I went on The Weather Channel's website to see the temperature for Memphis and what ended up catching my eye was the extreme temperatures in the northern plains region. Holy crap is it cold there! They're expecting -33 degrees in Bismarck on Friday for the low.
Most of my life has been about adaption. They'll be fine.
(01-08-2010 12:51 AM)TigerInPrisonWithALaptop Wrote: [ -> ]Most of my life has been about adaption. They'll be fine.
Let's hope so.
I was in Bismarck 15 years ago when the temp was -30 and the wind chill was -60. Business as usual. Although it was odd to see most of the cars riding around town with a big pc of cardboard attached to the grill. I asked why and the answer was to keep the radiator from freezing.
Adapt and move along.
Can you imagine what peoples utilities run up there during the winter?
20 below keeps out the riff raff.
You get that cold and diesel turns to gel.
(01-08-2010 12:22 PM)supertiger Wrote: [ -> ]You get that cold and diesel turns to gel.
And motor oil turns to syrup.
(01-08-2010 04:18 PM)Hernando Wrote: [ -> ] (01-08-2010 12:22 PM)supertiger Wrote: [ -> ]You get that cold and diesel turns to gel.
And motor oil turns to syrup.
But liquor doesn't freeze. I once hauled a$$ across the Canada border on a half gallon of cheap vodka.
I would rather be in jail than up there. If I had to live there, I would hibernate like a bear all winter with some books, some coffee and some wine and cheese. Maybe a little chili, too. And a laptop. And pray the power didn't fail.
There's a reason my ancestors didn't migrate across the top of the country. Their blood was obviously too thin, and they were too smart.
(01-08-2010 06:37 PM)alterego2 Wrote: [ -> ]I would rather be in jail than up there.
No you wouldn't.
(01-08-2010 10:03 AM)uofmcamaro Wrote: [ -> ]Can you imagine what peoples utilities run up there during the winter?
They say the same thing about us in the summer.
(01-08-2010 09:19 AM)TigerRichard Wrote: [ -> ]I was in Bismarck 15 years ago when the temp was -30 and the wind chill was -60. Business as usual. Although it was odd to see most of the cars riding around town with a big pc of cardboard attached to the grill. I asked why and the answer was to keep the radiator from freezing.
Adapt and move along.
I heard the famous saying is that most people who live in any area is adapt or die, and that is what people in a hard environment like that have learned to do.