjoy a good story: Jack London wrote about what happens when someone travels (on foot) in this type of cold weather. I read the
story while camping recently, made me feel warm.
It's called To Build a Fire
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Pompano
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Hmmm....fun stuff. And to think it happened during the July 4th holidays...when it doesn't snow more than a few feet.
But I think Hay Lift needed a few more planes...4 tons of hay would feed 4 cows for about five months.
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Whale-ista
FYI, for those who enjoy a good story: Jack London wrote about what happens when someone travels (on foot) in this type of cold weather. I read the
story while camping recently, made me feel warm.
It's called To Build a Fire |
Whale-ista, that Jack London story reminds me of my Dad telling me about a young friend of his who froze to death in a severe blizzard a long time
ago. The boy must have lost his way in the blinding snow and wandered too far away to find his way back to home and hearth. He was found stiff as a
board... laying up against a fence with an outstretched arm reaching towards the sky. I realized later on why Dad wanted to shock me with that
account. That's an intense image...and makes one respectful of storms.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
You mean there is actually a weather condition cold enough to keep North Dakotans from travelling? |
Hah...good one. As my folks would say...
...'Not for this one.' But then, regardless of weather, I was born a Sagi...so I'm doomed to wander the earth anyway.
[Edited on 1-28-2014 by Pompano] |
Remember Operation Hay Lift and the ND National Guard in 1949?
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I do remember. Was big news then.
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Cold???
Reminds me of Sam McGee:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174348
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Pompano
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Great News....Everybody should be happy with the forecast for northern California and parts of Oregon & Washington. Rain and snow! Bring it on.
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pompano
We need every drop wecan get here !!its been past being dry for two winters now...YIKES !! can Ya say fires !!
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