My wife is from Miami and she thinks a blizzard is two snowflakes in the air
simultaneously!
73, Roger (an old Cold Warrior)
On 12/11/2013 9:20 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
Duty at Minot, Loring, Thule, etc. gave a whole new meaning to "Cold Warrior!"
At Minot AFB the lowest temp I was out in was -47F, not wind chill, straight
thermometer. Minus 40 was routine. Wind chill was reported on the base's dial
up weather report as the time on average it took for exposed flesh to freeze.
They reported this down to 10 seconds and then just reported it as less than
10 seconds. One of our hi-pri considerations was NOT exposing flesh.
After leaving the USAF and heading south as far as I could go and not leave
the country I went to San Diego State University and during a real cold snap
there was a very light snow, just a few small flakes. Everyone in my calculus
class including the instructor, EXCEPT ME ran to the window in awe to see
show. Having just left a 3 winter tour in Minot I was not impressed.
Patrick NJ5G
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