L. Marcus Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Just the way we like it -- we like our private space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 There was a time when an intense arctic airmass settled over central Alaska. It got so cold up around Fairbanks that with the high pressure system and the low temperatures, the barometric pressure was so high most altimeters didn't work (because those work by barometric pressure, and resetting an offset to give an effective air pressure at sea level; the pressure was so high it exceeded the adjustment range on most altimeters). Only military aircraft, which carry radar altimeters (because you can't count on getting weather data while operating in hostile airspace) could fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 ... Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Just the way we like it -- we like our private space. And I like unfrozen extremities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 You know what they say: There is no bad weather, just stupid people. Something like that, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 No, there's bad weather AND stupid people. They go together spectacularly, like gunpowder and fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 As for the weather, it all depends on how well-prepared you are for experiencing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Preparation takes many forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 A shovel in the boot ... Provisions ... A thermo blanket ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 ...having sense enough to stay in when it's cold and wet outside.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 ... a pallet each of Spam, Sterno, and multivitamin pills stashed in the crawlspace ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 ... Blubber ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Blubber? Weeping isn't part of the solution. As the great sages sang, Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good Now cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good When the levee breaks, mama you got to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 "Blubber" as in "fat", silly lecturer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Wow, I know I need to lose weight, but there's no reason to call me names. Geez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 What is trailing from the crotch of Gulliver's trousers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Is he in Lilliput or Brobdingnag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 What was the name of the place with all the mathematicians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Some people would reply, the Inferno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 ... Chaos theorists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Or practitioners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Supervillains! Woo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yeah, I know. Villains in Hell instead of running things on Earth. What a simple-minded romantic concept. L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Such great naïvete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Oddly, the long-haired cat seems to have the least tolerance for cold. He doesn't have much of an undercoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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