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  1. 03-17-2012, 12:08 AM #1
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    -48º

    Yea, that was NOT the windchill, but the temp where I'm at this morning...
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  2. 03-17-2012, 12:34 AM #2
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    I thought you moved to West Texas??? Get your butt home.
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    Damn....you couldn't pay me enough to work in that type of weather.
    Here's to pussy and gunpowder. One to live for, the other to die by.....Goddamn though, I do love the smell of 'em both !!!
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    A prime example...

    of why I don't live in the UP in the winter any more. BTW, spring doesn't start until next week....chris3
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  5. 03-17-2012, 07:42 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by coppertales View Post
    of why I don't live in the UP in the winter any more. BTW, spring doesn't start until next week....chris3
    What Spring....it's already summer here in the LP (fuckin awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
    Here's to pussy and gunpowder. One to live for, the other to die by.....Goddamn though, I do love the smell of 'em both !!!
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  6. 03-17-2012, 07:54 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by L1A1Rocker View Post
    I thought you moved to West Texas??? Get your butt home.
    No, I worked in NM for a few months. I'm back in Prudhue Bay doing four to five weeks on and two off.

    Current temp is -46º with a wind chill of -73º at 4:55am local...
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  7. 03-17-2012, 09:03 AM #7
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    My hell, i can't even imagine that kind of cold. I put on the long johns when the temps drop to the low 40s.

    How do you keep your lungs from freezing?
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  8. 03-17-2012, 11:27 AM #8
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    coldest I have been in is -40. And that was too F*ing cold.
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    Lucky you.... in that temp you can drink 96 % alcohol straight from the bottle with no problem. Just dont take more than a mouthfull per half hour.....
    Religion... mans victory over common sense...........
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  10. 03-17-2012, 12:36 PM #10
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    Its in the 50's here, you can keep your Arctic weather.
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    St Patty's day in WI, we're at 70 right now.
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  12. 03-17-2012, 02:48 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hedning View Post
    Lucky you.... in that temp you can drink 96 % alcohol straight from the bottle with no problem. Just dont take more than a mouthfull per half hour.....
    The whole North Slope is DRY... Nearest beer is 140 miles south...
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    Quote Originally Posted by El Laton Caliente View Post
    The whole North Slope is DRY... Nearest beer is 140 miles south...
    Holy crap.... I sure hope there are kvinnfolks to keep you warm..
    Religion... mans victory over common sense...........
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  14. 03-18-2012, 06:34 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hedning View Post
    Holy crap.... I sure hope there are kvinnfolks to keep you warm..
    kvinnfolks?

    I googled it and no entry was in english that gave a definition...
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  15. 03-18-2012, 07:27 PM #15
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    kin kin folk - familia

    And you definately are saving on refridgeration... you just need a good strong, polar bear proof box to put your tv dinners in.
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  16. 03-18-2012, 08:03 PM #16
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    No TV dinners... I had Eggs Benedict for breakfast. It is Prime Rib Roast this evening. Most people have trouble not gaining weight up here...
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    Quote Originally Posted by O.S.O.K. View Post
    kin kin folk - familia

    And you definately are saving on refridgeration... you just need a good strong, polar bear proof box to put your tv dinners in.
    OSOK. You're a great guy and all, but you're definitely (correct spelling) typing while drunk .... hahahahahaha
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    Tarmigan we saw today. We've seen lots of fox tracks but no fox...

    Temp is -30ºf right now...
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  19. 03-20-2012, 04:46 PM #19
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    Kvinnfolks= those who got boobs and a warm spot about 15" further down.
    Religion... mans victory over common sense...........
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  20. 03-20-2012, 05:49 PM #20
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    He means did Michelle Pelosi or Nancy Obama come up to comfort your cold bed. Yeah I know the names are backwards, I am on enough lists already.

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