[Boatanchors] (no subject)

[RAY FRIESS]

Two  years ago I had to go to St. Cloud, Minnesota for five days for work ...
High temp the whole week was 15 BELOW ...
 
The next year I was asked to go to Rochester ...  I politely said ...  call me another time.   They did ..  I went to Rochester for two weeks
in June ...
 

 
> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:11:40 -0500
> From: dhallam at knology.net
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] (no subject)
> 
> Hey, I moved to FL about 15 years ago. for warm weather. I lived in 
> Fulton, NY in the heart of the lake effect snow belt. I have seen 5ft. 
> of snow in one night and whites out so bad that the only way you could 
> drive was to keep one wheel in the ditch so you knew where the road was 
> and hope you didn't hit a mail box. I heated the house with wood I 
> chopped and split in the summer and got up at 5AM to start up the 
> tractor with the snow blower to clean my walks and driveway so I could 
> get to work. Besides that I walked to school in the snow, up hill both ways.
> 
> Back about 1980 I talked to McMurdo Station one Christmas day when it 
> was 30 below in Fulton not counting wind chill when we were in the 
> middle of a white out.
> 
> I moved to Clearwater because I want beach weather all year and don't 
> complain about the electric bill to keep the AC running. If I need heat, 
> I turn the Invader 2000. I get a nice toasty glow from a pair of 
> 4-400's. I don't want to see snow ever again even on TV.
> 
> David
> KW4
> DH ex KC2JD
> 
> On 12/27/2010 3:47 PM, rbethman wrote:
> > My daughter, a former firefighter - until the knees and back went
> > "south" - had a snide remark for such nonsense from all you folks!
> >
> > B-I-T-E M-E !!
> >
> > "Mac" has dealt with the rain, flooding, and mudslides?
> >
> > Dave, You folks just went through what was that the last week or so?
> >
> > At least here it is only cold, snow, wind, and a hurricane in the "area"
> > as in 1996 - gee, it rained for a whole week.
> >
> > I see CA with wild fires, mudslides, earthquakes, etc.
> >
> > Oh Hell no! I've been through a few earthquakes!
> >
> > Y'all can keep it!
> >
> > Bob - N0DGN
> >
> > On 12/27/2010 3:41 PM, David Hollander wrote:
> >> It's cold here in Phoenix too. I had to wear a flannel shirt instead of
> >> a t-shirt.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Dave N7RK
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